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3.18-rc2: mainline
Version:3.18-rc2 (mainline)
Released:2014-10-26
Source:linux-3.18-rc2.tar.xz
PGP Signature:linux-3.18-rc2.tar.sign
Patch:patch-3.18-rc2.xz
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Promise Theory—What Is It?
During the past 20 years, there has been a growing sense of inadequacy about the "command and control" model for managing IT systems. Years in front of the television with a remote control have left us hard pressed to think of any other way of making machines work for us. more>>
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New Products
Please send information about releases of Linux-related products to [email protected] or New Products c/o Linux Journal, PO Box 980985, Houston, TX 77098. Submissions are edited for length and content.
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3.12.31: longterm
Version:3.12.31 (longterm)
Released:2014-10-22
Source:linux-3.12.31.tar.xz
PGP Signature:linux-3.12.31.tar.sign
Patch:patch-3.12.31.xz (Incremental)
ChangeLog:ChangeLog-3.12.31
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Discourse
Back when I started to use the Internet in 1988, there was a simple way to get answers to your technical questions. You would go onto "Netnews", also known as Usenet, and you would post your question to one of the forums. There were forums, or "newsgroups", on nearly every possible topic, from programming languages to religions to humor. more>>
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3.18-rc1: mainline
Version:3.18-rc1 (mainline)
Released:2014-10-20
Source:linux-3.18-rc1.tar.xz
PGP Signature:linux-3.18-rc1.tar.sign
Patch:patch-3.18-rc1.xz
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Non-Linux FOSS: Remember Burning ISOs?
I was chatting with a Windows-using friend recently, and he wanted to try Linux on one of his older computers. I always like those sorts of conversations, and so I kept chatting, walking him through setting up Unetbootin to create a USB installer and so on and so on. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to get the USB drive to boot. more>>
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Integrating Trac, Jenkins and Cobbler—Customizing Linux Operating Systems for Organizational Needs
Organizations supporting Linux operating systems commonly have a need to build customized software to add or replace packages on production systems. This need comes from timing and policy differences between customers and the upstream distribution maintainers. more>>
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EdgeRouter Lite
In the September 2014 issue, I mentioned my new router, and I got a lot of e-mail messages asking about how well it works. I can say without hesitation it's the nicest router I've ever owned. And, it was less than $100! more>>
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3.17.1: stable
Version:3.17.1 (stable)
Released:2014-10-15
Source:linux-3.17.1.tar.xz
PGP Signature:linux-3.17.1.tar.sign
Patch:patch-3.17.1.xz
ChangeLog:ChangeLog-3.17.1
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3.16.6: stable
Version:3.16.6 (stable)
Released:2014-10-15
Source:linux-3.16.6.tar.xz
PGP Signature:linux-3.16.6.tar.sign
Patch:patch-3.16.6.xz (Incremental)
ChangeLog:ChangeLog-3.16.6
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3.14.22: longterm
Version:3.14.22 (longterm)
Released:2014-10-15
Source:linux-3.14.22.tar.xz
PGP Signature:linux-3.14.22.tar.sign
Patch:patch-3.14.22.xz (Incremental)
ChangeLog:ChangeLog-3.14.22
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