Features

Distributions—A Brief History  by Jes Fraser

The dawn of the distro.

Philosophy and Fancy  by Dan Sawyer

The intellectual axes of distribution design.

Small Systems and Big Iron: Linux on Non-x86 Computers  by Kira Scarlett

Linux distributions on “alternative” platforms.

Linux Distribution Chart  by Justin Ryan

See how your favorite distro ranks with other LJ readers.

Indepth

An Introduction to MINIX  by Bruce Byfield

It's not just a filesystem supported by Linux.

Automating Remote Backups  by Michael J. Hammel

Save or lose it!

Columns

Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge   Advanced MongoDB  

Dave Taylor's Work the Shell   Simple Scripts to Sophisticated HTML Forms  

Mick Bauer's Paranoid Penguin   Linux VPNs with OpenVPN, Part V  

Kyle Rankin's Hack and /   Dynamic Config Files with Nmap  

Dirk Elmendorf's Economy Size Geek   Organizing a Library  

Kyle Rankin and Bill Childers' Point/Counterpoint   Mobile Phones  

Doc Searls' EOF   Commons Interests  

Review

Pogoplug  by Mike Diehl

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