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In Search of the Elusive Average Computer User

12/15/2007  
Relevance: 7.74
Either there really is no"average" computer user, or"Mrs. D" is just not your"average" average user.
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Opinion: GNU/Linux: Source Code and Human Rights

05/09/2008  
Relevance: 6.70
Ask average computer users what FOSS is about, and, if they've even heard of it, they'll probably say something about the source code being publicly available. The problem is that the community has done a deplorable job of explaining itself to outsiders. Focused on the immediate concerns of developers, the Open Source Definition lists only one right out of ten (to redistribute the software) that might be of interest to average computer users. The more concise Free Software Definition includes two out four points for the average user (the rights to redistribute and to run the program for any purpose). But, in practice, those who use it tend to be focused on the rights given to developers like themselves.
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10 quick tips to make Linux networking easier

08/16/2008  
Relevance: 6.05
Networking is a must-have on all levels of computing. Be it home or corporate, networking is the one aspect of computing that is, without a shadow of a doubt, a deal breaker. And with some help, the Linux operating system can be the king of networking, in both ease of use and security. But that doesn’t mean the average (and sometimes even the above-average) user can’t use some help. These tips should help make Linux networking go a little more smoothly.
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NEBC Bio-Linux distro falls short

09/11/2008  
Relevance: 5.69
As the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics become more important, not only to the economy, but to our understanding of the natural world and ourselves, Linux is becoming a better platform on which to build and deploy the software scientists will rely on. A few groups have even gone so far as to create entire distributions geared for computational biology, such as BioBrew and Debian-Med. One of the more prominent comes from Oxford's National Environmental Research Council's (NERC) Environmental Bioinformatics Centre (NEBC). Bio-Linux does not sell itself as your average distribution, but it does not measure up to an average distribution either.
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Staffing for Linux, not distribution X

07/12/2007  
Relevance: 5.56
The general corporate strategy of standardising the platform and hiring accordingly is an echo of that argument from the 70s. Organizations standardising on Red Hat Enterprise Server generally try, for example, to hire people with Red Hat Enterprise Server experience and then press the combination as the one size fits all solution for whatever Linux needs line managers may have. Take a close look, however, at the Linux staffing issue and you should see notice that the average tenure generally exceeds the average life of a distribution -meaning that when you hire Joe, he's likely to be around longer than the particular Linux distribution you hire him to run.
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Why Linux might feel at home on your desktop

10/25/2007  
Relevance: 5.31
Conclusion: At the end of the day Linux is all about choice. For developers and power users this is a good thing, as it lets them set up things exactly as they want to have them. Unfortunately average users have to take a back seat because the practicality of the interface doesn't take a high enough priority. In this way the lowest common denominator isn't appealed to, users either have to learn to use or completely avoid Linux. This is in contrast to Windows, where things are designed with the average user very much in mind. OS X attempts to make the best of both worlds, making accessing programs easy but providing a bit more under the hood, without the flexibility of choice. By virtue of choice alone Linux may be the best option if neither Windows nor OS X sit right, and as it gets easier and easier to install it should become a more and more viable option.
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How and When"Average Joe" and"Geek" Get New PCs (Comic)

05/25/2008  
Relevance: 5.19
A look at the difference between how, why, and when geeks and regular people get new PCs.
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Server Monitoring With munin And monit On CentOS 5.2

12/04/2008  
Relevance: 5.12
In this article I will describe how you can monitor your CentOS 5.2 server with munin and monit. munin produces nifty little graphics about nearly every aspect of your server (load average, memory usage, CPU usage, MySQL throughput, eth0 traffic, etc.) without much configuration, whereas monit checks the availability of services like Apache, MySQL, Postfix and takes the appropriate action such as a restart if it finds a service is not behaving as expected. The combination of the two gives you full monitoring: graphics that lets you recognize current or upcoming problems (like"We need a bigger server soon, our load average is increasing rapidly."), and a watchdog that ensures the availability of the monitored services.
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Server Monitoring With munin And monit On Debian Etch

05/15/2007  
Relevance: 5.06
In this article I will describe how you can monitor your Debian Etch server with munin and monit. munin produces nifty little graphics about nearly every aspect of your server (load average, memory usage, CPU usage, MySQL throughput, eth0 traffic, etc.) without much configuration, whereas monit checks the availability of services like Apache, MySQL, Postfix and takes the appropriate action such as a restart if it finds a service is not behaving as expected. The combination of the two gives you full monitoring: graphics that let you recognize current or upcoming problems (like"We need a bigger server soon, our load average is increasing rapidly."), and a watchdog that ensures the availability of the monitored services.
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Opinion: Cruisin' with Linux

10/29/2007  
Relevance: 4.83
There's an enormous difference between your average PC consumer and the hardcore computer enthusiast. One of the key differences is how much time someone is willing to expend on a system.
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