Welcome to this GNU/Linux introduction website

This website currently only contains the introductive presentations given by Thomas Tempe and a few links.

Presentations

• Part 1: Introduction to Free Software and GNU/Linux (PDF) and the associated summary(pdf).
• Part 2: First Steps Using GNU/Linux (pdf).

Mailing-list

In order for interested people to help each other, there is a mailing-list dedicated to Free Software in KMUST. If you subscribe, you will be able to join the discussion and get help.

To subscribe:

• Click on the link above and write your E-mail address. Click on subscribe.
• You will receive a message. Hit "reply" and return the message to confirm your subscription.
• You should receive a welcome message. You can now send messages to gnu@studentslinux.nic.kmust.edu.cn.

If it doesn't work as described here, send me a message.

Useful Links

Websites in Chinese

• LinuxAid: daily GNU/Linux news, and a complete and well-organized web knowledge base.
• Linux Documentation Project: Comprehensive GNU/Linux documentation.
• Linux Forum: the biggest Chinese Linux web forum.
• Unix China: The *nix web forum.
• CN GNU: Free Software resources.
• Linux Eden: another GNU/Linux website.
• Linux Fab: a News site with lots of users comments, if you have time to waste ;)
• SHLUG: the Shanghai Linux User Group's website, including a web forum.
• Ch2000.com: a Chinese office suite.
• Linux City: on-line Linux store where you can buy CDs....

Websites in English

• GNU.org: the official GNU projects website. (also in Chinese)
• Freshmeat: great Free Software database, very useful if you want to research a program
• RPM Find: a database with RPMs which are easy to download
• Slashdot: a weblog with lots of user comments, in case you have too much free time.
• Dict.org: A set of on-line dictionaries where you will find the definition for (almost) any computer-related word
• Humorix: very funny.
• Debian: a great GNU/Linux distribution. (also in Chinese)
• Super Linux Encyclopaedia
• The Cathedral and the Bazaar: a series of essays that will help you understand how Free Software works. (also in Chinese)
• Google Linux: search Google for Free Software-related information.
• Newsforge: a news sites on Free Software.
• DMOZ, and open directory of web resources, which also contains many Free Software websites

Free Software tools

• If you want to host a Free Software project on the web, you can use the web-based Sourceforge software, for example on Savannah or BerliOS.
• CVS will help you manage your projects. You can find a Windows client here. More documentation Here.
• GNU Emacs, the great text editor, will help you do most of your work very efficiently. You will find help here. More documentation here.

And then...

I will need someone to take over administration of this machine. Please contact me (in english) for more information or if you want to help.