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Days of XENIX
Exploring Microsoft's forgotten Unix distribution
It might seem surprising today, but before Linux arrived on the scene, Microsoft was a leading player in the Unix world. We look at XENIX, Microsoft's lost Unix distro, and show how you can boot up XENIX in a virtual machine.
Writing Workshop
Write screenplays with Kit Scenarist
Creative writers take note! Kit Scenarist is a free application designed to simplify the process of writing a screenplay.
A Clone on a Mission
New Linux distro for high school education
EdUBudgie Linux is an Ubuntu clone created by a teacher and aimed directly at the education market.
Tutorial – Obsidian
Markdown-based knowledge base
Obsidian helps you think and work more effectively by giving you a tool to record, connect, and catalog your ideas and related notes.
Diversions
The new Python match
Exploring the new Python match statement, Python's implementation of switch/case.
Delivery Service
Improving Linux package management
Linux package managers work too slowly. The experimental distri research project investigates ways to speed up package management.
A Blast from the Past
Setting up a dgamelaunch game server
If you are into retrogaming, dgamelaunch lets you set up a server to play Roguelike games and compete with friends, all while preserving a piece of gaming history.
Finding a Little Zen
Create GUI dialogs in one line of code
The Zenity command-line utility lets you create simple dialog boxes with your own data or with the output of utilities and applications.
Tutorial – Zotero
Literature management with Zotero
Reference management software like Zotero helps you easily record and organize citations and create bibliographies.
Brand New Package
Experimental package management with Nix and NixOS
NixOS and the Nix package manager offer a promising new approach to the challenge of managing packages in Linux.
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