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- Avinesh
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I am Linux enthusiast and like to spend my spare time exploring the Linux kernel on my Hardy Heron box. Apart from work, these days I am trying to be a good photographer :-)

Linux tid-bits

Changes in hashing functi: This short note talks about the changes done in the ELF file format and the new hashing function used to resolve dynamic symbol resolution. Have a pee
How to build custom kernel on Ubuntu: Unaware of building custom kernel on Ubuntu or Debian kind of Linux flavours. This short note might be helpful for you!
Full multiuser mode in Ubuntu: Want to work in text mode on Ubuntu, go through this short note.

Places for newbies

Linux Kernel Newbies: Kernel community helping out newbies for getting involved
Linux Documentation Project: Huge collection of guides, articles etc
IBM Developerworks Linux Zone: Dig into great collection of articles on Linux
IRC Channels: This page gives info about IBM internal IRC bluenet servers, however I personally prefer freenode or oftc much more!

OpenSource Projects

Freshmeat: Try out opensource tools, see if you can contribute, for good ;-)
Sourceforge: Another open source projects site, see if you can switch to opensource tool from proprietary ones.
IBM Internal Opensource Bazaar: Its IBM internal opensource community gateway. Make sure to read the guidelines, before going ahead!

Featured content

Multiprocessing with the Completely Fair Scheduler

This article talks about all new Linux process scheduler. Its almost a complete rewrite of scheduler part of Linux Kernel. The new scheduler takes a different approach altogether to schedule processes. Go through the article to explore more on the great features it comes with.

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My favourite Sites

Get to know the latest news about Linux Kernel: Have a peek into whats going on in Linux Kernel community :-)
Linux Weekly news: Another site for keeping abreast of happenings in Linux world!
Linux Weather forecast: Interested in knowing where the path Linux Kernel development is taking, have a look.
Librenix : For pointers to many documents on Linux/UNIX: Get the feeds of this site for latest news in Linux/Unix world!
Linux Slashdot: One can't miss slashdot for news n views

Some good security sites

Packet Storm :: Digital Honesty: Check out new security tools, critical loopholes etc
Hacking and Security : With lot many security articles and tools: This site shows off some content which some prude person might feel offensive, you are warned! A great site with lot of good content
The good old Phrack: No one can miss phrack, not even its archives :-)

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