I often read in books and articles that the command line is the real power of Linux. My submission is for a more intensive focus via video tutorials on the command line. Also include the various shells,bash,csh,ksh and others so people can really see and use this Power. I agree wholeheartedly with ubducteds post,.... A Structured Lesson Plan, as well as DaddyG`s.... Tutorials for beginners. I als
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The Real Power of Linux
Posted by JALU 253 days agoCommunication and Proposal Skills for techies
Posted by zack 259 days ago
With 15 years of Linux experience my main weakness was communication skills. I went back to college and took some classes on writing, proposals, and communication in business.
Now I can get my ideas across more easily to non-technical business leaders and decision makers. Previously it was very frustrating when I knew the company was making a mistake regarding technology and my attempts to co Read More »
Now I can get my ideas across more easily to non-technical business leaders and decision makers. Previously it was very frustrating when I knew the company was making a mistake regarding technology and my attempts to co Read More »
your_name@linux.com Email address!!!
Posted by lakshmipathi 257 days ago
Launch an web mail that contains linux.com as domain name.
Though it's not neccessary to provide large storage support like Gmail.It would be useful even if we have minimum space for each account.I would like to see my mail id as
lakshmipathi.g@linux.com !!!! :)
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Though it's not neccessary to provide large storage support like Gmail.It would be useful even if we have minimum space for each account.I would like to see my mail id as
lakshmipathi.g@linux.com !!!! :)
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Man pages re-written in Easy to read format
Posted by camerongrout 258 days ago
Possibly include a wiki-like section with man pages of common command line tools. These pages could include examples of their usages in an easy to understand format so that beginners are not overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information in a man page.
Taking the 'man grep' for example, the sheer amount of information in the man page is quite overwhelming for a beginner. In this wiki page, T Read More »
Taking the 'man grep' for example, the sheer amount of information in the man page is quite overwhelming for a beginner. In this wiki page, T Read More »
Hide "Who Voted for this Idea"
Posted by magnolia 263 days ago
For now its cool. but when community grew up it will take really huge part of a page, and most of people just dont give a care about it. so I think it should be just a button to roll down list with voters
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Open Source Linux PR/Marketing/Advertising repository
Posted by shess01 263 days ago
The last Linux commercial I have seen was the the old IBM linux ad's from 6-8 years ago. This is really something that can be improved to raise awareness of Linux.
Catchphrases, slogans, storyboards for commercial efforts, etc. can be submitted by everyone under a Creative Commons license. The community can contribute graphics, jingles and video production, and whatever else is needed.
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Catchphrases, slogans, storyboards for commercial efforts, etc. can be submitted by everyone under a Creative Commons license. The community can contribute graphics, jingles and video production, and whatever else is needed.
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Get Robin Miller back
Posted by Archdevil 263 days ago
Get Robin Miller back. A good journalist, with a good linux heart that can give linux.com a face. The linux world needs people like him to put linux on the map.
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Promotional Material
Posted by duke 264 days agoIt would be good if there was a central place on Linux.com with promotional material to get more people using Linux.
It could be a community place where users submit things in different categories such as fliers, posters, videos.
Businesses then could send these out to clients to try and promote the advantages of going with a Linux solution. Read More »
Linux.com Manifesto / Principles / Vision / Code / etc...
Posted by ubducted 262 days ago
Thanks for letting the community be involved in Linux.com's development. It's exciting to have the opportunity to help shape what may become the face of Linux on the web.
A lot of open source projects seem to have manifesto's. I've poured through the ideas on the site but haven't come across much discussion of manifesto's or guiding principles for Linux.com. Where are the things that Read More »
A lot of open source projects seem to have manifesto's. I've poured through the ideas on the site but haven't come across much discussion of manifesto's or guiding principles for Linux.com. Where are the things that Read More »
Excellence in Linux Journalism Award
Posted by TechJournalist 264 days ago
There are many source of Linux information on the web. Linux.com will now be one of them. But across all the various other publication and authors some write stories that are deserving of recognition.
Why not have an award system from Linux.com that recognizes the best in Linux Journalism? There could be different categories ranging from best story to best review. Read More »
Why not have an award system from Linux.com that recognizes the best in Linux Journalism? There could be different categories ranging from best story to best review. Read More »
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