http://www.linux-magazine.com Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog en-US http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Review-Linux-in-a-Nutshell-Sixth-Edition http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Review-Linux-in-a-Nutshell-Sixth-Edition Linux in a Nutshell remains an indispensable reference. The latest version is no exception Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:28:35 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Goggle-is-my-candidate-for-a-lightweight-music-player http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Goggle-is-my-candidate-for-a-lightweight-music-player Goggle Music Manager just might be the lightweight music player you've been looking for. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:23:22 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/How-to-make-free-software-as-popular-as-recycling http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/How-to-make-free-software-as-popular-as-recycling We have the four freedoms for software developers. Now we need a set of freedoms for average users of free software. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:09:36 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Why-people-don-t-use-free-software http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Why-people-don-t-use-free-software Why don't more people use free software? Maybe because it sounds too good to be true. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:35:02 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Writing-about-FOSS-sexism http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Writing-about-FOSS-sexism A month ago, I wrote about sexism in FOSS. The reactions have made for an interesting and exhausting month. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:50:07 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/A-belated-report-on-the-mini-summit-on-women-in-free-software http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/A-belated-report-on-the-mini-summit-on-women-in-free-software The Free Software Foundation's Women's Caucus is out to recruit more women to free software, taking concrete steps and inviting men to participate respectfully. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:25:03 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Mono-A-modest-proposal http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Mono-A-modest-proposal Condemning Mono doesn't work. Maybe it's time for a different approach? Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:14:40 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/How-GNOME-and-KDE-spend-their-money http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/How-GNOME-and-KDE-spend-their-money Looking at GNOME's and KDE's quarterly reports can change your impressions of the two projects. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:28:58 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/GNOME-s-new-Font-Manager http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/GNOME-s-new-Font-Manager GNOME has a new file manager. This one may be a keeper. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:09:09 GMT http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LUbuntu-A-desktop-pared-down-for-action http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LUbuntu-A-desktop-pared-down-for-action Based on the minimalist LXDE, LUbuntu challenges the usual assumptions of what you need on a desktop Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:58:26 GMT