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A large-scale implementation of a scalable Linux e-mail system with Active Directory.
David Trask leverages the flexibility and power of FOSS to create a waste-not-want-not approach to educational computing.
Lessons on evangelizing free and open-source software over a round of libations.
Class is over, so how did the course work go and how did the students do?
Following the gradual path Linux took at one school in Italy
Sometimes the best lessons come from stories where almost nothing goes wrong.
How one professor designed a class on Linux system administration--and how you can follow the class along on-line.
Combining the features of a content management system, bulletin board, and on-line grade book, Moodle meets a growing demand for on-line education.
Small class size, great food and a beautiful setting make this not your ordinary training session.
Another classroom success story, thanks to the affordability and flexibility of Linux.
A new nonprofit training center combines open-source course materials, top-ranked instructors and realistic work environments together for classroom or on-site training.
How one university department set up labs between campuses.
Whatever you play, make your music lessons and practice sessions more productive with these music learning tools.
Finishing the lab setup, the benefits of OpenOffice.org and looking to the future.
An application of Linux Terminal Server in Manitoba's largest high school.
Using an X-based client server model to maintain network consistency.
How to offer better certification, for more people, at a lower price, without vendor lock-in.
Learn how to optimize your Matlab project by converting parts to C.
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September 2008, #173

Feeling a bit like a Thermian? Never give up, never surrender! Someday, you could go from underdog to top dog. Just take a look at a few of the underdogs we highlight in this issue: Mutt, djbdns, Nginix, Gentoo, Xara and the program voted mostly likely to fail just a few years back—Firefox. If Firefox not radical enough for you, check out Chef Marcel's column for some more alternatives. Having trouble mapping your program data to your relational database? If so, Rueven Lerner shows you some tricks in his At The Forge column.

Need to run GUI applications on your server in the next state? In his Paranoid Penguin column, Mick Bauer shows you how to do it securely. Kyle Rankin keeps hacking and slashing and shows you a few split screen secrets you may not be familiar with. Finally, we all know what happens next February, but only Doc knows what happens afterward.

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