While it's true that allowing someone to view your code, leaves it somewhat more vulnerable than if it were hidden--it is not true that hidden code is more secure. So, if it's more vulnerable, why all the hype about Linux and open source and why does anyone think it's better?

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Getting started with Linux can be an intimidating task, particularly for people who have never tried any operating system besides Windows. In truth, however, very little about Linux is actually difficult to use. It's simply a different OS, with its own approach to doing things.

Waldo's in there somewhere. Can you find him in the pi?

"A short screencast demonstrating the use of Rinari (an Emacs minor-mode for rails development).

"This is the third and final part of an article on the famous sed one-liners. This part will explain sed one-liners for selective deletion of certain lines and special applications of sed. See part one for introduction of the series..."

Finally a Malayalam newspaper tells its readers who a real hacker is. Its another refreshing example of the Free Software awareness in Kerala. This news paper is most popular news daily in Kerala. I hope the world will follow another great lead from Kerala.

I know that virtualization has been around for a while, but until finding VirtualBox, I've never had much success running virtualization software. VirtualBox is different. It's intuitive and easy to use. Here are the top 5 reasons why I love VirtualBox.