LXer is read by around [who knows how many?] individuals each month, and is an excellent place for you to publish your ideas, thoughts, reviews, complaints, etc. Do you have something to say to the Linux community?
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Other News
- Linux.org.uk Alan Cox's webpage, with an excellent selection of news feeds.
- LWN.net Their weekly coverage of Linux news is unmatched in this community.
- Freshmeat All software updates are announced on Freshmeat.
- Linux Gazette Long-time favorite Linux-related "e-zine". Outstanding articles! Comes out monthly.
- Free Software Magazine Free Software Magazine is a magazine entirely dedicated to free software. It contains quality articles relating to both technical and non-technical issues.
- OSDir.com Open Source articles, reviews, tid-bits, and software. On O'Reilly Network.
If you are used to programming CGI, PHP, or any application not built on a Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework, the learning curve for Ruby on Rails is steep. While I can't offer up best practices, I can offer up how-the-hell-do-I-get-started practices. I created a list of steps to ease the pain of getting started.