How free software can unite Windows, Linux and OS X once and for all
X is dead - long live Wayland! The new display server explained
Blog better with 8 tools to make updates faster and easier
On the 4GB DVD: Sabayon, CentOS and NetBSD - user-friendly Gentoo spin-off meets industrial strength Red Hat Enterprise rebuild and ultra-portable Unix
Tutorials on photo management, the command line, CakePHP, Drupal 7...
IPTState can reveal who's connected, where, and how much data they're sending. We help you discover where your bandwidth is going. (Ben Martin) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
There's a new display server called Wayland in town, and it's set to send the ageing X Window System into retirement. Want to get an early start with this cutting-edge tech? We guide you through the process. (Alexander Tolstoy) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Dr Brown's Administeria
Linux Standards Base - for devs targeting a range of platforms, the LSB isn't the least significant bit. Plus: learn how DNS works. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Jon Phillips
Jon from StatusNet tells us about open microblogging and Identica, and how they're challenging the mighty Twitter. (Jono Bacon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
Sabayon, CentOS and NetBSD
User-friendly Gentoo spin-off meets industrial-strength Red Hat Enterprise rebuild and ultra-portable Unix variant. Plus: MythTV 0.24, Wine 1.2.1, games, podcasts... (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
HotPicks
Hugin, Maitreya, Back In Time, MoneyGuru, Binary Of Babel, Untangle, Viking, 0 AD, Hedgewars, GeoToad, MKVToolnix (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Tutorials
Photos: Organise a collection
If removing blemishes from photos or hunting through a jumbled heap of them fills you with dread, our expert is on hand to help. (Bob Moss) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Command line: Power tools
If you refuse to cheapen yourself with swanky new GUI paradigms, join us and fast-track your route to geek nirvana. (Bob Moss) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The Mike Saunders School of Linux
Looking to get a job in Linux? Take a seat at the front of the class and amass the information you need to get LPI certified. This issue: hardware. (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
CakePHP: Build a bookmark site
We wrap up our CakePHP coding series with a bit of Web 2.0 magic, creating a URL bookmarking service. (Graham Weldon) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Drupal 7: CMS
In the few years since its release, Drupal has become one of the best CMSes ever. We show you how to go live with a Drupal site in minutes. (Claudio Tancioni) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Reviews
Linux Mint 10.0
Codenamed 'Julia', the latest version of Mint brings a waft of freshness and non-free media codecs into Nick's otherwise free software world. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Sun Blast
Journey to the darkest corners of space to fight the most awful monster the universe has to offer... (Alex Cox) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Technical documentation can often be more a case of technical than of documentation... (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Blogging clients
On test: Gnome blog, Tumblweed, ScribeFire, Qumana, Blogilo, BloGTK, Drivel, Deepest Sender (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: Novell bought out by Attachmate
Separate sale hands Microsoft massive new patent war chest. Plus: KOffice rebranded as Calligra; Gingerbread brings polish to Android; First look at Ubuntu Natty Narwhal; DeviceVM releases Splashtop beta; Red Hat buys Makara. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: Natty dread
Ubuntu 11.04 continues to make good progress. Plus: Mandriva vs Mageia, OpenSUSE 11.4, Galbraith Latency patch. (Susan Linton) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: Unity
We explain the new desktop environment that you'll love - or possibly even love to hate - in the coming year. (Marco Fioretti) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
