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Running FreeDOS on Linux screenshot of FreeDOS 1.3 booting on QEMU
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Running FreeDOS on Linux

Jim Hall June 10, 2024
Here’s how I boot FreeDOS on my Linux desktop machine using QEMU.
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David Both: My Open Source Story myopensourcestory
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David Both: My Open Source Story

David Both June 9, 2024
Here I am, almost 30 years into my personal crazy open source story, and it shows no...
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Why DOS only has 16 colors 16colors
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Why DOS only has 16 colors

Jim Hall June 8, 2024
Have you ever wondered why DOS text only comes in 16 colors and 8 background colors?
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Running FreeDOS on legacy hardware code_computer_development_programming
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Running FreeDOS on legacy hardware

Jim Hall June 7, 2024
How I installed FreeDOS on a 386-SX micro laptop called the Pocket386.
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Open and the right to repair and modify Closeup of the inside of a computer with the motherboard and a large CPU air-cooling system.
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Open and the right to repair and modify

David Both June 6, 2024
The right to repair the hardware we purchase is as basic and important as the right to...
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How to configure multiple websites with Apache web server Puzzle pieces coming together to form a computer screen
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How to configure multiple websites with Apache web server

David Both June 5, 2024
Here's how to host two or more websites on Apache, a popular and powerful web server. With...
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SpamAssassin, MIMEDefang, and Procmail: Best Trio of 2024 Three-Doors
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SpamAssassin, MIMEDefang, and Procmail: Best Trio of 2024

David Both June 4, 2024
This trio of applications can be combined to manage server-side email sorting in a beautiful and elegant...
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Using ‘awk’ to filter text Network components
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Using ‘awk’ to filter text

Jim Hall June 3, 2024
Here’s how to use awk to strip out sample code from a Markdown file.
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Using the Alpine Linux email client to access messages from any network email_chat_communication_message-Cropped
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Using the Alpine Linux email client to access messages from any network

David Both June 2, 2024
Sometimes when I'm traveling, I have trouble sending email from my devices that typically connect to my...
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Digging into ODT file contents

Jim Hall June 1, 2024
All LibreOffice files are zip file containers with XML data and metadata.
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Replacing rc.local in systemd Linux systems systemd-analyze-Plot-02
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Replacing rc.local in systemd Linux systems

David Both May 31, 2024
Missing rc.local for adding commands to run on startup? The rc.local file was—and in some cases still...
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The Art of Problem Solving testing-linux
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The Art of Problem Solving

David Both May 30, 2024
Image by: Opensource.com Although it would be nice to believe that cars, home theater systems, computers, and...
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Problem solving strategies for SysAdmins workflow whiteboard-Cropped
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Problem solving strategies for SysAdmins

David Both May 29, 2024
Solving complex problems is not a straightforward proposition. I've participated in plenty of technical interviews with...
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How I fixed Random Reboots on One of My Laptops wfh_work_home_laptop_work
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How I fixed Random Reboots on One of My Laptops

David Both May 28, 2024
1 I have three laptops that I’ve purchased from System76 out of Denver Colorado. They design and...
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Managing devices in Linux Liquid-Cooling-001
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Managing devices in Linux

David Both May 27, 2024
There are many interesting features of the Linux directory structure. In this article I cover some fascinating...
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Use ‘grep’ to solve a 2-dimensional word puzzle

Jim Hall May 26, 2024
Regular expressions match patterns and help you solve problems.
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If the input editor has been designed to reject all bad input, an ingenious idiot will discover a method to get bad data past it.

— Troutman’s Programming Postulates

Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

Why there’s no such thing as AI

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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