Skip to the content

News, Opinion, Tutorials, and Community for Linux Users and SysAdmins

About Us
End of 10 Events
- Wake Forest, NC, — 2025-09-20
Linux
- Why I use Linux
- The real reason we use Linux
My Linux Books
Open Source Resources
Write for us
- Submission and Style guide
- Advertising statement
Downloads

1

Tinkering with Immutable Linux: How Fedora Cosmic Atomic Won Me Over

January 13, 2026January 6, 2026

2

Using Wildcards on the Bash Command Line

January 12, 2026January 5, 2026

3

2025 — a Great Year for Both.org

January 10, 2026January 11, 2026

4

How Immutable Linux Could Save Libraries Thousands

January 9, 2026December 31, 2025

5

The difference in open source licenses

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

6

Counting words from online articles

January 7, 2026December 29, 2025

7

Buying a Linux laptop that will last

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

8

Introduction to the BtrFS Filesystem

January 5, 2026December 25, 2025

9

Quick Tip for umount

January 3, 2026December 31, 2025

Home
Timestamps

Tag: Timestamps

systemd — #8: Analyzing systemd calendar and timespans

Learn how systemd uses calendar time, timestamps, and timespans to control when things happen.

February 19, 2024

David Both ATO Interview

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

Random Quote

The value of a program is proportional to the weight of its output.

— Laws of Computer Programming

Links: Moving to Linux

7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
7 Reasons Why Windows Users Avoid Linux (Which Aren’t True Anymore)
Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint – for free
I replaced my entire Microsoft Office subscription with free open-source apps
Isn’t It Time to Switch to Linux? 12 Reasons to Abandon Windows
KDE for W10 Exiles
Linux: A true story
Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

Technically We Write — Our Partner Site

Our partner site, Technically We Write, has published a number of articles from several contributors to Both.org. Check them out.

Technically We Write is a community of technical writers, technical editors, copyeditors, web content writers, and all other roles in technical communication.

Subscribe to Both.org

To comment on articles, you must have an account.

Send your desired user ID, first and last name, and an email address for login (this must be the same email address used to register) to subscribe@both.org with “Subscribe” as the subject line.

You’ll receive a confirmation of your subscription with your initial password as soon as we are able to process it.

Administration

Log in
Entries feed
Comments feed
WordPress.org

Search for:

About Us
End of 10 Events
- Wake Forest, NC, — 2025-09-20
Linux
- Why I use Linux
- The real reason we use Linux
My Linux Books
Open Source Resources
Write for us
- Submission and Style guide
- Advertising statement
Downloads

Advertising Statement

Advertising Statement

To the Top ↑ Up ↑