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Promoting Linux and Open Source Software in Vietnam was never an easy task but despite the many Window's naysayers in Vietnam, Linux is beginning to take hold in Vietnam. For those of us involved in SaigonLUG, HanoiLUG, and ViPLUG, it has been hard work but we are beginning to see some rewards for our hard efforts. Asianux has just started work with Vietsoftware to develop … [Read more...] about Vietnam to begin work on Open Source Software

Yesterday, my student here in Saigon installed Ubuntu Linux on his laptop. At first he was a little nervous but with some coaching, he was able to install the Ubuntu distribution from the LiveCD himself. He just needed help partitioning but once he got past that, Ubuntu took over. I am quite impressed with both my student and Ubuntu :-) I always say, start from the … [Read more...] about My Vietnamese Student Installed Ubuntu Linux :)

Are you a Linux user tired of all the uproar the iPhone has been getting lately? then the Linux-based Openmoko mobile phone is the one for you :-) Visit the Openmoko Products page for more information -> http://openmoko.com/products-index.html Cross-posted at: http://www.saigonblogs.com/?p=49 … [Read more...] about Openmoko – Linux-base iPhone?

Here is a nice and thorough tutorial on how to use the GRUB bootloader: From the website: One of the most frightening things about Linux is the horrible word bootloader. The primary reason for this is the fact that most new Linux users have only ever used Windows operating systems. In the Windows world, they have never bothered with bootloaders. For them, the issue … [Read more...] about GRUB Bootloader Full Tutorial

The weekend before I left Winlock for Vietnam, I headed up to Seattle in my father's pickup. Here is an oddity, a lack of traffic on Interstate 5. Thanks to Labor Day Weekend, the morning drive to Seattle was quite sparse. It made the trip enjoyable. The next day, the freeway would be packed... (Near Nisqually River Bridge) (Tacoma Dome in Distance) (Past Tacoma … [Read more...] about Driving Down Interstate 5