There are a lot of interesting blogs out there focusing on FOSS and Linux development, even though most of them are news aggregators, some of them publishes original contents which is what I am most interested in. Every week I find a new interesting site that I wish I knew about before; so today as I share with you some of the interesting Linux/FOSS blog I follow, I am hoping you will also share your favorite Linux blogs that I might not have seen before. There are three elements that I look for when I subscribe to a blog:
1) They are regularly updated.
2) They have full content for feed readers.
3) They publish original contents.
While corporate and big name blogs with many authors has more refined contents, I am personally more interested on personal blog with their own style of writing that I can relate to. Here are some of the interesting Linux blog I follow (in no particular order):
Mark Shuttleworth: This is where the founder of Ubuntu unwinds his thoughts. Though not as frequently updated as I would love it to, Mark often discusses the future projects of Ubuntu (like hiring designers for Ubuntu artwork and UI), and gives updates on many interviews he does all over the web.
Linus Torvalds: Never thought this day would come; but Linus, founder of Linux, recently started his own blog primarily meant for writing about his family. It’s still very early to say which direction his blog will go, he did write about Linux couple of times. To be honest I follow his blog just because he is Linus, and I would be interested in whatever he has to write about.
Linux Journal: I wish Linux.com was more like LinuxJournal. LinuxJournal is a very popular Linux magazine and their blog is full of refreshingly original content, they have a separate How-to section which is also ripe with good contents.
Debian Package of the Day: A very under-rated blog IMO. This blog has tons of useful articles discussing packages I never heard about.
ArsTechnica: Mostly maintained by Ryan Paul, Linux section maintains the same standard of quality articles as rest of the site does.
Ubuntu Geek: A very decent blog mostly focused on How-tos for Ubuntu distribution.
HowtoForge: If you like spoon-fed how tos, this is the blog for you. Frequently updated, high quality contents with plenty of picture to satisfy your geeky needs. Highly recommended.
Phoronix: This blog is a good source for Linux hardware related information.
Polish Linux: As the name suggest, this blog is maintained primarily by a group of polish blogger. Has a good number of original well-researched articles; but not as frequently updated as I would like it to.
hehe2: Don’t be fooled by the name. This is a very good Linux Advocacy Blog by a very interesting blogger: Rami Taibah.
junauza: Though it claims to be a tech blog, most of its articles are Linux related in the form of lists. I have found some new stuff about linux that I wasn’t aware of before. Worth a look.
So these are some of the main Linux blogs I like; but of course I have a lot more than 11 sites on my Google reader. Please feel free to share your own favorite “Linux-related” blogs or even your own blog (Linux-related). Happy reading! :)
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Probably http://www.thevarguy.com/ and http://www.workswithu.com/ here
Hmmm thanks vlad for mentioning me :)
I know the name is odd, but the whole blogging thing started out as an impulsive thing late at night one year ago….Didn’t really give it much thought
Awww… I’m not on there. Oh well, the only ones I’m subscribed to are LJ and Torvalds , I’ll have to evaluate the others and then add them to my feed reader. Thanks for the list!
- Owen.
Good to be on the list! :-) Thanks!
Nice list. I didn’t have a couple of these so I’ve subscribed to them :)
How about http://amit-agarwal.co.in/wordpress
Thanks a lot Pavs. I really appreciate it. I also follow your blog because you are one of the best and brightest Linux/FOSS blogger around.
More power and cheers!
I just recently rewrote my site and included a new blog engine. You can read my linux and day to day musings at http://www.lapubell.com. One of my articles about thunar was resyndicated all over the linux blog-o-sphere, much to my surprise.
Let me put in a good word for my own linux blog - http://lindesk.com/
Nice list btw - found two new linux blogs due to this post.
Thanks people for sharing your favorite blogs, keep them coming! :)
Hey my blog is on computer science topics and has linux articles from time to time. http://www.jasonernst.com . Nice list btw :)
Back in the beginning when howto’s were needed I blogged non stop about Ubuntu Linux. Right around the time of Beryl / Compiz merge discussions it just didn’t seem as needed. I do welcome folks to visit http://www.ubuntube.net and join to share their favorite videos.
For focusing on snappy, responsive Linux set-ups, nothing compares to these two
blogs:
http://kmandla.wordpress.com/
http://urukrama.wordpress.com/
kmandla focuses on the nuts and bolts of Linux, trying to get things running as
leanly and meanly as possible, while urukrama is constantly exploring new ways of
prettifying his lightweight WM of choice, Openbox. Individually, both blogs are
extremely informative. Combined, the information found on their blogs can turn any computer (post 1999) into a prime example of a snappy and responsive Linux
system that looks great at the same time.
I can’t let this go bye without plugging my own blog :) you will all be assimilated at http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus
I didn’t know about Linus’s blog though so I will definitely be checking that out.
probably you may check this: http://www.planetmy.com/blog/tag/linux/
First off, Phoronix is a very good source to monitor. Deals with hardware, software, and so on, geared towards Linux.
There are also a lot of lesser known open source blogs/websites around. Free Gamer ( http://freegamer.blogspot.com/ ) is a good blog for learning about open source games.
Dare I mention my own blog?
http://salamanteri.homelinux.net/wordpress/ - HackNBlog
Thanks for mentioning PolishLinux.org. Indeed I wish we published articles more often.
Unfortunately we are experiencing serious staff problems. Not enough people to proofread the articles, not enough authors. This is the main reason we tend to publishe only once or twice a week.
By the way, if any of you are willing to help, just e-mail my at michuk@polishlinux.org. You don’t need to be Polish :)
How did you miss: http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/
I like this one - “The Linux distillery” - very thought out stuff.
http://www.itwire.com/content/blogsection/49/1142/
i recommend these too
http://linuxhaters.blogspot.com/
http://elliotth.blogspot.com/
How about simply Digg / Unix / Linux?
That’s what I subscribe to. Most, if not all, interesting stories make it there eventually.
If you want all of it subscribe to the upcoming stories, but you will get a lot of spam as well in that case.
Check out http://www.bioslevel.com for hardware and software reviews and articles with an open source slant! We tend to cover our hardware in both Windows and Linux when possible, and we have a few HOWTO articles, as well.
I mentioned your blog, specifically this entry, in today’s WFTL Bytes! video newscast over at
http://wftlbytes.com/node/13. Enjoy!
– Marcel
Got couple interesting blogs to follow thanks to this post!
I think the below mentioned are worth mentioning
Alternative NaYk -> http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/
/home/liquidat -> http://liquidat.wordpress.com/
LinuxScrew -> http://www.linuxscrew.com/
ANd hey, I run a Linux blog too - http://sathyasays.com/
Marcel You have an excellent vblog. I just watched the last three videos and really enjoyed it. I wish you could do a weekly vblog like this for us here at Linuxhaxor. :)
Oh, and yes. Your site is highly recommended. :)
You missed me! Blogging since 2004! Yet Another Linux Blog http://linux-blog.org
Thanks for the list. I write some Linux articles myself but not as often as I’d like:
http://linuxandotherrants.blogspot.com
Don’t forget ubuntu.wordpress.com
ubuntu1501 is helpful for Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives on the Dell Inspiron 1501 (what I have) and similar notebooks, I think.
Ooops… http://www.ubuntu1501.com/ of course. Sorry about that.
Thank you, the list is great! Did you know that Maddog has one of his own?
http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/blogs/paw_prints_writings_of_the_maddog
And you’ll also find Rikki Kite’s Open Source Exchange, the ROSE blog
and Dmitri Popovs productivity sauce with quite helpful tipps and tricks on the web site:
http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/blogs
Thanks for a vey interesting blog/site
New to Linux.
Just really started exploring here today.
Great resources and articles.
I might be missing something, but the last blog entry at the arstechnica link was January 2007.
Has something happened there??
You could also check out his one http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/ .
Your ars technica recommendation seems odd - what a stale site! The newest article at the URL you listed above is almost 2 years old…
Guys you could also checkout my Linux blog at http://www.cahilig.org