I often find it necessary to express my inner geek side through my t-shirts. Be it in the form of my views about politics, computers, nature or just confusing tees that most people don’t know what they mean. So today I will share with you 10 of my favorite geeky linux inspired t-shirts that I own. Please share your collection in the comments.

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1) Linux Box Better than Windows.

2) Got Root?.

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Today I came across a nice article by cnet on Linux user interface. The article obviously was geared towards new users who might be interested in Linux. This is a welcome change where everyday more reputable blogs and technology websites are opening up to Linux and introducing it to their reader base, who otherwise probably would have never have known about linux or dared to try it out. For new users switching to Linux or even test-driving it has never been easier. But do we really think if we want to encourage new users towards linux, we can achieve it by showing an image of a Solitaire game and (oh my gosh!) a calculator? Like they did in the Cnet article:

Linux is more than Ubuntu.

I am a big time Ubuntu fan. I am the last person in the world who has anything bad to say about Ubuntu (except maybe for the new concept). It’s rock solid in performance; fast, easy, regular updates, great installation options with wubi and livecd, huge software repositories, and great support system for help when needed. But this is also true for most other linux distros. Linux is more than Ubuntu, it is more than a text editor, a calculator or a solitaire game.

Linux is about knowing that you will never have to run a virus scan or defragment your hard drive. Why should you have to waste your time and money maintaining basic user protection that should be there is the first place? With linux you can customize your user interface more than just changing your wallpaper. When you use MacOSX or Windows Vista, everyone more or less has the same user interface. With linux you can have total control over what you do with your system, you can make it look like a MacOS or Windows Vista if you want. Some linux fanboys will tell you, “But why would you want Linux to look like Vista or MacOS?”, the answer is quite simple, what makes linux different from proprietary OS is that we don’t tell users what they should or should not do with their system, we just show them everything they could possibly do. With Linux comes the power of choice. It is no more exclusive to geeky linux elitist only. Linux is open for everyone and you are invited.

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Firefox is a great web browser, there is absolutely no argument about that. However those of us who are using linux long enough have went by quite well without it, and some still do. In the spirit of linux and open source (not so much for opera), it is only fair that we are aware of alternate options for linux browsers out there. Here is an attempt to list some of the linux browsers actively developed and updated. This list is not comprehensive, most of these browsers are not exclusive to linux OS; and because most modern browsers use gecko engine and evolved from mozilla/netscape some of them have familiar layouts. If I missed out any popular browser do let me know in your comments.

1) Epiphany:

http://www.gnome.org/projects/epiphany/

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The next iteration of Ubuntu gets a new look. I am not sure if I like it that much. A part of me wants to see a new Ubuntu which looks drastically different than the current theme, the other part of me looks at the new theme and says, “not exactly what I was hoping for”. But it’s not that bad either. You can judge for yourself and try it out.

The CD image can be downloaded from here:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-1/

It is highly advisable that you do not install it on your main computer, but rather on a virtual machine. This alpha version is for developer to help weed out issues with new changes. There is no live cd or wubi installation available yet. Live installation will be available from the next alpha/beta release.

Here is how the new Ubuntu (named Intrepid Ibex), currently looks like:

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