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			<title>Who is Linus Torvalds?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/191/who-is-linus-torvalds.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Linus Benedict Torvalds (born on December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finland-Swedish software engineer best known for having initiated the development of the Linux kernel. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project's coordinator.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Platforms Does Linux Support?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/190/what-platforms-does-linux-support.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Linux runs on a variety of computers and devices, and is widely supported by systems created in the last 20 years.  It runs on PDA's, Gaming Systems, and even novelty &quot;watches&quot;.  It can also run on systems as large as mainframes.

There are Linux distributions tailored specifically for various devices, all one need do is seek information.

Linux was written originally for Intel processor based PC's, using the hardware facilities of the 80386 processor and its successors to implemen&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Is Unix?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/189/what-is-unix.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with small caps) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&amp;T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna. Today's Unix systems are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&amp;T as well as various commercial vendors and non-profit organizations.

As of 2007, the owner of the trademark is The Open Group, an industry standa&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Is Linux?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL and other free licenses.

Linux is predominantly known for its use in servers, although it is installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from embedd&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Is BSD?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is the UNIX operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 to 1995.

Historically, BSD has been considered a branch of UNIX &quot;BSD UNIX&quot;, because it shared the initial codebase and design with the original AT&amp;T UNIX operating system. In the 1980s, BSD was widely adopted by vendors of workstation-class systems in the &hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Is Linux Licensed?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/186/how-is-linux-licensed.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Linux is licensed on the GNU General Public License.

The licenses of the utilities and programs which come with the installations vary. Much of the code is from the GNU Project at the Free Software Foundation, and is also under the GPL. Some other major programs often included in Linux distributions are under a BSD license and other similar licenses.

You can view various Open Source Licenses at The Open Source Initiative.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Do I Install Linux?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/185/how-do-i-install-linux.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Once you obtain a distribution, it will contain instructions on installation. Each distribution has its own installation program.

Generally, once you've downloaded your distribution and burnt it to CD or DVD (or purchased a disk with the distribution you intend to use) you'll insert the disk into your computer and boot (or reboot) it.

As long as your system is configured to boot from the CDRom/DVDRom drive in your system, it should boot to your distribution's setup program to begin configu&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Do I Get Started with Linux?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/184/how-do-i-get-started-with-linux.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you are new to Linux, you should start by buying or downloading a general-purpose Linux distribution. A distribution is a complete operating system, including the Linux kernel and all the utilities and software you are likely to need, ready to install and use. Most distributions include thousands of software packages, including user-friendly desktops, office suites, and games.

There are a handful of major Linux distributions, and as a beginner you are probably safer using one of them. For &hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>How can I see my Local Name or Linux Version?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/183/how-can-i-see-my-local-name-or-linux-version.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You can execute the command &quot;uname -a&quot; and it will display something similar to:
Linux UGN 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Useful information included equates to:
&quot;Kernel Name&quot; &quot;Local Name&quot; &quot;Kernel Version&quot; &quot;Distribution Name&quot;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Does Linux Support USB Devices?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/182/does-linux-support-usb-devices.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Linux does support a wide array of USB devices, and work is underway to develop additional device drivers. There is a Web page devoted to the subject, at Linux-USB.org.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Can Linux Run Microsoft Windows Programs?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/181/can-linux-run-microsoft-windows-programs.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We at The GoNix Initiative have a large list of Linux Alternatives to Windows Software so you can find native Linux replacements to expensive, preparatory Windows titles; but if you insist on running Windows programs within Linux we recommend WINE

Wine is a free software application that aims to allow Unix-like computer operating systems on the x86 or x86-64 architecture to execute programs written for Microsoft Windows. Wine also provides a software library known as Winelib against which dev&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Why won't my system won't boot a CD or DVD?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/180/why-wont-my-system-wont-boot-a-cd-or-dvd.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Generally this means that the CDRom or DVD Drive in your computer is set to boot after the hard disk; this will cause a problem as usually you'll be installing Linux over a system that already has an operating system on the hard drive, so you'll need to change the setting in the BIOS.

A setting in the BIOS configuration for your motherboard holds which devices should have a priority above all others, this will be unique to your system and accessing the BIOS will be unique to your motherboards&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What kind of server does this site operate on?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/179/what-kind-of-server-does-this-site-operate-on.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our site is hosted on a Virtual Private Server, which has been provided by Stable Host (Enter promotional code &quot;VNC&quot; for discounts at checkout).


Our current server specifications are (last updated: May 2016):
Memory: 4GB
CPU: Quad Core 2GHz
OS: CentOS 6.7
Webserver: Apache 2.2, PHP 5.6, MySQL 5.1


Our server is managed by VNC Web Services.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 12:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Do you allow syndication of your content?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/178/do-you-allow-syndication-of-your-content.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What Is Covered
 Summary
 Forum Feeds
 Site Feeds
 Customizing JavaScript Feeds


Summary
We provide RSS feeds for all site content.  We also require that users syndicating content attribute the site (link to content) versus simply &quot;copying&quot; content to their site (user sites not attributing original content will be banned from the RSS feeds).  Feed URLs are displayed below; you will need an RSS parser on your site to syndicate content.


Forum Feeds
Forum RSS Feeds - Single&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What BBCode/HTML is supported?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/177/what-bbcode-html-is-supported.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We don't allow HTML markup in articles or archive entries, instead we use what has commonly become known as BBCode (UBBCode).  Most HTML tags will be converted to BBCode upon content submission, however, as more and more sites begin supporting BBCode you might just find yourself falling into the simplicity of it all

Our BBCode has been factored to be w3c xHTML compliant.  The BBCode start and end tags must be within brackets []. Also, you must ensure you &quot;nest&quot; your BBCode properly &hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What do the symbols next to a persons nickname mean?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[~ = Channel Owner
&amp; = SOP (Channel Operator, cannot be kicked, can add lower operations to the operator list)
@ = OP (Generally AOP, can be kicked out of channel, can add lower operators to the operator list)
% = HalfOp, can kick users out of channel, can ban users, can set topic.
+ = Voiced user, can talk when channel is +m (moderated)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What are some basic commands?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/175/what-are-some-basic-commands.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Join Channel: /join #channelname
Part Channel: /part #channelname
Get a List of Channels: /list
Send Message: /msg username]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>I have been banned from a channel!</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/174/i-have-been-banned-from-a-channel.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Channel owners can choose, at anytime, to ban users that don't follow the rules, or that they just don't like. This is their right as the channel owners.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Do you have SSL Support on your servers?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/173/do-you-have-ssl-support-on-your-servers.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[All of the servers in the DNS Pool support SSL Connections on ports 7000 and 7070.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chanserv Flags</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/172/chanserv-flags.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Syntax: FLAGS 

The FLAGS command allows for the granting/removal of channel privileges on a more specific, non-generalized level. It supports both nicknames and hostmasks as targets.

When only the channel argument is given, a listing of permissions granted to users will be displayed.

Otherwise, an access entry is modified. A modification may be specified by a template name (changes the access to the template) or a flags change (starts with + or -). See the TEMPLATE help entry &hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chanserv Register</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/171/chanserv-register.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Syntax: REGISTER 

REGISTER allows you to register a channel so that you have better control. Registration allows you to maintain a channel access list and other functions that are normally provided by IRC bots.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nickserv Ghost</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Syntax: GHOST  [password]

GHOST disconnects an old user session, or somebody attempting to use your nickname without authorization.

If you are logged in to the nick's account, you need not specify a password, otherwise you have to.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What network do you use?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Beginning April of 2010 we're operating on the FreeNode Network.  Prior to this however we where running our own network with up to 6 servers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What channels does UGN Security operate?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/168/what-channels-does-ugn-security-operate.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The UGN Security network sites use primarily the following channels:
#BackoftheWeb - Back of the Web
#GoNix - GoNix.org
#UnderGroundNews - UGN Security
#WhatsonTonight - Watch TV/Movies with UGN Security.

Our staff also operate the following:
#DollarDNS - DollarDNS (SilentRage's DNS Site)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Why advertise with UGN Security?</title>
			<link>https://undergroundnews.com/faq/view/167/why-advertise-with-ugn-security.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The answer to that question is simple; UGN Security targets a very specific audience that will be interested in visiting your website and purchasing your products.

We do not accept advertising that is not related or will not produce visitors or sales. The click through rate is very high because you are reaching people that are actually interested in your product and making a purchase.

If you want to reach the technology community, this is without a doubt the place where you'll want to laun&hellip;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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