Tuxist.org is dedicated to giving back to the GNU/Linux community. Plans are for the site to become a repository of information, articles, and references that I and others have put together relating to Linux, GNU tools and utilities, open-source projects, LAMP, networking, security, PC hardware and other technical topics.

The Tuxist.org site was cobbled together in June 2004, and even at this point is still just a hack. Others have asked what "template" package or tool I use for the site's design and layout, and for the record although the site utilizes various tools such as Magpie for RSS feeds, Tuxist.org was created from scratch with a text editor (either Vim or gedit), and a healthy dose of passion. There are no plans to change at this point as I enjoy coding, tweaking and learning from my mistakes.

In time Tuxist.org will evolve and change. A news-blog about important advancements in the business market where Linux is making strong inroads may be integrated along the way, with areas being added or expanded as we grow. It's mainly being developed as a small token of appreciation for the contributions many thousands of others have made to the GNU/Linux system, which I for one have benefited greatly from since "Tux" first made its way onto one of my PC's in 1999.

The main focus of Tuxist.org will always be to provide solutions and knowledge in using and integrating GNU/Linux systems in your everyday computing space, help broaden its acceptance in the industry, dispel myths and disperse the truths about GNU/Linux and the many advantages it brings.

Why name the site Tuxist.org? The Linux mascot is a penguin by the name of Tux, so you might say that someone who works with Linux and spends considerable effort in discovering the power and what I like to call the "magic," within it, and the many GNU and open-source applications, tools and utilities that comprise most every GNU/Linux distribution could theoretically be called a tuxist. This would especially hold true if the person working with Linux has realized the strength, security and reliability that this operating system has over many other, even more popular, operating systems, and is doing so by choice. In short, anyone who works with Tux could be called a tuxist!

What does the Tuxist.org web site run on? Currently the site has a very humble home by today's standards, residing on a small Intel Pentium II 300 MHz/384 MB RAM box with limited bandwidth, and is privately developed and funded (a mix between what time, and my wallet, can spare). It was built on the all-volunteer Debian GNU/Linux distribution running a typical LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP/Perl) setup. From here, we'll see how it goes!