Links for 26 August 2008

A list of links that I came across over the past few weeks.

System Tools

Acronis TrueImage: I had to Windows system partition to a larger hard disk recently so I gave this software a try. It's fast, works well, and provides backup scheduling features. The only downside I can see so far is the format for backup images is proprietory, so you're forced to use the TrueImage software to restore a system.
Using Bonnie++ for filesystem performance benchmarking by Ben Martin (Linux.com): This is a performance analysis tool for RAID hard-drive setups.

So You Wanna Create Your Own x86 Operating System? by Patrick Mahoney (Linux Gazette): An interesting article on starting from the ground up. Also contains good links for further reading.
A Quick Guide to GPLv3 (Gnu.org): I recently published some software on freshrpms.net and I did a bit of research on the various licenses that are commonly used for open source projects. The GNU Public License is now in its third revision and although it has come in for criticism from some sections of the open-source community, it is still a very popular license. This page gives a good introduction to the changes from version two and links for further reading.

CD jewel case templates: A number of SVG-based templates for CD jewel-case inserts and booklets.

Lisa's Video Frame Capture Library: An extensive library of images captured from DVD including the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare (Project Gutenberg): "When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions!"; Also check out Kenneth Branagh's interpretation from 1996.

The New York Times TimesMachine: View any issue of the New York Times from volume 1, number 1 (Sep. 18^th 1851) to 1922.

The 404 from CNet: The 404 is a 30-minute podcast by a few editors working at CNet in New York. It covers (in a non-serious way) a wide range of topics including technology, games, movies, music, and whatever is making the headlines. There's a new episode each week-day and you can download the show as an MP3 or watch it live through the studio webcam.