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Welcome to another issue of Full Circle.
This month we have the start of a new short series. Let Alan Ward teach you the delights of the Pascal programming language using FreePascal. OK, so it's not the most popular programming language in the world, but it's still widely used and respected. We also have a short piece on the various methods used to install software in Debian/Ubuntu distributions. If you thought that apt (formerly known as apt-get) was the only way to install software then prepare to be amazed. To round off the How-To treble this month we have, of course, Greg's Python article.
Our cover feature is Charles' Linux Labs article on how he, and his colleagues, prepare a used PC for recycling. And by recycling I mean reuse. I have to be honest. I thought most PC reuse places would simply format the hard drive, install something-or-other, and put it up for adoption. Charles and his people certainly go the extra mile. Everything from clean-up to port testing, HDD wiping to Xubuntu install, are all meticulously done, logged, and put through a rigorous QA system. Highly impressive. I just hope other reuse places use such care with formerly used hard drives. But I suspect not.
As you can see from the contents page, things are pretty sparse. I really need more How-To articles, stories, reviews, anything! Please write about something. If you regularly use a piece of software then write one/two How-To articles on it. Write a review on a piece of software you use. If there's something you think we're not writing about then write an article on that missing subject. As long as it features Linux of some kind, we can use it. 'I don't have the time' is NOT a valid excuse. The current regular writers are all busy people, and we shouldn't reply on them to fill the magazine each and every month. In short: write!
All the best, and keep in touch! Ronnie ronnie@fullcirclemagazine.org