<p>Proposal for a new HPR "series"</p>

<p>What web resources (instructional sites, podcasts, video tutorials) and dead-tree resources have you found helpful in learning Linux, programming, and F/LOSS software?  In the tradition of our standard contributor podcasts (like “How I Got Started with Linux” or “My First Computer”), Curbuntu proposes an ongoing category in which we share these learning resources with each other.</p>

<p>The topic is kicked off with these suggestions:</p>

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<li>The <strong>Hewlett-Packard Learning Center</strong> (<a href="https://h30187.www3.hp.com/all_courses.jsp" target="_blank">https://h30187.www3.hp.com/all_courses.jsp</a>).  While signing in with a username and password is required, the courses at the site are free.</li>
<li>The <strong>ODFAuthors.org</strong> site (<a href="https://odfauthors.org" target="_blank">https://www.odfauthors.org</a>), the place to find outstanding, comprehensive, and (best of all) <em>free</em> manuals for the various OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice modules like Writer, Calc, and Impress.</li>
<li>An example of the printed, for-pay versions of the ODFAuthors.org books can be found at <a href="https://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/openofficeorg-3-writer-guide/6570202" target="_blank">https://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/openofficeorg-3-writer-guide/6570202</a>.</li>
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