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Chef Marcel at your service!Food, Wine, and Linux may seem like a strange combination, but combining three passions can be a wonderful thing. I'm Marcel Gagné. Those of you who read Cooking with Linux, the multi-award-winning column that appeared monthly in Linux Journal magazine for 10 years, likely agree. With the help of my faithful waiter, François, Restaurant Chez Marcel serves up the finest in Linux and open source software paired with exceptional wines.

In that same spirit, this site features great Linux and Open Source software, ongoing wine tasting reports, recipes, and the occasional restaurant review. If you came here looking to read past Cooking with Linux columns, you'll find newer releases on the front page, a comprehensive list here and under the "CWL, The Column" menu link to the left. A votre santé! Bon appétit!

2004 : Five years and counting!

  • Dec 2004, Lights . . . Camera . . . Action!(Cheap movie-making, Kino, xvidcap, ffmpeg, dvgrab)
  • Nov 2004, Performing at the Speed of Light (Lightspeed, Celestia, and Kstars)
  • Oct 2004, The Game of Security(Games where you strike back at malware)
  • Sept 2004, The Wireless Kitchen (Wireless desktop apps)
  • Aug 2004, The Ultimate Cooking Box (Manage recipe collections with Linux)
  • Jul 2004, It's a Cross-Platform, Alright! (Samba client tools)
  • Jun 2004, When Democracy Becomes Crazy (Polling and Voting applications)
  • May 2004, Eye Candy For Admins (SuperKaramba)
  • Apr 2004, François, Can You Keep a Secret? (Encrypting and signing email)
  • Mar 2004, Can't Get Enough Desktops (Running Nested X Servers)
  • Feb 2004, The Customer is Always Served (CRM and Groupware systems)
  • Jan 2004, Scalability: From Simplicity, Comes Complexity (Electronic building toys)


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