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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!

2005 : Six years of CWL and five Readers' Choice awards

  • Dec 2005, Amarokking the night away (amarok)
  • Nov 2005, Ode to NetHack (NetHack, SLASH'EM, Falcon's Eye)
  • Oct 2005, Searching the Desktop Jungle (find tools, KDE and GNOME search, Kat)
  • Sep 2005, Wireless tools (ndiswrapper, NetGo, Wireless Assistant)
  • Aug 2005, Tiny Linux Distros (Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, etc)
  • Jul 2005, Tricked out terminals (Eterm, GNOME-Terminal, Konsole, QuadKonsole)
  • Jun 2005, L'Intranet Originale! (Text BBS software.)
  • May 2005, Crossing Platforms (Platform games!)
  • Apr 2005, The Cook's Collection (Tellico, a collections manager)
  • Feb 2005, Eye-Popping Panels! (KDE Panel and Kicker replacements, 3D Desktop)
  • Jan 2005, Forgotten Security (Password vaults, steganography, KDE wallet)


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