You've arrived at award-winning author Marcel (Writer and Free Thinker at Large) Gagné's personal Website. I've written several books and a few hundred articles on Linux and other free and open source software (FOSS) projects. This site is home to my writing (both fiction and non-fiction), my public speaking information, TV and radio appearances, as well as lots and lots of information on Linux and open source software. My latest book is Moving to Free Software, , available in fine stores and etailers everywhere; stop spending hundreds and thousands of dollars on software (why would you?). Get teh book and start saving some money!
My previous and fifth book was "Moving to Ubuntu Linux" is also available now. Visit the book's page to buy a copy or click the cool new cover in the left hand menu. This new book even comes with a bootable live DVD so users can run and work with Ubuntu Linux without having to install Linux or commit right away. When you're ready to proceed, an easy installer is just a click away on the desktop. This is the perfect book for the Linux-cautious or for your Linux-skeptical friends.
Make sure you also check out all my books, including the second edition of the bestselling Moving to Linux : Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!". For the corporate user, there's Moving to the Linux Business Desktop, a superb guide to deploying Linux in the corporate office. Moving to the Linux Business Desktop is also, in many ways, a second edition to my first book, Linux System Administration; A User's Guide, bringing you up to date on the most important server side packages.
My second book was the highly acclaimed Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! (first edition), a tech bestseller! By clicking this link or the cover graphic to the left, you'll be transported to the support site for the first edition of that book. From there, you can still order your copy from your favourite e-tailer.
My first book, "Linux System Administration; A User's Guide "(ISBN 0201719347, published by Addison Wesley) is also available from your favourite brick and mortar bookstore, or from your online retailer of choice. To buy a copy online, click on the image to the left (or right here), and you will be transported to the support site for the book where links to several online retailers are waiting for you now <insert appropriate smiley here>.
My Cooking with Linux column in Linux Journal won the 2005 Readers' Choice Award for favorite column. This is the fifth year in a row that I've won this award. My sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who cast their votes my way.
If you came here looking for back issues of my computer articles, you should find those under the "Writings" menu (I'm working on getting all the old articles online or providing you links to wherever they are currently displayed). If you are trying to keep up to date on the computer stuff, consider signing up for my WFTL newsletter and you'll be among the first to know anytime a new article is posted. (There is also a WFTL LUG that you might also be interested in.)
François was designed by the amazing Robert Karlsson, courtesy of Linux Journal. My thanks to both for putting a face (and species) on my faithful waiter.
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Many of you come to this site looking for Linux information and there is a lot here. I've just recently added a new page to the site, a collection of Linux success stories for anyone who may be asking themselves whether Linux has a place in their business. In business, saying "Linux rocks!" (and it does) is not enough. You need evidence and references.
Among other things, I am the co-editor of the super-cool TransVersions anthology. If you like science fiction, fantasy, and horror, then you must get a copy. You can also order it online from Chapters .ca
As to what else you'll find here . . . well, I'll hype other vanity pages from friends of mine and take you around and show you things I like. You're even allowed to tell me what you think of all this! My email address is mggagne@salmar.com.
That's the cool thing about being a writer and assuming that people will read what you write. Sometimes, the readers will write back!
