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Qunu: Free Linux support from experts

Qunu - free Linux help

Qunu is a community supported site that allows Linux users to get assistance from available online subject matter experts, depending on what type of help you need, and the software you need the help with. I'm currently without a Linux machine, but can see how a service like this could be invaluable. Incredibly, Qunu boasts 2770 experts signed up to assist other users, and as of the writing of this post, 14,946 help sessions donated. All this in only 143 days.

It seems that there are things that become possible in a community that buys in completely to free software philosophies, and it's really admirable to see. I can only imagine how much more pleasant it would be to be able to actually explain my difficulty to someone who is an expert at what I'm trying to do, rather than figure out how to craft the ultimate Google query to find my obscure fix.

Any Download Squad readers that have had any experiences with Qunu, please leave us a comment and let us know how your experience went.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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