One of the many wonderful aspects of Open Source is the fact that the information you need to learn your way around whatever it is you need to learn, is available for free online! For example, if it’s Linux you need to learn than you can guarantee that everything you need to learn can and will be found online free of charge. It’s quite possible that you could be a Linux IT professional making $60-100K per year at a comfortable job by simply going through these various free resources and learning the skills you need to know in the Linux world. To help you do this I have put together a list of 10 free resources for you to “Get your Open Source Linux Degree” and be on your way in the Linux world!

• National Institute of Standards and Technology – Linux Introduction
• About University – 14-Week Linux Course
• Begin Linux – PC Linux Course
• VTC – Introduction to Linux
• Linuxtopia – Linux Security for Beginners
• Novell – Certified Linux Professional Course
• IBM – Linux Kernel Tutorial
• Shuttleworth Foundation – Linux Systems Administrator Course
• Linux Online – Linux Tutorial for Advanced Users
• Linux Praxis – Linux Certification Practice Exams

If you know of any other great free resources for this please let me know and leave a comment in the thread. These are 10 resources that I know of that are effective. But if there are better ones out there I would like to replace some of these with them. Thanks.