Kapil's brilliant analogy on approaching Linux (and other unfamiliar technologies) drew instant kudos from The Answer Gang this month. It further inspired the creation of a new section of the Mail Bag, "LG Gems", as a showcase, to highlight this sort of thing, and in hopes of finding more "gems" - especially those explaining Linux and open source culture.

I expect this to be an occasional feature in LG, and will be basing it, as with the inaugural piece, on peer acclaim. Do look around in the Mailbag archives to see if there's hidden treasure back there, and let me know!

Kat Tanaka Okopnik
Mailbag Editor