Follow this link to my my favorite cause. (Which recently won a victory against General Shale/Wienerberger's proposed open-pit mine near Barboursville, Virginia!)

Physics Linux Config Notes

Here are some notes about the Physics Department's standard
Linux configuration, and thoughts about Linux CDP recommendations:
Software
Security
Filesystems
Window Managers
Updates
ITC-supported packages available for Linux
For lots of info about scientific software for Linux, see the "Scientific Applications on Linux" (SAL) page. It has a remarkable amount of information.

To-Do list for converting stock RedHat to "DCI Linux"