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Linux is open source software (OSS) and aims to be a viable alternative to competing proprietary operating systems."

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Linux Word of the Day

The Linux Word of the Day is IETF. IETF in context to Linux means:

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Linux News

Moonlight release puts Silverlight on Linux (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
The first public release of Moonlight, which provides a Linux client implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet application (RIA) technology, was made available this week. Read More

Major Crypto Bug Cripples Ubuntu Linux Security (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
A major problem has been revealed in Debian Linux and derivative packages, such as Ubuntu. Debian revealed the other day that a fix they made back in September 2006 had the unintended consequence of crippling the strength of their OpenSSL distribution. Read More

Asus to embed Linux on all motherboards (TechWorld)
Redmond, we might have a problem. It's not exactly how devotees foresaw Linux reaching mass-market desktop PCs, but it could be a turning point nonetheless. Taiwanese giant Asus is to embed DeviceVM's Splashtop Linux on millions of mainstream motherboards. Read More

New York Stock Exchange Runs Trades On Red Hat Linux (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
InformationWeek - The conversion to Linux followed the acquisition of the Euronext exchange in 2007, and the open source operating system is now powering the NYSE's mission-critical trading systems. Read More

Adobe releases Adobe Flash Player 10 beta for Linux (NewsForge)
Adobe Systems is reaching out for Linux desktop users with its announcement today that the first beta of Adobe Flash Player 10, a.k.a. Astro, is now available for Linux, as well as Windows and Mac OS X. Read More

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