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Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. As an operating system, Linux is software that sits underneath all of the other software on a computer, receiving requests from those programs and relaying these requests to the computer’s hardware. Learn more on our what is Linux resource page.

Open source potential in capital markets

When I tell people about OpenGamma, reactions are often incredulous. We’ve built a full market risk analytics platform for capital markets—with all the bells and whistles you…

Increasing participation of women in Free and Open Source Software

Few women have been historically applying for Google Summer of Code, a program in which Google provides stipends for students to work for three months on FOSS projects. Last…

The world's largest enterprises are increasing their investments in Linux

The Linux Foundation performed their annual global survey of members of their End User Council as well as other companies and organizations with sales of more than $500…

A preview for POSSCON 2013

Members from the open source world will gather in Columbia, South Carolina for the Palmetto Open Source Conference (POSSCON) on March 27-28, 2013. For anyone looking to score…

Freer than free, opener than open: The fight for the learning management systems

Educational Linux distro provides tech-bundle for kids and educators

How are we going to teach the next generation about open source and Linux? More importantly, how can we get the right technology into classrooms to empower our educators to…

Key statistics from the 2013 Linux Jobs Survey & Report

For the first time, both hiring mangers (850) and Linux professionals (2,600) were surveyed in the 2013 Linux Jobs Survey & Report, which forecasts and provides a…

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