What is linux? - Linux is a free, open-source operating system.

Linux in School Computer Labs - The experience of one system administrator who switched the computer labs in his school to Linux.

Open Source for Education - A step by step guide to implementing open source software in an educational setting.

K-12 LTSP Presentation - An intruduction to the Linux Terminal Server Project for Schools.

Edutainment Project - Educational software for Linux desktops.

Linux is Less Expensive - Study shows that Linux has a much lower total cost of ownership than Microsoft or Sun

The Linux Uprising - Sun CEO Scott McNeally speaks about the impact Linux is having on the computer world.

Linux in Government - Many governments are supporting and using open source software.

The Big Guys Latch onto Linux - As the startups struggle or burn out, heavyweights such as IBM, Dell, Oracle, and HP are moving quickly to dominate this new market.

Red Hat Education Program - New channels to support schools that are embracing Linux.

Linux Servers Take Hold - Linux is making strong gains in niche markets.

Linux Industry News

Quebec Gov Sued For Ignoring Free Software Mathieu Lutfy writes "The CBC is reporting that 'Quebec's open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company's products rather than using free alternatives. ...Government buyers are using an exception in provincial law that allows them to buy directly from a proprietary vendor when there are no options available, but Facil said that loophole is being abused and goes against other legal requirements to buy locally.' The group also has a press release in English." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Compromised SSH Keys Lead To Linux Rootkit Attack Tech Groupie writes "The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has issued a warning for what it calls 'active attacks' against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. The attack appears to initially use stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system, and then uses local kernel exploits to gain root access. Once root access has been obtained, a rootkit known as 'phalanx2' is installed." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Space Cube – the World's Smallest Linux PC Barence writes "Meet the Space Cube — the world's smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end, which the blogger takes a look at, and there are some great photos of the device being loomed over by everyday objects like coffee mugs and cellphones. It has connections for controlling various electronics used by ESA, NASA and JAXA, but it will also apparently be for sale to the public soon, for use by amateur engineers and robotics clubs." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Gaining RAM For Free, Through Software wakaramon writes with a piece from IEEE Spectrum about an experimental approach to squeezing more usable storage out of a device's existing RAM; the researchers were using a Linux-based PDA as their testbed, and claim that their software "effectively gives an embedded system more than twice the memory it had originally — essentially for free." "Although the price of RAM has plummeted fast, the need for memory has expanded faster still. But if you could use data-compression software to control the way embedded systems store information in RAM, and do it in a way that didn't sap performance appreciably, the payoff would be enormous." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video bucketoftruth writes "If you browse to the Democratic Convention website and attempt to check out any of their upcoming streams, you bump into the following limitation: 'We're sorry, but the Democratic Convention video web site isn't compatible with your operating system and/or browser. Please try again on a computer with the following Compatible operating systems: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or a Mac with Tiger (OS 10.4) or Leopard (OS 10.5). Compatible browsers: Internet Explorer (version 6 or later), Firefox (version 2), or, if you are on a Mac, Safari (version 3.1) also works.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot.