From hacker pastime to robust enterprise-ready operating system, Linux has matured rapidly over the past couple of years, and while it still has its faults and shortcomings, it is quickly silencing its critics.
The newly formed Linux Users Association took its first official step today with the announcement of Linux and Opensource 2002, a local Linux conference to be held in November.
MandrakeSoft has released the long-awaited version 8.2 of its Linux distribution which includes improved security features as well as the latest versions of KDE, Gnome and StarOffice.