Linux

Linux /lee'nuhks/ or /li'nuks/, *not* /li:'nuhks/ /n./ The free Unix workalike created by Linus Torvalds and friends starting about 1990 (the pronunciation /lee'nuhks/ is preferred because the name `Linus' has an /ee/ sound in Swedish). This may be the most remarkable hacker project in history -- an entire clone of Unix for 386, 486 Pentium, Alpha, and Sparc machines, distributed for free with sources over the net. The secret of Linux's success seems to be that Linus worked much harder early on to keep the development process open and recruit other hackers, creating a snowball effect.

"Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Linux is an independent POSIX implementation and includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking, and other features consistent with Unix-type systems. Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone."

-- From Linux Online

Linux Projects

ATM on Linux - experimental release, which supports raw ATM connections and some basic IP over ATM. Preliminary signaling support is included in the latest release.

Beowulf Project Description

COAS Project - Caldera Open Administration System - Its goal is to improve the way users administer their Linux systems.

Corporate Desktop Linux - initiative to make the Linux operating system ready for widespread deployment as the standard enterprise desktop.

Linux on Coldfire - port of the Linux Operating System to the Motorola Coldfire family of processors.

Linux Router Project - A networking centric mini-distribution of Linux.

Linux SMP

Linux System Hardware Monitoring

Linux/IR Project - implementation of the IrDA standards specifications for the Linux kernel.

PAPERS: Purdue's Adapter for Parallel Execution and Rapid Synchronization - a system allowing multiple Linux PC's to act as a fine-grain parallel computer.

RPM Browser for Windows - allows you to browse RPM files from the Windows 9x/NT platform. Also, allows file extraction from RPM files via 32-bit port of CPIO.

Trinux: A Linux Security Toolkit - 2-3 disk Linux distribution that runs in RAM and contains the latest network security and monitoring tools.

vMac for MkLinux - emulates the CPU and other hardware of a Mac Plus. The latest version is capable of running System 7.5.5.

FAQ - OpenGL for Linux