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A Bright Open Source Future

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 11, 2008

“Some exciting new software items are on the verge of release.
This includes an update to the core Linux kernel itself, a new
release of Ubuntu, and a brand new Firefox. Here’s the low down on
each and why the immediate future is all good news.

“Let’s begin with the kernel, the element that makes Linux what
it is and is the project kicked off by Linus Torvalds in the early
’90’s and which he still drives today (albeit with quite a bit more
help these days!) The current kernel release is version 2.6.24,
which came out on January 24th…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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