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From Linux 3.2 to 3.7, 2012 was a busy year for Linux

Out with the old and in with the new

 Linux community celebrates 20 years of Linux innovations.

Are you wondering what Linux and Free/Open Source software have to offer you? Check out Cynthia Harvey's monster list of 715 FOSS applications for all occasions and all operating systems.

Bruce Byfield peers into his crystal ball to pick nine Linux and FOSS stories likely to make headlines in 2011.

The nice people behind the popular WordPress blogging and publishing platform have released the 3.1 beta. Should you upgrade? Joe Brockmeier counsels caution.

Yes, "my bestest distros!" is a overworked topic, but it's fun and Ubuntu is not on this list. So perhaps this will introduce you to something new and interesting.

The Linux-based Android is the hot new mobile platform, but is it more than an entertainment device? Can it do remote server administration? What about the also red-hot iPad?

Tis the season! Linux is the gift that keeps on giving; here is a roundup of my suggestions for treating yourself, your loved ones, or other people with Linux and geeky goodness.

The Linux Foundation's newly-released "Who Writes Linux" report shows some interesting trends into who is contributing to Linux in 2010 -- and yes, Canonical is on the list.

Novell is selling over 800 patents to Microsoft, but not their Unix copyrights.

A new release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a boost to resellers, and to Unix defectors. So what is a company that sells both Unix and Linux do?

Red Hat's new enterprise Linux 6 isn't just about faster performance and scalability; it's also loaded with new security tech such as the sVirt API and 4096-bit RSA, and it's on-target for Common Criteria Certification.

All of your wi-fi Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) needs can be met on a Linux; Eric Geier rounds up six excellent Free/Open Source RADIUS servers for Linux.

Cathy Malmrose, CEO of the independent Linux vendor ZaReason, Inc., applied for a keynote speaker slot at the upcoming FOSDEM conference, on how computer vendors can showcase the power of Linux by using better hardware.