The Linux Kernel Saves Animals, Gets New Logo, Mar 18, 2009

Tux, the Linux penguin mascot, will be taking a break during the Linux 2.6.29 kernel cycle. The new temporary logo is known as Tuz, a Tasmanian Devil, which is a species in danger of becoming extinct. The Tasmanian Devil is native to Australia and during this year's Linux.Conf.Au conference it was decided that Tuz will stand in for Tux for one kernel release in order to raise awareness for this creature. Tux will return with the release of the Linux 2.6.30 kernel.

They're concerned about the fate of Sun's developer tools, open-source projects

There was a time when having an IT certification was the key to getting a job -- that time may be here again. Back in 1999, when many people were out getting MCSE's and CNEs (remember those?), Red Hat launched its Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) program.

With thousands of Linux tools available, it is inevitable that some of the best ones get lost in the crowd.

If you look at the enterprise server operating system market, there's Microsoft's Windows server platform, there's the UNIX platform and there's Linux.

IBM is reportedly in talks to acquire Sun for a whopping $6.5 billion. What's it mean for the future of Linux and Unix?

Sun Open Cloud Platform to Power Public and Private Clouds with Leading Open Technologies Java, MySQL, OpenSolaris and Open Storage; Sets Course for World with Many Open and Compatible Clouds; Sun Also Announces Plans to Launch First Public Cloud for Developers, Students and Startups

Gnome fans are today looking forward to the release of Gnome 2.26, the latest release of the popular desktop environment.

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