Starring Arch Linux, an i686-optimized and streamlined distribution, ASPLinux, a modern multifunctional GNU/Linux distribution, Beehive, made by system administrators, for system administrors, BrlSpeak, a mini-distribution for the blind, ClarkConnect, a dedicated broadband gateway and easy-to-use server, College Linux, a stand-alone operating system based on Slackware, Conectiva, a Linux distribution from Brazil, Darwin, the open-source Unix underpinnings of Apple's Mac OS X, Debian GNU/Linux, releases are geared more toward stability than cutting-edge features, DemoLinux, a distribution designed to reside entirely on a bootable CD, e-smith, a server-oriented distribution, EasiLiX, a text-based, menu-driven interface for configuring services, ELX, an interface similar to Windows, EnGarde, a secure distribution of Linux engineered from the ground-up, Fedora Project, the free descendant of Red Hat Linux, FreeBSD, an advanced operating system for Intel ia32 compatible, DEC Alpha, and PC-98 architectures, Gentoo Linux, an enhanced BSD ports-style package system, Gibraltar, a Debian-based router/firewall distribution, GNU-Darwin, combines Apple's Darwin 1.4.1 with X Windows and several GNU packages, Icepack Linux, an independent Linux distribution built from scratch, JBLinux, a Linux distribution designed primarily for security and performance, K12LTSP, based on RedHat Linux and the LTSP terminal server packages, Knoppix, a Linux distribution runs entirely from a bootable CD, Libranet, a Debian-based distribution with an easy-to-use installer, Lycoris, an operating system designed with ease of use in mind, Mandrake, a friendly and popular Linux operating system, NetBSD, a free, secure, and highly portable UNIX-like operating system, Peanut Linux, a small distribution, a 160 MB download and a 400 MB install size, Red Hat, probably the best-known Linux distribution, Rock Linux, a full-featured and powerful distribution, geared toward system administrators, Slackware, the most "UNIX-like" Linux distribution out there, SmoothWall, a small distribution designed to act as a secure firewall/gateway, SoL, optimized Linux distribution for use on servers, Sorcerer, a distribution geared toward system administrators, Suse Linux, a popular distribution based out of Germany, Trustix Secure Linux, a distribution aimed towards the server market, Turbolinux, most popular linux distribution in Japan and China, UnitedLinux, a standards-based Linux operating system targeted at the business user, Yellow Dog Linux, a complete Red Hat-based Linux distribution for the PowerPC, Vector Linux, keep it simple, keep it small

Starring Linux, a clone of the operating system unix, written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the net, GNU, a project that was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX\style operating system which is free software, GCC, aiming to improve the compiler used in the gnu system, X.org, the worldwide consortium empowered with the steward-ship and collaborative development of the X window system technology and standards, Emacs, the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor, Gnome, an intuitive and attractive desktop for end-users,, KDE, a powerful free software graphical desktop environment, Open Office, a free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites, Gimp, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, Evolution, an integrated mail, address-book and calendaring functionality, Thunderbird, a faster, safer and more productive email experience, Firefox, to browse faster,more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser, Konqueror the file manager for the K desktop environment, TeTeX, a complete TeX distribution for UNIX compatible systems, Xine, a free multimedia player, Gnubiff, a cool and efficient mail notifier.

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