ibiblio designates September as "Linux Month"

ibiblio designates September as "Linux Month"

CHAPEL HILL, NC -- September 1, 2003 -- ibiblio.org, the public's library 
and digital archive,  announces the designation of September as "Linux 
Month", in celebration of the twelfth anniversary of the birth of the 
Linux software created by developer Linus Torvalds. ibiblio, a 
collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and the University of 
North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is one of the major distribution hubs for 
Linux software, and has been a significant supporter of Linux development 
efforts since the organization was founded in 1992.

Linux, a broad term that has evolved to represent both the core 
programming development code and the rapidly proliferating variety of 
operating system software and software programs, has achieved remarkable 
success in both educational and corporate environments, and has grown 
tremendously in popularity since the release of version 0.01 in September
1991. Linux software has garnered tremendous international interest (and 
controversy) due to its revolutionary development model (the open source 
software development model), which removes the proprietary constraints 
from the software code, and allows users to freely download, copy and make 
changes to the software. Many users then return this altered code back to 
the user community, creating software that is often considered more stable 
than some commercially available programs.

The variety of available Linux software is breathtaking, and recent 
developments in the open source community have made the software 
easier-than-ever to install and use. Linux is now in its second major 
version and powers
some of the largest Internet servers in the world.

ibiblio invites you to celebrate Linux Month this September.  Download one 
of the many distributions and software packages from the ibiblio Linux 
Archive (http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/).  Learn how to use Linux by 
visiting the Linux Documentation Project (http://www.tldp.org), hosted by 
ibiblio. Discover the many Linux-related collections
developed by ibiblio contributors, and see how the technology behind Linux 
has helped ibiblio contributors build some of the most creative 
information sharing sites on the web.

Every month is Linux month at ibiblio, but this September, Linux belongs 
to the world.
(http://www.ibiblio.org).


-- 
Butch Lazorchak
Digital Archivist
ibiblio.org