![With Linux more and more on the rise, software companies and companies in need of an operating system platform are finally starting to get on the open-source bandwagon.](http://blogs.evergreen.edu/seedsandcircuits/files/2013/01/penguins_by_kyuubidemon98-e1381355205967.jpg)
With the release (and clearly controversial response) to Microsoft’s newest Windows 8 desktop platform, and Apple’s recent stock drop since last September, one might be inclined to think that this could finally be the year where Linux has a legitimate chance to wedge itself into the 21st century marketplace. For those of you who don’t know (or don’t care) what Linux is, you should. …
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