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Appendix B . Entering the Linux Community 829 Major Linux Projects As you know by now, the name Linux comes from the Linux kernel created by Linus Torvalds. The desktop, application, server, and other software needed to create a full Linux system are added from other open source projects. The following is a list of some of the major open source software organizations that usually have software included with Linux: . Free Software Foundation (www.fsf.org) Supports the GNU project, which produces much of the software outside the kernel that is associated with Linux. In particular, open source versions of nearly every early UNIX command have been implemented by the GNU project. . Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org) Produces the Apache (HTTP) Web server. It also manages related projects, such as SpamAssassin (spam filtering software) and a variety of modules for serving special Web content (perl, SSL, PHP, and so on). . K Desktop Environment (www.kde.org) Develops KDE, one of the two leading desktop environments used with Linux. . GNOME (www.gnome.org) Develops the other leading Linux desktop environment (used as the default desktop for Red Hat Linux systems). . X.org (www.x.org) and XFree86 (www.xfree86.org) These two organizations provide different implementations of the X Window System graphical desktop framework software. . Internet Systems Consortium (www.isc.org) Develops several major open source software projects related to the Internet. These include Bind (domain name system server), INN (InterNetNews news server), and DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol). Linux User Groups A good way to learn more about Linux and become more a part of the Linux community is to hook up with a Linux User Group (LUG). LUGs tend to come and go, so you might have to do some work to track one down in your area. Here are some places to start your search: . Google (www.google.com/linux) I found both of the LUGs I ve been associated with by using Google to search for the word Linux and the city closest to where I was living. . Linux Meetup Groups (linux.meetup.com) Enter your ZIP Code to search for the nearest LUG in your area.
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