Tux - Linux Mascot

Today I thought I’d continue my new series of Jargon Jam articles. In the first article I talked about the word Linux itself. If you missed that, firstly where were you? I expect to see a note from your mum. Secondly, don’t worry about it each article aims to be self-contained. As a series I hope it can add up to a crash course in Linux geek lingo. The word I’ve chosen for today is “distro”. I use it a lot and so do many people I know, without ever thinking whether it actually means anything to other folks. So here goes… Read the rest of this entry »