At Linux Expo in London companies showed off the latest additions to the open source arsenal, including tools designed to step up software development and software to make Linux more attractive for high-end servers and workstations. In the mean time, Linux has grown in the last year into a serious competitor for Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to industry experts. As an IBM executive put it, Linux is no longer just for "bearded, sandal-wearing geeks".
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