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The Linux Foundation has taken over hosting and content for the linux.com domain from SourceForge Inc with the aim of producing a dynamic web 2.0 site that is high on collaboration and utility. Potential ideas touted so far include a Linux AppStore, Digg-like news aggregation and location-based support.
linux.com now sports a fresh new home page, advertising the Linux Foundation stewardship.
SourceForge has transferred the domain to the Linux Foundation but will continue to support the site by selling advertising for it.
The Linux Foundation stated their goal to transform the site in months ahead from being solely news related to community-driven, with the real content and conversation coming from the Linux community itself.
This doesn’t just mean a forum; the Foundation explain they want to provide web 2.0 tools that provide services and which help the community connect with each other.
Additionally, the new site will showcase information for business users of Linux.
To work out the best way forward, the developers have launched “IdeaForge,” available at linux.com now. You can log in to IdeaForge and give feedback on ideas and directions.
So far some top suggestions contributed are to have user-ranked news aggregation along the likes of popular sites Digg and Reddit, a location-based support directory to help match Linux needs with Linux experts, and central AppStore to make available all kinds of Linux-based software including both traditional free and open source software as well as proprietary apps.
Other proposals include a “Designed for Linux” product directory of hardware to help buyers determine what is proven to work well with Linux as opposed to hardware lacking drivers, and social networking along the lines of the massively-popular Facebook and MySpace.
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