January has been an exciting month, what with all the many changes taking place around us. As the month draws to a close, however, there's a certain feeling of winter doldrums setting in, particularly for those of us being pummeled by harsh weather again and again.

Never fear! The economy may be a wreck and the temperatures polar, but there has been an extraordinary amount of good news of late for our favorite operating system. We here at LinuxInsider are here to bring it to light -- banish those below-zero blues and think freedom instead!