Programmers, network administrators, tech-support personnel and IT folks in general are rarely in the limelight. It's no secret, however, that the people behind the scenes are truly the ones running the world. As part of the geeky infrastructure that keeps the planet going, we all know the power of the underdog. Heck, we "save the day" on a regular basis, and most people never are the wiser. Can you imagine a world without any IT staff? Oh sure, that might seem a bit arrogant, but really, with little fanfare, we keep the end users happy. And, our operating system of choice? Linux, of course. With its relatively small desktop market share, Linux often is considered an underdog. Here at Linux Journal, we prefer to think of it more along the lines of "Undiscovered Superhero", but however you look at it, Linux is the operating system that is easy to love. If you take off the wide-angle lens, however, and look strictly at software in the Open Source community, we have underdogs of our own. This month, we decided it would be nice to give the spotlight to those diamonds in the rough.
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