Linux lives large on latest Top 500 Supercomputer list

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Author: Jay Lyman

The international battle for supercomputing supremacy has left the top spots
to different nations in the last few twice-annual Top 500 lists, with the U.S. now
reclaiming the title on the back of the new and improved BlueGene/L. But
there is one constant among the most powerful computers on Earth, regardless
of maker or region: Linux.