The faster version 2.0 of the Universal Serial Bus connection technology, the center of some controversy with Windows, has been incorporated into the latest test version of Linux.
Linus Torvalds, founder and leader of the Linux operating-system project, released version 2.5.2 of the "kernel," or core software, Monday, including initial support for USB 2.0.
Linux may have lost its allure as a get-rich-quick scheme for would-be entrepreneurs, but the largely volunteer programming community that advances the core software is still functioning.
USB 2.0 enables data-transfer speeds of 480mbps--40 times the speed of the USB 1.1 that prevails in today's computers and peripheral devices, such as printers or digital cameras. <snip>
