Trustix has reported a surge in interest in Trustix Secure Linux since making the distribution freely available. A huge growth in downloads in the six weeks following the introduction of the new build confirms recent reports from independent site monitoring organizations of increased interest in the OS, the company says. 

In recent years, the distribution had been available commercially under the name of Trustix Operating System Enterprise Server. The move by Trustix, which is owned by Comodo Group,, alongside a revamped community website, appears to have been met positively amongst the Linux community, the company reported.

Melih Abdulhayoglu, President and CEO Comodo was pleased that what the company calls "security out of the box" is now freely available to the Linux community at large. “Years of experience, development and expertise have been poured into making TSL the natural choice for enterprise server deployments," he said. "TSL has always been synonymous with security, stability and reliability throughout its lifetime. We have always offered cutting-edge technology, cost-effective support, innovation, and a dedication to creating the most user friendly and reliable operating system for our enterprise clients. Now, users can benefit from a professionally engineered distribution without the cost of a license fee.”