Terra Soft Solutions, the developer of Yellow Dog Linux, has been acquired by the Japanese software firm Fixstars Corporation, a developer of Cell Broadband Engine solutions. The new company, now known as “Fixstars Solutions,” is operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fixstars and will maintain its entire product line from a regional office in Loveland, Colo., where Terra Soft is based. Former Terra Soft CEO Kai Staats will serve the new company as its Chief Operating Officer.