"Linux" (as in GNU/Linux) started in 1983, not in 1991. It started in Boston, not in Helsinki. GNU started because of the need for freedom; it wasn't about cost-saving ambitions (Torvalds wanted to ...

The operating system created in 1992 by combining the GNU system, the Linux kernel and other software. Although "Linux" is the name most widely heard, many prefer to use "GNU/Linux" to give credit to ...

Puzzle GNU/Linux is a strange OS distribution that shows the value of open source ingenuity. This Linux distro is built around a hybrid desktop that is highly customizable.You might get the impression ...

Portland, Oregon-based Crowd Supply, a curated crowdfunding and e-commerce company that focuses on open-source projects, has launched a project to create the first pure free-software laptop: Purism ...

In Russia, Yandex is dominant and Microsoft is nowhere near 1%. But on desktops and laptops, however, many Russians still use Windows ( about two thirds on Vista 10 ). About 64% of Web hits come from ...

We’re guessing that we have something in common with a substantial number of our readers in that this post is being written on an open-source operating system. A well-known GNU/Linux distribution ...

InstallAware Software, the technology leader in software installation, repackaging, and virtualization solutions for app ...

A corporation is not the person the legal fiction makes it so much as a collection of different interests. I was reminded of this fact a couple of weeks ago when I went shopping for a laptop.

Most consumers can, with a little effort, name two desktop and laptop operating systems: Microsoft's Windows and Apple's macOS. Few have ever considered any of the open-source alternatives found under ...