Open-source GNU/Linux operating systems, for all their complications and confusing nomenclature, span a universe of alternatives to Windows and macOS worth exploring. Ben has covered consumer tech for ...

I've had more questions lately about open source software, from co-workers and from other discussions. There seems to be a lot of curiosity of what open source is and how it can benefit. I've decided ...

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 ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

It has been public knowledge since before the launch of the PlayStation 3 that it is capable of installing a GNU/Linux operating system. But how is this done and why would we want to do it? We examine ...

To this day, I can still remember the first time I logged into Linux and how it looked. It was Caldera Open Linux 1.0 with the Fvwm95 desktop. It was ugly (even at the time) and completely different ...

What defines an operating system isn’t a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure ...

So far this week (since Monday) we've added about 40 pages a day. There has been a lot of press coverage about GNU/Linux ...

Free Software Foundation and GNU operating system founder Richard Stallman believes it's "unethical" for Steam to sell DRM-protected games on an open-source platform like Linux. Speaking on his blog, ...