Back in the day it was assumed by writers that they needed to file their work with the Library of Congress to prove copyright. Not so. But if you want to prove your authorship of open source code and ...

Yocto Project: An open-source toolkit at the Linux Foundation that enables developers to build custom Linux for embedded ...

The Linux open source controversy was kicked off in late June when Red Hat announced changes in access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code. We discussed this in an earlier episode of this ...

The Linux operating system and open-source software in general gained their first foothold on networked server computers in 2002, and advocates began a push to desktop computers. Stephen Shankland ...

In a rare, groundbreaking decision, Linux kernel project maintainers have imposed a ban on the University of Minnesota (UMN) from contributing to the open-source Linux project. The move comes after a ...

Open-source operating systems, in general, are less worrisome because their code is open to inspection by anyone with the skills to understand it. Does that mean Linux computing platforms from ...

Linux usage on Microsoft Azure cloud has now surpassed Windows usage, according to Microsoft Linux kernel developer Sasha Levin, demonstrating how far the open source OS has come since former ...

Polyverse raised $8 million to expand the reach of its cybersecurity technology that is used by government organizations and security-minded companies. Polyverse CEO Alex Gounares. (Polyverse Photo) ...

Millions of people use Linux every day, but we rarely stop to think about how the operating system feels about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what Linux really thinks about open source, Windows, Macs ...