Advancing Open Source Patent Protection: Preservation of OIN 2.0 Source Code

Open Invention Network (OIN), the only organization dedicated to mitigating patent risk in open source software (OSS), today announced the preservation of the source code that makes up OIN 2.0’s Linux ...

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

You'll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here's what we know ...
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This open-source chip design could do for hardware what Linux did for software

RISC-V aims to revolutionize hardware, but will it succeed?
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Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source (mostly)

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a set of software tools that basically lets you install and run native Linux applications on a Windows PC without rebooting ...

Microsoft ushers in AI-native era with open agentic stack, Linux updates

Microsoft today revealed the upcoming public preview of Azure Linux 4.0 on Azure Virtual Machines and the general ...

Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet

Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI. In January, Colorado lawmakers ...

My 5 favorite open source operating systems that aren't Linux

Looking for non-Linux open-source options? From ghosts of past operating systems to fascinating works in progress, here are my top picks.
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Stop thinking Linux apps only work on Linux—here's what I run on Windows instead

Try switching out your apps instead of the OS.