Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, ...

In a major upheaval in the open-source software market, Wind River Systems acquires Berkeley Software Design's version of Unix. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Open source enters 2026 as core enterprise infrastructure, with growing pressure around sustainability, governance, funding, ...

In 2015, Microsoft embraced Linux, Apple open-sourced its newest, hottest programming language, and the cloud couldn't run without Linux and open-source software. So, why can't people accept that ...

Several groups argue that SCO Group's shipment of a Linux product undermines its attack on the OS's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless. Stephen Shankland worked ...

HP announced Monday it is letting its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code run free in the Linux community. Access to this code will provide capabilities that increase uptime, enhance ...

If you hear the term "open-source," you might think of Linux. However, Linux distros aren't the only open-source operating systems. There are plenty in use today besides Linux. Some date back to even ...

The headless package is available on GitHub, promoting transparency across the open-source community. Here's all you need to know.

When Scott Thompson left Visa to take the CTO role at PayPal in 2005, the Web company’s data center surprised him. ‘Wait a minute,’ he recalls saying, ‘they run a payment system on Linux?’ “I was ...

When was the last time you downloaded source code? Seriously. Take a look at the applications you currently have running – your web browsers, office suites, terminals, graphics editors and the like.