Unix died because of endless incompatibilities between versions. Linux succeeded on servers and everywhere else because it ...

Linus Torvalds is one of the most influential figures in the world of open source software, having created Linux and Git. He's got some thoughts.

Twenty years ago, when Linus Torvalds first announced his new operating system project to a Usenet discussion group, he had no way of knowing that his creation would one day conquer the world. “Just a ...

Novell, the second in the chain of four companies to own rights to the Unix operating system, is challenging the copyright infringement claims that the current owner of those rights, SCO Group, is ...

If you want a more stable alternative to wobbly Windows, try taking a look though the Linux portfolio. Linux is a 'free to use' alternative operating system (OS) to Microsoft's Windows, which was ...

The growth of Linux, virtualization and services are fueling efforts by corporations to tune their management tools to accommodate mixed Linux, Windows and cloud environments. The sprawl of management ...

Linux will be successful not only in lower-end servers, but also in higher-powered machines at the heart of corporate computing, a new study concludes. Linux has caught on in lesser computers that ...

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. faces significant challenges from Linux free software and slower corporate spending on information technology, Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive of the world's largest software ...

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