If you grew up with Unix systems like we did, you’ll be sorry to hear the news: vi, the noble text editor that has served us so well these 40 years, is going away — from many GNU/Linux systems, anyway ...

This new Debian doesn't need the penguin.

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 ...

A corporation is not the person the legal fiction makes it so much as a collection of different interests. I was reminded of this fact a couple of weeks ago when I went shopping for a laptop.

Well, isn't that just the way things go? I go away for a week (bicycling in northeast Holland, very nice), and a new release of Raspbian for the Raspberry Pi is announced. I shouldn't complain, though ...

Lightweight Linux distributions get a bad rap for shipping with minimal reinstalled software. Besgnulinux, loaded with old-school charm, is the exception.

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 ...

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, ...

Linus Torvalds is apparently back at the helm of the Linux operating system he created in the early 1990s, after taking roughly a month off after complaints about his brusque, often vulgar ...

We’re guessing that we have something in common with a substantial number of our readers in that this post is being written on an open-source operating system. A well-known GNU/Linux distribution ...

After nearly two years of development, Debian 8 “Jessie” is ready for download. It’s an open source GNU/Linux operating system designed for use on a wide range of hardware and developed by thousands ...