An open letter to the Linux community published this week by Silicon Graphics indicates that SGI has conducted a comprehensive comparison of the Linux kernel and the Unix System V source code owned by ...

Open-source code has become a malware vector. For example, by the closest of shaves, an open-source developer discovered that Jia Tan, a chief programmer and maintainer of the Linux xz data ...

When I was a wet-behind-the-ears Unix user and programmer, the go-to response to any tech question was RTFM, which stands for "Read the F… Fine Manual." Unfortunately, this hasn't changed for the ...

There is no shortage of available open source software out there. Some well-known examples are Mozilla Firefox and the Linux ...

Blockchain technology and Linux, while seemingly different, share a foundational philosophy: openness, security, and decentralization. Linux, an open source operating system, powers an immense range ...

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the importance of equipping students with robust, versatile, and relevant skills cannot be overstated. Among the various tools and platforms ...

When Docker burst onto the scene in 2013, Linux containers seemed like an overnight success. But the evolution to containers—and microservices and Kubernetes—was actually decades in the making, based ...

The Linux operating system, renowned for its robust security as a pillar of open-source software, has recently faced scrutiny due to a backdoor discovered in its Secure Shell (SSH) service. This ...

Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was infected for two years, starting in 2009, by sophisticated malware that managed to get a hold of one of the ...

For the past year, previously unknown self-replicating malware has been compromising Linux devices around the world and installing cryptomining malware that takes unusual steps to conceal its inner ...

In a deal that brings together companies that Linux backers consider bogeymen, The SCO Group Inc. announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. over SCO’s Unix ...