The hype that spawned several Linux start-ups has vanished, but MontaVista Software still has faith that Linux is the foundation for success. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Still exotic for now, but moves are afoot Arm devices are everywhere today and many of them run Linux. The operating system ...

Ubuntu has been a phenomenon in the desktop Linux niche. But Canonical Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth, who founded the project, has his eyes on the more lucrative server market. Despite abundant ...

As the Linux operating system grows in strength and popularity given its open-source nature and customizable features, Pittsburgh, Pa.-based embedded Linux service provider TimeSys Corp. is forging ...

Having recently completed the second issue of Hackett and Bankwell, I have been taking inventory of my accomplishments and lessons learned. Two years ago, I was working two jobs, writing Web software ...

One of Linux's strengths as an operating system is its ability to be configured and tweaked to suit your tastes. Using the command line allows you to issue powerful commands that are unavailable to ...

The game-changing tools that make MX Linux a standout choice for efficiency and customization among hundreds of Linux distros ...

A secretive Manila start-up is developing software that, it claims, will allow virtually any Windows application to run on the Linux operating system. While fuzzy on details, the company, called ...

Even with today's fast, multi-core processors and a large amount of system RAM, waiting for a Linux computer to boot can be a slow and tedious process. Though you may never get your Ubuntu Linux PC to ...

Virtual Iron Software, a small start-up, will formally debut its virtual computing environment that enables administrators in a corporate IT shop to link Linux-based servers into a network and allow ...

Microsoft asked a court on Thursday to stop a Linux start-up from using a name the software giant contends infringes on the Windows trademark. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant filed a motion ...