What are open-source operating systems? Everything you need to knowThe lowdown on what open-source operating systems are and why they matter.September 6, 2019 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Fedora 18 released for ARM-based hardwareThe latest version of the popular Linux distribution Fedora has been released for ARM-based hardware.February 7, 2013 by Nick Heath in Open Source
China switches on to Ubuntu in hunt for Windows XP successorThe Chinese-language Ubuntu Kylin OS has been downloaded more than one million times since its launch last year as the country looks to replace the soon to be unsupported Windows XP.February 14, 2014 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Ubuntu's single platform SDK to be ship shape by OctoberCanonical reveals more details of its roadmap for its Ubuntu SDK, which will allow developers to use the same code base to create apps for Ubuntu running on phones, tablets and desktops.May 15, 2013 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Raspberry Pi primed for new OS after drivers are fully open sourcedEfforts to bring new operating systems like Risc OS and FreeBSD to the cheap Linux board have been given a boost by a decision to fully open-source drivers for its ARM-based SoC.October 25, 2012 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Linux's 'big' 4.9 release adds support for Raspberry Pi Zero, LG Nexus 5This week sees the release of Linux 4.9, a mammoth release spanning 22 million lines of code.December 13, 2016 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Open source wins the day once again in MunichThe City of Munich, famous for dropping Windows for a Linux OS, has chosen open-source software to handle mail and calendar for its staff. February 26, 2014 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Open source groupware suite Kolab 3.0 goes liveThe latest version of the enterprise-scale email, calendar, contact and task management suite has been made available.January 15, 2013 by Nick Heath in Open Source
Linux 3.9 kernel release offers SSD caching and server performance improvementsThe Linux 3.9 kernel brings with it an SSD caching, improved performance for multi-threaded network server applications and a host of other features.April 29, 2013 by Nick Heath in Open Source
No, Microsoft, open source software really is cheaper, insists MunichWhich is cheaper - using open source or Microsoft's software? The software giant and the city of Munich have come up with very different answers.February 7, 2013 by Nick Heath in Open Source