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In Pictures: Don’t call it Linux! And other things that tick off Richard Stallman

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that the founder of the free software movement isn’t shy about sharing his opinions on things he finds objectionable.

In Pictures: Don’t call it Linux! And other things that tick off Richard Stallman
In Pictures: What’s new in SUSE Linux 12?

SUSE 12 is a broad set of Linux distributions ranging from desktop through enterprise level. We tested several instances and found them quite ready for enterprise use. All in all, SUSE 12 is a worthy competitor to Red Hat and Ubuntu in the enterprise Linux market.

In Pictures: What’s new in SUSE Linux 12?
In Pictures: 16 weirdest places you'll find Linux

Linux is everywhere, if you look for it.

In Pictures: 16 weirdest places you'll find Linux
In Pictures: 10 Linux distros to watch in 2014

What to expect in the world of Linux in the upcoming year.

In Pictures: 10 Linux distros to watch in 2014
In Pictures: Ubuntu Touch starts getting real

The latest beta of Canonical's Linux smartphone system shows the outlines of a possible winner

In Pictures: Ubuntu Touch starts getting real
In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history

A look through the history of Linux-based mobile platforms.

In Pictures: Linux for mobile. A visual history

Red Hat Enterprise Linux arrives in Oracle’s cloud

Old rivals Red Hat and Oracle have teamed up for RHEL-based virtual machines running in Oracle’s OCI service.
Attackers deploy sophisticated Linux implant on Fortinet network security devices

The exploit allows attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code and commands without authentication.
Linux 6.0 kernel arrives, quietly

Linux 6.0 release is loaded with many small improvements, with bigger changes including Rust support promised for Linux 6.1.
Microsoft .NET 6 bundled with Ubuntu Linux

Microsoft’s flagship development platform is being made available with Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu Chiseled Containers in a bid to ease .NET development on Linux.
The story behind Google’s in-house desktop Linux

The best-known Google operating system is Chrome OS, but inside Google itself, the company also uses its own Linux desktop distro — gLinux.
Rocky Linux 9.0 rocks new build system

RHEL clone provider hopes cloud-native build system will help it release new versions of Rocky within one week of new RHEL releases.

The future of networking is a NOS on your choice of bare metal, says Cumulus Networks

If Cumulus Networks has its way, companies will use its Cumulus Linux to decouple the network operating system from the hardware

Microsoft embraces Linux -- way too late

As usual, Microsoft is late to the party. But this isn't like all the other times that came before
Big names like Google dominate open-source funding

Network World's analysis of publicly listed sponsors of 36 prominent open-source non-profits and foundations reveals that the lion's share of financial support for open-source groups ...
The future of Linux: Evolving everywhere

The nature of computing has changed completely, thanks in large part to Linux's rise as a cornerstone of IT
10 open source projects to watch this year

Black Duck Software's 'Rookies of the Year' awards reveal a heightened focus on JavaScript and mobile.
Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

Dual-OS smartphone set for domination
For an old or slow PC, try Puppy Linux 5.2

The latest release of this tiny open source operating system can breathe new life into tired and outdated hardware.