The next deep magic Linux program to change the world? Io_uring
Column Even Torvalds pronounces it 'fairly sane'
Software16 Sep 2022 | 52
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system; 300bps was a fast Internet connection; WordStar was the state of the art word processor; and we liked it!
Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop
Opinion It makes perfect sense for enterprises as well as enthusiasts. Just ask GitLab
Security10 Aug 2022 | 258
Get over it: Microsoft is a Linux and open source company these days
Opinion 'The Evil Empire' hasn't been evil for about eight years now
Software13 Jul 2022 | 167
I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems all too well
Comment Fragmentation has put paid to the dream of this OS ever being bigger than Windows
OSes08 Jun 2022 | 270
Open-source leaders' reputations as jerks is undeserved
Opinion In fact, most of them are great people
Software12 May 2022 | 98
Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop
Column Anyone who tells you Linux is hard to use wasn't paying attention – and here's why
OSes13 Apr 2022 | 466
Where are the (serious) Russian cyberattacks?
Column Sure, HermeticWiper and IssacWiper are bad, but they're not BAD in capital letters
Security09 Mar 2022 | 102
Securing open-source code isn't going to be cheap
Column Devs and maintainers are getting paid ... though not to concentrate on security
Software09 Feb 2022 | 80
Open source isn't the security problem – misusing it is
Opinion Security is a process, not a product
Software12 Jan 2022 | 43
But why that VPN? How WireGuard made it into Linux
Opinion Even the best of ideas can take their own sweet time making it into the kernel
Software08 Dec 2021 | 32
Keep calm and learn Rust: We'll be seeing a lot more of the language in Linux very soon
Opinion It's another string to your bow
Software10 Nov 2021 | 138
How Windows NTFS finally made it into Linux
Opinion Microsoft's New Technology File System has been with us for decades and at long, long last it's going to be fully supported for penguins
Software13 Oct 2021 | 84
Open-source software starts with developers, but there are other important contributors, too. Who exactly? Good question
Opinion Looking beyond the programmers
Software08 Sep 2021 | 40
XML shows promise, but …
Don't underestimate its problems
Software18 Jun 2003 |
IBM's Intel Linux plans
The xSeries may not get the press, but it still gets profits
Systems19 Jun 2002 |
Solaris on Intel out? Does that mean Linux is in?
Probably not
On-Prem29 Jan 2002 |
