Another reason for nobody stepping up to write new man-pages was that the standardized format is Groff, which is now 35 years ...

Look at almost any mission-critical computer system in the world—servers, workstations, embedded computers, and many more—and ...

The company said it had completed the benchmarking exercise of a distributed computing version of Algo Suite and Algorithmics’ Mark-to-Future framework, to use clusters of machines running a ...

Linux, the cornerstone of modern computing, powers everything from tiny embedded devices to the world's most formidable supercomputers. Its open-source nature has fostered a rich ecosystem of ...

Zahid Tractor Company makes pioneering move to open-source LINUX server technology - open source software with enormous value ...

Microsoft Corp. has appointed an executive to lead its controversial efforts to make its software more interoperable with Novell Inc.’s SUSE Linux. The company has named Tom Hanrahan to the new ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An observer of the software industry once remarked that Linux is free, as long as your time has no value.

The relatively carefree days of using computers running Linux may be numbered, after a new Trojan that steals banking data has been found to target the platform. Security researcher Limor Kessem said ...

San Francisco is playing host to one of the key gatherings for supporters of the open source software, the Linuxworld Expo. Since Linux made its first appearance 11 years ago the operating system has ...

Linux has long been the darling of highly-skilled programmers. But now, the program is going mainstream, reports technology correspondent Clark Boyd. Some internet cafes in Brazil rely on Linux Major ...

Mr Torvalds has worked on the Linux kernel for more than two decades Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, has been named joint winner of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize. He shares the honour with Dr ...