Freedom isn't free.

Why buy the OS I don't want when I can buy the OS I do?

Sure, virtually all Linux distributions are free. But added features, extended support and other special powers are often well worth a small price.

Every so often, I'm surprised by a Linux distribution. After working with and reviewing these things for the past few decades, you'd think there aren't any surprises left. That's why it's always a ...

Linux (come on, you knew it’d be Linux) takes a different approach: no locks, no guardrails, no limits. That’s what makes Linux a real operating system, something its competitors, dwarfing it in ...

The Mecha Comet is a new modular handheld Linux computer that emphasizes versatility, repairability, and sustainability. Compact yet powerful, it is designed to appeal to a wide range of users, ...

Debuting its first Linux server apparently wasn’t enough for Sun Microsystems Inc. in its LinuxWorld appearance this week: The company is now turning its sights to Linux on the desktop. Yesterday, ...

The Windows vs Linux argument can be easily boiled down quite quickly. If you're after a secure, semi-stable system that doesn't require you to be a power user, stick ...

Keep your Linux operating system and the software you run on it fully up to date. You don’t have to worry about remembering to perform patching if you take on one of these automated systems. Automated ...

An example of how to keep that good stuff from Unix without the baggage.

BARCELONA (Reuters) - U.S. software firm Adobe and three other firms joined the wireless Linux group LiMo on Monday, underlying the growing role of the Linux computer operating system in cellphones.