Last year was among the best of times for Linux and open-source. It was also the worst of years. The top five Linux and open-source stories tell it all. The top 5 Linux and open-source stories of 2018 More>
January 3, 2019
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December 29, 2018
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Windows is coming to your Chromebook
If you follow Chromebook development news the way hot-stove baseball fans follow the latest trade rumors, you know Google is working on bringing Windows to Chromebook. If you have that one Windows applications you must run, Google has been working … Continue reading
December 13, 2018
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MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux?
I used to say that Microsoft would release a Microsoft desktop Linux — MS-Linux or Lindows — when pigs fly. Lately, though, I’ve been hearing oinking from the sky. Here’s why. MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux? More>
December 12, 2018
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What’s really the fastest Windows 10 web browser today?
Opera claims its eponymous web browser is “far faster than Firefox Quantum 58.” Mozilla claims its better use of CPU time makes Firefox really fast. And when I turned on Edge the other day, it claimed it’s the fastest browser of all. … Continue reading
December 7, 2018
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Edge goes Chromium, and open source wins the browser wars
A little over twenty years ago, US Attorney General Janet Reno stated Microsoft had “used its monopoly power to develop a choke hold on the browser software needed to access the internet.” Although Microsoft would lose United States v. Microsoft Corporation, … Continue reading
April 12, 2017
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Windows as a service? Now, there’s an argument for Linux
Microsoft wants to control your Windows 10 desktop. Now are you ready to try a Linux desktop? Windows as a service? Now, there’s an argument for Linux. More>