In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at Raspberry Pi's 10 million unit milestone, the launch of the Open Library Foundation, and more. Open source…
In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at a $5 Linux server, China's adoption of open source software, Plasma 5.8, and more. Open source news…
In 2008, I started studying physics and got in contact with Linux, since a bunch of people used it for data analysis and simulations. Comprehension came fast and easy with…
Once upon a time, there was no Linux. No, really! It did not exist. It was not like today, with Linux everywhere. There were multiple flavors of Unix, there was Apple, and…
In the early days of Linux it was possible to do high-quality audio recording, but it was often difficult to set up. Then Ubuntu Studio made it a lot easier. Back in 2000-2002…
In the beginning of Linux they laughed at it and didn't think it could do anything. Now Linux is everywhere! I was a junior at college studying Computer Engineering in Brazil…
" Dad, I killed Windows, but I just realized I still need it. Can you help me?" " No, you broke it, you fix it." This was sometime around 2008. I wasn't even 20 years old. I…
I grew up in the VAX/ VMS world. Our student computing system at the college I attended was a VAX 11/785, and when I would later work for the administrative computing…
This article details the circumstances behind my switch away from proprietary operating systems and my switch to Linux. Like many, I switched out of frustration with other…
In December 2007, I finally got my mother back on Linux for Christmas. The backstory My mom, who was then 87 and is now 95, had a computer for several years. It started before…
I still remember the first time I saw Linux. It was in late 1996 during an optional afterschool course, and the PC at school was running Enlightenment window manager. It was…