Earlier this week, The Linux Foundation announced that it would be working with edX, a non-profit online learning site governed by Harvard and MIT, to make its “Introduction to Linux” course free and ...

Hi open source fans. I want to kick off this blog with a little intro to the BLUG, or Beijing Linux User Group. The BLUG was launched on Nov. 19, 2002. It is an open-for-all non-profit organization ...

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Linux started its life in the data center as a cheaper alternative to UNIX. At the time, UNIX operating systems ruled the industry and for good reason. They were performant, fault tolerant and ...

Here are some warm-up exercises for anyone just starting to use the Linux command line. Warning: It can be addictive. If you’re new to Linux or have simply never bothered to explore the command line, ...

At its recent Build conference Microsoft introduced the second version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux. It’s a major reworking of the original WSL concept, moving away from translating Linux system ...

Over the last decade, a sea change has occurred in the world of embedded systems, driven by the appearance of sophisticated new products such as PDAs and cell phones and by the continual increase in ...

Among the legions of Linux users and admins, there seems to be a sort of passive curiosity about FreeBSD and other *BSDs. Like commuters on a packed train, they gaze out at a less crowded, vaguely ...