The most striking feature of Linux is that it is open-source software. This means that its source code is freely available for anyone to inspect, modify, and distribute. This collaborative nature has ...

Linux 6.17-rc7 is out, and it's looking good. The latest release candidate is full of small, random changes across various ...

Ivanti, a global enterprise IT and security software company, released Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) version 25.X, marking a ...

Riot Games has deployed kernel-level drivers in its latest game, Valorant. The drivers are intended for anti-cheat services, but they may make some longtime enthusiasts nervous. Share on Facebook ...

Starting with Android Oreo (version 8), the operating system switched to a faster decompression algorithm (LZ4), which allowed the bootloader to unpack the kernel faster. The boot animation was also ...

In an online statement Wednesday, Linux creator Linus Torvalds has said that his kernel is licensed under Version 2.0 of the GPL, has always been under Version 2.0, and always will be under Version ...

Windows may seem easier, but Linux has a lot of advantages over it. You might not even know these features exist, but they're fantastic.

A patch is currently under revision but has not yet been incorporated into the Linux kernel. A critical Linux bug has been discovered that could allow attackers to fully compromise vulnerable machines ...

What can your Linux system tell you about the Linux kernel it's using? Let's do a little probing and see. How much can your Linux system tell you about the kernel it’s running and what commands are ...

After introducing interrupts and the foreground/background architecture, I am finally ready to tackle the concept of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). In this first lesson on RTOS (commonly ...