Contiki is a tiny, open source operating system that few people know about. Plus: VLC adds Chromecast support to desktop and mobile apps, and a review of GoboLinux 015 by DistroWatch.

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.

There's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article is ...

Open source software powers much of the internet and apps you use everyday. But is it safe, and what (if any) precautions ...

There’s a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article is ...

Any of the open-source operating systems on this list will do the job, but it's about your needs and what you want to do with your NAS. If you want a powerful OS that will do anything, ...

The open source software movement grew out of the related, but separate, "free software" movement. In 1983, Richard Stallman, at the time a programmer at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ...

For the typical technology prosumer, the idea of open-source, free-to-use software is wholly uncontroversial. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide variously use Linux and Android operating ...

FreeNAS is a free and open source operating system designed for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. For much of the past decade, the project has been led by the folks at iXsystems, which has ...

The report found that 93% of organizations in banking, insurance and finance are using open-source operating systems. Furthermore, 89% are using open-source software languages. This is not ...