What it takes to keep an enterprise 'Frankenkernel' alive devconf.cz The skillful handiwork of merging bits from different kernels into one, and keeping it secure at the same time OSes30 Jun 2023 | 12
Linux Mint cuts slice of 'Victoria' as 21.2 beta lands with dash of fresh Cinnamon Desktop Ubuntu, but without the nonsense OSes29 Jun 2023 | 46
Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds OSes28 Jun 2023 | 215
Linux 6.4 debuts after literally unremarkable development push Latest cut of the kernel gets RISC-ier, moves towards Wi-Fi 7, ejects PCMCIA cards OSes26 Jun 2023 | 9
Microsoft investigating bug in Windows 11 File Explorer that makes the CPU hangry On the other hand, some old settings are set for a comeback OSes23 Jun 2023 | 47
Red Hat strikes a crushing blow against RHEL downstreams Comment From now on, only CentOS Stream's source code is available to all OSes23 Jun 2023 | 167
Forester delivers bare metal remote provisioning to Fedora Devconf.cz Golang project also works with the CentOS Linux replacements OSes22 Jun 2023 |
Microsoft rethinks death sentence for Windows Mail and Calendar apps Shifting those duties to Outlook set for next year – well, maybe OSes20 Jun 2023 | 47
Latest SUSE Linux Enterprise goes all in with confidential computing But you'll need the right hardware to take advantage Sysadmin Month20 Jun 2023 | 2
Where are we now, Microsoft 362.5? Europe reports outages Redmond says problems stemmed from a datacenter in Germany, though UK spared the worst of it OSes20 Jun 2023 | 16
Microsoft remembers it was going to bring Windows 11 to HoloLens While Apple has Vision Pro, Redmond's taking vision slow? OSes15 Jun 2023 | 6
At last, Microsoft lets Windows 11 share files with Android apps Android and Microsoft sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G! But not too much OSes13 Jun 2023 | 6
Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps? Opinion Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs? OSes09 Jun 2023 | 158
File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build Nips and tucks aim to give decades-old app a more modern vibe OSes08 Jun 2023 | 101
One small Leap for OpenSUSE as 15.5 arrives ahead of business sibling Will be followed soon after by SLE 15 SP 5 as org continues prep for ALP OSes08 Jun 2023 | 4
About ducking time: Apple fixes up autocorrect in iOS 17 WWDC And makes developer-grade OS betas available to all ducking loyalists OSes07 Jun 2023 | 15
Oh Snap... Desktop Ubuntu Core to arrive in 2024 Changes are happening in Fedora and openSUSE immutable distros, too OSes06 Jun 2023 | 65
Microsoft Windows edges closer to SMB security signing fully required by default 'This is certainly the biggest change we've made since the campaign to remove SMB1' OSes06 Jun 2023 | 44
Debian 12 'Bookworm' is the excitement-free Linux you've been waiting for If Ubuntu is getting you down, check out its grandad OSes05 Jun 2023 | 54
Microsoft Windows latest: Cortana app out, adverts in Get Help? Yes, we highly recommend it, Redmond OSes02 Jun 2023 | 87
JP Morgan accidentally deletes evidence in multi-million record retention screwup Fined $4m for Who-Me-esque mess, for which it blames unnamed archiving vendor's retention settings
Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries work permits They're vetted, almost acculturated, and will be booted from the US if they lose their gig
Bosses face losing 'key' workers after forcing a return to office Survey says most would prefer a gentle request
Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds
Chinese balloon that US shot down was 'crammed' with American hardware Blasted from the sky in February, device never transmitted photos, videos, or radar data it collected, officials say
Microsoft, OpenAI sued for $3B after allegedly trampling privacy with ChatGPT Where did they get the idea this bot was potentially spitting out personal info? Oh, from The Register
Way out in deep space, astronomers spot precursor of carbon based life James Webb scope finds CH3+ – aka methyl cations – without which you probably wouldn't be reading this
Microsoft's GitHub under fire for DDoSing crucial open source project website A tale of emergency firewalling, a little bit of victim blaming, and workflow scripts gone berserk
It's 2023 and memory overwrite bugs are not just a thing, they're still number one Cough, cough, use Rust. Plus: Eight more exploited bugs added to CISA's must-patch list
Five billion phones are dead in drawers – carriers want to mine them There's gold in them thar mobes. Also copper, silver and cobalt
Windows driver woes trip AMD GPU owners, blind Arm-powered cameras Rollbacks and workarounds abound OSes30 May 2023 | 12
Microsoft up in Arms over data-loss protection in Windows 11 We almost forgot Redmond had an interest in anything but x86 OSes29 May 2023 | 11
Microsoft has made Azure Linux generally available. Repeat, Azure Linux Come for the Kubernetes, stay for the containers OSes26 May 2023 | 56
Windows XP activation algorithm cracked, keygen now works on Linux The unkillable OS rises from the grave… Again OSes26 May 2023 | 142
Some Windows users say these 32-bit apps have forgotten how to save Microsoft seems to have fixed update glitch for all OS versions but latest W11 OSes25 May 2023 | 6
Red Hat releases RHEL 9.2 to customers, with buffet of rebuilds for the rest of us Oracle, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and EuroLinux all put out same version OSes19 May 2023 | 5
First ever 64-bit version of Windows rediscovered … and a C compiler for it too Nearly quarter of a century after it wasn't released, Windows 2000 for DEC Alpha found on a discarded disk OSes19 May 2023 | 94
Asahi Linux developer warns the one true way is Wayland Got an Apple Silicon Mac? Want to run Linux? Then you'll need a Wayland-based desktop OSes17 May 2023 | 108
Alpine Linux 3.18 fixes DNS over TCP issue, now ready for all the internet's problems Small but mighty update will help its many users – even the unwitting ones OSes16 May 2023 | 6
Microsoft will upgrade Windows 10 21H2 users whether they like it or not Also, Windows 12 might be on the way, so buckle up OSes15 May 2023 | 122
An unexpectedly fresh blast from the past, Freespire 9.5 has landed Remember Linspire, formerly known as LindowsOS? It's now Freespire and thriving OSes15 May 2023 | 33
EU's Cyber Resilience Act contains a poison pill for open source developers Opinion The road to hell is paved with good intentions OSes12 May 2023 | 80
Ubuntu 23.04 welcomes three more flavors, but hamburger menus leave a bad taste Official Cinnamon, Edubuntu reborn, and an updated Kylin OSes11 May 2023 | 48
Russia tops national leagues in open source downloads Putin FOSS to work when Microsoft et al abandoned pariah state OSes05 May 2023 | 28
Windows 11 wrecks speech recognition for some apps Microsoft OS stutters with Japanese and Chinese languages OSes03 May 2023 | 4
When it comes to Linux distros, one person's molehill is another's mountain Comment Gosh, you're a fussy old lot, aren't you? OSes03 May 2023 | 180
Red Hat layoffs spark calls to unionize, CEO wades in Exclusive 'Reject this capitalist logic' urges French legion within Linux slinger OSes28 Apr 2023 | 47
No more feature updates for Windows 10 – current version is final Shift off to Win 11 now, go on... better hope your biz is giving out fresh hardware OSes28 Apr 2023 | 210
iPhones hook up with Windows as Microsoft’s Phone Link dials up Apple's iOS Windows Phone did this ages ago but flopped OSes28 Apr 2023 | 39
IBM pauses counting its billions to trim Red Hat staff Customers shouldn't even notice, sniffs Linux distro CEO OSes24 Apr 2023 | 28
Linux 6.3 debuts after 'nice, controlled release cycle' Preps for Intel's Meteor Lake, improves support for Chinese RISC-V silicon, and gets to the starting line with a racing wheel OSes24 Apr 2023 | 5
Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster scuttles into public view You may be all a Flutter over the installer OSes20 Apr 2023 | 21
More ads in Windows 11 Start Menu could be last straw for some Others are resigned to inevitability and argue it's better than a subscription OSes17 Apr 2023 | 115
Sick of GNOME, Snap and Flatpak? You might like Linux Lite, but beware rough edges 6.4 is based on Ubuntu 22.04.2 with a lot of the questionable aspects fixed OSes17 Apr 2023 | 19
Linux kernel 6.3 on track for debut next week after ‘nice uneventful release cycle’ Which is just how Linus Torvalds wants it and who can argue after what he recommended you eat for Easter OSes17 Apr 2023 | 6
Red Hat at 30: Biggest Linux company of them all still pushing to become cloud power Opinion Middle aged spread begins as it joins IBM OSes14 Apr 2023 | 25
Microsoft mucks with PrtScr key for first time in decades In Windows 11 it'll soon default to the Snipping Tool. And that's just fine with users, right? OSes13 Apr 2023 | 64
Double BSD birthday bash beckons – or triple, if you count MidnightBSD 3.0 Both FreeBSD 13.2 and OpenBSD 7.3 are here OSes13 Apr 2023 | 22
Ubuntu 23.04 'Lunar Lobster' beta is here in all its glitchy glory That means next version of the most popular Linux distro is getting close OSes04 Apr 2023 | 32
OpenMandriva Rome version 23.03 is out now Fresh installation image for the rolling-release edition of OpenMandriva OSes31 Mar 2023 | 12
It's official: Ubuntu Cinnamon remix has been voted in And it looks like educational flavor Edubuntu is returning, too OSes30 Mar 2023 | 17
Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out First version built on 20.04 hits smartphones and tablets of UBPorts fans OSes29 Mar 2023 | 53
Oh, Snap. openSUSE downloads increasing, and Leap 15.5 is coming soon Could have something to do with Ubuntu kicking Flatpak. Meanwhile, SUSE may be pulling up closer to rival Red Hat OSes28 Mar 2023 | 20
Microsoft scrambles to fix Windows 11 'aCropalypse' privacy-battering bug Updated All your previously Snipping Tool cropped images aren't, basically OSes24 Mar 2023 | 54
Tails 5.11: Secure-surfing 'amnesiac' live distro arrives A highly opinionated little live USB/DVD/VM image for the paranoid OSes23 Mar 2023 | 14
Microsoft freaks out users with Windows 11 warning: 'LSA protection is off' Alerts telling folks their 'device may be vulnerable' triggered by KB5007651 OSes22 Mar 2023 | 51
Russian developers blocked from contributing to FOSS tools Opinion The war in Ukraine is bad and wrong… but does blocking these contributions help Ukraine? OSes21 Mar 2023 | 166
Microsoft to give more than microsecond's thought about your Windows 11 needs Concerns over consistent dialog boxes, pinning, default apps mulled OSes20 Mar 2023 | 38
AWS delivers a – rather late – major release of its homebrew Linux distribution 2023 is only one more than 2022, right? OSes20 Mar 2023 | 11
Reg FOSS desk test drive: First beta of Fedora 38 drops Spoiler: It's looking much better than 37 did at this stage OSes17 Mar 2023 | 28
Pentesters' fave Kali Linux turns 10 with version 23.1 It's also 17… and 18… and actually rather cool OSes15 Mar 2023 | 23
After nearly two decades of waiting, GNOME 44 brings you... image thumbnails The primary desktop in Ubuntu 23.04 and Fedora 38 is getting there OSes14 Mar 2023 | 46
Windows 11 puts 'disgusting' Remote Mailslots protocol out of its misery It's simple, unreliable, insecure, and on its way out OSes13 Mar 2023 | 65
openSUSE finds an elegant solution to x86-64 version support Updated Piggybacking on the hwcaps tunable in glibc, it's shipping platform-optimized libraries OSes09 Mar 2023 | 7
A new version of APT is coming to Debian 12 Like 'Bookworm' itself, software manager will have improved handling of non-free packages OSes08 Mar 2023 | 25
Windows Insider Dev Channel flies again as very flighty Canary Channel Microsoft doesn't even want you to use these unstable releases, will migrate you to them anyway OSes07 Mar 2023 | 10
How to get the latest Linux kernel on your Ubuntu box And a choice of ways to get the latest KDE too, if that's your thing OSes06 Mar 2023 | 35
Linux Mint 21.2 and Cinnamon 5.8 desktop take shape Along with better integration for all three editions OSes02 Mar 2023 | 20
Microsoft adds features to Windows 11 monthly – managing it is your problem 'Continuous innovation' means it's time to refine your WSUS skills unless you want users doing all sorts of weird stuff OSes02 Mar 2023 | 71
Fedora 38 will still support framebuffer X11 and NIS+ Next version of Red Hat's bleeding-edge distro won't drop all the older tech it had hoped to OSes01 Mar 2023 | 10
Microsoft pushed 'inaccurate' Windows 11 upgrade to unsupported devices Softening requirements to spur hardware sales? Nope, it was an error OSes27 Feb 2023 | 43
Official: Lomiri desktop now runs on Debian Converged environment formerly known as Unity 8 breaks free from Ubuntu – and indeed, from tablets OSes27 Feb 2023 | 4
Who writes Linux and open source software? Opinion Developers and, more to the point, the companies that employ them OSes24 Feb 2023 | 111
By order of Canonical: Official Ubuntu flavors must stop including Flatpak by default You can add Snap's rival cross-distro packaging format back in yourself OSes23 Feb 2023 | 70
What you need to know about the real-time capable edition of Ubuntu 22.04 Don't rush in if you don't need it – there may be more cons than pros OSes20 Feb 2023 | 37
Linus Torvalds releases 'pedestrian' Linux Kernel 6.2, urges testers to show it some love Intel has as much to celebrate as anyone thanks the arc of progress catching up to its GPUs OSes20 Feb 2023 | 2
systemd 253: You're looking at the future of enterprise Linux boot processes The init system many love to hate intros tool to create Unified Kernel Image files OSes17 Feb 2023 | 52
Ubuntu Advantage is being wired deeper into the distro Dislike those messages about Ubuntu Pro? Then you won't like this OSes17 Feb 2023 | 57
There's no place like... KDE: Plasma 5.27 is out and GNOME 44 hits beta New versions of the two dominant desktops for Linux and other FOSS Unix-a-likes OSes16 Feb 2023 | 22
The quest to make Linux bulletproof Part 2 What the big players and an outlier are doing, and why OSes16 Feb 2023 | 101
Make Linux safer… or die trying Part 1 The OS family isn't broken – so why are so many companies trying to fix it? OSes14 Feb 2023 | 174
ChromeOS now runs on top of Linux and, er, Zephyr ... Column Google's finest via the what now? Plus: RISC-V-powered Chromebook isn't out of the question OSes14 Feb 2023 | 15
Spotted in the wild: Chimera – a Linux that isn't GNU/Linux FOSDEM It's not yet reached alpha, but it's already breaking new ground OSes13 Feb 2023 | 74
Linus Torvalds releases probably unnecessary release candidate eight for Linux 6.2 Emperor Penguin promised a relaxed seasonal development cycle and has delivered OSes13 Feb 2023 | 11
Don't bore us, get to the Horus: Elementary OS 7 is here and looking good After a long wait and some company problems, the latest member of the Pantheon appears OSes10 Feb 2023 | 42
Windows November update trips up some Intel graphics drivers If you're having trouble with your games, this may be why OSes09 Feb 2023 | 4
You can run Windows 11 on just 200MB of RAM – but should you? Video Just because you can doesn’t mean you should OSes08 Feb 2023 | 98
WINE Windows translation layer has matured like a fine... you get the picture FOSDEM Along with DXVK 2.1, more and better compatibility comes to Linux – we'll drink to that OSes03 Feb 2023 | 70
System76 teases features coming in homegrown Rust-based desktop COSMIC Meanwhile, Xfce takes its first steps toward Wayland support OSes02 Feb 2023 | 41
Linux Mint 21.2 includes a bit of feature creep from the GNOME world Plus Xfce flavor desktop based on latest version 4.18 OSes01 Feb 2023 | 42
helloSystem 0.8: A friendly, all-graphical FreeBSD Not complete yet, but getting closer to welcoming Mac migrants and systemd scorners OSes31 Jan 2023 | 78
FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make software more secure Opinion Don't throw the open source baby out with the bathwater OSes30 Jan 2023 | 102
Microsoft squashes Windows 11, Server 2022 bugs with preview patches Remote Desktop, domain controllers giving you gyp? Gamble on these fixes OSes28 Jan 2023 | 4
If your Start menu or apps are freezing up on Windows, Microsoft has a suggestion No, it's not install Fedora Linux, sadly OSes26 Jan 2023 | 100
Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS BharOS is based on the Linux kernel and is apparently incapable of running malware OSes25 Jan 2023 | 39
Windows 10 paid downloads end but buyers need not fear ISO-lation Microsoft pulls the plug as of January 31, alternatives are easy to find OSes24 Jan 2023 | 78
Polish for Windows Spotlight and tabs for Notepad in latest Insiders build You will soon know more about what your PC lockscreen is showing you OSes23 Jan 2023 | 18
India's Supreme Court finds Google's appeal against monopoly fines unappealing Vast and unpleasant – for Google – changes to the Android ecosystem remain a possibility OSes23 Jan 2023 | 5
Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Office installs Please, sir. I don't want a 365 subscription OSes21 Jan 2023 | 147
Arca Noae is modernizing OS/2 Warp for 21st century PCs Retro Tech Week Lewis Rosenthal talks about why some companies still need to run OS/2 today – including on UEFI and GPT hardware OSes19 Jan 2023 | 45