Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...

Novell ships Suse Linux Enterprise 10 server and desktop under the GNU General Public License, which prohibits Linux distributors from shipping the open-source operating system with proprietary ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Linux Mint 22.1, codenamed “Xia,” is finally available, offering three desktop environments -- Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE. This long-term support release will receive updates through 2029. Cinnamon is ...

In Debian Linux's 29-year history, there was one constant: Debian would be made entirely of free software. Debian also defined exactly what free software was in its Open Source Definition. Until now.

Clear Linux OS is a desktop and server operating system optimized for computers with Intel processors — and since it’s developed by Intel, it’s not surprising that Intel-powered systems running Clear ...

GPS device maker TomTom has added a new line of defense in its software patent battle with Microsoft. Today it announced that it has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), reports Ars Technica. OIN ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, possibly the most popular of all Linux distributions, is asking its users what new, proprietary programs they’d like to see as optional software in Ubuntu. Note, ...

In a change of heart, Novell has ceased distributing proprietary software modules such as 3D video drivers that plug into the Linux kernel. The change came with Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server ...