A new study finds that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit. Respondents also weighed in on other Linux issues. Stephen ...

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 ...

It could be argued that among Linux users who know the technology best, application developers who write code on Linux boxes for Linux systems are in the upper echelon. One interesting trend among ...

Nokia, the top seller of mobile phones, has released software to let Linux programmers develop Java software for its cell phones, the company said on Tuesday. Nokia is a strong backer of the use of ...

A programmer and tech enthusiast called ‘DeCrAzyO’ asked the important question, “Can it run Linux?” to the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). After a lot of investigating, troubleshooting ...

Open source code makes a lot of difference when it comes to how you can tailor an OS, adjust it to meet your needs, and fit it to the required tasks – whether large or huge. There are likely lots of ...

My company's IT department only officially supports Windows workstations. However, they are fairly open about allowing people to install needed software on these workstations -- for example, I could ...

BBIAgent just made me look like a star at work. We moved to a new office, our old SDSL router/modem was not compatible with Verizon's ADSL service, so I thought I'd have to buy a somewhat expensive ...