Today we’re going to look at Linux. Not as a competitor to Windows and not as a repository of proprietary code (as SCO would have you believe), but as an alternative operating system that might have a ...

The above video may or may not be an accurate depiction of the early days of Linux. In Helsinki in 1991, a college student named Linus Torvalds was working on what was “initially a terminal emulator, ...

Some software refuses to die, even when the distro that birthed it does.

Happy Birthday, Linux. At 30 years old, you have made quite a reputation for yourself. Having spirited the rise of open-source software, you have turned the world of proprietary computing upside down.

Aug. 25, 1991, a 21-year-old Finnish student named Linus Torvalds announced to the internet that he was working on a project he said was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional.” Less than one ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Whether you use it every day or you've never even heard of it, Linux is undeniably important to computing history. It's been around in one form or ...

Ever wonder where Tux the penguin came from? Jack Wallen offers up a bit of a history lesson. Way back in 2008, I had my arm inked with the Linux mascot. Of course, when I look back at the photos of ...