My 5 favorite open source operating systems that aren't Linux

Looking for non-Linux open-source options? From ghosts of past operating systems to fascinating works in progress, here are ...

After years of Linux, I tried GhostBSD and found it incredibly stable - and nearly unbreakable

After years of Linux, I tried GhostBSD and found it incredibly stable - and nearly unbreakable ...
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Linux Mint is skipping new releases for 7 months, but its HWE ISOs will make sure your new hardware works

The Linux kernel will keep getting updates.
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Linux Mint delays next release until Dec 2026 but adds HWE ISOs

Linux Mint will not release a new version of its operating system until at least December 2026, extending its current feature freeze. To maintain compatibility with new hardware during this period, ...

New Hack Lets 30-Year-Old Windows PCs Run Modern Linux

WSL9x lets Windows 9x systems run a modern Linux 6.19 kernel without virtualization, showing how vintage PCs can still ...

Ubuntu is going all in on Generative AI and other Linux distros might follow

A lot of people dislike what Microsoft has turned Windows into, cramming AI into different corners of the OS. Now Canonical ...

The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of ...

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

For students of early PC history, this isn’t even the first piece of 86-DOS history that has been newly rediscovered this ...

Microsoft releases the earliest DOS source code ever discovered as open source

Microsoft has officially released another significant piece of DOS history. The "Paterson Listings" include the earliest ...