If you hear the term "open-source," you might think of Linux. However, Linux distros aren't the only open-source operating systems. There are plenty in use today besides Linux. Some date back to even ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Science and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are prioritizing collaboration over competition to advance quantum computer development ...

Quantum computing has long been dominated by proprietary machines locked behind corporate and national lab firewalls, but a different model is starting to take shape. A growing coalition of ...

Although Linux is the king of open-source OSes, there are options. Here you'll find a few open-source OSes to toy around with. Don't expect any of these to be viable options for daily use. When you ...

Open-source or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) operating systems? In an era of safety-critical embedded systems, the debate among developers is shifting. Embedded systems are the invisible backbone of ...

In 2027, a major phone OEM will ship phones with a new open-source OS. Security and privacy are the big selling points of Motorola's GrapheneOS phones. Some users are concerned about Motorola's ...

The open-source community is looking for a way out of the wave of new laws requiring operating systems to collect users’ ages. The open-source community is looking for a way out of the wave of new ...

Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all. The Chinese start-up DeepSeek shook the industry in January 2025 with its claim that it had ...

Microsoft open-sourced 86-DOS 1.00 source code on GitHub for its 45th anniversary, according to PCWorld, including kernel and PC-DOS development snapshots. This historically significant software, ...