As Linux looks to compete more and more on equal terms with proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft’s Windows, the open source software has to have equally rich support mechanisms in place.

Members of the open source community are working on a new security-focused project for the Linux kernel. Named Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), this is a loadable kernel module that will perform ...

The Linux kernel has turned 34 years old today. On this day in 1991, Linus Torvalds posted to a newsgroup on Usenet that he ...

After Linux kernal support ended in January, OpenELA announced its commitment to providing a platform for developers to collaborate on the maintenance of the 4.14 Linux kernel. The OpenELA kernel-lts ...

Linux is more secure than most operating systems, but that doesn't mean it can take security for granted. So, Google and the Linux Foundation are funding a pair of top Linux kernel developers to ...

Linux kernel developers are banding together to insist open open modules and open drivers for the Linux kernel.

Group criticizes closed source path The Linux kernel development community is emphasizing the need for open source device drivers, in a statement released Monday.

Nvidia is still behind both Intel and AMD when it comes to open source GPU drivers—both companies maintain open source kernel and user space drivers, along with closed-source firmware. But this ...

The Linux kernel is GPLed open source; the GPL license requires that any modifications made to the code must be published and made available under the GPL license.

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.