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

Microsoft, under CEO Satya Nadella, has said and done a lot to shed its image as a pariah of Linux and open-source software communities. With a Linux kernel for Windows 10, GitHub, a new Android ...

AI tools can help Linux maintainers, but they can also cause chaos. Here's what needs to be addressed - fast - before things get out of control.

The LTP's primary goal is to provide a test suite to the Open Source community that helps to validate the reliability, robustness and stability of the Linux kernel. The suite tests kernel function and ...

For future driver versions, Nvidia prefers its open source kernel driver. The community has problems with this and is working on alternatives.

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 ...

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 plays a big role in device management The Android OS runs on a derivative of the Linux kernel, which acts as a low-level bridge between the device's hardware and software.

The open-source platform from LF Networking could be a game changer for AI networking applications. Essedum is a specialized ...

1992: Linux kernel moves to GNU GPL v2 Linux was initially released under a non-GPL copyright that restricted commercial distribution of the project.

How Linux gets to a phone: the mainline Linux LTS kernel (blue) gets forked by Google for the Android Common Kernel, then that gets forked by an SoC vendor for each chip, then that gets forked ...

It's been more than 25 years since Linus Torvalds created Linux, the open source operating system kernel that now powers much of the web, the world's most popular smartphone operating system, and ...