It's not based on Android, the California-based technology company's mobile operating system used in billions of smartphones around the world, nor does it build upon the Linux kernel.

The lowdown on what open-source operating systems are and why they matter.

OS Structure: kernel, device drivers, file systems, network stacks, schedulers, system calls, libraries, toolchains, language virtual machines, user interface/shell, applications, etc.

Kylin Software Co. Kylin Software Co launched a next-generation proprietary operating system (OS), Kylin V11, in Beijing on ...

The newly added support for the ARMv8-M architecture is provided on eT-Kernel Compact, which features excellent real-time capabilities and a small memory footprint. eT-Kernel Compact has received ...

He didn’t create a complete operating system, but instead what’s known as a kernel, which didn’t depend on the parent MINIX operating system. This kernel is no popcorn What’s a kernel?

Linux kernel version 2.6.30 has been released, adding support for new file systems, performance improvements, and new hardware drivers. The Linux kernel is the core used by GNU/Linux operating ...

Want a truly secure operating system kernel? The Linux Foundation is partnering with Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, to roll out the seL4 microkernel.