ZDNET key takeaways A Linux developer has created a Windows 8 DE.Win8DE looks very much like Windows 8.This new desktop is still in alpha stages. Remember Windows 8? I'm sure I can guess what you ...

Recent developments suggest this barrier may be starting to weaken due to targeted technical work, as a developer known as ...

If we look at just the bugs that were fixed in 2025, that share increases to 20% of said bugs being around for five years or ...

Linux's luminary linchpin, Linus Torvalds, says that despite long-standing reports of burnout in the open source software development realm, Linux is as strong as ever -- though he acknowledges his ...

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A developer known as "PhialsBasement" has recently merged several commits into Valve Software's custom Wine build, ...

A recent survey of developers who use Linux-based machines found that viruses and hack attacks are very rare occurrences for this subset of the IT world. Evans Data, an industry research firm, ...

The Linux kernel development cycle continues with the release of Linux 6.19-rc4, the fourth release candidate in the lead-up ...

If you're just now coming over to Linux, you might have noticed there are a lot of distributions to choose from. One of your first choices will be what base you want to use. Here's a bit of help.