Linux has been used as a catch-all term for any free, open-source operating system that prioritizes user control over systems like Windows or macOS. Although many share command-line interfaces and a ...

We all comfortably use our mobile phones, computers, and maybe a couple of similar smart devices, with the knowledge of one or two operating systems where technologies and applications are ...

The University of Osaka, Fujitsu Limited, Systems Engineering Consultants Co., LTD. (SEC), and TIS Inc. (TIS) today announced the launch of an open-source operating system (OS) for quantum computers ...

Open Source Summit Europe 2026 (OSS EU 2026) took place in Prague, Czechia, from October 7 to 9. On October 8, Min Liu, Executive Director of openKylin, delivered a main-stage keynote titled “From AI ...

What if you could hand off every tedious computer task, no matter how complex, to an intelligent system that handles it with precision and speed? Enter TARS Agent, a new open source AI operating ...

The open-source software community continues to go from strength to strength, yet persistent challenges around skills, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. San Francisco-based startup Mentra has raised $8 million to launch MentraOS ...

Algeria has launched its first home-made computer operating system that uses free and open-source software as part of a broader national strategy to modernise Algeria’s universities and position them ...

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 ...