Several cell phone makers and mobile operators plan to pull resources to develop a common Linux operating system for mobile devices. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

Leaders of several major open-source projects have joined George Washington University's Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute to push for greater government use of the Linux operating system.

Almost all of Linux's development work is conducted in the open. Almost. One of the few exceptions is when companies or hackers reveal unpatched security holes to Linux developers. In those cases, ...

In an unusual twist, Microsoft and Linux have joined forces in a legal tussle. The companies jointly sent a letter expressing their common disagreement with advice regarding software law that a group ...

What just happened? Rust will soon be part of Linux, Torvalds has decided. The memory safe programming language will join C and the other traditional languages developers use to create new pieces and ...

The LiMo Foundation has added some members to its ranks as competition among new mobile Linux platforms heats up. LiMo plans to announce on Monday new members including Trolltech, Acrodea, ETRI, ...