Archivist Al Kossow of Bitsavers, who led the technical recovery, described the process as "easy" as such efforts go. The tape, he explained, had "a pretty ...

Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and ... amazingly ... works Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow ...

The Linux kernel remains the beating heart of the OS. In 2026, we’ll likely see: New Long-Term Support (LTS) Baselines: With releases like 6.18 already declared LTS and successor branches maturing, ...

Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1)of the upcoming Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in ...

There are many reasons to switch to Linux, such as security, free software, and data protection. We compare the distributions ...

Rust is becoming equal to assembler and C in programming the Linux kernel – at least officially, as there is still a lot of work to be done in practice. Rust is set to shed its "experimental phase" ...

A new pre‑tested, multi‑ASIC distribution from Aviz Networks is aimed at helping enterprises get started with an open-source ...

Released in August, AGENTS.md has already been adopted by over 40,000 open-source projects and coding agents to act as the internal framework for guiding safe, interoperable agentic AI. It’s a simple ...

Kernel 5.4’s retirement also reflects a broader shift: Linux’s long-term support strategy is evolving. LTS periods have shortened, and maintainers strongly encourage the ecosystem to migrate more ...