Articles about Linux

Valve will power a Lenovo portable gaming PC as SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck

Valve is making a notable shift with its portable gaming strategy as Lenovo debuted a new edition of its Legion… Read More

Microsoft Teams app for Linux debuts in public preview

Microsoft today made Microsoft Teams workplace communication app for Linux available in a public preview. It’s the first Microsoft 365… Read More

Together at last: Microsoft will ship a Linux kernel with Windows

There are countless things about the state of technology in 2019 that would startle a visitor from 2009, but this… Read More

Valve’s new Steam Play beta boosts Linux as a rival to Windows PCs for gamers

Valve is best-known these days for its monstrously popular online storefront Steam, but has also spent much of the last… Read More

Docker’s new Moby open-source project is the ‘Lego Club of container systems’

Docker Inc. is launching a new open-source initiative, dubbed the Moby Project, which the San Francisco-based company describes as a new… Read More

Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another step toward greater openness

Microsoft is taking increasingly bolder steps toward the openness it has embraced under CEO Satya Nadella, announcing today that it’s joining the… Read More

Interview: Xamarin co-founder Miguel de Icaza goes from outcast to insider at Microsoft

SAN FRANCISCO — There was a time when Miguel de Icaza couldn’t get Microsoft to give him the time of… Read More

Windows 10, HoloLens and beyond: What’s on tap at Microsoft Build

Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts Wednesday morning at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, giving the company a new chance to court… Read More

Mac extends its lead over Linux among software developers, chipping away at Windows

A new survey of more than 55,000 coders shows Mac OS X distancing itself from Linux in a ranking of… Read More

A tranquil and yoga-loving Steve Ballmer offers kinder attitude on Linux, the operating system he once called a ‘cancer’

Steve Ballmer, the fiery former chief executive of Microsoft, has voiced support for the software giant’s recent move to cozy… Read More

Microsoft releases first Windows Server Container preview under Docker partnership

How’s this for a Microsoft cross-platform trick? At the recent DockerCon conference, Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich demonstrated the ability… Read More

Linus Torvalds takes a ‘not pukey’ ride in a fighter jet at Oregon International Air Show

Linus Torvalds, Linux creator and one of our favorite geeks only getting edged out by Nikola Tesla in our Geek… Read More

Microsoft’s Visual Studio expands to Mac and Linux with new ‘Visual Studio Code’ development tool

Microsoft this morning unveiled a new development tool, Visual Studio Code, that works across Mac and Linux in addition to Windows… Read More

With .NET turnaround, Microsoft wants to create ‘one big family’ with open-source community

Back in 2005, Miguel de Icaza was lucky not to get kicked out of Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference in Los… Read More

Know your Linux! New Linux Foundation certification aims to boost Linux job market

Linux has been expanding its reach — powering Google, Facebook and other major platforms — and hiring managers say they’re in need… Read More

Full text: Valve’s Gabe Newell unveils Steam Machines, outlines hardware plans

LAS VEGAS — In a press event on the eve of the big CES tech show, Valve just made its… Read More

Valve joins Linux Foundation, continuing its shift away from Windows

The Linux Foundation announced today that Valve has joined its ranks as a member, as the Bellevue-based game company continues… Read More

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell: ‘Linux is the future of gaming’

It’s no secret that Valve co-founder Gabe Newell loves Linux, once calling it a get-out-of-jail free pass for the gaming… Read More

Ubuntu’s hybrid PC-smartphone gets price drop, but can it reach $32M goal?

Canonical this morning reduced the price of the Ubuntu Edge — its hybrid smartphone that doubles as a desktop computer… Read More

‘The phone is the PC’: Ubuntu tests demand for all-in-one device with $32M campaign

The line is increasingly blurring between smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. But how much blurring are we ready for? Canonical,… Read More

Valve launches Steam for Linux with big sale

After nearly two months in beta mode, Valve has released Steam for Linux. You can get the Steam client from the… Read More

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell: Linux is a “get-out-of-jail free pass for our industry”

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell just gave a 30-minute keynote at the DICE 2013 Summit in Las Vegas. He didn’t make any… Read More

Valve invests in hardware maker Xi3, partners on ‘Steam Box’

We wrote yesterday that Valve’s “Steam Box,” a PC designed to connect to your TV and take advantage of the Steam’s Big… Read More

Valve unveiling Steam Box this year, will run on Linux

It looks like the Steam Box is coming and will run on Linux. German IT site Golem is reporting that… Read More

Valve opens Steam for Linux beta to everyone

After opening the doors to a limited beta of Steam for Linux to just 1,000 people last month, Valve is now… Read More

Video: Former Microsoftie making ‘Software Wars’ movie

Break out the popcorn: A new crowdfunding campaign, launched overnight, aims to raise $150,000 to complete a movie about the… Read More

Sword of Fargoal 2 wants to add to retro dungeon-crawling with Kickstarter

Jeff McCord is a well-known name within the retro gaming crowd. Over 25 years ago, he created one of the most… Read More

Surprise: Microsoft makes list of top 20 Linux kernel contributors — first time ever

Has Microsoft figured out a cure for cancer? The company, whose CEO Steve Ballmer once famously compared Linux to that disease,… Read More

Microsoft teams with China’s top Linux vendor in the cloud

Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. plan to work together develop and sell cloud cloud computing technologies in the country. The… Read More

Microsoft extends SUSE deal, agrees to buy another $100M in Linux support

Linux vendor Novell Inc. is no longer a standalone company, but Microsoft today announced an agreement with its successor, Attachmate’s… Read More