A fascinating little point made in a much longer piece about the smartphone wars. One that makes me wonder whether Unix can now be considered to be the most successful operating system of all time.

If you're new to the UNIX operating system, especially if you're familiar with Windows, you'll find that the file access control mechanisms might not be exactly what you expect. File permissions and ...

IBMs beta testing of its AIX operating system will no longer be an invitation-only event. Last Thursday, the company announced that beta testing will be open to any users who want to download an early ...

One is the world's oldest Linux distro, the other isn't Linux at all. Each delivers superb stability - let's compare.

The nasty legal battle between SCO Group and IBM may soon grow wider, as SCO executives have dropped a new bombshell. SCO Group In private interviews during their annual user conference in Las Vegas ...

This November, the Unix community has another notable anniversary to celebrate: the 40th birthday of the first edition of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie’s Unix Programmers Manual, released in ...

The use of the Linux operating system is becoming more common throughout the IT industry. Many corporate IT departments are using Linux to complement existing Unix systems using special-purpose Linux ...

What defines an operating system isn’t a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure ...