Overview of Linux

The Week in Tech is now a roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for the future of technology and for us. This week, guests Reed Albergotti (Semafor), ... Show More

Iran's Shahed drone costs $30,000 to build. The US missile sent to destroy it? Up to $4 million. Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict journalist Ben C. Solomon wants you to do the math. Oz sits down with Ben to break down the economics driving the conflict with Iran, why the Pentagon ... Show More

The Week in Tech is back and it’s growing. Starting this Friday, Oz will be joined by a panel of the brightest minds covering Silicon Valley. Each week, they will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for the future of technology and for ... Show More

<p>There is an ongoing situation with the Linux kernel community and the University of Minnesota Department of Computer Science &amp; Engineering. We discuss this in this episode and I give my opinion</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> 

Some uncomfortable truths about using Linux, and then we introduce a new segment: Will it Nix? 

It's the 1990s. The empire of Microsoft controls 90% of users. Complete standardization of operating systems seems assured. But an unlikely hero arises from amongst the band of open source rebels. Linus Torvalds—meek, bespectacled—releases his Linux O.S. free of charge. While Mic ... Show More

We talked with Dustin Kirkland (Head of Ubuntu Product and Strategy at Canonical) at OSCON about 12.04's end of life, the death of the Ubuntu phone, Snaps and snapd, and Bash on Ubuntu on Windows Server. This is the second installment of our mini-series from the expo hall floor o ... Show More

How we found peace with the Linux community’s perpetual debates; and our tricks for finding the signal from the noise. 

Drift off with this calm bedtime reading on Linux, created to ease insomnia and bring comfort to sleepless nights. In this soothing episode, Benjamin explores the history and design of the Linux operating system, from its origins with Linus Torvalds to its role in powering server ... Show More