operating systems

Webopedia: "A desktop graphics environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems."

ITworld:Since 1979 (or thereabouts), Linux and UNIX-like operating systems have followed a particular, if arcane, way of organizing files.

Interesting news today. The Olson database, which is used in countless operating systems and other software (including PHP) has been shut down due to a Copyright claim.

Details, which I won't repeat here can be found on Stephen Colbourne's blog.

As Google and Apple continue to grow in the mobile market, Android and iOS are quickly becoming the predominant operating systems for phones and tablets.

There are many statistics to look at and comparisons to be made.

When Google first started talking about its Google Chrome OS software a few years ago, one of the selling points was the promise that it would come with much better built-in security than other operating systems.

Now, Chrome OS has only been commercially available for a few months, and security researchers have already figured out how to hack it.

Did you know that the first programming language was created 200 years ago, or that most operating systems are based on a 40-year-old language?

At Google IO, Android and Chrome OS will take center stage.

The company's move clears the way for software developers to adapt PowerShell for use on operating systems such as Apple's Mac or various Linux OSes.

IT World: "Trend Micro reports a new bit of malware circulating as an executable that targets routers running operating systems or kernels based on Unix, Linux and other Unix-like embedded operating systems."

Datamation: "When one door closes, sometimes another one opens. The open source FreeBSD operating systems is out this week with a new release expanding support for the ZFS filesystem and improving disk encryption performance."