My contention in this thread is that the user experience philosophy that underlies Linux/UNIX (the "Unix Philosophy") is close to the mirror image of the Apple design philosophy (I'll call it the ...

Linux fans hope that the interface changes in Windows 8 will drive more users to Linux. But the open source operating system is facing interface challenges of its own. Part of the problem is that -- ...

Novell Inc. this week unveiled updates to the Linux graphics subsystem that are aimed at making it a more attractive operating system for desktop users. The improvements to X over OpenGL (Xgl), the ...

The Linux version of the Acer Aspire One mini-laptop comes with a customized version of Linpus Linux Lite, a Linux distro designed to be easy to use on a computer with a small scren. Like the Easy ...

The Unix operating system is one of computing's most significant technologies, providing the framework that the familiar Linux and Mac OS X operating systems were developed on. Unix can be a viable ...