I'm building a server for a UNIX environment, but it's possible it may run Windows in the future. I was wondering if there were any considerations I need to look at when buying hardware for UNIX or ...

WSL9x lets Windows 9x systems run a modern Linux 6.19 kernel without virtualization, showing how vintage PCs can still ...

Microsoft last week made available for free its Services for Unix software, which helps integrate Unix and Windows, and supports migrations of Unix applications to the Microsoft platform. Microsoft ...

Dual-boot, VMs, and WSL2 walk into a Windows ...

Microsoft's objection to Linux and the open-source movement centers on the idea of software being available for free, which threatens revenue for traditional software makers. However, Linux remains ...

I stopped choosing between Windows and Linux.

To the chagrin of purists, the complaint most often aired by Unix users (by that I mean Unix, Linux, and BSD) is Unix’s inability to run Windows applications. There are several approaches to counter ...

Linux Mint isn't perfect, but it has some clear advantages over Windows 11. Here's what stood out after I made the move. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on ...

Never shy about stirring up the Linux vs. Windows hornets nest, IT research firm the Yankee Group last week issued yet another report putting the value of Linux against Windows. The study’s findings ...

Vintela was just another platform integration company until Microsoft recently decided to make a multimillion-dollar investment in it. What attracted Microsoft to Vintela was that its tools allow IT ...

Microsoft has finally fixed a nine-month old bug that would not let Windows 11 PCs dual boot with Linux. It is known that Patch Tuesday updates can often lead to big issues and something just like ...