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These 3 Linux software names make a lot more sense once you know the full story

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After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems

After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Hidden in storage, a University of Utah research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones. Storage room 3495 at his ...
Hackaday

Will The Real UNIX Please Stand Up?

Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at a PDP-11. Peter Hamer [CC BY-SA 2.0] Last week the computing world celebrated an important anniversary: the UNIX operating system turned 50 years old. What was ...
Linux Journal

Simplifying Linux System Administration with Webmin

Linux system administration encompasses managing the software and hardware of Linux systems, which can be complex, especially for those new to Linux or managing multiple systems. Fortunately, Webmin, ...
Network World

Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS

Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created. In August 1969, Ken Thompson, a programmer ...

My 5 favorite Linux distros that are ready to use out of the box (no setup required)

My 5 favorite Linux distros that are ready to use out of the box (no setup required) ...
Government Technology

Linux Grows on Government Systems

NEW YORK (AP) -- Linux, the open-source operating system with an outsider mystique, is now proliferating on powerful government computer systems in the United States and abroad with technology giants ...