Once the code has been given, the Linux community can reasonably rely that the developer won't damage Linux by taking back the right to use the code.

Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan. In December, Coverity looked at version 2.6.9 ...

An open letter to the Linux community published this week by Silicon Graphics indicates that SGI has conducted a comprehensive comparison of the Linux kernel and the Unix System V source code ...

The bug is remotely exploitable without authentication or user interaction. Millions of Linux systems could be vulnerable to a high-impact race condition flaw in the Linux kernel. Kernel versions ...

Blue screens from Systemd solve another problem Linux the kernel and Linux the operating system Option: vague message, text or QR code Solutions for similar but different problem situations ...

Linux developers who contribute code to the kernel cannot rescind those contributions, according to the software programmer who devised the GNU General Public Licence version 2.0, the licence ...

Linux community is adotping a code of conduct following Linus Torvalds' letter in which he apologised for being hostile towards others in the community ...

Most recently, Coverity scanned 7.6 million lines of code in Linux 3.8 and found a defect density of just .59.

Code that Microsoft released Monday for the Linux kernel under the GPLv2 (General Public License version 2) was in violation of that license before Microsoft made it available, according to an ...

Microsoft has said 'sorry' after developers unveiled a reference to big boobs buried in software code written by the tech firm, according to a report.