This will be my last foray into UEFI firmware for quite a while. For those who are already tired of my writing about it, I apologize in advance; for those who have asked for more, here it is. For the ...

Linux already has a number of mechanisms which can be used to inspect the state of processes (the proc filesystem, ps, lsof, etc.). Why add a new set of tools? The main advantage of ptools is ...

Xz is another piece of software that aims to replace gzip by offering similar options and syntax. It works using the LZMA algorithms, as also used in 7z, so the results should be rather similar. The ...

2015 and 2016 might be remembered as the years when hell froze over repeatedly, in no small part thanks to Microsoft. The company whose CEO once described Linux as a cancer is seemingly now going ...

In the '80s and early '90s, compression was king. As you struggled to connect to a BBS (bulletin board system) with the latest Amiga utilities on, you dreamed of when things would be faster and not ...

On June 29, 2019, the FreeDOS Project turns 25 years old. That's a major milestone for any open-source software project! In honor of this anniversary, Jim Hall shares this look at how FreeDOS got ...

A newly discovered malware family has been infecting Linux systems concealed in legitimate binaries. Dubbed FontOnLake, the threat delivers backdoor and rootkit components. The malware has a low ...