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I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me
By Zak Storey Published
Convert Linux has saved me from the grubby claws of Windows hell, but it comes with a catch.

A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches
By James Bentley Published
News Is the 'nuclear option' sometimes the best one?

'Apple does this and y’all love it': Microsoft defends new Low Latency feature in Windows 11
By James Bentley Published
News The new mode is reportedly snappier.

Microsoft exec. confirms Windows 11 is just as full of old code as you suspected: 'We were thinking flying cars and moon stations by the year 2026, not Win32'
By Jeremy Laird Published
News "Did anyone in the '90s expect Win32 to still be a first-class API surface in the year 2026? And I think I can safely answer, no."

Ubuntu servers restored after DDoS attack sends services down for days
By Jacob Ridley Published
News Who has a gripe with Ubuntu?

'A single 732-byte Python script can be used to obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017': Time to update your kernel
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Batten down the distros.

Linux century marches on as Discord brings updater parity with Windows and easy installs for more distros
By Joshua Wolens Published
There are dozens of us.

6 months after Windows 10 was put to pasture, over a quarter of Steam users are still on the dying OS
By Ted Litchfield Published
news It's likely not a matter of preference.
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