At the international GNU Health Conference (GHCon) in Hanover, participants of the GNU Health Community and the OrthancCon discussed areas of application for free software in health care as well as ...

PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software. I’ve been reviewing software for PCMag since 2008, and I still get a kick out of seeing what's new in video and photo editing ...

The Free Software Foundation celebrated "the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the free software movement," with an announcement calling it "a turning point in the history ...

Interviewing Richard Stallman is a challenge. The terms sheet for the interview carries a half dozen caveats and requests, most relating to Stallman’s desire to not be identified as an advocate for ...

Most consumers can, with a little effort, name two desktop and laptop operating systems: Microsoft's Windows and Apple's macOS. Few have ever considered any of the open-source alternatives found under ...

RMS is still well known in free software and open-source circles for his work. He first built his reputation by taking James Gosling's Emacs text editor and relicensing it under GNU Public License ...

When someone buys a new smartphone, often they're preoccupied with the camera specs or the size of the screen or its storage capabilities. It's easy to overlook one of the most foundational aspects of ...

Today, open-source software is everywhere but many peple still think of it as being relatively new. It's not. Open-source software actually goes back decades. Before beginning our journey in the ...

Note: This review addresses v2.6.8 of thesoftware. When you think Open Source software, you may think of half-bakedprograms too hard to use, or perhaps lacking power. Well, thinkagain. This Open ...

After putting this question to the experts, the conclusion is that no matter what you call it, it's still Linux at its core. Should the Linux operating system be called "Linux" or "GNU/Linux"? These ...