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‘Just a hobby, won’t be big’: Linus Torvalds introduced Linux 35 years ago – and almost called it Freax
It's been 35 years since Finnish graduate student Linus Torvalds drafted a brief note saying he was starting a hobby operating system. The world will never be the same.
Google’s AI-first Googlebook laptop is almost here – can it avoid the Copilot+ PC problem?
It won't be another high-end Chromebook like the Pixel, and Google has to hope it'll succeed where Copilot+ PCs have fallen short.
China joins Europe in scrapping Windows for Linux
The specialized Chinese version of Windows was already scheduled for retirement in February 2027, but now its end-of-life date has been moved up.
Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out
Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS?
The 6 AI-free Linux distros I recommend most – and why they’re likely to stay that way
If AI isn't your jam, and you're looking for an operating system that doesn't (and won't) force it on you, look no further than these Linux distributions.
