Researchers contend almost all Linux OS flaws could be mitigated to less-than-critical severity with an OS design based on a verified microkernel. In an exhaustive study of critical Linux ...

A couple of months ago, we posted about the prospect of a subscription-based Windows. Given the changing landscape, it wasn't that hard to believe that such a thing could come true, and if it didn't, ...

In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at the future of Operating Systems in the new world of computing. In a world that seems to be moving to the cloud and microservices, what will happen to ...

Speculation is rampant that Mach, which is a component of the OS X kernel, will be axed from OS X 10.5 (Leopard). If you read Cringely’s treatise on monolithic kernels you’ll get the gist of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on disruptive trends in technology and cloud computing. This article is more than 10 years old. The typical virtual ...

As Red Hat Inc. prepares to launch the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system on Wednesday, the question is again being asked whether a robust and feature-laden operating system is really needed ...