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Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking ...

Networking is the last bastion of proprietary systems, but Cumulus Networks sees a near future where Linux powers network hardware by default ...

Is one operating system significantly superior to another? Or does the developer operating system even matter anymore? For PC and web apps, it might not, but mobile and IoT development still demand ...

That’s a pretty bold move, but network operating systems are difficult and tricky and if hyperscalers and cloud builders could get out of creating this software, they would. Like the hyperscale ...

Wehner’s team addressed these design challenges by creating a QNodeOS, which is a hybridized network operating system. It combines classical and quantum “blocks”, that provide users with a platform ...

How about an operating system for the Web? How about the Web? The idea of a Web operating system has been bandied about for some time, and a few systems are appearing. The central idea of a Web ...

Presently in the United States, what is the most commonly used network operating system? I read somewhere that Novell NetWare was, but then I read that it's usage/popularity waned in the 90's.