Image: Stack Overflow / Count / Nick Heath Are there open-source operating systems that aren't based on Linux? Yes, while Linux underpins most open-source operating systems, there are OSes built ...

Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

But now there’s a new effort called Project Halium which is designed to create a single base that can be used to get any non-Android operating system to run on Android-compatible hardware.

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Russia plans Linux-based mobile operating system to rival Android and iOS Ministry of Communications hopes China and other BRICS nations will join the project.

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 gear.

It was the no. 1 Linux distribution in the enterprise, and users included Toyota, GoDaddy, Disney, RackSpace and Verizon, organizations that build large, complex, HPC-class AI clusters. Then, suddenly ...

While making the switch may involve a learning curve, Linux machines will reward you with a stable and secure operating system that offers a free, private, open-source platform.