It looks like Valve is working behind the scenes on enabling Linux game compatibility tools to work on Steam. These compatibility tools allow games developed for Windows to work on Linux, similar to ...

I'm using Linux Mint 15 now and will installing Linux Mint 16 or fedora 20 on it if I get it. I did do a search for Linux compatibility, but all found was old information on older models and problems ...

A week ago HEXUS reported upon sightings of compatibility tools being tested on Linux-based SteamOS systems. Much of what was gleaned from that pre-launch leakage has now materialised, as Valve has ...

Valve figured out what Linux couldn't.

In modern incarnations of Linux -- especially Ubuntu -- most scanners work when plugged in via USB. Many Epson printers work on Linux without the need of additional drivers, but you can also install ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. OpenELA has announced ELValidated, a verification and interoperability suite for Enterprise Linux operating ...

Alpine Linux experimenting with an optional systemd compatibility layer marks an interesting moment in Linux evolution. While Alpine is not abandoning its lightweight roots, the move acknowledges a ...

For years now, Valve has been slowly improving the capabilities of the Proton compatibility layer that lets thousands of Windows games work seamlessly on the Linux-based SteamOS. But Valve’s ...

August 27, 2018 Steam's new Linux compatibility tools work with over a thousand games, according to community testing. A major Steam update currently in beta has added built-in compatibility tools to ...

OpenBSD, one of the more prominent variants of the BSD family of Unix-like operating systems, will be released at the beginning of September, according to a note on the official OpenBSD website. Often ...

Some software refuses to die, even when the distro that birthed it does.

Microsoft announced this morning it has signed an historic agreement with the Linux Foundation guaranteeing compatibility between Windows and Linux going forward. Software Freedom Law Center head Eben ...