Microsoft just open-sourced PowerShell, making it available for both Linux and Mac. The command-line shell and scripting platform is just the latest open-source friendly software from Microsoft. Microsoft software on Linux All the “Microsoft loves Linux” talk can be a ...
Is the Skype Linux app refusing to connect for you? If so I can tell you that you’re not alone. We’ve received multiple reports from readers who say they’ve been unable to log in to Skype using the older Qt-based Skype for Linux ...
When Microsoft introduced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) the common refrain was that you could use it to run Linux’s beloved Bash tool but full Linux desktops were out. Turns out that wasn’t exactly true. It didn’t take long for ...
Microsoft’s love for open-source community seems to be increasing day by day. After Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s declaration last year, proclaiming – “MICROSOFT ♥ LINUX” Microsoft has come forward with many contributions to Linux and the open-source community. Some of which are, .NET ...
Microsoft hasn’t updated Skype for Linux since June 2014. In the nearly two years since then, Skype has been falling apart. The Linux client was already behind other platforms, and it’s only fallen further since then. Even the features it ...
Wine is an open source project that, on the face of it, seems to offer something wondrous: the ability to run Windows applications under Linux (or any other open source OS). It does this by attempting to recreate the Windows ...
Here are some tips to help protect your sensitive data Over the past few years, millions of PCs from around the world have been locked or had their files encrypted by malicious programs designed to extort money from users. Collectively ...
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella extolled his company’s love for Linux—an open source operating system it previously opposed—it would be natural to assume that commitment came with a few caveats. On Monday, the company doubled down on its love for ...
Microsoft today announced that it is joining the Eclipse Foundation — the open source group that’s probably best known for its Eclipse IDE, but which also offers a number of other developer tools. With this, Microsoft is joining other Eclipse sponsors ...