Linux creator says BSOD blame lands on flaky rigs, not code

Linus Torvalds has ended up defending Microsoft’s much-mocked blue-screen-of-death screens. However, his argument has less to do with software quality and everything to do with dodgy hardware in the hands of punters.

Crowdfunded Sailfish revival banks on loyal Linux fans

Jolla is having another crack at the smartphone lark, leaning on crowdfunding to get its new handset out the door.

Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong 

For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time of Linux on the desktop. Now, ZDnet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks the take-up of Linux is much higher than numbers suggest.

Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd

Open saucy Zorin OS 18 has clocked a million downloads in a single month, which is not bad for a Linux distro trying to lure disillusioned Windows refugees.

Windows lets Linux virtual machines do what they like 

Russian hackers have figured out how to bypass Windows security by running their malware on Linux inside Microsoft’s own Hyper-V virtualisation.

Exec says Intel shouldn’t be carrying freeloading rivals 

Troubled Chipzilla’s long-standing love affair with open sauce might be heading for rocky times after one of its top brass suggested it’s time to stop being everyone’s free R&D department.

Bezos’s empire fancies more cash from your telly habits

Amazon is preparing to ditch Android on its Fire TV gadgets and shove in a home-grown Linux-based system codenamed Vega OS.

Like the Battle of Austerlitz only with penguins 

Austria’s armed forces have dumped Microsoft Office in favour of LibreOffice, and the move has nothing to do with saving cash.

Open-sauce driver breathes new life into 20-year-old GPUs

While Microsoft long ago lobbed support for ATI’s ancient R300-series GPUs into the skip, Linux developers are still quietly keeping the lights on for hardware that predates most influencers.

Intel’s restructuring leaves key open-source work without a home

Troubled Chipzilla’s decision to sack around 24,000 workers has not only left its product lines short-staffed, it has gutted some of the essential work keeping Linux support alive for Intel hardware.