CodeSpace Academy, a Cape Town-based tech educational institution, has announced that it will be offering free coding courses for learners from Grades 7-12 during…
Is proprietary software a necessary evil?
Richard Stallman is, in essence, one of the most influential founders of Linux. In 1983, he developed the GNU operating system, now commonly referred…
What does the Linux 3.4 kernel have to offer?
Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of the 3.4 version of the Linux kernel. While Linus notes that there have been no majorly…
Open source software: It’s more than just free stuff
Free software. In many ways it is an unfortunate term to describe what most people today know as open source software. Although the term…
Is Linux finally ready for the desktop?
For the last eight years, I have seen articles proclaiming that Linux is almost ready for the Desktop. In fact, on sites like Slashdot,…
