Distrowatch When I first started using and writing about Linux in the late 1990s, there were just a few distributions to choose from, and even those were a bit hard to discover (unless you knew ...

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS . Neal P. Murphy has announced the release of Smoothwall Express 3.1 SP6, an updated build of the project's specialist Linux ...

DistroWatch criticized, 'Ironically, Facebook runs much of its infrastructure on Linux and frequently posts job ads seeking Linux developers.' Facebook bans 'Linux' posts, community protests ...

Facebook is reportedly removing posts which share links to DistroWatch Other mentions of Linux and open-source OSs also affected Community appeals have so far been unsuccessful Some posts ...

Facebook has lifted a temporary ban preventing users from posting links to popular OS comparison site Distrowatch – after going so far as to lock the account of the site's editor. In the latest ...

Facebook is reportedly removing posts which share links to DistroWatch Other mentions of Linux and open-source OSs also affected Meta says this was an "error" and that it's been fixed Some posts ...

The problem came to light when DistroWatch, a site that covers the Linux ecosystem, brought up how the mysterious Facebook ban has been stymying discussion about the open-source OS.

For years, fans and critics alike have debated the question of whether Linux has what it takes to move beyond the developer, hobbyist, and enterprise server space to capture the hearts and minds ...