I spent the day running what feels like to me as one of the weirdest Operating Systems on the planet: ReactOS. A few days ago I started out on a quest to use as many Open Source (but not Linux) ...

When picking operating systems for a closer look here in the Daily Drivers series, the aim has not been to merely pick the next well-known Linux distro off the pile, but to try out the interesting, ...

If you want to run a clone of Microsoft Windows to escape the drama of upgrading to Windows 10, try ReactOS-- but do not expect it to be a fully functional replacement any time soon. ReactOS is a free ...

Do you remember when trying a new OS meant burning a CD? Not merely downloading an ISO and mounting it on a USB drive, but taking a circle of polycarbonate and hoping you didn’t get a buffer underrun ...

ReactOS is a free, open-source Windows alternative. This OS has merged the Live and Boot ISOs for easier installation. The changes will arrive in the next release. I recently wrote about ReactOS in ...

News briefs for March 4, 2019. Linux kernel 5.0 is out. Linus writes, "We have more than a handful of real fixes in the last week, but not enough to make me go "Hmm, things are really unstable". In ...

This is perhaps one of the most Windows-like distribution of Linux. It is somewhat a replica of Windows 7, with the Start menu, Taskbar, etc. The speed of the OS distribution is appreciable. Zorin OS ...

These days you can play plenty of Windows games on Linux PCs thanks to Valve’s proton software. And a growing number of games that were originally made for Windows have also been ported to run ...

Tired of the big three OS families? Here are some slick operating systems to satisfy your tinkering spirit ...