What was your very first operating system?

Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane. What was the first OS you ever used, and what was the first one you actually used for programming? My first introduction to computers was Windows 98, mostly p

Latest Windows update breaks stuff, be careful 🚨

Heads up for all of you who use dual boot to load Linux alongside Windows - the latest Windows update will definitely break your boot loader setup. It just killed mine this morning. I suggest playing with your Grub2 first and set it up like this: htt...

How would Google Fuchsia File System look like?

In windows we have c:, d: etc. When we want to reinstall Windows we just format c: and everything is kept intact in d:. In Linux, file systems are mounted differently. Will Google Fuchsia follow the Windows style or the Linux style? Do anyone have a...

Which OS do you use?

Linux fans and their idea of open source

This is a discussion rather than a question. What do Linux fan boys mean when they say "Open source"? Cause I think they go from open source to "We can handle it!". I use Ubuntu! Hello? Cause it's significantly faster than Windows! Talk about boot ...

VMWare regularly crashing when running Windows 7 guest machine and Firefox

Does anyone also experience this problem ? While developing, I regularly use a Windows 7 guest machine in VMWare Workstation 14 on Ubuntu 16.04 while also running Firefox 58. After a few minutes, everything freezes, both VMWare and Firefox windows th...

What are the best resources to get started with building an OS from the ground up? Which Programming language to choose?

I want to understand all the low level nuances, and the working of an OS, without getting bogged down by all the terminology that OS textbooks have. For someone who is well acquainted with programming, what is the best way to go from a complete novic...