Editing OSNews (section)

{{Distinguish|OSN News}}
{{Infobox website
| name             = OSNews
| favicon          =
| logo             = OSnews logo.png
| logo_size        = 100px
| url              = {{URL|https://www.osnews.com}}
| language         = English
| type             = [[Online newspaper]]
| registration     = Optional
| launch_date      = {{start date and age|1997}}
| current_status   = Active
| editor           = Thom Holwerda (managing editor), David Adams (contributor)
}}
[[File:OSnews website.png|thumb|OSnews as of 2012]]
'''OSNews''' is a [[computing]] [[online newspaper]]. It originally focused on [[operating system]]s and their related technologies that launched in 1997, but is now aggregating consumer electronics news. The content is managed by a group of editors and the owner.<ref name="osnews">{{cite web |title=OSNews is Exploring the Future of Computing |url=https://www.osnews.com/contact |access-date=2013-01-05 |website=OSNews}}</ref> As of 2014, its managing editor is Thom Holwerda, who joined in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=User Page: Tom_Holwerda |url=https://www.osnews.com/user/uid:5/profile |access-date=2014-01-05 |website=OS News}}</ref>

OSnews has been referenced by ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Newman |first=Jared |date=29 February 2012 |title=Raspberry Pi $25 Computer on Sale, but Good Luck Getting One |url=https://techland.time.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-35-computer-on-sale-but-good-luck-getting-one |access-date=2014-01-05 |website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> [[Ars Technica]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Salter |first=Jim |url=https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/07/osnews-has-published-an-introduction.ars |title=OSNews has published an introduction to programming on the Haiku operating system. It describes the platform architecture and basics of application development |publisher=Arstechnica.com |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher |first=Ken |url=https://arstechnica.com/old/content/2002/09/1257.ars |title=OS News reviews Red Hat 8.0 |publisher=Arstechnica.com |date=2002-09-30 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=James Glave |url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1998/02/10165 |title=Think Different: Hack a New Mac OS |publisher=Wired.com |date=2013-03-28 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=James Glave |url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1997/10/7933 |title=An OS Is As an OS Does - Any Questions? |publisher=Wired.com |date=2013-03-28 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> ''[[Computerworld]]'',<ref name="computerworld">{{cite web|author=Ryan Faas |url=https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137229/What_s_the_real_deal_with_64_bit_computing_in_Snow_Leopard_ |title=What's the real deal with 64-bit computing in Snow Leopard? |publisher=Computerworld |date=2009-08-28 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ken Mingis |url=https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/97346/Macintosh_Highlights_From_Around_the_Web_April_June_2004_ |title=Macintosh Highlights From Around the Web (April-June 2004) |publisher=Computerworld |date=2004-11-07 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> [[LifeHacker]],<ref>{{cite web|author=12/24/09 7:00am 12/24/09 7:00am |url=http://lifehacker.com/5433452/cygwin-17-adds-windows-7-support-and-many-improvements |title=Cygwin 1.7 Adds Windows 7 Support and Many Improvements |date=24 December 2009 |publisher=Lifehacker.com |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=4/26/10 4:00pm 4/26/10 4:00pm |url=http://lifehacker.com/5524986/remains-of-the-day-say-goodbye-to-the-floppy-disk-edition |title=Remains of the Day: Say Goodbye to the Floppy Disk Edition |publisher=Lifehacker.com |date=2010-04-26 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=4/16/09 5:00pm 4/16/09 5:00pm |url=http://lifehacker.com/5214799/remains-of-the-day-xp-is-officially-old-now-edition |title=Remains of the Day: XP is Officially Old Now Edition |date=17 April 2009 |publisher=Lifehacker.com |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> [[Linux.com]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/26200-maemo-to-switch-to-qt |title=Maemo To Switch To Qt |publisher=Linux.com |date=2009-07-06 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> [[OMG! Ubuntu!]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Joey-Elijah Sneddon |url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/10/re-enable-missing-icons-in-ubuntu-9-10/ |title=Re-enable Missing Icons In Ubuntu 9.10 |publisher=Omgubuntu.co.uk |date=2009-10-19 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> and [[lwn.net]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/399603/ |title=Genode 10.08 Comes with Gallium3D, MadWifi, Qt4.6.3 (OSNews) and |publisher=Lwn.net |date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' described OSnews as "an alternative operating system Web magazine",<ref name="wired">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1997/10/7933|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917214518/http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1997/10/7933|archive-date=2012-09-17|title=An OS Is As an OS Does - Any Questions?|access-date=2014-01-11 | url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2011 Holwerda noted that "while the alternative operating systems scene might no longer be the prime focus of OSNews due to a lack of activity in that field, it's still where our heart lies."<ref name="osnews2">{{cite web |title=OSNews Browser & OS Stats |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/24579/OSNews_Browser_OS_Stats |access-date=2014-01-11}}</ref>