Linux

How ambitious is Canonical’s $32 million Ubuntu Edge crowd-funding campaign?

Canonical's Indiegogo campaign for the Ubuntu Edge smartphone has elicited quite the response, but is it actually out of line to set the bar that high?

Linux lets you customize your environment, but find a partner to address continuity

Firefox OS for phones is shipping, and it is impressive

Time to eat crow about the Firefox OS, which I mocked when it was first announced.

Linux dev to Torvalds: Enough with the potty mouth already

Sarah Sharp calls out Linux creator over bad language  via mailing list.

The future of Linux: Evolving everywhere

Meet the next open-source stars

Our look at some of the up-and-coming people in the world of open-source.

What Unix can teach you about big data

Hindsight is 20/20, but foresight doesn't have to be 20/500. Even with big data, you can find ways to discover things you don't expect to see.

Ubuntu 13.10 to feature Mir display server by default

An ambitious plan to get Mir ready as the default server could pay dividends for Ubuntu users, and sooner than expected.

Linux Foundation sees broadening role for developers

Foundation adds new courses to reflect job changes

Canonical’s Mir move doesn’t sit well with some Linux developers

Move toward display server MIR creates controversy