The collection of user data has become a contentious issue for people worldwide. Fortunately, Canonical has shown how it can be done right.

Developers can prototype their devices, simulate a full release, then keep the finished products updated through an open source app store. Richard Trenholm Former Movie and TV Senior Editor Richard ...

The Ubuntu community has introduced a namesake open source font. In his blog Tuesday, Ubuntu creator and lead developer Mark Shuttleworth announced the publishing of the first source code for Ubuntu - ...

Ubuntu Studio comes preloaded for visual art, 3D, music production, and more. Just install one ISO and start creating instead of configuring.

We took a look this week at several prominent open source Linux desktop applications that have attracted new developers and expanded their communities by delivering native ports for Windows and Mac OS ...

Canonical gave up on operating its Ubuntu One cloud storage service more than a year ago, but this week it released the system’s file-syncing code under an open source AGPLv3 license. Though Canonical ...

Add one more competitor in the growing battle to rule the smartphone market. London-based company Canonical announced it is bringing its open source operating system Ubuntu to smartphones, with the ...

I have lost count of the many seminars, conferences and talks I've attended recently where that magic phrase "the-open-source-operating-system-Linux" has resounded. Whether uttered by a New Labour ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. A few weeks ago I heard about a variant of Ubuntu called Ubuntu ...