Katherine Noyes has been an ardent geek ever since she first conquered Pyramid of Doom on an ancient TRS-80. Today she covers business and tech in all its forms, with an emphasis on Linux and open source software. More by Katherine Noyes
There's been a seemingly endless parade of tiny, Linux-powered PCs entering the market in recent months, including most recently the $49 Cubieboard and the $89 UG802.
It's nothing short of a revolution in computing, as I've noted before, and recently one of the earliest contenders to be announced--the Raspberry Pi-like Cotton Candy--began shipping at last after nearly a yearlong wait.
Katherine Noyes has been an ardent geek ever since she first conquered Pyramid of Doom on an ancient TRS-80. Today she covers business and tech in all its forms, with an emphasis on Linux and open source software. More by Katherine Noyes
News about Ubuntu Linux 12.10 is coming fast and furious as the software's October release date approaches, but it seems fair to say that not even the project's Secure Boot plans have been as controversial as a new feature that came to light late last week.
Specifically, the latest prerelease version of Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal” now integrates Amazon results into searches conducted through the Unity desktop Dash. So, when the user searches in the Ubuntu Unity desktop for “BBQ,” for instance, results will include not just local results but also related products for sale on Amazon, as shown in the screenshot below.
Katherine Noyes has been an ardent geek ever since she first conquered Pyramid of Doom on an ancient TRS-80. Today she covers business and tech in all its forms, with an emphasis on Linux and open source software. More by Katherine Noyes
Microsoft's “Secure Boot” plans for Windows 8 have already caused no end of controversy in the Linux community, and certainly one of the more divisive announcements in recent months was Canonical's decision to drop the GRUB 2 bootloader as part of its solution for Ubuntu Linux.
It didn't take long for the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to react to that news, and its response wasn't favorable.
Katherine Noyes has been an ardent geek ever since she first conquered Pyramid of Doom on an ancient TRS-80. Today she covers business and tech in all its forms, with an emphasis on Linux and open source software. More by Katherine Noyes
Canonical generated significant excitement earlier this year when it announced its Ubuntu for Android plans, which included dockable smartphones that can launch the full Ubuntu Linux desktop.
No specific names were mentioned at the time regarding manufacturer partners, but recently a new concept project appeared that seeks to bring that vision to life.
The world of open source software offers free alternatives to just about any expensive commercial package you might care to name, but there's no denying that some of them are better than others.
Firefox, LibreOffice, and GIMP are a few of the better-known examples with a reputation for quality and stability, but there are plenty of other worthy contenders out there as well.
Aiming to recognize some of the best of the open source breed, InfoWorld on Tuesday announced the winners of its sixth annual Best of Open Source Software Awards, also known as the “Bossies.”
It seems like just yesterday that we saw the release of Sabayon 9 with its three desktop flavors, but already the project team behind the popular Linux distribution has launched a new version.
Sabayon 10 made its official debut late last week, and certainly most notable among the new additions to the free and open source operating system is yet another desktop edition, bringing the total number of choices for users up to four.
The forthcoming “Clover Trail” version of Intel's Atom chip will not work with Linux, the company reportedly confirmed on Thursday.
Instead, speaking at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company said Clover Trail will be "a Windows 8 chip," according to a Friday report in The Inquirer.
Intel apparently offered no real explanation for its decision not to support Linux, but the news is already causing considerable concern among users of the free and open source operating system.
