Canonical's new Ubuntu focuses on the long haul
As organizations move in-house systems to the cloud, Canonical wants them to consider switching their OSes as well.
View ArticleDell brings Ubuntu to tablets with new Inspiron hybrids
The Linux-based Ubuntu OS is finding its way into tablets with Dell's latest Inspiron hybrids, which can function as tablets and laptops.
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04: Is Canonical taking on too much?
The recent release of Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves to us once again that it doesn't matter if you're Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity
Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves that it doesn’t matter if you’re Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new release revision synch is tough.
View ArticleCanonical celebrates Cloud freedoms with new Ubuntu
Canonical continues to aggressively equip its flagship Ubuntu Linux server software with more tools to help users build and run clouds.
View ArticleDocker gets some competition with new Joyent, Canonical containers
Spurred by the sudden success of the Docker virtualization technology, platform services provider Joyent and Linux distributor Canonical have each open-sourced their container technologies.
View ArticleDocker gets some competition with new Joyent, Canonical containers
Spurred by the sudden success of the Docker virtualization technology, platform services provider Joyent and Linux distributor Canonical have each open-sourced their container technologies.
View ArticleWhy there's no open-source standard-bearer for the network
Open-source software plays an increasingly prominent role in many areas of modern business IT it's in servers, databases and even the cloud. Vendors like Red Hat, Canonical and others have managed to...
View ArticleGoogle Cloud offers streamlined Ubuntu for Docker use
Google has adopted for use in its cloud a streamlined version of the Canonical Ubuntu Linux distribution tweaked to run Docker and other containers.
View ArticleBig names like Google dominate open-source funding
Network World's analysis of publicly listed sponsors of 36 prominent open-source non-profits and foundations reveals that the lion's share of financial support for open-source groups comes from a...
View ArticleAgainst the odds, Canonical and Jolla trot out iOS, Android alternatives
Four smartphone OSes that hope to find room next to Android and iOS were on display at Mobile World Congress, but the most exciting were Ubuntu Phone and Sailfish OS.
View ArticleUbuntu still vulnerable to time-twiddling hack
A security flaw in a common Unix software component remains unpatched in one of the most popular Linux distributions, more than a year after an official fix was published.
View ArticleBQ announces second Ubuntu phone and plans to build PC-smartphone combo
Against the odds, Canonical and Spanish company BQ are continuing to push Ubuntu for smartphones over Android and iOS. BQ's second Ubuntu phone is a step up from its inaugural effort, and the two...
View ArticleLife gets tougher for alternative mobile OSes Tizen, Firefox and Ubuntu
The future doesn't look very bright right now for alternative mobile operating systems Firefox OS, Tizen and Ubuntu.
View ArticleOuster of Kubuntu founder leaves its future in doubt
A disagreement between the founder of Kubuntu and the Ubuntu Community Council has roiled the Linux community and left the project rudderless, as Jonathan Riddell left Kubuntu's governing body late...
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