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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...