To the space station and beyond with Linux
The International Space Station's laptops are moving from Windows to Linux, and R2, the first Linux-powered humanoid robot in space, is now under-going in-flight testing.
Linux and Open Source
The latest news and views on all things Linux and open source by seasoned Unix and Linux user Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
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Paula Rooney is a Boston-based writer who has followed the tech industry for more than two decades.
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Barnes & Noble turns its Nook HD line into full-powered Android tablets
Barnes & Noble seeks to revitalize its Android-powered Nook tablet line over arch-rival Amazon's Kindle tablets by adding Google Play and full Android app support.
Red Hat's Gluster community adds new open-source projects
Red Hat's Gluster open-source community has been all about its namesake, the GlusterFS, but now it's expanding to cover other open-source, software-defined storage technologies.
Google Glass's Android code now available
Ready to start programming for Google Glass? The tools are out there. While only a handful of Google Glasses are out, Google quietly released its Android-based core kernel code.
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Linux power users may not love Ubuntu, but everyone else can.
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Hard core Linux fans won't care for it, but for the average user the new Ubuntu desktop Linux has a lot to offer.
Look out, Oracle: SkySQL and MariaDB join forces
Oracle's MySQL may be the most well-known open-source DBMS, but now, MySQL's creators are together again with the merger of MariaDB and SkySQL.
Ubuntu Touch betas are ready for testing
Ubuntu Touch, the version of the Linux operating system for smartphones and tablets, is now available.