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2013: The year of the Ubuntu Linux tablet and smartphone?
Canonical appears to be getting ready to release a fully touch-enabled Ubuntu Linux operating system. Will Ubuntu tablets and smartphones be far behind?
2012's Top five Linux stories with one big conclusion
2012 was a very quiet, but very successful year for Linux. How successful? The most popular end-user operating system is now Linux.
Linux round-up: A bunch of Mints for Christmas
All the Linux Mint Editions have arrived just in time for the holidays - Linux Mint 14 (Nadia) with Cinnamon, MATE, KDE and Xfce dekstops, and Linux Mint Debian Edition Update Pack 6 with Cinnamon and MATE desktops.
Why is Microsoft contributing to WebKit?
If Apple and Google won't work on supporting the proposed W3C standards for touch in WebKit, then Microsoft will - to get it adopted on websites that will then work better on Windows and Windows Phone.
Red Hat's Q3 earnings: beats estimates, acquires ManageIQ
Open source software maker Red Hat beats estimates for its third quarter earnings with 30 cents a share on revenue of $343.6 million. It will also acquire cloud management provider ManageIQ for $104 million.
Five good Instagram replacements
If Facebook playing games with Instagram's terms of services has left you with a bad taste in your mouth, here are some Instagram alternatives for you.
Wikipedia moving from MySQL to MariaDB
If you still think MySQL is too entrenched to be moved from its spot as the number one, open-source DBMS, you might to look at what Wikipedia is doing.
Raspberry Pi Store opens for business
The Raspberry Pi now has an accompanying store where users can download software, raw code, tutorials, tools or games for the Linux computer.
Mozilla: Almost one in 10 Firefox users opt for Do Not Track
The Firefox outfit has published a round-up of its achievements this year, including what it says is proof that 'there is a real user appetite for choice on issues of web privacy'.
Good-Bye 386: Linux to drop support for i386 chips with next major release
Linux got its start on a 386 processor, but 21-years later, the Linux kernel developers have decided its time to say good-bye to the venerable Intel processor in its next major Linux kernel release: 3.8.
Samba 4 will hurt and help Microsoft's business
The release of Samba 4 will no doubt cut into Windows server business somewhat, but its interoperability capabilities will ease administrative and vendor support costs and preserve Windows servers and clients in the long run as open source transforms enterprise computing
Dell commits to open-source software for its future clouds
Dell will use the OpenStack cloud management and automation software for its public and private cloud products, the company has announced, in a sign of increasing support for the open-source project.
Global open-source vendors gain new leg up in selling to US agencies, thanks to favorable Talend ruling
Government ruling paves the way for software vendors to sell to US government agencies, even if some of their code is written in non-designated countries.
Open-data push nets £8m from UK government
Public bodies in the UK will get extra funding to help them release public data for commercial reuse, as the government continues its push on open data.
Open source's fortunes in Poland could be about to change, thanks to education
Open source has had a mixed reception in Poland's public sector, with some government agencies actively blocking efforts to increase uptake of the software. But the situation could be set for a reversal, after changes in the education sector.