Linus Torvalds on the Linux desktop's popularity problems
Prompted by an article on trouble with the Linux desktop, several top Linux developers talked about the technical roots to Linux desktop's popularity problems on Google+.
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The latest news and views on all things Linux and open source by seasoned Unix and Linux user Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols and journalist Paula Rooney.
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. Elsewhere on ZDNet, SJVN covers gNetworking and Open Source.
Paula Rooney
Paula Rooney is a Boston-based writer who has followed the tech industry for more than two decades.
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Torvalds touts Linux's advances in power, ARM and cell phones
Linux founder Linus Torvalds, the founder and lead developer of Linux, has always been a man of few words and yesterday at LinuxCon 2012 he was no different. Still, the Linux creator hailed advances the kernel has made in the way of ARM support and power management, its progress on the cell phone front, and the fact that the kernel group has maintained its independence from manufacturers
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For the first time, Google reveals some details about its desktop of choice: Ubuntu.
Apple, Microsoft, VMware: Everyone's building open-source software
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Apple vs. Samsung verdict: It doesn't matter
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Minor improvements coming in Ubuntu Linux update release
The latest update to the long-term support version of Ubuntu 12.04 brings a few improvements to the popular Linux operating system.
Open-Source virtualization management coming for KVM, Xen and VMware
If your company runs multiple hypervisors than Convirture's beta of its open-source virtualization management program, ConVirt Enterprise Cloud, which will add VMware to its KVM and Xen capabilities may be just what you need.