The collection of user data has become a contentious issue for people worldwide. Fortunately, Canonical has shown how it can be done right.

The only hard requirement for using hepp3n’s COSMIC Epoch PPA is to be using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It can be the desktop edition, ...

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 - ...

AT&T is moving away from proprietary systems and stepping toward Canonical Ltd.'s open-source operating system Ubuntu. Canonical announced the news in a blog post, saying it is joining forces with ...

Sirius is an open-source virtual assistant, a bit like Apple’s Siri (pictured above), Google’s Google Now, or Microsoft’s Cortana. But unlike those well-known helpers—and like Linux itself—Sirius is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...