As it turns out, a new analysis of code contributions for the OpenStack ESSEX release shows that Red Hat developers contributed more code than Canonical developers.
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Elementary GTK theme 3.0 has been updated to version 3.0, this being the first stable release that supports GTK3. Here’s Changes in elementary GTK theme 3.0 since the previous stable release: GTK3 support, including :backdrop class
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There’s an ugly side to Linux. Or to be more specific, Ubuntu Linux. It has suffered from the evil grips of what I describe as ‘Commercialism’.
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When Red Hat (RHT) announced strong quarterly results yesterday, the figures essentially ended a recent debate about Red Hat Enterprise Linux vs. Ubuntu Server. Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth recently suggested Ubuntu is more popular than RHEL for some server applications. But when it comes down to dollars and cents, business-centric applications, and partner engagement, most [...]

Chances are if you’re using Ubuntu you’re a 25-35 year old male living in either the USA or Mexico. At least, those are the findings from the recently-conducted ‘Ubuntu User Survey 2012?. With a response rate of over 17,000, the survey will help …

Chances are if you’re using Ubuntu you’re a 25-35 year old male living in either the USA or Mexico. At least, those are the findings from the recently-conducted ‘Ubuntu User Survey 2012?. With a response rate of over 17,000, the survey will help …

Today, March 27th, Mark Shuttleworth posted on his blog some interesting information about how the notification system in the Ubuntu operating system will work in the near future.
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As we’ve reported recently, Linux skills are in high demand in the job market, and online job and recruitment firm Dice.com has confirmed that with data that it tracks. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that there are new ways emerging to pick up valuable Linux skills. One of the latest examples of this [...]

There’s just never a dull moment here in the Linux blogosphere, whether there’s big news being made at the moment or not. Some weeks, we have wild activity surrounding the latest moves from Canonical, for example, or perhaps Adobe’s latest affront; such happenings are virtually guaranteed to generate some lively conversation. Even in other weeks, [...]

Mid-March is a time ripe for overhauling traditional power structures — or it was, at least, in ancient Rome. But if former Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth is correct in his claim this week that Ubuntu is overtaking Red Hat in the world of Linux servers, we may be in the midst of a major shake-up [...]

The Linux Foundation has come a long way since initiated in 2007 as the fusion of the Open Source Development Lab and Free Standards Group. At its start, I wondered why there was no membership or representation from Canonical, which was the hottest thing in Linux at the time. Though Canonical’s lack of Linux Foundation [...]

Ubuntu announced its 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) release almost 18 months ago, on October 10, 2010 at 10:10:10 UTC. As with the earlier releases, Ubuntu committed to ongoing security and critical fixes for a period of 18 months. The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 10.10 will reach end of life on Tuesday, [...]