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Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu are now available in the Windows Store, making life easier for Windows-dominant organizations to run open source software.

I haven’t liked Ubuntu for a while, but it looks like Canonical and the Ubuntu community are returning to what made the Linux distribution great in the first place.

Canonical moves quickly to end support for Ubuntu phones and tablets, and it will shutter the app store at the end of 2017.

If we want an open-source, Linux-based mobile platform to succeed, these are the steps we have to take.

Once Wire completes its server source release and gets federated servers functioning, we'll be at a place where instant messaging, video conferencing and social media (via Mastodon) are all possible in a decentralized, free software loving way.

No free or open-source social network has really taken off. That could change with Mastodon, which is generating buzz as a possible Twitter replacement.

If you edit video, you will love OpenShot 2.3 with its new transformation tool and title editor—as well as its smooth performance.

With Jupiter Broadcasting’s announcement that it is shutting down the Linux Action Show podcast, Bryan Lunduke, who co-created the show, looks back at its origin and its impact.

With the release of GNOME 3.24, Bryan Lunduke decided to give the Linux desktop another try. Results: It’s fast, responsive and includes great new features, such as Night Light.

While users of proprietary operating systems suffer with new, slower, buggier, more spy-filled systems, Linux users are enjoying better performance and more support.

Communicating entirely from a Linux shell/terminal is astoundingly easy. And the benefits make doing so pretty enticing. For email, try mutt or Alpine. For instant messaging, try Finch or hangups.

Open source software is the norm these days rather than the exception. The code is being written in high volumes and turning up in critical applications. While having this code available can offer big benefits, users also must be wary of issues the code can present and implement proper vetting. Josh Bressers, cybersecurity strategist at Red Hat, emphasized this point during a recent interview.

This week, Wine—the project that allows you to run many Microsoft Windows applications on non-Windows platforms—hit a rather huge milestone: version 2.0. The main highlights are the support for Microsoft Office 2013 and the 64-bit support on macOS.

If you're a Linux user who wants a pocket-size terminal, PocketCHIP from Next Thing Co. fits the bill--and then some.

In 2017, Bryan Lunduke sees changes for the Linux desktop market, Canonical shifting its focus, changes for Ubuntu installation and more.

About a year ago, Bryan Lunduke made a series of predictions about what would happen in the Linux world during 2016. The results: 5 accurate predictions, 2 wrong predictions, and 1 unknown.

Imagine a universe in which Linus Torvalds was never bitten by a penguin and never invented Linux.

With Ubuntu 16.10, Canonical focuses on hybrid cloud deployments, Unity 8 development and high-performance networking. The organization hopes to draw users away from Red Hat and SUSE.

Brian Lunduke reviews elementary OS 0.4 (Loki) -- it's great, but not for him -- and talks with its founder, Daniel Fore, about the best features of the open source operating system.

Your operating system and how you connect to the internet are key in making your online life private and secure. For Bryan Lunduke, that means using openSUSE and Tor.