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UbuntuBSD is a new open source operating system that combines Canonical's Ubuntu Linux with the FreeBSD kernel and the Xfce interface.

This tutorial shows how to set up a high-availability storage with two storage servers (Debian Jessie) that uses GlusterFS. Each storage server will be a mirror of the other storage server, and files will be replicated automatically across both storage nodes. The client system (Debian 8 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.

Red Hat announced its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2016 financial results on March 22, becoming the first pure-play open-source vendor to generate over $2 billion in annual revenue. The move to cross the $2 billion threshold comes just four years after Red Hat recorded its first $1billion year back in 2012.

Also in today's open source roundup: Google will kill its Chrome app launcher for Windows, OS X, and Linux. And Android gets a patch for a critical Linux kernel bug.

Microsoft is pulling off a chameleon’s strategy by pretending that its proprietary software stacks are “open” and therefore eligible for integration in public services

We recently interviewed Giannis Konstantinidis on how he uses Fedora. This is part of a series on the Fedora Magazine where we profile Fedora users and how they use Fedora to get things done. If you are interested in being... Continue Reading →

We presented each tester a set of sample tasks, one task at a time. Throughout the test, we watched each volunteer as they completed the sample tasks, and noted any problems they had with the software. We asked the testers to speak aloud during the usability test, to describe what they were looking for; if they were looking for the “Print” button, they should say, “I’m looking for the ‘Print’ button.” After each set of tasks, we took a “comment break” so participants could share their thoughts about the software and the problems they encountered.

OpenWrt Linux kernel-based operating system for routers and embedded devices, has been updated today to version 15.05.1, the first point release in the "Chaos Calmer" series.

Manjaro Linux has to be one of the best Linux distributions that I have tried in quite some time. It actually makes me happy to use KDE. Also for the first time in ages I have tried a distribution that doesn't really have any real nasty quirks that need resolving before I can use it.

Red Hat was the first billion dollar Linux company, now it's the first $2 billion open-source company. Not bad eh?

A church pastor caught up in a patent battle over foam arrows is about to get assistance from the nation's best-known slayer of patent trolls, Newegg top lawyer Lee Cheng.

Google has announced the release of security software BinDiff for free. In a blog post on Monday, Google software engineer Christian Blichmann said the software, a creation of zynamics -- which was acquired by Google in 2011 -- is now a free addition for security researcher toolkits.

Some members of the BSD community have announced an Ubuntu-based version of BSD called UbuntuBSD.

Google announces partnership with NodeSource. In Brief Google has added support for Node.js on its marmitey App Engine on a managed VM beta basis.…

The KDE Project had the great pleasure of announcing the release and general availability of the major KDE Plasma 5.6 desktop environment for GNU/Linux operating systems.

Seco’s Linux-friendly COM Express Type 6 Compact module runs Linux on a 3rd Gen AMD R-Series SoC, and offers -40 to 85°C operation and a Mini-ITX carrier. Seco’s COMe-A98-CT6 module follows Congatec’s Conga-TR3 as the second Linux-ready COM Express Type 6 computer-on-module we’ve seen that runs AMD’s dual- and quad-core Embedded R-Series SoC, code-named “Merlin Falcon.”

It seems open source solutions are everywhere you look these days, and the promise of easily accessible and public code has become an attractive prospect to both individual developers and big companies like Microsoft (MSFT). You may consider yourself a GNU/Linux expert, but here are some facts you probably didn't know about the world of open source.

After two days, Matt had it working in a kinda, sorta way. There were too many variables. What worked on Ubuntu wouldn’t work on Fedora. What he built to work on Fedora, wouldn’t work on Arch. And so it goes….

IBM has long been a stalwart supporter of, and participant in the Open Source community. So IBM’s announcement of the LinuxONE platform last year should have come as a surprise to no one. The ultimate goal for LinuxONE, however, may be a bit more surprising.