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Slideshows about canonical

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  In Pictures: Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity

  Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves that it doesn’t matter if you’re Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new release revision synch is tough.

  In Pictures: Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity
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  In Pictures: Ubuntu Touch starts getting real

  The latest beta of Canonical's Linux smartphone system shows the outlines of a possible winner

  In Pictures: Ubuntu Touch starts getting real

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News about canonical

• Ouster of Kubuntu founder leaves its future in doubt

  A disagreement between the founder of Kubuntu and the Ubuntu Community Council has roiled the Linux community and left the project rudderless, as Jonathan Riddell ...

• Life gets tougher for alternative mobile OSes Tizen, Firefox and Ubuntu

  An increased focus on affordable smartphones running Android has left smaller OSes behind

• BQ announces second Ubuntu phone and plans to build PC-smartphone combo

  The Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition will cost $220 when it starts shipping in Europe later this month

• Ubuntu still vulnerable to time-twiddling hack

  A security flaw in a common Unix software component remains unpatched in one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world, more than a ...

• Against the odds, Canonical and Jolla trot out iOS, Android alternatives

  The smartphone OSes have something different, in a good way, to offer

• The first Ubuntu Phone is finally launching next week

  The Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu edition will launch in Europe via flash sales, though it's unclear why you'd want one.

Features about canonical

• Big names like Google dominate open-source funding

  Network World's analysis of publicly listed sponsors of 36 prominent open-source non-profits and foundations reveals that the lion's share of financial support for open-source groups ...

• New smartphone OSes take baby steps forward

  Newcomers Firefox, Ubuntu, Sailfish and Tizen won't challenge Android's dominance anytime soon, but can still survive, according to analysts

• 10 open source projects to watch this year

  Black Duck Software's 'Rookies of the Year' awards reveal a heightened focus on JavaScript and mobile.

• For an old or slow PC, try Puppy Linux 5.2

  The latest release of this tiny open source operating system can breathe new life into tired and outdated hardware.

• Ubuntu Server: Lean, mean, cloud-making machine

  Canonical's Ubuntu Server 9.0.4 is a Linux distro well suited for VARs and OEMs