With the arrival of the “first commercially available quantum computer,” the D-Wave One, we look at what it is and what open source can contribute.

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com

Here’s how one free culture project is trying to use free software and crowdfunding to realize its goals.

The sudden popularity of miniboard systems like Raspberry Pi have brought back the pioneering spirit of Linux’s early days. Suddenly, do it yourself in the open source community is back.

New Ubuntu Web Apps feature will allow popular online applications to be launched from the desktop outside the browser.

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.

Six tools tested:

• Swet 1.5.16
• Aletheia 0.0.9 Beta
• Monit 5.4
• Fish 0.3
• Mu 0.9.8.4
• Raider 0.13.1