Developers from Debian and Ubuntu met and discussed ways to improve boot performance at Canonical’s London headquarters.

Linux is getting much better at managing devices, and the versatility of open source software leads to some interesting innovations.

Complete with optimized Java and HTML5 video and audio support, the latest version of the Firefox browser is now available for server-download.

KDE e.V. President, Aaron Seiger, is calling for help to rescue freedesktop.org. Seigo warns of the danger of the free open source software platform sliding into insignificance and he's appealing to community members for help.

The new Linux mobile phone from HTC eschews the usual Android interface in favor of a new and personalized one.

Looking for a lite photo viewer for GNOME? Take a glance at Solang, which is now in alpha state. As developer Santanu Sinha, who wrote the application in C++, makes clear, we're not talking about a clone of F-spot written in Mono.

The small graphical Web browser Dillo written in C/C++ recently graduated to the next version. In the process it improved its CSS support and now provides users keybindings and CSS layout compatibility.

The new version automatically organizes music libraries and is fully integrative with iTunes.