Ubuntu mobile: too little, far too late

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SourceUbuntu will take one step more into the commercial realm when it releases version 13.04 next April.

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Mobile devicesThere are tablets aplenty running Android; every month I see some brand or the other being offered at a discount at my local Aldi store.

Featured | Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SauceIt is difficult to recall, in the recent past, a new technology about which there has such an avalanche of uninformed writing, misinformation or secrecy than secure boot.

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SauceGeeks are known to be obsessive about things. At times that tendency can go overboard, resulting in them looking rather silly and foolish.

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SauceLast week marked eight years since Ubuntu made its appearance on the GNU/Linux scene. Since October 2004, there has been a release of this distribution every six months, the initial buzz being very loud and then gradually fading away.

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SauceThe Australian government and the Opposition are operating as flunkeys of the US government by voting down a proposal from the Greens to open up the discussions on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SourceA well-known figure in Australian free and open source software circles has created an organisation to help individuals start businesses without the overheads that prevent people from doing so.

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SourceHow does a company harness the efforts of outsiders who want to contribute to its software, without making things too unwieldy and difficult to manage within its own framework?

Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SauceOPINION Telstra reminds me of all those companies which are on the wrong side of the copyright debate.