Open Source

Android may have already killed Samsung’s Tizen OS

In today's Android roundup: A Huawei bigwig thinks that Tizen is already dead. Plus: Lemon Meringue Pie might be the official codename for Android L, and are mobile carriers clogging up Android with bloatware?

JXCore’s new trick: Convert Node.js projects into self-running apps

Linux and systemd: A case of the old versus the young?

In today's open source roundup: Is the systemd controversy a battle of the old versus the young? Plus: Which Linux distros do you consider innovative? And a journalist spends a week using Ubuntu's Unity desktop

VMware prepares OpenStack for enterprise use

VMware Integrated OpenStack runs on VMware's vSphere

Choose your side on the Linux divide

The battle over systemd exposes a fundamental gap between the old Unix guard and a new guard of Linux developers and admins

Docker 1.2 punches up security, day-to-day management

The popular Docker app-container project tweaks its feature set, but far bigger changes are waiting in the wings

Walmart’s investment in open source isn’t cheap

How Walmart's open source investment yields benefits in innovation, quality, and competitiveness

Does it still make sense for Linus to want the desktop for Linux?

In today's open source roundup: Linus still wants the desktop for Linux, but is he trapped in the past? Plus: Should open source developers support Windows more? And share your first experience with Linux

Walmart’s investment in open source isn’t cheap

While proprietary vendors want us to focus on price, innovators focus on the flexibility and business value of open source

What I wish I’d known starting out as a programmer

Eight points of career advice for young software developers