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The Linux-based Ubuntu operating system is to work on smartphones, allowing users to run full-scale programs on handsets designed for Android.

Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth thinks Ubuntu Linux has a shot to be a contending operating system for future phones and tablets. It'll be a tough go -- Apple iOS and Google Android dominate the field now, with new Windows Phone 7 also making a play.

Just last week, Google finally released official betas for its Chrome browser for Mac and Linux.

Ubuntu 10.04 will be Ubuntu’s third long-term support (LTS) release.

Microsoft assigns "taksforces" to fight GNU/Linux adoption (Wal-Mart in this case).

Linux and open source software are a key component in the underlying infrastructure of the finance industry, but the higher layers of the stack are still dominated by a multitude of proprietary, in-house solutions. A software startup called Marketcetera aims to change that with a new, open source platform for building automated trading systems.