Ushahidi: The crisis cartographer By Chris Thornett published 4 March 19 With over 150,000 deployments in 160 countries, Chris Thornett reports on the open source platform that gives a voice to the marginalised in times of crisis.
Bigger than Linux: The rise of cloud native By Chris Thornett published 12 May 18 Kubecon Open source software is powering the biggest boom since the heady internet days of the 1990s.
Pop OS 18.04 bursts onto the Linux scene By Chris Thornett published 28 April 18 Distro update System76 CEO, Carl Richell, on developing its own Linux distribution for developers, makers, and computer science professionals.
Canonical on Ubuntu 'Bionic Beaver' 18.04 LTS and its controversial changes By Chris Thornett published 26 April 18 Interview Snaps, reader surveys and GNOME Shell, we interview Canonical on the crucial release of the popular Linux distribution.
German government goes open source with cloud firm Nextcloud By Chris Thornett published 17 April 18 Decentralises data away from the big cloud vendors in favour of a secure open source private cloud platform.
Ruby is alive and well and thinking about the next 25 years By Chris Thornett published 27 March 18 Interview The biggest Ruby conference in the UK lays out plans for the future.
Lorelei’s story: how a 5-year-old crowd-sourced a robotic prosthetic By Chris Thornett published 23 December 17 After Lorelei’s left arm had been paralysed by a rare condition that affects the nervous system.
Project ZeroPhone: the ambitious DIY Raspberry Pi phone By Chris Thornett published 3 December 17 Interview We interview the creator of a kit that will allow you to build your own mobile phone for a minimal cost.
Ubuntu in transition: what’s in store for the popular Linux distro? By Chris Thornett published 27 November 17 Interview We spoke to Canonical on the day of 17.10’s release, to chart its route from Unity to Gnome.
The quest for open science By Chris Thornett published 25 November 17 In Depth We meet a scientist designing 3D-printable microscopes for developing countries to access safe drinking water.
System76 Galago Pro review By Chris Thornett published 1 October 17 Like its namesake, this is a lightweight laptop that is making great leaps among its reseller peers.
Open source is quietly powering a virtual revolution in some countries By Chris Thornett published 28 September 17 Learning Equality is a non-profit organisation launching a next-gen offline platform called Kolibri.
What happened at Canonical By Chris Thornett published 11 May 17 In Depth Want to know the real story behind the massive transformation happening at the firm which backs Ubuntu?
Breathe new life into your Windows XP PC By Chris Thornett published 25 June 13 In Depth Give your XP PC a refresh with these handy hints for getting the most out of Microsoft's long-lasting operating system.