Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu Linux, wants desktop Linux to “shoot beyond the Mac.” Can it? Shuttleworth was speaking to the open-source faithful at OSCon in Portland, Ore., but I’m sure ...

Mac clone maker Psystar last week indefinitely suspended sales of its only product, a $50 utility that lets customers install Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system on generic Intel-based computers.

"Put Linux on it" may often be the solution to a sluggish old laptop, but what if you want to go open-source from the outset? That's the market the KDE Slimbook is looking to address, a new 13.3-inch ...