Standardization has moved up to the application layer as developers adopt tools that simplify and speed UI creation. HTML5 and Qt are two application development environments rising in popularity among embedded Linux developers. 

Library technician John Kerr was one of the first Linux community members to add his how-to videos to the 100 Linux Tutorials Video Campaign [link] this year.  The brief screencasts showcase software that he uses everyday in his job at the county court house library for the Wellington Law Association in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

In this Q&A Linux kernel contributor and LWN.net co-founder Jon Corbet previews his Linux kernel forecast talk at Collaboration Summit, discusses some kernel changes that surprised him last year, and reveals some of the biggest challenges kernel developers face in the months and years ahead.

For all the talk about cloud, it might come as a surprise to many in the industry that "cloud" is not a well-understood term. It's often perceived as "just a buzzword" or something without a lot of substance. While the term can be abused, it's actually an important concept and it's certainly not just a passing fad, writes Joe Brockmeier.

In talking to people following the Apache CloudStack graduation, and meeting with the local Linux User Group (LUG), it dawned on him that cloud still bears some explanation. Here, he takes a look at the standard definition, some types of clouds, and why it matters.