Not only is spring in the air, so is Linux. But this wasn’t always the case. Early drones relied on either proprietary OSes or simple Arduino-based controllers such as the ArduPilot. While both of these approaches to drone control have been successful, they implicitly limit innovation — the former because they are closed systems, and the latter because of limited computing power. The recent introduction of Linux-based drones will stimulate the UAV (Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle) market by creating more flexible, open platforms. Here’s how Linux takes off … literally.
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Canonical published details about MySQL vulnerabilities for its Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS that have been found and corrected.
Gratuitous Space Battles 2, a strategy game that lets users build their own fleets and engage in massive space battles, has been released and is now available on Steam for Linux.
Ubuntu 15.04 is shipping with a few interesting features and improvements, but it’s also arriving with two Internet browsers installed and one of those browsers is developed by Canonical.
On April 21, Michael Tremer