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In today's open source roundup: Should Linux distros look more like OS X? Plus: The Verge reviews Motorola's Moto E phone, and how to audit a Linux class for free.

Linus Torvalds has never been shy about expressing his opinions. The Huffington Post recently did an interview with him where he shared his thoughts about what's happening in technology right now, the cult of personality surrounding technology leaders, Google versus Microsoft, and even religion and politics.

In today's open source roundup: DuckDuckGo gets a facelift and new features. Plus: A Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon slideshow, and China bans Windows 8 from government computers.

The release candidate of Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon is now available for download. Here’s a preview of some of the changes and new features. There’s quite a bit to look forward to in Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon. Changes in this release include Update Manager and Driver Manager improvements, Login Screen enhancements, a new Language Settings tool, tweaks to the Software Sources menu, and a redesigned Welcome Screen.

In today's open source roundup: Gmail for Android passes one billion downloads. Plus: Linux Mint 17 release candidate review, and Reddit's Linux survey results.

Controversy rages about Mozilla's decision to add Adobe DRM to Firefox. But did Mozilla actually have a choice about it? I don't think so.

In today's open source roundup: A review of AV Linux. Plus: Customize your Bash prompt, and Lenovo releases Chromebooks.

Firefox would not be Firefox anymore if it would not allow you to customize the browser to your liking. With Australis, you have to rely on add-on authors to bring back functionality to it. Good news is that you can modify the browser to your liking or restore the interface so that it looks similar to the one you used to work with. Bad news is that you have to rely on third-party authors to do so.

In today's open source roundup: A review of Tails 1.0. Plus: Sabayon Linux 14.05 GNOME screenshot tour, and Calibre 1.36 released with new features.

Giant phablet phones are all the rage these days, but has this disturbing trend gotten completely out of control?

In today's open source roundup: Does Linux have enough distros and desktop environments? Plus: Pear OS lives on, and open source licensing choices really do matter.

In today's open source roundup: DuckDuckGo gets video and image search in beta release. Plus: Tails the secure Linux distro, and Raytheon switches from Solaris to Linux for military drones.

In today's open source roundup: The oRouter provides a secure Internet connection via Tor. Plus: Does Android stink? And SuperTuxKart gets a graphics overhaul.

In today's open source roundup: Ubuntu for Android is no longer in development. Plus: Unreal Tournament 4 for Linux, and Firefox Versus Konqueror.

The Android bashers at TheStreet.com are at it again. This time they are claiming that Android stinks and the iPhone 6 will prove it. Yawn.

In today's open source roundup: Did Google force Android users to pay more for their phones? Plus: Google is working on Android Silver, and the controversy over Firefox 29

Google's Android Silver program may be the straw that breaks the back of the Samsung and Google relationship.

In today's open source roundup: The secure Linux operating system Tails is now out of beta. Plus: Will Linux ever die? And check out Android apps that extend battery life.

Firefox 29 has been released with some big changes to the browser's interface. Some users are very angry and are vowing to abandon Firefox.

In today's open source roundup: Is GNOME 3's history a case of garbage in, garbage out? Plus: A GNOME Books app is planned, and a review of Xubuntu 14.04.