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GIMP developer Nicolas Robidoux seeks to leverage a freedom-based crowd-funding solution to bank-roll completion of the Nohalo/Lohalo/Lojaggy/Loblur suite of image resamplers for GEGL. The idea started back on Nov. 11th in the GIMP mailing list. Robidoux answers whether or not he plans to create a project on Kickstarter or not.

2 years ago, Lightworks made a promise to the open source community. A promise that has made them darlings of the open source spotlight.

One of the triumphs of Ubuntu — and Linux in general — is the multitude of straight-forward, easy to use and useful applications written on a lazy Sunday afternoon. TypeCatcher by Andrew Starr-Bochicchio is no different. TypeCatcher allows users to easily browse and preview all of Google Webfonts quickly and easily.

So I set out today to rediscover Diaspora, the open social network that was once a Kickstarter phenomenon. While I didn’t spend much time there, I did stumble across something relatively new that I had not yet heard of. UBUNTU.AUDIOCA.ST.

Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Free. As we near the release of the biggest consumer-oriented commercial software to ever hit Linux, some negative realities from other platforms may make a nasty appearance in Ubuntu.

It’s only been a year or so since the world first started salivating over the Raspberry Pi. Not only over the potential of the Pi, but the value as well. We have seen plenty of clones since, but this device is the first one to really outshine the Pi is every way conceivable. The Cubieboard is packing to following specifications:

Load your system up with classic games from your youth, and do it with style too!

Thomas Pfeiffer of Plasma Active drops by the Powerbase to talk about Plasma Active, how awesome a project it is, and more!

Popular Ubuntu configuration utility Ubuntu Tweak has officially ended support for its long-running project today. Ubuntu Tweak has been a mainstay application on newbie machines since the days of Dapper Drake, and between then and now has gain a lot of respect within the community regardless of being merely a front-end for already trivial tasks.

Mark Shuttleworth has announced on his blog the latest charming alliteration in the Ubuntu naming stable, Raring Ringtail. And while we are saddened that they didn’t take the opportunity to capitalize on a more rustic name befitting of their typical design idioms — Rusty Rhinoceros comes to mind here –, we are tickled pink (brown) to know. But that’s not the real news from the blog post.

It’s no secret that there has been a lot of controversy surrounding Canonical’s latest efforts to monetize Ubuntu. Since integrating Amazon search results in Unity’s Dash, there has been a seemingly 50/50 backlash in the user community over the idea.

TheEnigmaticT, a representative in some capacity for GOG, made a very interesting comment in the Linux as a Feature thread in the GOG community pages. Why so interesting? Many of you already know that GOG is set to announce support for an all new platform on October 18th. All signs thus far have been pointing directly at Linux. And with all of the Steam hub-bub running amok on the Internet — and it’s imminent reality — who could blame anyone for speculating in this direction?

Last week, HP delivered on a promise that few thought would ever be met; make WebOS fully open source by September 2012. Well, not only did they do it, they are preparing to put a lot of steam behind the project.

For some, the 1st of the month is something to rejoice about, but unlike checks from the Department of Welfare, KDE brings nothing but good tidings and cheer with this latest series of updates, one day later.

Linux 3.6 has been officially released, and from most angles it appears to be a lack-luster one, bringing only what Linus calls “solid progress”. Of course like any major kernel release, Kernel 3.6 comes with a bevy of new drivers, optimizations and more. But one features stands out above all the rest, and it’s really a big deal.

First off, I had never planned to do a review of any DJ software. I’ve never been a DJ, nor have I ever had the desire to be a DJ. But you know what they say; Never say never. So, how did I come to learn about Mixx, and how did I end up with a real use for it? I’ll tell you.

Steam announced late yesterday via its blog that Steam and L4D2 will enter internal beta stage next week. This means that the software will be tested internally for a matter of 2 to 4 weeks. After that initial phase of testing Valve reports that there will be an official external beta program.

An interesting bug report cropped up on Launchpad a couple of days ago. Apparently, it is quite easy to bring up search results for sex toys, pornographic materials and other adult-related merchandise in Ubuntu 12.10 via the Dash.

Red Hat’s testing ground and all around number 2 Linux distribution Fedora, turns 9 today. A post by Fabian Affolter reveals on planet.fedora the historic day in which the project’s homepage was first registered.

Humble Indie Bundle 6 has arrived, unexpectedly as usual. It brings with it what seems to be a positively epic lineup of indepenent games, including one blockbuster as well. Torchlight.