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Bruce Byfield

Bruce Byfield (born May 13, 1958) is a Canadian journalist who specializes in writing about free and open source software. He has been a contributing editor at Linux.com, and his articles have appeared on the Datamation, LWN, Linux Developer Network, and LinuxPlanet sites.

IoT Security: What IoT Can Learn From Open Source

When personal computers were introduced, few manufacturers worried about security. Not until the early 1990s did the need for...

Is Canonical the Victim of High Expectations?

When Ubuntu was new, those who questioned it were mostly Debian developers, disgruntled because they were not hired or...

Ubuntu’s Snappy Packages: Smoke and Little Fire

When Canonical Software, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, announced that developers from other distributions were working on...

The Internet of Things: 7 Challenges

Few doubt that smart devices are the next technological revolution. The next generation of connected appliances is already starting...

IoT Crowdfunding: Yes, Users Will Fund IoT

Surely the Internet of Things will be crowdfunding, but first a question hangs in the air. Few buzzwords are heard...

Is Ubuntu’s Convergence the Future of Linux?

Convergence is not a word on everybody's lips. But if Canonical Software, the company that controls Ubuntu, has any...

Choosing a Linux Desktop: 7 Tips

Newcomers to Linux desktop struggle with the concept of choosing a Linux desktop environment. Just the idea of having...

How Long Will Desktop Linux Last?

I've been a desktop Linux user for seventeen years. For eight of those years, I haven't had a copy...

Scopes and Swipes, or How I Learned to Love Ubuntu’s Unity

I have never cared for Unity, the desktop environment designed for Ubuntu. After Mark Shuttleworth's challenge to free software...

Is Debian Difficult to Install?

In casual conversation, most Linux users will tell you that the Debian distribution is hard to install. Mention that...