Evolve OS Is a Superb New OS Built from Scratch, First Beta Is Out – Gallery

Evolve OS, a new Linux distribution built from scratch that's using a fresh desktop environment called Budgie, has been upgraded to version Beta 1 and is now ready for testing.

Nouveau In Linux 3.20 Will Have A Lot Of Code Cleaning

While the Nouveau pull request has yet to be issued for the DRM-Next merge window that will ultimately target the Linux 3.20 kernel, a look at the changes so far appear to mostly indicate this open-source NVIDIA driver is just going through a period of code cleaning and reorganization. Also: Linux kernels for a macbook pro retina

Android Leftovers

• Google Project Ara Modules Will Be Compatible with BLOCKS Modular Smartwatch

  A while ago we talked about the BLOCKS modular smartwatch platform, which is built according to rules similar to Google’s Project Ara, an initiative that aims to build a smartphone made out of swappable modules.

• Microsoft, Adobe beat open source developers to Android

• Cyanogen CEO says he wants to ‘take Android away from Google’

  Cyanogen is one of the most popular open source Android variants, running on the OnePlus One and and available for all to tinker with on their own phone. But CEO Kirt McMaster has bigger plans. He hopes to build it into a full-fledged Android rival with its own app store and a more “open” structure that recalls the early days of Android.

Debian 8.0 "Jessie" Installer RC1 Released

The first release candidate for the Debian Jessie Installer in leading up to the Debian 8.0 "Jessie" release. While some Debian developers were hoping to release Debian 8.0 before February, it doesn't look like that will pan out given that the first release candidate of the installer surfaced today. Also: Debian 8.0 "Jessie" RC1 Is Here, Test Away