From ZDNet, good news about the open-source phone OS, including confirmation that it will run on my Galaxy Nexus:

Six weeks after Canonical first revealed that they were throwing their Ubuntu Linux hat into the smartphone ring, the company announced that on February 21, they’ll be releasing the Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu. According to Canonical, “Images and open source code for the Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu will be published on Thursday 21st February, supporting the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 smartphones.”

People who are less concerned about the openness of source code may be excited by the observation that this is the first time it will be possible to develop a single app which will run on either a phone or a PC. Bits will be downloadable here.