Yesterday a further report was broadcast about the release of Ubuntu 9.10. This time Flavia Weisghizzi was interviewed about the new release, and did a great job: thanks Flavia!
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Ubuntu 9.10 - One step forward, two steps back
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is meant to be the most important Ubuntu release yet. Not because it brings in a new plethora or breakthrough technology innovations or saves the world hunger; but because it comes head to head with the flawless Snow Leopard and the much anticipated Windows 7.
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Linux-Kongress 2009: New filesystems, optimised programming
Prominent open source personalities presented a host of information about current and future developments in Linux at the Linux-Kongress 2009 conference. This time, filesystems were discussed in several presentations. Among the topics were the advantages of Ext4 and Btrfs.
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Memo to Ubuntu Devs: Make Separate Home Default
...life would be much simpler if the Ubuntu installer gave /home a dedicated partition automatically. Here's why.
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Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it
A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft, but when a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note.
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Gnote Would Fit Nicely in Ubuntu 10.04 (Default Install)
One reader's thoughts about the advantages of putting Gnote in the next release of Ubuntu GNU/Linux
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You don’t need to convert them…
Recently a friend of mine approached me with a weird question: how to install Windows on a machine without a CD or Floppy drive. I was intrigued. The obvious question here was “why?” “Why don’t you just keep Ubuntu?” I asked him.
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Canonical Matching Creative Commons Donations
This means that if you donate $1 to the Creative Commons, Canonical will also provide $1 until the $3000 total has been reached.
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The 10 dumbest Firefox add-ons ever
Firefox is one of the towering achievements of the open-source movement, accounting for almost a quarter of all Web site visits just five years after its launch. One of the reasons for its enormous popularity is that it can be easily customised with a range of add-ons. But along with the really useful stuff, there's also plenty of total dross in there.
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Matthias Ettrich Receives German Federal Cross of Merit
KDE founder Matthias Ettrich was decorated with the German Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions to Free Software. Matthias was awarded the medal in recognition of his work spurring innovation and spreading knowledge for the common good.
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Amarok project joins Software Freedom Conservancy
The Amarok Team have announced that Amarok project has joined the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). The Software Freedom Conservancy is composed of various Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects and provides member projects with administrative and financial services.
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The 2009 Linux Kernel Summit
The 2009 Linux Kernel Summit was held in Tokyo, Japan on October 19 and 20. Jet-lagged developers from all over the world discussed a wide range of topics. LWN's Jonathan Corbet was there, and has written the following summaries.
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What's Your Main Operating System
Lifehacker is running a poll asking for the operating system you use. I just voted and Linux was at 14% vs. 13% for WinXP. Go on over to Lifehacker and let them know how great Linux is.
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Review: Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition
Linux in a Nutshell is considered a classic by anyone's standards, so it's expected to review well. In fact, the prior editions have reviewed extremely well so, in this case, turning in a bad review on the latest edition would mean that the authors and publisher must have completely rewritten the book and done a poor job of it. Fortunately, that's not the case here.
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 57
Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral comic strip by Merc and Crimperman.
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