October 6, 2009
by sjvn01
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I’ve looked at hundreds of Linux distributions over the years. Some of them have been awful. Many have been OK. And, a few have been great. Based on my early look at Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10, I think we’ve got … Continue reading
September 23, 2009
by sjvn01
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I really, really want to see what Google has planned for us with its Chrome operating system, Intel and the Linux Foundation isn’t waiting around to see what they’ll do. Today, September 23rd, they and their partners, such as Dell … Continue reading
August 5, 2009
by sjvn01
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Many Debian developers, one of the oldest of the Linux distributions, still have trouble dealing with Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions and also a Debian descendant. Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, recently tried … Continue reading
July 30, 2009
by sjvn01
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Do you want to save desktop support money? Do you have Windows and Mac-using friends or co-workers who want to try desktop Linux? Well, in either case, you’re going to want to check out Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, latest … Continue reading
July 23, 2009
by sjvn01
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There’s really nothing that hard about installing programs on Linux. Anyone who still uses shell commands like say, “apt-get install some-program-or-the-other,” is doing so because they want to do it that way, not because they have to. Programs like Debian … Continue reading
July 21, 2009
by sjvn01
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An open-source irony has long been that Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, used its own closed-source software development platform, Launchpad, to create Ubuntu and other open-source programs. On July 21st, though, Canonical opened Launchpad’s code under the GPLv3. Launchpad is … Continue reading