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- shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launch
- Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launchUBUNTU RulesI have tried numerous distros of linux and have found ubuntu the easiet to useI am downloading the latest version nowVersion 7 had drivers for all of the harder on my pc and installed everything automaticallyCool features!Have been looking forward...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Lord Jesus Christ, Ubuntu, KDE, KDE 4, corporate case, Ubuntu 8.04, Shuttleworth, Kubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- Ubuntu's shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's winBut of course he doesThat is all he ever does, complain about everybody else.All very good points he is making. A sad day, but, not sure we have heardthe end of it yet. There are bound to be appeals, and the EU is already...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, OOXML, ISO, Shuttleworth, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- Ubuntu's shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud and mobile sectors
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud and mobile sectorsMark, YES PLEASE!!Create a mobile OS from Ubuntu...anything to untangle the mess that is Windows Mobile would be a godsend.RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud anMark, It probably won't surprise you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, desktop war, Ubuntu, Shuttleworth, mobile, server, Linux server, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- shuttleworth grasps open source political message
- Shuttleworth grasps open source political messageAnti american???I've read the article, but I can't find anything anti american in there....Well, maybe not headlines...... but his audience watched ravenously for the red meat and scurried ravenously to pick up each grime-encrusted chunk off the floor.That's more vitality than desktop Linux sees in...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, anti-American, Microsoft Corp., open source, Shuttleworth, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
- Cox demonstrates political nature of open source
- Cox demonstrates political nature of open sourceThere is a restive crowd...... of open source devotees who search erratically for criticisms of open source on which they can swarm and sting.But, like gnats, they appear more ominous than the reality. Call it youthful hormonal imbalance if your protective netting is...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Oracle Corp., Yes open source, Shuttleworth, Cox, open source, Microsoft Windows, software, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-27
- Canonical seeks profit from free Ubuntu
- Canonical seeks profit from free UbuntuSo.....for eg: Dapper is quality....So who's going to pay for support?The better the product, the less money they make?Dodgy business model.Good luck to them anyway.Joeubuntu provides BOTH INNOVATION and QUALITYfor eg: Dapper is quality - stable (except for the glitch in the update that disabled...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Shuttleworth, Ubuntu, Linux, Linspire, Canonical
- Discussion threads 2006-10-06
- Millionaire cosmonaut takes on Microsoft
- Millionaire cosmonaut takes on MicrosoftUnless Linux is done right it will never be mainstream on the desktopThe current Linux desktop software I've tested sucks because it's designed by Geeks for Geeks. The basic code may be fine but the graphical interface and hardware installation is as crude as dirt. The...
- Tags: Operating systems, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Nothing, millionaire, Linux, Shuttleworth, software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-09-10
Additional Resources
- Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?
- You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years. On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- News to know: Microhoo; XP SP3 performance; Ubuntu; Google Finance
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about Larry Dignan: Microsoft's quarter, outlook mixed; Client revenue misses; Xbox shines News.com: Ballmer: You want XP, we'll keep XP Yahoo rolls out the welcome mat to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., TechRepublic Inc., Performance, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Finance, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux server market?
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released on April 24 as planned and will be supported until 2011-2013. But is extended support enough to convince ISVs and businesses to support three Linux distributions? Despite the hoopla around its release Wednesday, Ubuntu's ambitions in the corporate server space will be...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Server, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launch
- Updated Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth said version 8.04 features a sexier GUI for consumers but it's the Long Term Support, Wubi Windows installer, server assets and expanding ecosystem that will make it a rising star in the corporate world. Ubuntu 8.04 Long Term Support...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Red Hat Inc., Servers, Open Source, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- How big can Ubuntu get?
- How big can Ubuntu get?Really, wrong question. Mark Shuttleworth is not in this for the money, heis in it for the sheer fun of it, pride, and recognition. He loves excitement, and he is living his dream. If he can keep from losing his fortune on this, it will be...
- Tags: Desktops, Ubuntu, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- How big can Ubuntu get?
- If you think desktop Linux has a future then Ubuntu is Da Bomb and Mark Shuttleworth is Da Man. Nearly half the Linux machines checked so far in the Open Source Census are running Ubuntu, and a new, even easier-to-use release comes out tomorrow. ...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins
- In my previous piece discussing the first four Open Source Commandments I talked a bit about the traditions of Passover, where Jewish families gather together to eat a festive meal and discuss our liberation from slavery in Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh (while the one in the...
- Tags: Console, OSS, Open Source, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumers
- Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumersStill, WAY too many features. Google is in a much better position herewith a feature set appropriate for new connected, everything sharable world. All of those old baroque complicated features for formatting on 8.5x11 are looking more stupid every day.I recommend trying the offline...
- Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., subscription trial, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Office, offline feature
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Is it Microsoft of Ubuntu that scared Red Hat away from the desktop?
- Is it Microsoft of Ubuntu that scared Red Hat away from the desktop?Does Red Hat's exit now leave the desktop Linux field open to Ubuntu?Red Hat was never really in the desktop field to begin with, and has stated so rather pointedly on many occasions, so I don't see how...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, Blizzard, Eve-Online, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, desktop, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- OOXML appeal possible, but looks unlikely
- The International Organization for Standardization ISO has not received a formal appeal of its approval of Office Open XML as a standard, but it looks more unlikely with each day that passes. To date, there have been "no appeals and I have no way...
- Tags: ISO, Office Open XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Linux or open source?
- The name of this blog is "Linux and open source" but the question Microsoft wants you to ask yourself is, simply, Linux or open source? While Linux is an open source operating system, it's not always free. There is a lot of free open source for Windows....
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile linux is poised for commercial takeoff in 2008
- The momentum behind mobile Linux is accelerating because several communities -- and commercial giants -- are finally backing it. Despite earlier efforts from pioneering companies like MontaVista, Lineo and Access, the open source operating system has always taken a back seat to proprietary mobile operating systems such as Nokia-backed...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Mobile, Intel Corp., Mobile Linux, LIPS Specification, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?I agree + typo?I have noticed the exact same thing.BTW: I believe you have a typo when you said say that you have handled dozens of Linux distros, and you say that you "always go back to Linux". Did you mean you always go...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Notebooks, Distro, Ubuntu, distro, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
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