NexentaCore Platform 2.0 Beta2 released

Hi All, This is to announce availability of NexentaCore 2.0 Beta2 – Debian/OpenSolaris native environment (unstable “Hardy” branch). This is our second beta, and includes many bug fixes and issues resolved after the first beta release. Release Highlights: ———————- * OpenSolaris build 104+ based with critical patches. * Over 13000 packages in the repository. * [...]

Canonical’s Two Most Important Ubuntu Partners

A blog entry over on ZDnet makes the case that Amazon.com and Dell are Canonical’s two most important Ubuntu partners. I firmly agree. Here’s why. Dell’s support of Ubuntu was a key reason why we launched WorksWithU. When Dell announced its first Ubuntu desktops in mid-2007 — the very year Microsoft shipped Windows Vista — [...]

The Mint Newsletter – issue 76

* News about Mint Linux Mint 6 “Felicia” XFCE CE released! The forum has moved to Canada – works much better now and we finally managed to fix the problem with no activation mails * News about Linux Gtk+ 3.0 Theming API Hackfest – introduced QGtkStyle makes Qt look like Gtk+ Linux Version of Chrome [...]

A Quick Look at the New Notifications in Ubuntu 9.04

There are only four days left until the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and I thought that it would be a nice surprise to show you a quick preview of the Mac OS-like notifications implemented in Ubuntu. And… after I saw on Saturday morning a post on Mark Shuttleworth’s blog, [...]

Linux Mint 6 “Felicia” XFCE CE released!

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 6 XFCE Community Edition. Based on Xubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Linux 2.6.27, XFCE 4.4.2 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 6 “Felicia” XFCE CE comes with a brand new “Software Manager”, FTP support in mintUpload, proxy support and history of updates in mintUpdate, mintDisk and [...]

Ubuntu Developer News #2

Ubuntu Developer News Issue #2 has been released. Topics include: Karmic Koala Announced Jaunty Feature Freeze Per-package uploaders and developer team structure Python 2.6 Removal of aRts Progress of the Mono 2.0 transition Packaging large Java stacks Kernel Stable Release Updates White-listing external repositories in apturl Kernel changes in Jaunty Hardware Clock handling The Stracciatella [...]

Google Android vs. Ubuntu Linux: Once More With Passion

We warned readers multiple times in recent weeks that Google Android and Canonical’s Ubuntu were on a collision course. We mentioned the competition would involve Ubuntu and Android on netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Now, even Asus is fanning the competitive flames between Ubuntu and Android. Reports first surfaced around October 2008 that Asus [...]

Mythbuntu.org goes over 1,000,000 unique visitors!

At the end of last week, the Mythbuntu website saw its 1,000,000th unique visitor (according to google analytics). The Mythbuntu team would like to thank all of the users of Mythbuntu for making this happen. The top ten countries where visitors are from is below. United States 514,336 Germany 133,272 United Kingdom 102,585 Canada 74,286 [...]

Unified Communications for Ubuntu Server Edition: Opportunity Rings

Unison Technologies is fulfilling its promise to offer free unified communications software on Ubuntu Server Edition. An announcement could emerge as soon as this week. I met Unison Chief Marketing Officer Rurik Bradbury a few weeks ago to learn about the company’s Ubuntu strategy. Here’s a recap. First, to be clear: Unison’s unified communications software [...]

Ubuntu 9.10: Better, Or Just Better-Looking?

Mark Shuttleworth recently outlined development goals for the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu, the “Karmic Koala,” set to be released in October 2009. The innovations planned for the desktop, which is set for a major aesthetic makeover, look nice enough. But is this the time to be placing looks before functionality? Shuttleworth’s vision for [...]