Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Deployed on Intel Hardware

There has been a lot of talk about the ‘cloud’ lately and, though the term is largely misused and perhaps a little too hyped, there’s definitely something to this new way of thinking about online applications and the infrastructure to serve them, the so-called cloud computing. Canonical, the company behind the very popular Ubuntu Linux [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #184

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #184 for the week March 7th – March 13th, 2010 and is available here.
In this issue we cover:
* Lucid Kernel now Frozen
* Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1 freeze now in effect
* Intel, Eucalyptus and Canonical join forces to help user build cloud infrastructures confidently
* Call for Testing: [...]

The Ubuntu One music store and free software for profit

One of the features expected with the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 release is the Ubuntu One Music Store (UOMS). The UOMS is a mechanism by which Ubuntu users can purchase songs in the MP3 format, with some of the revenue going to support Canonical. These songs are evidently compressed at a relatively high bit rate and [...]

1st Annual Ubuntu Women Project “How I discovered Ubuntu.” International Women’s Day Competition Winners announced

March 8, 2010 – 1st Annual Ubuntu Women Project “How I discovered Ubuntu.” International Women’s Day Competition
The Competition which was announced back in January, asked women and girls who use Ubuntu to submit their “How I discovered Ubuntu” stories. We as a Project acknowledge that there is no one definite answer to “How do you [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #183

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #183 for the week February 28th – March 6th, 2010 and is available here.
In this issue we cover:
* Mark Shuttleworth: “Light” the new look of Ubuntu
* Announcing the 10.10 Ubuntu Developer Summit
* UI Freeze in place for Lucid
* Developer Membership Board meeting
* International Women’s Day Vote
* [...]

Refreshing the Ubuntu Brand

Ubuntu has seen a tremendous amount of growth and change since it was conceived in 2004. Back then it was a small project with strong ambitions and a handful of developers passionate about delivering a world class Linux Operating System that can compete on every level with Microsoft and Apple. We adopted a style based [...]

Ubuntu One Music Store is Coming to Rock Your World

The news has been confirmed. Ubuntu One Music Store is how it is going to be called. And it will be there by default in Rythmbox Music Player in Ubuntu Lucid 10.04. And that is NOT welcome because most of us don’t use Rythmbox at all. But hold on, Ubuntu One Music Store is going [...]

Call for Artist: Lucid Lynx

Would you like to see your Lucid Lynx illustration in the pages of Ubuntu User magazine? To have your art considered for Ubuntu User issue #5, submit two sample drawings of a “Lucid Lynx” by March 22, 2010, 5pm CST (GMT -6).
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In one illustration, the Lucid Lynx critter should illustrate the theme “Networking,” and in [...]

Junior High students in Monza build their own Ubuntu computers

Last November, the Confalonieri Public Junior High School in Monza, Northern Italy set up a really interesting and original optional course for its students. When I heard about it on an Italian mailing list I contacted the two teachers who run the course, Fabio Frittoli and Francesco De Gennaro (quoted below as F&F for brevity) [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #182

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #182 for the week February 21st – February 27th, 2010 and is available here.
In this issue we cover:
* Lucid Alpha 3 Released
* Rocking The Opportunistic Desktop
* Can you hear the Music?
* New Ubuntu Members: Americas Board Meeting
* Ubuntu Stats
* Ubuntu Libya LoCo at the Technology & [...]