OpenSUSE update (also, just what is a distribution?)
So this weekend wasn’t quite as productive as I’d hoped in terms of my foray into testing and documentation for OpenSUSE. Between a wedding in New Hampshire and a shed that needed building (don’t believe the salespeople – an afternoon project th…
Is Open Source Dying?
On the face of it, open-source software has been gaining ground of late. The much-anticipated draft of GNU GPLv3 (GNU General Public License Version 3) has been finally published, giving the open-source community an opportunity to finally get out of it…
1 Printer Driver for All Linux Distros
The Linux Foundation last week announced the free availability of the Linux Standard Base Driver Development Kit for print drivers. The DDK provides the tools and resources for printing manufacturers to easily support all Linux distributions with one d…
Great Ubuntu Feisty Review!
I ’d like to share with you my views on latest Ubuntu 7.04 version commonly known under the name of Feisty Fawn. Once I tested unstable version for several weeks but this time I’ve run a stable release.Read the complete review from: Polish Linux
Shuttleworth denies Ubuntu-Microsoft deal
Canonical chief executive Mark Shuttleworth has made it clear that Ubuntu isn’t interested in forming a deal with Microsoft along the lines of those recently reached by Linspire, Xandros and NovellRead the full story at: Techworld
A New Adventure! Windows Mobile and Ubuntu Linux
I’ve been aware of the existence of the Linux operating system for a long time, but I’d always assumed that it would be too complicated for me to learn and was a bit too geeky. Recently, however, I began hearing about a version of Linux called Ubuntu t…
How to: 3G modem on Ubuntu Feisty
I recently got my hands on a Vodacom 3G USB modem and was faced with the challenge of getting this piece of hardware to work. Stuck in the Catch 22 situation of needing internet access in order to establish internet access, I eventually found an easy s…
Shuttleworth urges Linux patch and bug collaboration
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — When Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu founder and CEO of Canonical Ltd., spoke at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit at the Googleplex, he didn’t talk about Ubuntu, patents, or hardware vendor partnerships. Instead he devoted h…
Ubuntu to get better dualview support
Deep within the pages of the Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 1 alpha pages are various hints about what’s to expect from the upcoming releases. I have always been a huge fan of having two monitors running from the same PC, it greatly increases produc…