When the Ubuntu One service launched, some concerns has been raised about the name of the service. Since Ubuntu is mainly a community effort, the use of the “Ubuntu” trademark for a commercial service split the community in two.
Read more »Shuttleworth’s take on Ubuntu One trademark issue
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gst on gentoo
"The latest ebuild available on gentoo targets GNU Smalltalk 3.0.2. 3.1 has been out for quite some time and there are several improvements available via git. This post describes what I did to make things work on my Gentoo amd64 system..."
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Some Funny Linux/Computer Pictures
More funny pictures from the "world wide interweb" - I think that's what Monk calls it ;)
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Personal Abuse from Novell
Employees of Novell have not been posting comments from their PCs at work ever since we publicly showed that they used to do this. It does not, however, prevent them from doing this in other Web sites where there is less supervision or control.
Read more »Ekiga 3.2 on Ubuntu 9.04
The other day I found that the latest Linux Skype client, version 2.0.0.72, does not include SMS functionality. Frustrated with Skype's treating Linux users like second-rate citizens, I resolved to see what alternatives there are to Skype. I started with Ekiga.
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Talking To The Developers Of The Unigine Engine
While the Unigine game engine may not be as widely known or used as the Unreal or id Tech engines, its capabilities and features have been increasing at an incredible rate. Answering our own questions plus those asked by readers is Denis Shergin, the CEO of Unigine Corp, and Alexander Zaprjagaev, the CTO of Unigine Corp.
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Linux Foundation Announces LinuxCon Conference Schedule
The Linux Foundation today announced the confirmed conference schedule and speakers’ lineup for this year’s LinuxCon.
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Tremulous: Great game
This game has become very popular. It is a first person shooter game with elements of real time strategy. Free to download and open source.
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Enabling Compiz Fusion On An Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200)
This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 here).
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The one thing needed to move from windows to Linux
If you conduct any search on the internet, using any search engine, for information on moving from windows to Linux you will find a lot of information and advice on how to do it. In all the articles there is one very important factor that is missing.
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Desktop Linux For The Windows Power User
Well, it's that time of year again, when the latest version of Ubuntu is released. This article will walk you, the Windows power user, through the Ubuntu installation process from downloading the CD image to finding help online.
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Linux To Regain 50% Netbook Market Share
The past couple of weeks saw a flurry or articles debating the future of Linux on netbooks. Stephen Lim, the General Manager of Taiwan based Linpus Technologies, made the surprising prediction that Linux will regain 50% market share from Windows on netbooks by next year.
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How to Install Prism in ubuntu 9.04
Prism , Single-serving Browser for Web Application from Mozilla
Mozilla Labs recently released the 1.0 beta of Prism. Prism is a XULRunner-based browser designed to run Web applications. It is not a standalone web browser, It will run your web applications like gmail, googledocs smoothly.
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IBM: Linux desktops bucking the recession
IBM put out a study datelined one minute past midnight this Thursday morning commenting on the fact that outside of netbooks, the recession has largely put the kibosh on PC growth. There is according to IBM, however, an area of PC investment that actually saves money.
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Latest Report About Microsoft’s Newly-Found Affair with Software Patents (as Anti-FOSS Mechanism)
A roundup of news and observations about Microsoft's exploitation of software patents
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