Mark Shuttleworth has joined into the discussion on Debian release cycles; it's a rather lengthy attempt to make peace.
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Canonical Launching “Switch to Ubuntu” Migration Services
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Canonical on July 31 will launch a so-called "Switch to Ubuntu" initiative - including support and migration services - to help individuals and small businesses that are "seeking cost-effective alternatives" to Mac OS X and Windows-based desktops. Mark Shuttleworth has certainly caught my attention. Now my big question...
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Embracing the “Meta Release Cycle”
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One of the greatest problems hindering desktop Linux is its diversity. With 800+ distributions, dozens of user interfaces and lots of different applications that do the same things, it's no secret that the Linux world is convoluted for developers and users. But if Mark Shuttleworth has his way, the free-software community might become a little saner.
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Shuttleworth about GNOME 3.0 - What's good, what's missing, what needs work
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In the last few years Ubuntu has emerged as the dominant force in the Linux Deskop field. During the recent Gran Canaria Desktop Summit Andreas Proschofsky had the chance to conduct the following interview with Shuttleworth. Sees good possibility of having a common meta-release cycle with Debian - Not sure if GNOME3 will make the next LTS
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Free school administration package released
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The international SchoolTool development team and the Shuttleworth Foundation set up by Ubuntu sponsor Mark Shuttleworth have announced the release of SchoolTool version 1.0. Developed on the basis of Zope, the software organizes all pupil data - timetables, marks, parent contact details - along with resource booking, calendaring and report card generation.
Read more »Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Planning to Overtake Apple
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Last summer, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the Ubuntu distribution and of Canonical, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, challenged the free and open source software (FOSS) to deliver a desktop experience superior to Apple's.
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Podcast: Canonical’s Mark Shuttleworth On Ubuntu Cloud Computing
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Barton George caught up with Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth in this podcast to discuss Ubuntu and cloud computing. George is a Sun Microsystems veteran who now works at Lombardi Software and also maintains his own blog, BartonGeorge.net.
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Shuttleworth: Windows 7 Is an Opportunity for Linux
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Microsoft might be betting big on Windows 7, the next version of its flagship operating system, but to Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth, the upcoming release is really an opportunity for Linux to shine.
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Shuttleworth Says Linux is a Joke
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Linux is a joke. Well, that may be a bit harsh, but Ubuntu certainly seems to be all the excuse founder Mark Shuttleworth needs to make one bad pun after another. In a recent e-mail introducing Karmic Koala, the Ubuntu release slated for late 2009, and his plans for cloud computing this is what he had to say
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We are our own worst enemy" Video Interview with Mark Shuttleworth
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A really good interview with Mark, made by the colleagues from golem.de. The video interview is split up in two parts, and available in English and German.
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Ubuntu 9.10: Karmic Koala
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Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the Karmic Koala, the newest member of our alliterative menagerie. When you are looking for inspiration beyond the looming Jaunty feature freeze, I hope you’ll think of the Koala, our official mascot for Ubuntu 9.10.
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DELL, we want a free software computerDELL, vogliamo un computer libero
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"There are three simple things you can ask Dell using their LIVE CHAT on the website but most of all by phone. Our ideal computer (desktop, laptop, subnotebook) has: ..." - Personally, I would like to hear from Mark Shuttleworth ;)
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free software laptop campaign
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"Finally I did it. I decided to point to an higher goal asking Dell to produce a free software laptop. I made a campaign in english and italian inviting all the people to ask Dell for a machine with coreboot, atheros wireless chipset and gnewsense preinstalled. Now I am asking your support..."
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Ibex design: user switching, presence and session termination
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With Intrepid on track to hit the wires today I thought I’d blog a little on the process we followed in designing the new user switcher, presence manager and session management experience, and lessons learned along the way.
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Shuttleworth: Microsoft Does Not Want War
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Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical Ltd., which maintains the Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution said he doubts Microsoft would file suit against a free software developer unless the software giant wants "war."
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