And that of course includes me.
Recently my blog attracted a lot of attention from readers who are more critical of FLOSS, and Linux in particular, than my regular readership. Naturally a long discussion erupted where critiques and defenses of various positions and opinions and how stuff works where flung to and fro.
Then today I realized something, and it was an uncomfortable realization… continue reading…
A commenter (Kerberos) gave me a link regarding a FLOSS evangelist having trouble to connect to a CUPS printer in Linux. That link was from 2004, and he claimed that it was still relevant.
Naturally I wanted to see what he was on about, and decided to connect to a CUPS printer already set up here at the office.
Here is what happened… continue reading…
We all know that Gnome 3 will introduce a new interface. Currently that interface is dubbed gnome-shell, and you can install and run it in Ubuntu right now, if you want. I’ll tell you how later in the week. Right now let us explore some of the minor and major issues that I have picked up with Gnome-Shell, just as a kick off to me running it for a week and seeing how I like it.
Also Screenshots. Yep Gnome-Shell Screenshots.
The gauntlet has been thrown down. I have been slapped in the face with a glove. Reader response to my previous six test comparison has been very strong. More tests were suggested. And I was politely (ahem) informed that my scoring methodology sucked, to put it bluntly.
Well I have expanded my tests, and improved my scoring methodology, and here is what I found.
Right, so I am busily grafting away on my comparative test, taking into account the suggestions you guys made with regards to the tests I used, the scoring method and also some extra tests that I could use to even out the tests and give a much more realistic comparison.
Boy did I not expect these kind of problems!
Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Alpha 1 is here! Well, since yesterday at least. It took me a full 30 hours to download the 32bit ISO *glares at router* but finally I have the chance to fire it up in a VM to get a sneek peak at what we can expect.
I am sure the people working on this release are painfully aware of the implications of a release number of 10.10, no failures will be tolerated in what has already been dubbed the 10/10 (ten out of ten) release.
What is it like then?
Just a quick note to tell you guys that Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat Alpha 1 is available for download right now.
I am always amazed at how quickly the guys at Canonical have the next release available for testing by the community, Lucid came out just over a month ago!
Today I spent some time visiting with some clients, and one in particular stands out. They are a small shop, eight computers in total (running Windows XP), and a server (Running Windows 2000). Spending an hour and a half with them I realized that 90% of their issues could be solved if I replaced their desktops with Ubuntu. And then I realized that Ubuntu and other Open Source applications would be a great solution for small business. Heres why.
A new look for Ubuntu Netbook Remix is on the way. Dubbed Unity, it was discussed at length by Mark Shuttleworth on his blog on Monday. Having been busy with the iPad review and some other back-end goodies for the blog I completely missed the news and only happened on it today. I decided to give it a spin and see what all the hype is about.
Okay, so the new Ubuntu Lucid Lynx is out today. Well almost. Users have been able to upgrade their systems to the latest version from early on, but the Ubuntu home page still does not advertise the download as ready. Desperate to try out the new release I upgraded my system as well. I will review a new install when I have downloaded an ISO and given it a spin.
Note that this review also introduces my new rating system. It is still early days though, so your opinions are welcomed to help me refine my ratings.
Now, on to the review… continue reading…
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