September 2, 2010
I am absorbed by two different real-life projects these days, both with due dates in close succession, so I’ll apologize for the gaps over the past few days, and the gaps that are sure to follow over the coming week.
But just because I haven’t updated doesn’t mean things haven’t changed around the house.
Probably most significant is the departure of my treasured Thinkpad, which you...
Cross-posted on Geek Feminism. Co-authored by Moose J. Finklestein, OLF's speaker committee chair.
Some conference organisers will say "we didn't get any submissions from women" to explain the lack of women on their stages. As of two years ago, the Ohio LinuxFest was...
The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 10.10 beta.
Codenamed “Maverick Meerkat”, 10.10 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Edition and Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition continue the trend of ever-faster boot speeds, with improved startup times and a smoother, streamlined boot experience....
A lot has changed in Ubuntu 10.10 since last months Alpha 3 release, and when I say ‘a lot’ i really mean a lot.
Download links can be found at the bottom of this post, but before you scroll join us as we take a breezy visual tour of everything new and shiny in Ubuntu 10.10 Beta.
The Look
The theme
The default theme in...
Launchpad code hosting will be offline Friday between 8.00 and 9.30 UTC for unexpected hardware maintenance. This means you won’t be able to browse, push to, pull from or otherwise access code hosted on Launchpad.
Going offline: 8.00 UTC 3rd September 2010
Expected back: 9.30 UTC 3rd September 2010
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I can’t help but plug the following short story – called ‘G.E.E.K’ – by Mohammed Mustafa & his brother.
It’s definitely a...- @geodbz: if you're using Ubuntu and Gwibber and having problems accessing twitter, check this out --> http://is.gd/eRyTS !ubuntu !gwibber. Attachments. http://www.webupd8.org/2010/09/twitters-oauthpocalypse-today-upgrade.html ...