Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth who is the man behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has stated that Windows 7 Starter Edition which is designed for netbooks is not worth the price.
It is crippled and still pricey for what it offers.
Canonical is all set [...]
Ubuntu 9.10 RC edition released
Canonical picked an interesting date to launch the release candidate edition of Ubuntu 9.10. It was launched on the same day Windows 7 was launched globally.
Ubuntu 9.10 RC edition is now available as a free download.
This release of Ubuntu Linux Distribution has been codenamed Karmic Koala.
Ubuntu developers are [...]
IBM Client for Smart Work launched in USA
IBM and Canonical have together launched their IBM Client for Smart Work solution in the US market.
It was already being offered in South Africa.
The two companies said that the demand for this product was strong in USA so they decided to launch it here.
The [...]
Chrome OS is the user’s vision of Google Chrome OS
Google Chrome OS is one of the highly awaited Linux Distribution of this year.
It is unlikely to appear on the scene in the coming months however.
Google is aiming to have products powered by it launched sometime later next year.
This has not stopped Linux fans to [...]
The IBM Client for Smart Work aimed at South Africa
Canonical and IBM are working together to market Linux operating system in the African market.
The companies are now offering The IBM Client for Smart Work solution in South Africa.
This solution combines the power of on-premise components with cloud computing.
Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth [...]
Moblin 2.1 now available for download
Intel has announced a new edition of Moblin operating system.
Moblin 2.1 is now available for download.
Moblin is a Linux based operating system designed for use on mobile devices.
Linux Foundation which maintains Moblin said that this new edition is aimed at developers and it contain several user [...]
Ubuntu 9.10 alpha 6 released as work on beta begins
Ubuntu 9.10 is scheduled to arrive next month and this edition is again focused a lot on improving the speed of the OS.
Ars Technica has revealed that it can boot up on a decent system with a solid state drive in as little as 5 [...]
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx announced
Mark Shuttleworth last week announced that they Ubuntu 10.04 released would be called Lucid Lynx.
He announced the name at the Atlanta Linux Fest.
The previous names selected for different Ubuntu editions are:
Hardy Heron,
Dapper Drake,
Breezy Badger,
Karmic Koala
The next edition of Ubuntu is of course slated for launch in October 2009 [...]
Open Invention Network aims to protect Linux from Microsoft
A couple of companies are collaborating together to make sure Linux is protected from the software giant Microsoft.
Open Invention Network consists of several Microsoft rival companies. They are now working on an arrangement to acquire patents that were sold by Microsoft in the recent times.
Some of [...]
KDE to become default desktop environment on OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE Linux distribution developers have said that they have decided to make KDE their default choice for the desktop environment over Gnome.
This is more of a formality considering OpenSUSE users have generally preferred KDE as their desktop.
Incidentally, SUSE’s parent company Novell ships the SUSE Linux Enterprise [...]
