Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price

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

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 [...]

Ubuntu 9.10 alpha 6 released as work on beta begins

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 9.10 named Karmic Koala

Ubuntu 9.10 named Karmic Koala
Mark Shuttleworth has officially named the 9.10 edition of Ubuntu as Karmic Koala.
Ubuntu Karmic Koala would be released in October this year.
The official announcement had this to say on this release:
“When you are looking for inspiration beyond the looming Jaunty feature freeze, I hope you’ll think of the Koala, our [...]

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