The game-changer Linux distros... "You can measure Linux’s history in many ways. We usually think of it in terms of releases. The Linux kernel got its start in September 1991 with version 0.01. The kernel turned 18 this fall with the release of 2.6.something-or-other. But, another way of looking at Linux is in terms of its important distributions.
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Community Meetings: Rock Not Ramble
Making your community prosper...
Submitted ZDNet on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 16:26.
Chrome OS Now Open Sourced, Gearing for 2010 Release
Though there was no formal Chrome OS release announcement made yesterday by Google, the Mountain View, CA company did give media a sneak peek at the new Linux-based operating system while announcing that as of November 19, the entire Chrome OS project will be available for open source development.
Submitted on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 15:50.
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How The X Stack In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS May Look
X development on Ubuntu LTS begins...
Submitted Community Manager on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 15:06.
An Inside Look at the Ubuntu Release Cycle
In the Ubuntu world, we release a new version of Ubuntu every six months, and inside each Ubuntu release cycle we cram in a huge amount of work. Through the cycle there is a sync with Debian, a merge of our patches, six alpha releases, a beta, a release candidate and all the feature development, bug fixing and other work that goes into making our favorite Operating System.By Jono BaconCommunity Manager, Canonical
Submitted canonical on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 14:03.
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Ubuntu's Design Team: Make It Look Good, Run Better
Building a better interface...
Submitted Community Manager on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 18:05.
LinuxCon: Shuttleworth's Three Methods to Improve FOSS Development
Cadence, quality, and design were the core themes of Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth's closing keynote talk at LinuxCon.
Speaking before a combined session of LinuxCon and the co-located Linux Plumber's Conference, Shuttleworth drilled home the importance of these concepts in the Linux development ecosystem, particularly cadence.
Submitted on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 18:28.
Shuttleworth Wants Debian/Ubuntu Co-operation
Will these two camps ever work together?"Many Debian developers, one of the oldest of the Linux distributions, still has trouble dealing with Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions and also a Debian descendant. Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, recently tried to heal the breech, but it doesn't seem to be taking.
Submitted ComputerWorld on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 13:35.
The Ubuntu/Mono Debate Continues…
Will Mono be accepted by the Ubuntu community? "Mono seems to be causing a great deal of debate and discussion within the Ubuntu Community right now. I’m sure it probably always has, but it definitely seems that the intensity is building at the moment. "For those who don’t know what Mono is, from their website: "Mono is a cross platform, open source .NET development framework."... [more]
Submitted Community Manager on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 14:00.
Ubuntu One Service Stirs Up Open-Source Controversy
Paying for an open source service is controversial?"The commercial sponsor and originator of the Ubuntu project, Canonical, has stepped into new territory with the launch of a storage and sync service called Ubuntu One. In the tradition of open source marketing, this has been a "quiet product launch," and appears to have come from nowhere in the last week or two.
Submitted Community Manager on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 13:20.