Ubuntu News

In this issue we cover: * Lucid open for development * Ubuntu Open Week review * Updating the Ubuntu Code of Conduct * Ubuntu Marketing Team revival and SpreadUbuntu * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo News: Tunisia, Norway, New York State, Massachusetts * Ubuntu Forums Tutorial of the Week * Ubuntu Hits Italian National TV * In the Press & Blogosphere * ...

Freescale added four members to its ARM Cortex-A8 based i.MX51 family of system-on-chips , supported with a Linux BSP and evaluation kit.

Why not cover all the bases in one post, I figured. The first thing I noticed is that my Dell laptop was more difficult to see.

Ubuntu Customization Kit is a tool that helps you to customize official Ubuntu Live CDs to your needs.

Then there's the recent release of the latest Linux distribution, Ubuntu 9.10, and let's not forget pressure from Google Chrome OS, scheduled for release in the second half of next year.

What's new in this Release There's a lot of good new stuff in this release. Here's a list of some of what you'll find: General Impressions The OpenOffice.org integration is nice, but really didn't matter too much to me.

"Ubuntu is starting to make dents in the commercial arena and that's great, but do we really need fancy new features like Ubuntu One when basic functionality doesn't work as expected? Isn't Ubuntu supposed to "Just Work"? Don't believe me? Just take a look at the release notes for 9.10 and read the 40 odd bugs for this "stable" operating system: ...

ABI Research is projecting that in 2009 Linux will represent 32 percent of netbook sales, far higher than the seven percent figure claimed by Microsoft, says a report.

"Other recent interviews introduced managers of the Foundations Team, Mobile Team, Desktop Team, Kernel Team, Community Team, and Ubuntu QA Team.

Reports that the Linux netbook is dead or dying are incorrect, at least globally, according to an analyst firm.

The latest desktop operating system market figures , which show Windows 7 commanding an almost 4 percent market share, must have Apple banging its head in frustration.

Ubuntu 9.10 is causing outrage and frustration, with early adopters wishing they'd stuck with previous versions of the Linux distro.

We're a little late, but Real Life got in the way, so here we finally are. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, announced today that Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition has been released .

I remember the first time I used Ubuntu. Already being a Simply Mepis and Linspire user at the time, the jump to Ubuntu was only odd based on the use of the GNOME desktop over that of KDE.

The Ubuntu 9.10 server and desktop editions, as well as the 9.10 versions of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Mythbuntu, and Ubuntu Studio, were released late last week, causing the Ubuntu.com site to suffer periodic downtime, according to web analytics firm Netcraft .

If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up. If you already have an account, you may login here: Today's Big Story This week at LWN Deadline scheduling for Linux Have something to say? LXer is read by around [who knows how many?] individuals each month, and is an excellent place for you to publish your ideas, thoughts, ...

"But when it comes to small businesses, many businesses are sticking with Windows SBS 2003 or considering moving to SBS 2008.

As USB flash drives continue to get faster and provide increasing amounts of storage capacity, you can use them for more than just backing up files and documents.

In this issue we cover: * Ubuntu 9.10 released * Ubuntu Open Week * Ubuntu One Blog: File sync status update * Canonical Blog: Landscape 1.4 Adds UEC Support * Asia Oceania Membership Board - 27 Oct 09 * New MOTU * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu LoCo News: AZ, Dublin, Tamil, El Salvador, & Italy * Meet Francis Lacoste * Accessing Git, Subversion and ...

TECH Q & A THE NEW YORK TIMES QIs it possible to use a regular Windows laptop for GPS navigation in the car instead of buying a separate expensive gadget? ATurning your laptop computer into a large-screen global positioning system is certainly possible and can be done for less than $100, depending on the hardware and software you choose.