Ubuntu to be more beautiful than Mac OS X?

A couple of weeks ago it was OSCON 2008, or the O’Reilly Open Source Convention. The conference website has details of the presentations and keynote speeches including one given by Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd and the Ubuntu OS.

During the conference Shuttleworth gave the Ubuntu development community the challenge to make the Ubuntu desktop more beautiful than Mac OS X. There is certainly no reason why an Open Source OS couldn’t meet this challenge, however Apple has always had the advantage of a closed platform which has made it much easier for them to support a consistent experience. As any user of Linux knows, making devices such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work hasn’t been easy in the past, and will be a problem to challenge Apple in user experience because of the vast number of devices a PC based OS needs to support.

Watch Shuttleworth’s key note speech below on software innovation and open source development in particular.



Posted by Jon 09.Aug.08 Desktop, News, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

What happened to Ubuntu Home Server?

I have to apologise for rather neglecting this blog, after the release of my humble little book, Using Ubuntu, I went on to be the technical editor of Pro Windows Powershell, I know, nothing to do with Linux at all! This took quite a bit of my time and I rather neglected Ubuntu. Never mind, I’m back in an Ubuntu mood and was wondering what had happened to Ubuntu Home Server? It’s been well over 12 months since it was first announced in issue #2 of the Ubuntu Full Circle magazine. Well it seems that the development is still ongoing and you can check out the discussions at the Ubuntu Home Server development forum. Let’s hope we see it soon.

Posted by Jon 09.Aug.08 Server, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

November issue of the Full Circle Magazine

As regular as clockwork, the November issue of the Full Circle Magazine came out a couple of days ago. In this, the 7th issue of the Full Circle Magazine:

Download issue 7

Posted by Jon 03.Dec.07 News, Tips, Tutorials, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

Using Ubuntu Linux book now in stock

Just a quick note to say that my book Using Ubuntu Linux is finally in stock at Amazon UK, click the link to take a look or order. Let me know what you think.

Posted by Jon 01.Nov.07 Tips, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

Tesco Direct selling Ubuntu PCs

In this months issue of the Full Circle Magazine, they report that Tescos (a leading UK supermarket chain) have started selling low budget PCs preloaded with Ubuntu 6.06. Prices start from just £139.93 for an eSys ePC base unit.

Posted by Jon 28.Oct.07 News, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

Full Circle Magazine issue #6

This months issue of the Full Circle Magazine (issue #6) is now available to download and it it just keeps getting bigger, well done guys for yet more hard word.

This months issue includes:Full Circle Magazine issue 6

Posted by Jon 28.Oct.07 News, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

Reviews of *buntu 7.10

The Lifehacker blog have a couple of posts reviewing the new features in Ubuntu and it’s cousins Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu.

They take a screenshot tour of Ubuntu 7.10 through installation and some of it’s new or improved features, such as the now built in visual effects, easier support for multiple monitors and simple printer installation.

In another post they look at the new features in Ubuntu’s often forgotten spin-off distributions. This includes the better file manager and desktop search in Kubuntu, faster theme and better default apps in Xubuntu and the collaborative text editor and better add-on installation in Edubuntu. Take a look to see which is better for your needs.

Posted by Jon 20.Oct.07 Desktop, News, Server, Ubuntu Read more Comments (0)

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