Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Faster OpenSSH 4.7p1 in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

A couple of weeks ago, while chatting with Rob, I mentioned that John gave me an awesome tip that I use all the time: The pget command in lftp, particularly for sftp downloads. That’s right: Not only does lftp provide … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged hardy, openssh, performance, ssh, Ubuntu | 20 Comments

Ubuntu 8.04 loves you long time

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Fisty… Gusty… Hardon! Looks like the Ubuntu folks are returning to their tried and true business model: pr0n. Love you long time!

Tagged FLOSS, Ubuntu | 8 Comments

Ubuntu celebrates GNOME’s birthday

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Check out the Ubuntu website to see their lovely birthday cake and message to GNOME. Remember that the combined GNOME + Ubuntu bug squishing / hug sharing day is today!

Tagged GNOME, gnome10years, Ubuntu | 1 Comment

Linux for… Ladies?

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

“If you want to sound like a creep, add the word ‘ladies’ to the end of things you say: Thanks for coming to my show… ladies.” — Demetri Martin on his hilarious comedy album, These Are Jokes All kudos to … Continue reading →

Tagged FLOSS, justblamepia, technology, Ubuntu, women | 21 Comments

Squash bugs and share hugs… for Freedom!

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Everyone’s having a party during our ten years of freedom celebration month… In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the GNOME project we are having a very special Hug Day on Wednesday, August 22nd. We will be focusing on the … Continue reading →

Tagged FLOSS, GNOME, gnome10years, Ubuntu | 1 Comment

QoTD: Paul Nowak

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

“Software will increasingly compete on ease of use in the total software experience more than on features. The future will be more about being simple than about any other dimension. [...] This is a classic case of experience changing perception … Continue reading →

Posted in Quote of the Day | Tagged desktop, FLOSS, GNOME, Ubuntu | 2 Comments

GNOME in The 5th Wave

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Shreyas noticed that the The 5th Wave’s June 17, 2007 strip includes a homage to GNOME! Rocking! Update: Melissa points out that UserFriendly was pretty awesome on the 17th too.

Posted in General | Tagged desktop, FLOSS, GNOME, Ubuntu | 3 Comments

Software Freedom Upgrade Rainbow

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Although the Ubuntu developer branch quiet period was very well timed — considering the many recent Important Engagements for which a predictably-functioning laptop has been necessary — I now have the elbow-room to get back on the upgrade rainbow. What … Continue reading →

Tagged FLOSS, Ubuntu | 1 Comment

Ubuntu goes mobile too!

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Right before we launched the GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative, Intel went public with their sexy Mobile Internet Device prototypes, running Red Flag and Ubuntu. They’re Linux based, and use Nokia’s Hildon interface architecture, developed for the N770 and N800 … Continue reading →

Tagged desktop, embedded, FLOSS, GNOME, Ubuntu | 4 Comments

QoTD: Jeff Waugh

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

“I was ready to walk out, because it sounded like the stupidest thing ever.” — Jeff Waugh on Ubuntu’s origins It feels utterly silly to be citing myself in QoTD, but this hilariously out of context quote on the cover … Continue reading →

Posted in Quote of the Day | Tagged desktop, GNOME, Ubuntu | 4 Comments