Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Ubuntu Videogram Screentest

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

Some amusing Ubuntu history for you… A few weeks back, Matt Zimmerman — who must be aiming for a world record in “dude, you so need a blog” demands — reminded me about a bizaare video created early last year … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged justblamepia, mark shuttleworth, matt zimmerman, Ubuntu, Waugh Family | 8 Comments

QoTD: Mark Shuttleworth

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

“Every company has its blowhards and its various good guys. We have ours.” — Mark Shuttleworth compares and contrasts Canonical and Red Hat Tomorrow’s news: Canonical blowhard count apparently steady, despite Waugh resignation.

Posted in Quote of the Day | Tagged FLOSS, Ubuntu | 1 Comment

QoTD: Raven Zachary

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

“As we’ve seen with open-source projects before, with market share comes business opportunity.” — Raven Zachary on Open Source business models, in this case, Ubuntu

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Ohio LinuxFest 2006

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

Tomorrow, I’ll be giving the opening keynote at the Ohio LinuxFest! Then I’ll be listening to Jorge’s presentation about Linux and Windows living together in harmony. Sweet! The organisers have packed a lot of great stuff and fantastic people into … Continue reading →

Tagged desktop, FLOSS, GNOME, Ubuntu | 1 Comment

What’s wrong with software

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

$ apt-cache search powerful | wc -l 486 $ apt-cache search flexible | wc -l 355 $ apt-cache search loving | wc -l 3 Update: $ apt-cache search christ on a stick | wc -l 1 WTF?! $ apt-cache search … Continue reading →

Tagged FLOSS, Ubuntu | 11 Comments

Dell D420

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

Yesterday, the well-traveled and now-infamous Quebecistani Craptop — a temporary replacement for my wonderful Dell X300, stolen in Montreal — was laid to rest. At least until EuroOSCON, at which point it will be returned to Canonical. Today, I replaced … Continue reading →

Tagged desktop, FLOSS, GNOME, Ubuntu | 25 Comments

Ubuntu hits SMH front page

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

Ubuntu lovers James Dumay and Melissa Draper (of Ubuntu Australia team fame) are quoted in this article about Linux entering the main stream, which popped up on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald website — along with the … Continue reading →

Tagged GNOME, Ubuntu | 3 Comments

RftE: Ubuntu Server

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

You can install Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS with your big toe. I know because I just did it. It’s worth pointing out that I have a pretty large big toe, too. Those with smaller, nimbler big toes will have an … Continue reading →

Posted in Ready for the Enterprise | Tagged Ubuntu | 5 Comments

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Jeff Waugh

“Hmmm…what is Canonical’s point, I wonder?” — Justin Kestelyn, Oracle Technology Network Editor-in-Chief

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Linux for (Servers and) Human Beings

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Jeff Waugh
Tagged Ubuntu | 12 Comments