Here’s an interesting rant by someone who Switched From OS X to Ubuntu and got homesick. Read through the comments - there are replacements for all of his missing applications. This is someone who was used to doing things one way, and never put the effort into learning something new, or looking for alternatives (that’s […]
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Ubuntu has an identity crisis, because the development names of its releases are silly. Sheesh. As one commenter points out, take a look at some other silly names. Also, to be on the safe side, you better not use any Intel hardware. Stay way from Apple, their codenames are just too silly for serious IT […]
The Next Leap for Linux - New York Times
Posted in msm, consumer, multimedia, ubuntu, linux on Oct 9th, 2007
The New York Times published a halfway-decent look at Linux from a consumer standpoint several days ago. First, the article is noteworthy in that it mentions software freedom, something very rare in mainstream media considerations of Linux:
But why would anyone want to use Linux, an open-source operating system, to run a PC? “For a lot […]
Updating Your Debian or Ubuntu Desktop Safely
Posted in updates, apt-listchanges, ubuntu, debian, linux on Oct 5th, 2007
Bruce Byfield wrote an article about the dangers of automatic updates at Linux.com. I agree with him that updates are often dangerous, however, I will say that after many years of updating systems running Debian “stable”, I have not encountered any problems afterwards. After all, it’s Debian’s policy not to include any non-security updates in […]
Comments on "Why I’m staying with Debian"
Posted in fedora, yum, apt, ubuntu, debian, linux on Sep 4th, 2007
Bruce Byfield has a post up in which he tells us why he is staying with Debian. I tend to agree, Debian is still my favorite Linux distro, primarily for its packaging system. Bruce mentions packaging, but also talks about Debian’s repositories and unique community.
There are several comments along the lines of “Well, you could […]
This is good news - from Dell’s Linux-announce mailing list:
from: Matt Domsch
to: linux-announce@dell.com
date: May 24, 2007 4:42 PM
subject: Dell Desktops and Notebooks with Ubuntu 7.04 now available
They’re here! Today we’re unveiling our three consumer systems — the
XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspiron E1505n notebook
– […]
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