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No thanks, Google--we've got Ubuntu
Insight perspective If there is one problem the open source community has suffered repeatedly over the past two decades, it's fragmentation. Google is about to make it worse.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, Ubuntu, Linux Community, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux Distribution, Linux
Red Hat to step up developer efforts
News CEO Jim Whitehurst pledges to boost open source vendor's efforts to drive developer activity, and says company is unfazed by desktop competition.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Ubuntu, software company, ISV, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, desktop, Open source
Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB)
Reviews The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the Fusion-io represents an expensive, but justifiable, saviour.
Tags: Gamer, PCI Express, Chip, Card, Ubuntu, NAND, operating system, Fusion-io, firmware, hard drive
Ubuntu's new Linux tries getting cloud-friendly
News Canonical's newest versions of Linux are due Thursday. Notable features: synchronization for PCs and a built-in replica of Amazon Web Services for servers.
Tags: Linux, Operating System, Chrome OS, Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, EC2, software, Amazon.com Inc., Ubuntu, Web Service, Amazon Web Services
First Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate unveiled
News The Ubuntu project has published a final testing version for the upcoming 9.04 version of its popular Linux distribution.
Tags: Open source, Acer Inc., Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, Server, release candidate, Amazon.com Inc., ASUS, software, Dell Computer Corp.
Ubuntu gets Web-based file sync and sharing
News Beta-testing is under way for the Ubuntu One synchronization service for those running the Jaunty Jackalope version of the Linux software, aka Ubuntu 9.04.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Apple Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, software, Microsoft Windows, Linux, desktop
Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope released into the wild
News Version 9.04 of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has been released, promising functionality to let users test the deployment of their applications to the cloud.
Tags: Linux, Adobe Systems Inc., GNOME, X.org, Ubuntu, Jaunty Jackalope, Linux Kernel, Server, 3G, Ubuntu Linux
'Jaunty Jackalope' Ubuntu springs into beta
News Version 9.04 of Canonical's popular Linux distribution is now into the final testing phase before its April launch.
Tags: Cloud computing, Open-source Software, X.org, CD-burning, Storage, Ubuntu, Eucalyptus, Beta, Cloud computing, Server
Ubuntu planning move to the cloud
News Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, next month will announce its entry into the cloud-computing marketplace.
Tags: Cloud computing, Open source, Storage, Ubuntu, Umbrella Term, computer operating system, operating system, Debian, Sun Microsystems Inc., Cloud computing
Shuttleworth: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance'
News The upcoming version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution will have a new look, along with functionality to let users deploy their own clouds and cloud-based services.
Tags: Open source, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, Cloud Computing, University of California, Evans Data Corp., Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Amazon.com Inc., API, Mark Shuttleworth
What makes a good Linux distribution?
Techguide Take the proprietary driver system and installation tools of Ubuntu, add the desktop of Elive+Compiz, add the foundation of Debian, and the security of Bastille Linux and you would have one killer distribution.
Tags: Linux, KDE, GNOME, Tool, Ubuntu, Standards, Hardware, Linux Distribution, desktop, MP3
MIDs to bring Linux to Asia-Pacific
News Mobile Internet devices are expected to gain popularity in Asia, and will help bring Linux to mainstream consumers in the region, says analyst.
Tags: Processors, Development/design, Linux desktop OS, ARM, Intel Corp., Mobile, Asia-Pacific, Ubuntu, MIDs, Intel Atom
Dell: Chrome is one of many Linux-based OSes
News The PC maker is looking at Chrome OS for the future, but is currently planning on releasing other Linux-based operating systems sooner.
Tags: Operating systems, Personal Computers, PC Company, Google Inc., Media Player, Ubuntu, Google Chrome, operating system, Environment, Linux
SanDisk fine-tunes SSDs for netbooks
News The flash memory firm has revealed two solid-state drives and a range of memory cards that are specifically tailored for use in small, cheap sub-notebooks.
Tags: Components, Hardware, Memory, Notebooks and tablets, Storage, Battery, SanDisk Corp., Storage, Ubuntu, removable storage
10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
Techguide The year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source software--from an explosion in the mobile arena to widespread adoption of OpenOffice 3, says industry watcher.
Tags: Open source, Linux, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., KDE, File System, GNOME, Ubuntu, operating system, GNOME 2.24
