Tag: Linux

  • Mandriva Vs. Windows

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    Simon Scullion

    Yet more strange decisions regarding software choices where Microsoft is involved. François Bancilhon writes an open letter to Steve Ballmer regarding the news that Mandriva Linux will be replaced by Windows XP on the 17,000 Classmate PCs for Nigerian schools. We actually closed the deal, we took the order, we qualified the software, we got…

  • 10 Rocking Features in 10 Days – Countdown to Ubuntu 7.10

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    Simon Scullion

    As we close in on the release of Ubuntu 7.10, codenamed Gutsy Gibbon during the development cycle, we thought we would tell you a little bit about some of the new features and improvements that make the release exciting. So over the next ten days, we will talk about one rocking feature each day until…

  • Ubuntu 7.10 is coming…

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    Simon Scullion

    James posted on this yesterday. Today I found this: Cool huh! Added to the sidebar! Can’t wait for the release, will be upgrading and looking forward to the Compiz Fusion magic!

  • Linux elegance and aesthetics

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    Simon Scullion

    In terms of elegance and aesthetics, Microsoft and Apple are many years ahead of Linux. 451 Group analyst Raven Zachary Ignoring Mac OSX for now, I’m not sure what this is being based upon. I’ve been using Ubuntu since 5.04, and in its current form I’d say it is every bit as elegant and aesthetic…

  • A few other Lotus + Ubuntu bloggers

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    Simon Scullion

    Over the last few days, I have noticed a few other bloggers from the Lotus blogging community mentioning Ubuntu. Ferdy Christant has published a good article on his recent move to ubuntu on his new laptop. Stuart McIntyre has a post on his attempt at getting the Notes 8 Beta running on ubuntu. I look…

  • A bug squashed

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    Simon Scullion

    As it turns out, my Ubuntu bug turns out not to be, following a response with some instrustions. It looks like the nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-1.0.9629 was installed from a 3rd party source that is not compatible with the ubuntu version numbering schema. You can try to remove the nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-1.0.9629 packages and install the…