ubuntu
Launchpad opensourcing delayed
The release date of Launchpad has been changed from 21st July to July/August. On https://dev.launchpad.net/OpenSourcing, I recently changed the date for when the Launchpad.net code is being open-sourced: it now says just “July / August 2009″, instead of “21 July 2009″. To be honest I had …
Android Live CD
Want to try Android without downloading the SDK or buying a G-1 ? Look no further, download the Live CD ISO (roughly 90mb), fire up your VirtualBox and tell me what you think about it !
5 dollars to support Linux gaming
For this week end only, you can purchase the complete trilogy by Penumbra for just 5 dollars. Overture Black Plague Requiem All the games have been ported to Linux (so no Wine or anything) and feature a – reportedly – advanced physic engine. You can read a …
Microsoft trolls another small fish
A manufacturer of Linux-based networking devices has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) in order to settle a patent claim, Microsoft disclosed Wednesday. Under the agreement, Melco Group will pay the sum to Microsoft in exchange for indemnity coverage for its Buffalo brand Network Attached Storage devices and routers. The patent [...]
The truth about the Mono logo
Linux Outlaws forums bring some great surprises sometime. We actually discovered the truth about the Mono logo. It’s Jono ! Compare with this.
One thing nobody told you about Mono
I can’t really go on vacation without the world reminding me the day later how much I was right. Just a few days later my dead easy 1 step proposal for Mono here it is, here we go. So nice, really. This is not the end, and …
5 easy steps to flip a burger, 1 easy step to eat it
2009 may not be the year of Linux on the desktop, but surely can be appointed as the year of Mono. David Siegel, creator of GnomeDo felt constructive enough to share 5 easy steps to create a viable alternative to Mono. Create a mailing list where people …
MS makes everybody happy
In Europe Windows 7 will cost 41% to 100% more than in the US. Thanks to Microsoft for keeping everyone happy: MS can recover the cash from the last EU anti-trust bill Linux will get a big push The EU anti-trust will have new excuses for a …
Clever windows management for Gnome
I’ve just come across this mockup for Gnome 3, and I find it pretty cool 
Not that everything is desiderable but you can find some clever concepts in there: colored decoration basing on the application (so alikes look alike) notice how the maximized window contains the systray. easy and drag and drop based minimize [...]
Ubuntu Wiki lock-in
This comes from the Fedora planet, more specifically AdamW: I may be missing something here (be great if I am), but it seems to me that the content of the Ubuntu Wiki – which contains some great stuff – is not …
