In this interview I chat with Stormy Peters about GNOME, Ubuntu and more. I had the opportunity to ask Stormy for an interview during a brief conversation at OSCON earlier this year. Stormy like most people at OSCON had a pretty full schedule and wasn't able to participate in this impromptu request. However, I did ask if I could send her a few questions for an interview to be published on this blog and I am really glad she agreed. Below are Stormy's answers. So without further delay --
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In this interview I talk to Ken Vandine, Ubuntu Desktop Integration Engineer, about Gwibber and my awkward first conversation with him about Gwibber.
Ken thank you so much for taking time for this interview. So let me give some history for folks who may not have heard me tell this story.
Ken if you remember Gwibber started out for me as a love/hate thing. The NC LoCo team had organized a Jaunty Release part and...
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It's no secret how much I love the animal code names and reasoning behind each name and today Mark Shuttleworth announced the Ubuntu 11.04 codename on his Blog. Below is Mark's blog post in full.Oh yes, it’s that time of year again, when numerate pollsters make nasal proclamations about the naming of the next next version of Ubuntu. When gazers of balls crystal provide nifty suggestions for new new features and, of course, suitable nomenclature to match.
What will it be? A Naiant Nailtail wou...
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Have you ever wanted to know more about some of the Ubuntu derivative distributions? In this interview we look at Ubuntu Studio with Scott Lavender Ubuntu Member and Project Lead for the Ubuntu Studio Project.
Amber Graner:
Scott can you tell readers a little about yourself and how long you have been involved with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Studio?
Scott Lavender: My name is Scott Lavender and I’m in my first release as the...
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The dates for the upcoming Ubuntu User Days has been announced! Mark your calendars for July 10-11, 2010
. What is Ubuntu User Days?
The Ubuntu User Days wiki page describes Ubuntu User Days as:User Days was created to be a set of courses offered during a one day period to teach the beginning or intermediate Ubuntu user
the basics to get them started with Ubuntu. User Days is a series of online courses where you...
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The next Ubuntu Developer Week will take place from Monday, July 12, 2010 to Friday, July 16, 2010
from 1600 UTC to 2100 UTC
each day.What is Ubuntu Developer Week?
Ubuntu Developer Week is a series of online workshops where you can:
learn about different packaging techniques
find out more about different development teams
check out the efforts of the world-wide Development Community
participate in open Q&A sessions with Ubuntu developers
much more...
What sessions are taught...
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Colin Watson,Technical Lead, Ubuntu Foundations Team, announced early today, that Maverick Meerkat, Ubuntu 10.10, Alpha 1 has been released. Below is the announcement in full.
"When he was a young warthog
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
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Hakuna! It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy" -- Timon the Meerkat, "Hakuna Matata", "The Lion King", DisneyWelcome to Mav...
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Ubuntu Open Week – Lucid Lynx, kicked off this week in the syncopated rhythm of the 6 month cadence that Ubuntu Users have come to march and tap their keyboards too. Ubuntu Open Week serves to drum up enthusiasm, encouragement, and education resources for users, contributors and developers alike. Today's band of merry music makers consisted of the Jorge Casto, David Planella, Daniel Holbach, Stuart Langridge, Dustin Kirkland and Mike Basinger. However, the melody of instruction and informatio...
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Just announced on the ubuntu-announce mailing list -- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS released Below is the announcement in full: The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support). This release incorporates the Desktop Edition and the Server Edition. The Server Edition can be used on physical servers, on Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), and on Amazon's EC2 public cloud. Codenamed "Lucid Lynx", 10.04 LTS continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greate...
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Steve Langasek, Ubuntu Release Manager announced Release Candidate for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS via the ubuntu-announce mailing list. Below is the full announcement: The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop and Server Editions and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon's EC2, as well as Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition. Codenamed &qu...
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