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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Excitement builds as the release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is just days away. However Ubuntu 10.04 is not the only thing being released, Edubuntu 10.04 will be released as well. Edubuntu, an officially supported Ubuntu derivative, is an educational operating system that is a part of the Ubuntu family. It aims to make Ubuntu a great choice for the computing needs of children, students, parents, teachers, and schools. ~http://edubuntu.org/
Edubuntu Team Members and developers Jonathan Carter and Stép...
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In this People, Personalities, and Planners interview I talk to Dave Yates--board member,Southeast Linux Fest. if you are attending SELF '10 please take a moment to locate Dave and say "hi". Whether you are a seasoned Linux user or just curious as to what Linux and Open Source is all about Dave puts users at ease and welcomes all to participate in and enjoy not only SELF'10 but Linux events around the communi...
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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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Earlier today, I had the opportunity to speak with Billy Cina, Director of Training for Canonical. In this phone interview I gleaned a preview of significant changes being made to -- The Ubuntu Certified Professional certification (UCP) course -- expect to see this announced on Thursday, April 22, 2010.Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, is due to release on April 29th, 2010 with a new look, a lighter feel, faster boot times, but as you...
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Earlier this April, Matt Zimmerman, Canonical CTO, had the opportunity to speak at the Free Software and Linux Days event in Istanbul, Turkey where he gave a keynote on Ubuntu Inside Out
. While there, Matt was interviewed by the Ubuntu Turkey LoCo Team and the interview appeared on April 17th on the team's Blog. The interview gives insight to the direction of the Ubuntu project over the next few years as well as a gli...
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1st Annual Ubuntu Women World Play Day Competition Announced!If you or someone you know has a daughter between 2 and 12 years of age AND they use Ubuntu (or a derivative ie Kubuntu, Qimo etc) then this competition is for you!Below is the original announcement that was sent to the Ubuntu Women Mailing List by Melissa Draper on Tue Apr 13 16:58:21 BST 2010.
Greetings all!Following the success of our International Women's...
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In this People, Personalities, and Planners interview I talk to David Nalley--board member,Southeast Linux Fest. I have to pause here and mention that SELF09 was the 1st Linux Fest I had ever attended and throughout the last year have gotten to know many of the attendees, volunteers and planners that I met there. It is my hope that through this and the upcoming SELF interviews that you will get to know them as well.Int...
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On January 26, Rick Spencer, Canonical's Desktop Manager, announced via the ubuntu-desktop mailing list that Ubuntu 10.04 would be switching to Yahoo as it's default search provider inside Firefox. In this email Rick expressed the following:"...I am writing to apprise you of two small but important changes coming to Firefox in Lucid. ...Change #1 In Lucid, the default home page will respect the search provider set...
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