OK guys, here’s another fun list! Go easy on me, since I’m sure some of you knew it already.
UPDATE: this story became popular! If you like it, digg it here!
1. ) Most of the things that are listed as ‘features’ in the new Hardy Heron release, are really just upstream development, they’re basically just updated version of the packaged software, according to this.
2.) Canonical is preparing an Ubuntu release for mobile and other devices which could use an embedded version of the Ubuntu Linux OS.
3.) At this year’s CanSecWest conference cracking competition, the only machine that was left untouched was running Ubuntu. Both Vista and Mac OS X got pwned.
4.) Michael Dell and Sam Ruby use Ubuntu too. Fact!
5.) Due to its popularity, Ubuntu now has very specific derivatives, such as a Christian Edition, GnewSense and others.
May 4th, 2008 at 05:43
A true debian upstream development distribution for the desktops/laptops stable and quick is sidux, that is Debian Sid Unstable KDE optimized and stabilized by the sidux team.
Try it, please, I suggest!
May 4th, 2008 at 06:07
Unless you don’t read the news or live under a rock, this is all very common knowledge among Ubuntu users.
May 4th, 2008 at 16:17
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May 5th, 2008 at 18:52
Michael Dell doesn’t use ubuntu (like he ever did). It’s not on his bio page anymore. It was only listed to make stupid ubuntu fanboys think he cared.
May 5th, 2008 at 19:44
I’m not an ubuntu guy but I like the ubuntu role in the free software world and this site.
If you, John, dislike my comment, you are free.
But I like this site and I don’t think I wrote an eretic comment.