Video Interview With Linux People at Dell

Published in May 31st, 2007

Dell has posted a video interview with their Linux team that worked on the Ubuntu PCs. They discuss codecs, mobile/laptop support, and what makes it difficult to start pre-installing a new OS. You can also see the video on YouTube.

New Interview With Mark Shuttleworth

Published in May 30th, 2007

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Phoronix has a new interview with the founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth. Phoronix: Many people believe the success of Ubuntu is dependent upon your technical and financial wealth. Do you believe Ubuntu would be where it is at today if it were not for your fame and fortune? Mark: That’s an interesting question. We definitely [...]

Tux500 Car Crashes

Published in May 29th, 2007

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Sad news for the Tux500 people, their car was the first to crash at the Indy500. The Tux car came dead last. Tux500 is a community powered effort to sponser a car in the Indy500 race. Interestingly, the Joost sponsored car came in seventh. You can also watch the crash on YouTube. The Linux car, [...]

Dell Puts Ubuntu on Front Page

Published in May 28th, 2007

Posted by Tom in ubuntunews

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If you go to Dell.com right now, Ubuntu is one of the rotating images on the front page! I am happy to see Dell decided not to bury the Ubuntu PCs in their huge website. But with all the Dell-Ubuntu news, it is about time I added a “Dell” category.

Simple Nautilus FTP Client

Published in May 27th, 2007

Posted by Tom in software, tips

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You don’t need to install an FTP client like gFTP or Filezilla just for some simple file transfers in Ubuntu. Nautilus has a built-in FTP client. Click Places>Connect to Server and fill in the connection information. The server will then appear in the Places sidebar in Nautilus. Alternatively, you can type a FTP location into [...]

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