Monthly Archives: August 2006

MOTU School is back in Session

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-09

This Friday (11 Aug.) at 01:00 UTC, Jordan Mantha (aka LaserJock) will be leading a MOTU School session on Ubuntu packaging in #ubuntu-motu-school on Freenode. If you have ever wondered how those .debs are made, this session will be a great opportunity get started. He will introduce concepts noted in the Ubuntu Packaging Guide and […]

Ubuntu Community Manager appointed

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-08

The community surrounding Ubuntu is one of the things we’re most proud of. Helpful to newcomers, brimming over with creativity and featuring some of free software’s most talented people. As a largely volunteer community, it’s important that we’re able to make the most of what people can offer. Long-time free software advocate, LugRadio presenter and […]

Ubuntu where it counts

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-08

One Ubuntu, two Ubuntu, three Ubuntu, four! Visit the unofficial Ubuntu Counter project and you can register details of how many machines you have running Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu and just about any other kind of Buntu. In return, you get your own Ubuntu Counter user-number to proudly display on your home page. At the […]

T-Shirt design competition

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-07

You have Ubuntu, you love Ubuntu and you want to share Ubuntu…. so in response to comments on the Ubuntu forums, Canonical is looking for a new T-Shirt design that will be used at upcoming conferences to promote Ubuntu. Printing can be done on the front and/or back of the shirt and the design should […]

Ubuntu Weekly News Issue #8 – July 23 – August 5, 2006

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-06

In the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue #8 for the weeks of July 23 – August 5, 2006, you will find: Behind Ubuntu: Jani Monoses The Fridge, plugged in again and humming along California sees an Ubuntu billboard Ubuntu wins on security Ubuntu article featured on Wikipedia Educating on Ubuntu: The Ubuntu Classroom launches & the […]