Author Archives: boredandblogging

Future Ubunteros swamp expo booth!

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-17

Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier over at Newsforge has been covering the current events at LinuxWorld San Francisco during this week. Today they ran an article that doesn’t surprise me one bit: Many of the .Org booths, the Ubuntu booth in particular, seem to be swamped, while others have only a few attendees dropping by at a […]

Launchpad Report for 17 August 2006

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-17

Christian Robottom Reis (aka “kiko”) who heads up the Launchpad team has released the Launchpad Report for August 1st through to August 16th. Launchpad is a collection of online services for products in the open source and Free software universe. Highlights for this Launchpad Report: Staging Server up and running Bug tracking on Malone (As […]

Official Ubuntu book published

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-17

The Official Ubuntu Book is now available from booksellers, featuring everything you need to know about: Ubuntu and Kubuntu as desktop operating systems Ubuntu server installation and basic administration the Ubuntu community, how it works and how you can get involved. It also features a DVD with the latest Ubuntu version. It’s written by our […]

Return of the billboards (a LinuxWorld connection?)

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-16

After our previous story about an Ubuntu billboard being spotting in the US, it was tracked down by satellite to San Francisco in the United States. Standing next to Highway 101, the main Motorway/Autoroute in Silicon Valley, and right outside the headquaters of database company Oracle, an Oracle insider even asked on their blog if […]

Free Ubuntu stickers

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-16

Ubuntu fan in the USA? You can get free Ubuntu case stickers! System76, a PC manufacturer specialising in Ubuntu systems, is giving a free case sticker to United States residents who send in a stamped addressed envelope. System76’s Carl Richell says there’s no end in sight to the offer and they hope to extend it […]