Author Archives: boredandblogging

Documentation News for January

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-01-02

Following the success of the desktop team’s newsletter, the Documentation Team has begun running their own newsletter, bringing you the latest docs from the land of the wiki. Work has already begun on the Desktop and Server Guides for the next release. Also be sure to check out the “New Hotness” section, which highlights just […]

Post-Holiday Catch Up

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-01-02

We hope everyone had a safe and prosperous holidays. Now that we’re all done stuffing ourselves from our real fridges, it’s time to catch up on what’s been going on in Ubuntu land. Ben Collins is looking for AMD64 volunteers to help test the new SMP/Uniprocessor kernels. Daniel Holbach has posted the latest Desktop Team […]

Asia Business Tour Ready to Roll

By boredandblogging | Published: 2005-12-17

This past fall Jeff Waugh toured around North American and Europe in a grueling Badger Badger Badger Tour, bringing the spirit of Ubuntu to any LUG and LocoTeam willing to listen. The sabdfl has just announced his intent to expand the Ubuntu touring concept by visiting Asia and the surrounding area with the Asia Business […]

UDN – Issue #1

By boredandblogging | Published: 2005-12-16

Vincent Untz, perennial GNOME hacker and a member of the Desktop Team has published the first issue of the Ubuntu Desktop News (UDN). Highlights include gconf and rhythmbox improvements, Michael Vogt’s slick new click-and-install .deb tool, gdebi, and shots of the new logout window prototype. Vincent caps off the first issue an interview with the […]

Heavy Metal for Human Beings

By boredandblogging | Published: 2005-12-14

September 2004: Ubuntu 4.10 Preview launched to rave reviews. By all accounts, it was a smashing desktop… But deep underneath lay the foundations of a server powerhouse, waiting to be unleashed. April 2005: Ubuntu 5.04 ships with an minimal server profile option on the installation CD. A growing number of server administrators are realising the […]