D-Link LiveDVD features Kubuntu

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-05-08

In a recent story published by Heise Online, D-Link is publishing a LiveDVD featuring the Kubuntu GNU/Linux operating system. This DVD features a router development environment for the HorstBox Professional VoIP router (page available in German only). The HorstBox Professional contains a WLAN router with ADSL modem as well as a system that runs the Asterisk telephone system.

According to D-Link open source is an important component of its product strategy. “That a complete development environment would be made available was already apparent when HorstBox Professional was still in its conception phase. The reason for this is obvious: The requirements that future-proof systems capable of flexibly responding to the desires of customers need to meet are continuing to grow. In this way we can meet these requirements in an optimal fashion,” Horst Toddenroth, head of the Advanced Products and Solutions Department at D-Link Central Europe, said.

Head on over to Heise Online and read the story in its entirety.

Dell Team Up With Canonical

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-05-07

As a testament to Ubuntu's growing mainstream success, Canonical and Dell this week announced that they were working together to offer Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on select desktops and notebooks. The deal was struck in response to an overwhelming number of requests made on the Dell IdeaStorm website for Ubuntu to be bundled with Dell systems.

Mark Shuttleworth said of the deal in a video interview posted on the Dell blog, “It's very exciting to see this free software community actually expressing itself; and it's equally exciting to see a very large company listening to that freedom of expression”.

According to Dell, notebooks and desktops preloaded with Ubuntu will be available in the USA in the next few weeks.

Ubuntu Education Summit a success!

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-05-06

The Ubuntu Education Summit took place this week in Sevilla, Spain, and went smoothly. The Ubuntu Education team heard problems from educators and people working in education from around the world.

Problems and situations that people regularly face have been noted and will be taken into account during the developers’ summit, taking place this week.

The next Ubuntu Education Summit will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, over 25, 26 October 2007. For more information, refer to the UES-Boston wiki page and the Launchpad entry. Ideas and suggestions from the education community are most welcome.

Mentoring comes to Launchpad

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-05-01

There’s something new in Launchpad this week: mentoring.

The Ubuntu community is proof that free software works best when we work together. It’s not always easy for new participants to get started, though.

Launchpad’s new mentoring framework is a simple way to help new community members learn the ropes. With it you can:

  • Offer to mentor people who want to fix a bug or implement a blueprint.
  • Provide a list of items that are relevant to your project and for which mentorship is available.
  • Provide a list of items that would be a good starting point for someone who wants to join one of your teams
  • See what mentorship offers individuals are currently making.

Anyone who is a member of at least one Launchpad team can offer mentorship and there’s no admin for project or team leaders as it’s entirely based on commitments made by individuals.

You can find out more in the Launchpad guide to mentoring management.

The Launchpad team have been busy elsewhere, too! With three new code release recently, there’s a whole load of new features and bug fixes. Full details are in the release notes.

Weekly News: Issue 38

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-04-30

Issue #38 of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, covering the week of April 22th – 28th, 2007, is now available. In this issue you can find these stories:

  • Gutsy Gibbon Ready for Development
  • VMware server available for Ubuntu
  • Flisol 2007

If you have a story idea for the Weekly News please submit it via email or on the wiki!

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