Behind Ubuntu has published an interview with Ben Collins.
Ben Collins is the maintainer of the Linux Kernel in Ubuntu. In this interview you will learn about his work on Ubuntu, his love of vim, and why his servers are hosted in a real barn, surrounded by cows and electric fences.
This interview, and many others, are available on the Behind Ubuntu web site.
The Ubuntu Weekly News issue #26, a special holiday edition, has been published and brings you the latest news in the Ubuntu community for the period between December 12th and 31th, 2006. You can read about:
As always, you can read more at Issue 26 on the wiki.
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UW, aka the Ubuntu-Women project is a group of women (and men) who encourage women to contribute and volunteer in the Ubuntu-Linux community. If you have always wanted to actually contribute something to the free software community but never knew where to start or how to get involved in an existing project, then ask the UW team, who will gladly assist you with more information about our community, its projects and other cool stuff about Ubuntu.
They are having an open “meet-up day” to be held on Thursday, January 11, 2007 on IRC at the #ubuntu-women channel on irc.freenode.net. Be there to exchange ideas with other like-minded technically inclined women in the Ubuntu community. Please note that this event is not restricted on the basis of gender and everyone is welcome to join us.
Currently there are two scheduled sessions to try to cover various timezones and Elizabeth Bevilacqua is going to conduct a course : an introduction to IRC, for newer folks interested in learning to use Internet Relay Chat.
Check your timezones at the Ubuntu mailing list archives or at the Ubuntuforums thread where you can discuss or post any comments.
Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced it has partnered with LynuxTraining SÃ rl to develop the first dedicated Ubuntu training courses for the 'Ubuntu Certified Professional' status. UCP is a training certification based on the LPI level 1 certification.
Starting from the first quarter of 2007 system administrators will be able to participate in two five day courses available via a global network of partners with the Linux Professional Institute. These classes are the first in a series of classroom-based e-learning courses to aide system administrators in becoming Ubuntu Certified Professionals based on the LPI Level 1 certification.
Canonical continues to see an increasing demand for an IT certification which proves an individual's Ubuntu skills. We are delighted to be working with LynuxTraining to deliver Ubuntu Certified Professional status to Systems Administrators within the enterprise environment. — Jane Silber, Canonical CEO
Detailed information concerning the certifications can be found on the Ubuntu website by visiting http://www.ubuntu.com/partners/certification/pro
The story is covered by eMediaWire and the Ubuntu website.
The Ubuntu Weekly News issue #25 has been published and brings you the latest news in the Ubuntu community. You can read about:
As always, you can read more at Issue 25 on the wiki.
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