Jono Bacon interviewed by BehindUbuntu

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-11-23

Just what is Ubuntu's Community Manager hiding behind that beard?

Find out in BehindUbuntu's revealing interview with our very own man of metal, Jono Bacon.

Learn of his love for Florida, Sausage Dogs and bash.org! Open your mouth wide in shock as he slips in a full two sentences pimping Jokosher!

You can also find out about Jono's views on:

  • LoCo team mentoring – successful teams help newer teams get up and running;
  • The importance of karma-style systems;
  • Clear communication as the basis of good community.

Meet the man behind the beard, in BehundUbuntu's interview with Jono Bacon.

Free Geek Burgled

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-11-22

Free Geek is a not for profit community organisation that recycles old computer parts and equipment and supplies them to under-privileged people, schools, and non-profit organisations in exchange for community service. They install Linux on all the machines they distribute.

Sadly, the Free Geek organization was recently the victim of burglary. The value of the stolen hardware has been estimated to be worth approximately $4,500. Numerous people and non-profit organisations are feeling the effects of this, most importantly the local school system. Read the full statement concerning the burglary.

The community around Free Geek are rallying their support to help the organisation with its loss, and the Fridge editors hope that many in the Ubuntu community will also lend a hand.

Interested in donating or helping out? You can donate either money or computer equipment.

For Fridge readers living in the Portland/Oregon area, please keep an eye out for laptops being sold with Linux pre-installed. The stolen laptops will be branded with a white Free Geek inventory sticker. Any information or leads can be reported at (503)232-9350.

Weekly News #21 and 22 Double Feature

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-11-22

We have a double dose of news for you today, the older Ubuntu Weekly News #21, published last week on the 11th and the newer #22, hot off the press.

First, lets take a look at Issue 21. This was a jumbo issue, covering the past two weeks, including:

  • Ubuntu Developer Summit Mountain View
  • gNewSense announced
  • KDE 4 packages available
  • New teams
  • Forging Feisty
  • Changes in Feisty
  • In the Press
  • Edgy reviews
  • Security and Updates to 6.10 and 6.06
  • Bug stats

You can read all this and more at Issue 21 on the wiki.

And when you are done with #21, we give you #22, which includes topics such as:

  • Feisty on the Schedule
  • New LoCo teams announced
  • New Ubuntu Customization Kit release
  • Ubuntu-based PBX announced
  • Ubuntu-uk holds signed T-shirt auction for charity
  • Changes in Feisty
  • In the press
  • Upcoming events
  • Specification spotlight
  • Updates and security for 6.06 and 6.10
  • Bug stats

As always, you can read more at Issue 22 on the wiki.

Do you have a story idea for the Weekly News? Submit it via email or on the wiki!

The Weekly News is brought to you by the Marketing Team, who are always seeking new people to help with their many projects. Go help them out!

Charity Auction of signed Ubuntu T-Shirt

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-11-20

The Ubuntu-UK team are holding a charity auction in aid of Children in Need. This is an annual charity drive in aid of disadvantaged children around the world.

The item being auctioned is a Ubuntu t-shirt signed by Mark Shuttleworth, various Canonical staff and members of the Ubuntu-UK team.

The auction is being held on the Ubuntu wiki, and ends on Friday 24 November 2006. This is your unique chance to become the proud owner of a limited edition t-shirt, and all in the name of a good cause: place your bids now!

UPDATE: the prize now also includes a copy of the Official Ubuntu Book, signed by Jono Bacon (Ubuntu Community Manager and one of the authors).

Holy Fork Ubuntu Man

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-11-10

Our very own Mark Shuttleworth posed in front of a Google tree during a recent interview with the chaps over at The Register. Mark answered questions covering everything from Oracle, Red Hat, and Novell to um, Microsoft? The interview is fun, to the point and very entertaining. It is cool to see Ubuntu's top dog, aka Ubuntu Man, have some fun with The Register.

So how does Mark feel about recent decisions and news surrounding Oracle?

“I think it's great that Oracle has entered the Linux market, but the specific tactic they have chosen is going to be very impractical,”

One of many quotes by Mark, he provides a very detailed incite to the current events happening in the Linux community, post Microsoft/Novell. When asked about Novell and Microsoft, Mark doesn't hold back as he lays it all out on the line, letting you know exactly how he feels.

“I am sure that Novell just got paid $200m to be on that stage, and Microsoft is going to expect a return on their investment. And not from Novell.”

Now, the entire article isn't concerning the recent “what the forks” in the Linux community, as it also provides some very encouraging news concerning the future of Ubuntu and Sun Microsystems.

“Sun Microsystems helped add to the Ubuntu good cheer by saying the OS has been certified to run on some of its Opteron-based servers. As of today, customers can Ubuntize their X4100 and X4200 Sun Fire systems and Ultra 20 and 40 workstations. Eventually, Sun plans to offer Ubuntu across its whole x86 family.”

Head on over to The Register and read the entire article, Oracle must eat Red Hat or fork, says Ubuntu man.