Your PIC; Edubuntu or Windows?

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-09

Yes PIC, as in Personal Internet Communicator. A PIC is an inexpensive computer created by AMD, running a stripped down version of Windows CE. Now, 2 years after its initial release, there is a second-generation of the PIC available and the Computer and Peripheral Testing Laboratory, in the Thailand Science Park near Bangkok University, has successfully booted an official OLPC image as well as an Edubuntu on one.

Head on over to LinuxDevices.com and read the entire article. If you are interested in further reading and specifications, then check out the OLPC Thailand Wiki Page.

Magyarországi Ubuntu Konferencia 2006

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-08

Our friends in the Hungarian Ubuntu community are hosting the Hungarian Ubuntu Conference (Magyarországi Ubuntu Konferencia) on 28 October 2006, in Budapest.

With a mix of Hungarian and English language speakers, this is a great chance for Hungarian and international Ubuntu fans to get together in one of Europe’s beautiful old cities.

Hungarian speakers: Attila Dobi, Gábor Kelemen, Péter Mátó, Gábor
Süveg, Gábor Török.

English speakers: Mario Đanić (Edubuntu Developer), Ante Karamatić
(Ubuntu Developer, Ubuntu Printing Team), Jani Monoses (Xubuntu Lead
Developer), Raphaël Pinson (Kubuntu Core Developer), Szilveszter
Farkas (Google Summer of Code student).

Get along to Building ‘I’ of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics on 28 October 2006 for a great day of Ubunting!

Ubuntu Hungary website (English conference information).

You're fired! Mark S in The Apprentice?

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-07

Ever wondered how the business-world looks at Ubuntu?

Our pals at Canonical, including Mark Shuttleworth and Jane Silber, have been speaking to Forbes, the American business magazine. You probably won't learn anything all that new about the distro, but there are some interesting snippets, such as:

Shuttleworth tried out in early 2005 for the Donald Trump role on a South African version of The Apprentice.

Okay, I admit it, the article is interesting in its own right, but that bit about Mark and The Apprentice is what makes it Fridge-worthy. Unfortunately for us, the show's producers chose Tokyo Sexwale instead.

Launchpad news – Edgy translations now open in Rosetta

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-06

It’s been a busy three weeks for Launchpad! The latest Launchpad news is available at:

Highlights include:

  • Bug tracking: new features include three new filtering options.
  • Translations: Edgy translations have now opened in Rosetta, based on a billion uploaded templates and translations!
  • Translations: Rosetta now records the name of the most recent person to update a translated string, making reviews and feedback much easier.
  • Support: Improved searching and sorting of support tickets, one of the top requested features for the support tracker.
  • Support: New support requests now go through a guided process, which first tries to locate similar reports—avoiding duplicates and helping users get their answers faster.
  • Other news: The official URL for the Blueprint specification tracker has been changed to http://features.launchpad.net/

Don’t forget that the launchpad-users mailing list which is shared between developers and users of Launchpad, you can sign-up at:

Come and help the team define what Launchpad should become!

Ohio LinuxFest 2006 Around the Corner

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-05

Great Lakesters (yes, I made that up) and those of you within a stone's throw of Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, you are just a few hours away from an upcoming LinuxFest.

On Saturday, September 30th, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio LinuxFest will kick off.

Jeff Waugh (aka “jdub“) and Jorge Castro (whiprush) will be there as presenters from the Ubuntu Community. You also get Jon 'maddog' Hall, Chris DiBona from Google, Michael Johnson representing rpath, Jay Pipes of MySQL and many more. I would have to say, that you couldn't go wrong with this event!

If that list of people didn't excite you, or if your significant other is still not wanting to let you go and geek out… Then you tell them that you know that the Columbus Zoo will have REAL LIVE PENGUINS! That always works.

Registration is free, and the shows are a blast. You can find more information at http://ohiolinux.org.