Tag Archives: Release

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 […]

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: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/launchpad-users/2006-September/000606.html 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 […]

Move over 'sysvinit', 'upstart' is the new kid in town

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-02

On a Unix system, ‘init’ is in control. She is your mother, your grandmother and your great-grandmother. Only once in a generation is a new one born; and seeing that happen is history in the making. The GNU/Linux combination at the heart of Kubuntu and Ubuntu has a design heritage stretching back nearly 30 years. […]

Preview release Edgy Eft Knot-2 ready for testing

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-09-01

As of just a few hours ago, Edgy Eft Knot-2 has been released for testers. Knot 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Edgy development cycle, ultimately becoming Ubuntu 6.10. While this development version (codenamed Edgy Eft) is highly recommended for Ubuntu developers and those […]

News #11: What the Xorg's that about? Developers do Deutschland

By boredandblogging | Published: 2006-08-30

In Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue #11 for the week of 2006 August 20th – 26th, you’ll find: X.org breakage in 6.06 Distro sprint in Germany Backports are back Upstart unveiled Security updates Updates to Ubuntu 6.06 New apps in Edgy Kubuntu updates In the press Features of the Week: Thunar The opening section on the […]