Ubuntu 7.04 Wins a "100 Best Products of 2007 Award" from PC World
Ubuntu 7.04, commercially sponsored by Canonical Ltd., was honored by PC World with a 100 Best Products of 2007 Award. The article is available now on PCWorld.com, and will also be featured in the…
Dell explains Linux to non-technical users
On the StudioDell site where they have all their DellTV-ish how-to's and infos, they've got a new 5 minute video called: "Linux 101: What's all the Fuss?" It focuses heavily on Ubuntu with…
Weekly Wrap-up: The Hottest Linux community stories for the week May 26 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Ubuntu 7.04 Offering—Technical Details from Dell
- Sun's Schwartz…
Ubuntu’s Death Rattle
Having just posted my thoughts on the Dell/Linux sham, it hit me… This must be the sound of Ubuntu’s death rattle.
Having failed to turn a profit year, after year, Canonical/Ubuntu has put…
Why Is Dell Hiding Their Ubuntu Boxes?
Visit Dell's home page. Click either the desktops or laptops option. Now tell me if you see anything at all about Ubuntu or GNU/Linux. No? Why is it that Dell hides their Ubuntu option in a menu…
Open Source Vision Correction
Back in the days when evangelizing Linux and open source was still exciting, I almost got lynched for a simple statement at a Linux conference. The statement: “Linux will only be important when no…
Proprietary vs Open Source: The Fight Continues
Proprietary software provider, Microsoft is again in the news with its CEO, Steve Ballmer, accusing the Linux community of infringing 235 untested patents. The software company has raised…
Linux Foundation Fires Back at Microsoft
Last week, Microsoft (MSFT) initiated what can only be described as a rather bizarre public-relations campaign in which they alleged that Linux and Open Office may violate hundreds of the software…
Novell to share details of Microsoft pact
Novell plans to reveal the details in conjunction with filing its upcoming annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), spokesman Bruce Lowry said on Wednesday at the Open…
Dell PCs with Ubuntu are Less Expensive
"Contrary to many earlier expectations, it turns out that Dell's prices for its Ubuntu PCs are cheaper than similar Windows Vista PCs for all three Models. With the savings for skipping the…