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Dell Leading The Pack With Ubuntu
Jan 24th
Computer manufacturer Dell is zooming past HP, Acer and others in the open-source arena. Last month Direct2Dell blog reported when Dell started offering Ubuntu 7.10 to US consumers. That was a significant advancement which reinforced Dell’s support for Ubuntu Linux. Once the company noticed the growing trend among the customers to opt for open-source software model they rolled out this feature to the international community.
The company blog has reported that Dell is offering the latest Ubuntu version 7.10 nicknamed Gutsy Gibbon on its XPS 1330 laptops in Spain. This is the latest addition to Dell’s list of countries offering Ubuntu which has grown to include UK, Germany, France and now Spain. Dell is not just offering Linux customers also get built-in DVD playback feature. Does not sound like much to Windows users but Dell’s gestures of supporting the Linux community is an emerging trend affecting all hardware manufacturers. Interested? Check out Dell’s website dedicated to Ubuntu for more details.
Open-Source Giant MySQL Acquired by Sun Microsystems
Jan 18th
MySQL is the industry leading open-source database solution which is widely popular and is used by several multi-billion dollar businesses. Yahoo, Google, Nokia and YouTube along with several others trust and use the powerful database. Sun is paying $800million for the acquisition and will be the new owner of the MySQL AB which is arguably the best open-source database solution available in the market today. Hopefully MySQL will continue to grow and serve the open-source community as it has done well in the past.
“Sun’s culture and business model complements MySQL’s own by sharing the same ideals that we have had since our foundation — software freedom, online innovation and community and partner participation. We are tremendously excited to work with Sun and the millions of members of the MySQL open source ecosystem to continue to deliver the best database for powering the modern Web economy.”
Ubuntu-Tweak Shines Up Ubuntu Dekstop
Jan 17th
Ubuntu Linux adoption is increasing a tiny fraction everyday. Now that Dell is also
backing Ubuntu linux on some of their laptop models more people are being exposed to the open-source concept. But this is causing more people to look for easier ways to modify their desktop and user interface settings in a menu-driven-way similar to Windows. Ubuntu Tweak has now made it easy for anyone to setup Linux any way they want to. The simple menus are easy enough for everyone to follow and is geared towards new users. Although Ubuntu Tweak does not offer any new functionality to modify the config files it gives point-and-click access to the hidden areas which are always hard to find.
Source: Linux.com
Learn Linux With Free e-Books: 68 Free Linux Ebooks
Jan 11th
Have you ever wanted to learn about Linux but could not find enough resources and books to help you. Maybe you had some questions about setting up static IP addresses on your Linux workstation. But that question was not answered in your “Linux for Dummies” book. That excuse will no longer work. Linuxhaxor.net described as a Linux hacking portal has released a list of a whopping 68 free Linux e-books. These are meant to help you with any question you might have. And if you have a question that is not covered by any of them you can always use Google.
Source: Lifehacker
Dell + Ubuntu = Linux Love
Dec 19th
For a long time Dell only offered Microsoft operating system with the broad range of hardware that they sell. But due to the increasing demand every year Dell finally gave in to customers and started offering Linux distributions preinstalled on several models. Now, it seems like, Dell has witnessed the Linux nirvana and has started offer Ubuntu 7.10 nicknamed Gutsy Gibbon to US consumers. It is not just restricted to the Americas, Dell is scheduled to offer Ubuntu 7.10 to UK, France and Germany in a matter of days. US customers can now buy Inspiron 530 and 1420 notebooks with Ubuntu right away with plans to expand this to more models once Ubuntu team and Dell Linux team works out the kinks. Another win for the open-source Ubuntu community. Check out the interview with Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and John Hall, manager of Linux Engineering Team at Dell on Dell’s blog.
Source: Direct2Dell Blog
