I’m currently getting tired of my theme (madcow) that I’ve been using in Irssi. It’s been my main theme since practically the day it was released, which was probably a couple years ago. It’s been good, but I’m ready for something new. So, if you use Irssi, and use a theme other [...]
Tagged irssiI just caught up on my feeds, and read Carthik Sharma’s post, Installing Vista Fonts In Ubuntu. From a completely Free Software standpoint, I’m going to argue why you would not want to do this.
First, is the license itself, which should always be looked at when dealing with fonts, media, codecs or software. [...]
Who else does this? In my network, I have come up with a little scenario, where I get to play the Greek god Zeus. In my fantasy network world, I have named the router in my network after my brother Hades. As such, any computer that resides behind that router, I have [...]
Being an Ubuntu/Debian user (yes, I use and advocate both), I have fallen in love with the Advanced Packaging Tool, also known as apt. Before Ubuntu, I played in the world of RPM hell, with distros such as Red Hat itself, Mandrake (as it was called back then), and even SuSE. I would [...]
The #1 aspect that I just love about Ubuntu is the community. Making friends, acquaintances and just general social networking. Having places to turn when you need help, and being there for someone to turn to when they need help, not to mention general social atmospheres and hanging out. I understand that [...]
Just like the Virgina hacker, I drive with Ubuntu on my plates (that’s me in the red). On occasion, I get some honked horns, funny looks, and even shout at when driving down the road. It’s cool. I don’t mind it. But, it was the icing on the cake, when after [...]
I’m in need of a new laptop, and I’m struggling deciding which to purchase- the Apple MacBook Pro or the Lenovo ThinkPad T61. So, I’m looking to my readers for some help. Here are the pros and cons that I have outlined of each:
Lenovo Thinkpad T61:
Pros:
Impressive hardware, built like a tank.
801.11 a/b/g/n built [...]
Lately, I’ve been paying special attention to logos and symbols. I don’t know why, but the Ubuntu logo caught my eye in a way that I haven’t thought of before. Am I reading too much into this, or is there something more behind that friendly logo of ours?
For those of you who don’t syndicate Planet Ubuntu, and you’re an Ubuntu user, you may have missed a very valuable post.
Mark Shuttleworth firmly places his stance on Microsoft and supposed patent infringement.
The result is this: Canonical/Ubuntu will NOT be holding any negotiations with Microsoft in regards to patent protection. He said it most [...]
Well, apparently Linspire likes playing with Tarot cards and Ouija boards, because it just made a similar pact with the Devil like Xandros and Novell before it. TechChrunch has a writeup.
My concern is this. While I’m not worried in the least of Microsoft and it’s apparent Kill Linux agenda, I am worried about [...]
You’re treated like a criminal out the door. I won’t go into WPA, the patent policies with Novell and Xandros, or the fact that you have to enter a serial number every time you want to install the operating system. In other words, the average Joe and your grandma aren’t the subjects of [...]
There seems to be some confusion surrounding why we made the decisions we did regarding the Ubuntu-US Planet. I would like to discuss those now, and I leave the comments section wide open for feedback pertaining to the reasons backing our decisions. There seems to have been hurt feelings, as some have left [...]
This past Ubuntu release, I did a fresh install, rather than upgrade my machine. You see, I’ve been upgrading it since Breezy, and well, I felt that I was experiencing some sort of operating system bloat. Edgy had been getting relatively slow and it seemed like more and more of my precious RAM [...]
Can someone explain this for me? Honestly, I’m lost, and I don’t understand the basis for the argument.
When attending my local university about 4 years ago, I was discussing with another student about the advantages of having a Solaris Unix computer lab. We had one in our Computer Science department building, but the [...]
Well, it’s that time, I think. Just yesterday, we had an Ubuntu Community Council meeting, and a rock-solid team was approved, with two rock-solid members also getting membership. It was a triple hit, out of the park. So, with that said, congratulations to the Kentucky Team for approval, and Eric Lake and [...]
