Ubuntu Used In Doctor Who

By , Published January 5, 2010

It seems the Naismith's work on The €œImmortality€ gate in Doctor Whos' festive finale 'The End Of Time' was done using computers running none-other than our very own awesome OS Ubuntu!imageTake a closer peek€¦

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Whilst it isn't Karmic Koala running (karmic has a centred logo) it's still a version Ubuntu through-and-through!

Super props to Popey who spotted and blogged about it days ago. As a massive Doctor Who fan this is beyond all possible expressions of awesome.

Article originally appeared on omgubuntu.co.uk

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  • http://orkutcidio.deliriocoletivo.org Peterson Espaçoporto

    I’ve never seen it =) Grabbed my atention, though…

  • Mohan

    Pretty cool even though it seems like an older version of Ubuntu. ;)

  • Anonymous

    it is at least 7.10 or younger.

  • http://badoh.com/ Stephen

    Ubuntu has truly made it big time…

  • John47

    Ah yes, well, everyone knows that only The Master uses Windows, since it represents a true evil and danger to the known universe….And my sonic screwdriver runs Moblin, if you must know…

  • http://stavanger.tumblr.com/ stavanger

    OR it’s just a Win98 with Ubuntu screensaver :)

    • http://omgubuntu.co.uk/ d0od

      Haha that’s incredibly unlikely – is there even an Ubuntu screensave for ANY version of WIndows, let alone ’98?!

      It’s “well known” that the BBC Cardiff team use Ubuntu for various things – the computers in the Torchwood hub are Ubuntu running VLC at fullscreen, displaying what needs to be displayed.

      • http://stavanger.tumblr.com/ stavanger

        I said ’98 because I thought it was the most unlikely, but i realized that I should’ve said Me:) Anyway, ubuntu screensaver for windows isn’t as much as an unimaginable desire: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=245138 (google 1st hit – yeah, internet is a weird place)

        • http://omgubuntu.co.uk/ d0od

          Wow…. No offence to Ubuntu but it’s screensavers aren’t that particularly striking…

          • http://stavanger.tumblr.com/ stavanger

            Be careful, d0od. You’re treading on somebody’s dreams right now. :D

  • Anonymous

    Im the wake of my Christmas dinner feast hangover nap i missed that one – Good spot!

  • http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/ Roger

    On a side note, I also remember reading that the movie Shrek was created on Linux based boxes (http://www.v3.co.uk/vnunet/news/2125356/linux-behind-magic-shrek). At that time, not many people were aware of it and it was kind of a leading edge thing.

    It’s kind of nice to see “Linux” more visible; there are more and more programmes appearing where, if one looks closely, an Ubuntu or other Linux box can be seen somewhere in the scene.

  • Ben

    Doctor Who + Ubuntu = A combination of awesome that rivals Chuck Norris… yes I said it.

  • Bilal

    Yo, everyone! Ubuntu arrives in the film industry!

  • Me

    Wow.. Ubuntu is used in doctor who. I don’t get what is so special about that

  • Me

    Wow… Ubuntu was used in Doctor who. I dont get what is so special about that.