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Ecolo, a green party in Belgium, is planning a move that would see all 220 workstations in its main office switch to open source by 2011. Sebastien Bollingh, the party's ICT manager, says they plan to eventually replace the underlying system with entirely Ubuntu computers.
If you’re using a recent-ish version of Google Chrome or Chromium then you have support for ‘web apps’. These are, essentially, ‘pinned’ webpages sans toolbars, but can also be all sorts of custom applications that perform different functions. Thanks to the hard work of Nicolas Leperlier, we now have an Ohso Quick-Launcher type Chrome App!
Ubuntu is getting bigger by the day, and everything is a test of structure - never before has an open source operating system attempted to win over the hearts of the mainstream. My question is, can we handle it?
Linux.conf.au, the Australasian Linux Conference to be held in Brisbane next year, has released its schedule today. It includes a heap of interesting open source talks and miniconfs spread across a week, including everything from HTML5 video to building a Linux powered coffee roaster!
Jono Bacon announced today the Ubuntu Application Review Process, which is designed to get new and fresh applications into Ubuntu after it's released. Unfortunately, like all things Ubuntu, it's harder than it should be with plenty of restrictive rules, bureaucratic nonsense and complicated set up procedures.
A new theme has cropped up in the forest of quality Ubuntu themes - named "Fundamental Round 2," this silver theme gives you a similar look to elementary but with a few key differences. Larger image and download link after the jump.
Are you a traditional 32 bit user or have you ventured out on a limb and installed 64 bit Ubuntu to make the most of your hardware?
If you pop over to forum.omgubuntu.co.uk you'll see that we now have a much-requested forum for your banter to have a home. Make the jump to read more information, including rationale behind the design.
We've had many different looks over the life of this site, so I figured it would be pretty cool to see how the website has evolved over the past year, especially for those who have just started following. Half a dozen screenshots of the site evolution after the break.
Caitlyn Martin over at O'Reilly Broadcast has posted an interesting article titled "Debunking the 1% Myth" where she investigates what the true market share of Linux on desktops and laptops actually is. Her findings may pleasantly surprise you.
Linux.conf.au - the annual Australian Linux conference has announced its mini-conference list with highlights such as freedom in the cloud, rocketry and the business of open source. The organizers state LCA2011 has "the most exciting and substantial array of lca miniconfs to date." Full story after the break.
The OMG! team sit down for an exclusive interview with Frederico Mena, one the founding fathers of GNOME. Federico along with Miguel de Icaza worked together in the late 90s to start the GNOME project - the desktop environment that Ubuntu and many other distros use. Everyone knows and loves it, but how did it all start?