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Category Archives: Editorial
OMG! Ubuntu! Android App Broken
If you’re one of the 14,000 or so marvellous mobile folks who use our Android app then you might be wondering where the hell we’ve gone.
For almost a week now our dedicated Android app has not been loading new articles.
Whilst we’re figuring out of the cause of the issue (rather aptly it broke on SOPA strike day) we’ve pulled the app from the Android Market.
The Importance Of Anonymity On The Web
Jacob Appelbaum stands on stage at Linux.conf.au 2012 to deliver the final keynote on Friday morning, patiently waiting for his introduction from the conference organizer. In his hand he holds a smartphone, capturing a photograph of his audience which he later says he uploaded in case his phone is confiscated at the airport on his way back to the United States of America, of which he is ironically a citizen.
However this isn’t hyperbole – Appelbaum has been detained for questioning at borders many times, in fact so many times that he’s “lost count.” In July 2010, Appelbaum was detained at Newark airport where his bag was searched, receipts photocopied, laptop inspected, and his three cellphones taken never to be seen again.
Jacob Appelbaum was detained not because he’s a genuine terrorist suspect, nor because he was trying to smuggle drugs or Kinder Surprises into the USA. Appelbaum was detained because he’s fighting for freedom and anonymity on the internet, a cause that’s as important as ever in our current society, often overlooked by the media, and under appreciated by most internet users.
LCA2012: Bruce Perens Says Open Source Needs To Do More
Wearing a suit when the rest of the 500-strong lecture theatre were dressed in shorts, jandals, and old conference T Shirts, Bruce Perens introduced himself by announcing his clothes as a lesson: Linux needs to be more outward facing.
Perens is described as an open source luminary, the founder of a number of non-profits, groups and Open Source initiatives and projects including the well-renowned and globally used Busybox. A former Debian Project Leader, he represented Open Source at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society in 2005. Perens is often quoted in the press, advocating for open source and the reform of national and international technology policy.
Ubuntu Tablet to Compete with Android, iOS
An Ubuntu tablet will ‘battle’ against Android and iOS Canonical’s CEO Jane Silber has said. And although Ubuntu isn’t running on tablets yet she told Techworld‘s Paul Krill that ’announcements in that area‘ are to be made later this year. Ubuntu tablet Ubuntu Tablet has been a long-held want for many Ubuntu users. As the owner of a variety of [...]
A First Look at New Ubuntu Laptops and PCs from CTL
I had the opportunity yesterday to visit CTL Corp located in Portland, Oregon and sit down with Erik Stromquist, Executive VP and COO and Michael Tupper, Director of Business Development. The purpose of the visit was to get a highlight of CTL Corp’s new Ubuntu Product initiative – and I was beyond excited.
Is ‘Ubuntu Concept Design’ a Unity Phone?
The rumour mill is cranking into overdrive as to what form Canonical’s ‘Ubuntu Concept Design’ CES reveal will take. But there may be a clue what it might be by looking at Canonical’s diary for the following month. Unity Phone Between 27 February – 1 March 2012 the company will be attending the GSMA World Mobile [...]
To Our Friend Sam
Sam Spilsbury has been the lead of Compiz for as long as I’ve paid attention to it. His blog is one that I follow closely to get a bit of insight into the project. Normally a place of brain dumps, something a bit more… troubling popped up on the twenty-fifth of December – an “Apology.” [...]
Happy Holidays All, Thanks For The Year, We’re On A Break For A Bit!
Just a quick note! I’d like to take a moment to thank each one of you for being a fantastic bunch of readers over the past year, and wish you a good holiday break!
It’s been an amazing year for OMG! Ubuntu! and our little wee community is growing by so much every day. Joey and I are always blown away by the statistics, number of comments, shares, and interaction OMG! Ubuntu! has with all members of the community.
We know for a fact that people from Canonical, the community, companies using Ubuntu, selling Ubuntu, and all sorts of projects are represented in the comments section and this really brings a smile to our face.
User Story #1: Global Menus
This is a story about Pete and John.
Pete and John both love Unity, but there are a couple of features that they would like to tweak according to their needs…
Dare To Be Different: Ubuntu’s Popularity Is Not Declining
Like a domino effect of mis-information, this week has been chock full of reports by tech news sites that Ubuntu’s market share is declining, being surpassed by the Ubuntu spin-off and close cousin Linux Mint. But is there really any truth to the revelations? Read on to find out, but to save you a bit of time: no, there isn’t.
The SOPA Act Continues To Get Dirtier
It might be an anagram of ‘Soap’ but America’s proposed draconian ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ (SOPA) just keeps getting murkier.
Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day Kicks Off; We’d Like To Thank…
Today marks the first Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day – a new initiative designed to ‘thank’ people in the wider community whose work or inspiration has helped better Ubuntu.
Tomorrow The Internet Will Begin to Die
Tomorrow sees one of the most pivotal pieces of internet legislation pass through the halls of power in Washington. The ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ (SOPA) bill, combined with PROTECT IP Act, seeks to give the US Justice Department the power to force Internet Providers into blocking access to any website that is suspected of hosting or linking to copyrighted material. Provision for [...]
Linux power regression + overheating problem on ThinkPad [fixed?]
This blog post isn’t only directed to ThinkPad owners as most notebook Linux users with Intel Core Duo 1/2 and i3/i5/i7 processors have been affected by this bug if not all. And yes, this problem is present on latest Debian Unstable and Ubuntu 11.10. Prelude I’m owner of Thinkpad X300, great machine except the fact that [...]
The Ubuntu Mouse: Do You Own One?
Canonical sell an Ubuntu-branded optical mouse in their online store – and i’ve can’t decide whether or not to get one.
My need? I can’t stand the trackpad on my netbook. At all. It’s small, overly responsive in places and not enough in others.