Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source ecosystem, documenting every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With over 16 years of hands-on experience in Linux desktops, distros and apps, Joey's insights and reporting have been cited by leading technology outlets including Ars Technica, The Verge, Engadget and Forbes.
The Ubuntu 12.10 icon theme has been updated with new status items for use in the Messaging Menu. A total of 24 new messaging indicator icons were added - 12 for use with the default 'mono-dark' icon set, and 12 for use with the 'mono-light' version.
It's official: a pure GNOME edition of Ubuntu is to be released later this year. 'Gnomebuntu', to be based on Ubuntu 12.10, will be released on October 18th - the same day that Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu all release their latest versions.
Miguel de Icaza, one of the founders of the GNOME project, has said that OS X has 'killed the Linux desktop'. He cites rapid development 'breaking both open source and proprietary software alike', as well as the 'incompatibility across Linux distributions' as being key reasons for its failure to take hold.
Sharing your Ubuntu One files and folders has been made easier in Ubuntu 12.10. The Ubuntu One desktop application has bene fitted out with a new section titled "Share Links".
The first issue of 'GIMP Magazine' is set to drop on September 5th. The free magazine, which aims to publish four issues a year, features works from various creatives in the GIMP and free-software communities.
WebMenu is a new Rhythmbox plugin that takes the pain out of finding artist, album, or song info online. For example, when listening to music on shuffle I often come across that I haven't heard from in a while. With WebMenu enabled I can press CTRL+W; right click on a track; or use the HUD to instantly open up their page on Wikipedia to see what they're up to.
Firefox 15 has finally hit stable and been released to the wild. Amongst the iterative changes rocking up in this release improvements to the memory usage of add-ons, and enhanced WebGL performance.
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of activity surrounding Unity 3D (the game engine, not the desktop). Most prominent amongst this is the beta release of Unity 4 - the next iteration of the games development tool - which was announced at the annual Unite conference last week. Unity 4 is notable for a number of reasons, but the one most relevant to a site like this is that it brings Linux support.
Stephen Fry is more than just a a revered actor, writer and comedian: he's also an Ubuntu user. The actor confirmed his choice of Linux distro in a pre-recorded interview for the OggCamp 12 event, held last week in London
With Ubuntu already boasting dedicated default lenses for Files, Apps, Music and Videos it was inevitable that users photos would also be catered for. Ubuntu 12.10 does just that: Photos can be searched, filtered and viewed through their own lens (unsurprisingly called the 'Photo Lens').
Postman - a slick photo uploader created for the Ubuntu App Showdown contest - has been updated to support new services. Joining Ubuntu One and Flickr as upload destinations are Google's social network 'Google+', and their photo-sharing website Picasa.
GIMP has received a small bug-fix update, the first since the release of its last stable version back in May.