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Thankyou so much for donating to OMG! Ubuntu!

We really appreciate your support.   This site takes a lot of effort to run, and unfortunately the rewards aren’t as great as you may think. We have to keep paying the bills or OMG! Ubuntu! […]

16 May 2011
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App changes for Ubuntu 11.10: See ya, Computer Janitor and Hello Deja Dup!

Few changes are to be made to the application line-up in Ubuntu 11.10. Backup tool 'Deja Dup' will be 'new' to the application line-up. Mozilla Thunderbird has been tentatively marked for inclusion pending CD space concerns and other issues being resolved ahead of October.

13 May 2011

The size of the Ubuntu 11.10 CD gets debated

The Ubuntu Developer Summit once again played home to discussion of whether Ubuntu should move from a 700MB sized CD ISO to something larger and more accommodating of growing package requirements.

9 May 2011

Sessions planned for Ubuntu Developer Summit – Oneiric

The Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) for Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot is starting next week, running from Monday 9th of May to 13th of May. An exciting time in the Ubuntu calender year, UDS is where most of the important decisions are made for the next Ubuntu cycle. If you are an enthusiast or interested in Ubuntu 11.10, you might want to keep track of all the developments.

7 May 2011
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Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman stepping down

One of Canonical's founding members and current CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Matt Zimmerman, is to leave the company after seven years. In a statement published on the Canonical blog this morning, Matt spoke of his reason for leaving, saying that the 'the time is right for [him] to move on' and go in 'search of new challenges'. He will formally leave the position in June of this year.

6 May 2011
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Lubuntu 11.04 released; project on the way to official Ubuntu spin status

Lubuntu 11.04 - the latest version of lightweight, LXDE based Ubuntu derivative - has been released.

29 April 2011

10 things to do after installing Ubuntu 11.04

So you've downloaded or upgraded to the latest release of Ubuntu - the nominal Natty Narwhal - but what now? As great as Ubuntu is out of the box here are 10 things that can make your experience more of a swim in the ocean than a splash...

28 April 2011
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Ubuntu 11.04 Released, Reviewed

It's finally here: Ubuntu 11.04 is available for download. Sporting the brand new Unity desktop environment, it's all too easy to feel scared or uneasy about switching to Ubuntu 11.04. But don't.

28 April 2011

Ubuntu 11.04 Beta Released

The first beta release of Ubuntu 11.04 is available to download and test.

31 March 2011
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We interview Norbert Varga from upcoming game Dilogus: The Winds of War

Dilogus: The Winds of War is an upcoming game being developed by Digital Arrow. The game looks promising - built on the Unigine engine, it's cross platform and runs beautifully on Linux. We sat down with Norbert Varga, who works for Digital Arrow handling production and design of the game.

29 March 2011
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Scrivener for Linux gets official beta release

An official Linux beta release of popular writing application Scrivener is now available for users to try. What is Scrivener? Scrivener is popular word processing application designed for writers and, until recently, exclusive to Mac […]

2 March 2011
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Why Software Patents are worse than useless

Although not specifically about Ubuntu, software patents affect all Ubuntu users. Here a kiwi FOSS software developer talks about Software Patents in New Zealand and implications abroad. Dave Lane is a long time Free Software advocate and experienced developer. He's currently a Director of Egressive, an open source Christchurch-based company that builds web solutions for a variety of clients utilizing Drupal, among other technologies.

10 February 2011