Ubuntu Open Week Is Here

Ubuntu Open Week Is Here

Ladies and Gentlemen, Packagers and Developers, Translators and Bug Triagers, Advocates and Helpers, this week I am pleased to see another [Ubuntu Open Week](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek) begin, and I am *raring*…no, *chomping at the bit* to go. It...
7.10 Released

7.10 Released

Well, after six months of feverish development, [Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon is released](https://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/710tour). An Ubuntu release is a phenomenal achievement for a worldwide network of volunteers and enthusiasts as well as the developers...
Eve Of The Gibbon

Eve Of The Gibbon

It was the night before the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon came to visit, and all was quiet. All over the world, boys and girls lay excited in their beds, awaiting the treats that would present them the following day. Yes indeed, its that festive time when an Ubuntu release is...
First Shot at Packaging

First Shot at Packaging

One of the most important projects in the Ubuntu community is [MOTU](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU) – a project to produce Ubuntu packages for the many and various Linux applications out there. MOTU is not only for producing packages, but is also the place where...
Bit By Bit

Bit By Bit

Adam is [not wrong](https://blog.adamsweet.org/?p=216). The [post](https://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2007/10/15/networkmanager-07-is-the-new-chuck-norris/) is not just a good title though, but a great update on the things that are going on with NetworkManager....