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Ubuntu now has "Cloud Computing Inside"

 
Mark Shuttleworth, Founder of Ubuntu, the "Apple" of Linux distributions, announced the next release of Ubuntu will be code named Karmic Koala. For data centers, what is most interesting is the degree to which this Koala is reaching for the clouds. (link)

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