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Jono Bacon on the Value of Good Communities
Jono Bacon on the Value of Good Communities
Ubuntu has enjoyed fantastic success over the past few years, becoming one of the dominant Linux distributions, and the distribution of choice for netbooks. Jono Bacon's job is to make sure that that success continues, by keeping the huge Ubuntu developer community happy and productive. We ...
No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu
No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu
zdnet.com.au — Google's decision to create its own Linux distribution and splinter the Linux community decisively once again can... only be seen as foolhardy and self-obsessive. (more) No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu
Why Ubuntu has become the flag bearer for Linux | News | TechRadar UK
techradar.com — It's easy to argue that Ubuntu's success is because there's an unlimited supply of investment from its... super-rich parent company, Canonical. But Linux isn't like any ordinary software stack. People aren't forced to use it, and we can all choose ... (more) Why Ubuntu has become the flag bearer for Linux | News | ...
Chrome OS proves Google can hype, but can it win?
Chrome OS proves Google can hype, but can it win?
news.cnet.com — Google becomes more like Microsoft every day. It used to be that only Microsoft could pre-announce a... product to mass hysteria (and mass exodus of start-ups dabbling in the area), then proceed to under-deliver for the first few iterations of the ... (more) Chrome OS proves Google can hype, but can it win?
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