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Can Chrome OS Make It If Netbook Buyers Want Windows? (PC Magazine)...with Windows, at least in the short term. And OEMs seem to be responding. As O'Reilly's Caitlyn Martin notes, vendors like Dell have added Ubuntu to its Mini 10v. But Hewlett-Packard has dropped Linux from its own netbook range. An HP... In this article: Google Chrome OS, Google, Linux, Microsoft, Windows XP, Intel, and U.S. |
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The Register | October 26, 2009
Dell unveils exclusive Microsoft-branded Ubuntu OS
Dell unveils exclusive Microsoft-branded Ubuntu OS Posted in PCs & Chips, 26th October 2009 15:33 GMT Dell is currently flogging a cheap-as-chips netbook that apparently comes loaded with that well-known Microsoft operating system, Ubuntu...
In this article: Dell, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Intel, and UK
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Planet Ubuntu | November 16, 2009
Steve Stalcup: System 76 Deserves a Place on Planet Ubuntu
Steve Stalcup: System 76 Deserves a Place on Planet Ubuntu If Dell can get aggregated on planet ubuntu, why in the hell can't System 76? ethana2 As the owner of one Ubuntu Dell and purchaser of two, I think System76 has got to deserve it...
In this article: System76, Dell, and Free software
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Times Online | November 05, 2009
Ubuntu: the complete beginner's guide
...old. Many thanks to Dell for providing us specially with a suitable 'older PC'. On this page, you'll find the recommended minimum system requirements for Ubuntu.) This guide assumes that the computer on which you want to install Ubuntu has a...
In this article: Linux, Hard Drive, Itunes, and Dell
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Ubuntu in truffle shuffle with Chrome OS
...such as Hewlett Packard, Asus, Acer, Lenovo. Dell, which is good at getting its knickers in a twist about Ubuntu being a Microsoft operating system, is notably absent from the list. Kenyon said Canonical had a cosy get-together with...
In this article: Google Chrome OS, Canonical, Google, Microsoft, Linux, OpenOffice, Acer, and Asus
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Planet Ubuntu | October 24, 2009
Martin Owens: HP, Ubuntu is no more, if it ever was.
...working systems for cheap. But HP didn't want that, they wanted to control the branding of the OS and it's not a surprise that they didn't get many people from the Ubuntu community recommending their products. It's not a surprise that every...
In this article: Dell, Microsoft, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Entropy, Microsoft Windows 7, and Netbooks
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CNET News.com | October 26, 2009
Ubuntu's new Linux tries getting cloud-friendly
...has made progress. Dell offers Ubuntu machines. And last week, IBM announced software package called IBM Client for Smart Work that combines Ubuntu with IBM's Lotus software suite. So how might Linux take off as an operating system for...
In this article: Linux, Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical, Chrome OS, Google, Microsoft, and Cloud computing
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Computer World | October 26, 2009
Ubuntu 9.10 Linux creator calls Windows 7 'excellent release'
...after Microsoft, as Shuttleworth put it, "clawed back" with Windows XP. Today, Ubuntu supports 25 netbook models, with Dell Inc. being the biggest supporter. Most of those shipments go outside of the U.S. "I would love to have another...
In this article: Mark Shuttleworth, Linux, Microsoft Corp, Canonical Ltd, Xerox, Google Inc, Windows XP, Dell Inc., and U.S.
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Planet Ubuntu | November 16, 2009
Dell Linux Engineering Team: Dell Linux Engineering to participate in UDS-L (Dec 16-20)
...will be hitting the road with me. We both work in the core Ubuntu Linux engineering team at Dell responsible for delivering Ubuntu Linux on various desktops, notebooks and netbooks globally. Making guest appearances on random days of...
In this article: Dell, Linux, Canonical, Kernel, and Dallas, TX
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Ubuntu (pronounced: /uːˈbuːntuː/ ), is a computer operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux. It is distributed as free software. Ubuntu provides an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease-of-installation. Ubuntu has been selected by readers of desktoplinux.com as the most popular Linux distribution for the desktop, claiming approximately 30% of Linux desktop installations in both 2006 and 2007.
Ubuntu is composed of multiple software packages typically distributed under either a free software or an open source license. The main license used is the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) which, along with the GNU Lesser General Public License (GNU LGPL), explicitly declare that users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change, develop and improve the software. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK based company Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. By keeping Ubuntu free and open source, Canonical is able to utilize the talents of community developers in Ubuntu's constituent components. (Instead of selling Ubuntu for profit, Canonical creates revenue by selling technical support and from creating several services tied to Ubuntu.)
Canonical endorses and provides support for four additional Ubuntu-derived operating systems: Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, and Ubuntu JeOS.
Canonical releases new versions of Ubuntu every six months and supports Ubuntu for eighteen months by providing security fixes, patches to critical bugs and minor updates to programs. LTS (Long Term Support) versions, which are released every two years, are supported for three years on the desktop and five years for servers. The current version of Ubuntu, 9.04, was released on April 23, 2009, and the upcoming version, Karmic Koala, is planned to be released on October 29, 2009.
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