Thorsten Wilms: Spreadubuntu Logo 2
After reading comments and looking at the drafts with fresh eyes, I decided to drop the designs from the first set that are based on combining the Circle of Friends with a globe. They feel too heavy...
View ArticleSlovenian translation team: Hello Ubuntu planet!
Hello Ubutnu planet!My name is Andrej Žnidaršič and I am coordinator of slovenian launchpad translation team and gnome slovenian translation team member.You might be wondering why there is an image of...
View ArticleMartin Owens: Hold on Tight to Principles
I wanted to take this comment I made in an email and post it to my blog. I’m fairly principled and I try my best with all sorts of things. There is something about principles which I think is not well...
View ArticleUbuntu Classroom: Announcing the First LoCo Day Event
Hello everyone, It is my great honor to be able to announce a new Ubuntu Classroom event that will be taking place: LoCo Days! To quote the wiki, “Most Classroom sessions done in the Ubuntu community...
View ArticleJonathan Riddell: Early Kubuntu Release Party
A couple of weeks ago Thomas McGuire realised his name wasn't very German sounding and came to Edinburgh where it would fit in better. He is spending the next six months taking a bit of a brake from...
View ArticleBenjamin Mako Hill: AcaMako
As I mentioned recently, I've been writing summaries of academic articles I read over on AcaWiki. You should join me and write summaries of academic articles you read or help improve the summaries...
View ArticleMichael Lustfield: What You Need To Do After Installing Ubuntu 10.10
Every six months these articles become popular. I've been using Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) for a few months now and I thought I'd share what I thought. For most users Step 1: Install Ubuntu 10.10...
View ArticleCollin Pruitt: AB_Tenshi Google Chrome Theme – Linux Compatibility Fix
I found a good Google Chrome theme that I liked, AB_Tenshi. I noticed and was confirmed by a commenter on the linked page that it was busted on Linux. So, with a little knowledge of Google Chrome...
View ArticleBrandon Perry: Re-elect Jesus Christ, Vote For Rick Perry
For all you Texans out there, feel free to steal this from me and pass them out at a place of interest near you.For more context of the quote of Rick Perry, click here.Also, if you feel like making a...
View ArticleCollin Pruitt: Counting Down the Days to Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick
The Release Candidate for Ubuntu Maverick was released on September 30. We’re counting down the last remaining days before the final release of Maverick. Overall, I feel all the people involved in the...
View ArticleLydia Pintscher: Designed not to scale
(This is the second guest post by Asheesh Laroia of OpenHatch, an “open source involvement engine”. OpenHatch is a website and ongoing project to help new contributors find their place in free...
View ArticleLaunchpad News: Launchpad read-only 08.00 UTC 6th October 2010
Launchpad’s web interface will be read-only, with other aspects offline, for less than 15 minutes from 08.00 UTC on Wednesday the 6th of October. During this time we’ll be making upgrades to...
View ArticleJoe Barker: Printer Woes
The printer we have at home is an Epson Stylus DX4200 – I dislike it rather a lot, but it works so there’s no need to buy a new one. When I say it works, I mean it prints. It prints fine from every OS...
View ArticleFabián Rodríguez: Making new Ubuntu users happier
When you upgrade to Ubuntu after release, or when one of your friends, family or colleagues installs it for the first time, I trust they will like many of the new features or just appreciate finding...
View ArticleLaunchpad News: Continuous deployment in Launchpad
It currently takes an average of two weeks for new changes that have been developed for Launchpad to become live on the Launchpad site. We’re working on changing this and making the way we deploy...
View ArticleJorge Castro: Announcing Ubuntu Open Week, right after 10.10.10
So you’ve got a shiny new operating system. What can you do with it? Well, come find out at Ubuntu Open Week and Ubuntu Open Week Español We’ve got some great sessions lined up. LoCo questions with...
View ArticleJonathan Riddell: The Ubuntu Font, now with added Rupee
The Ubuntu Font has finally had its licence sorted out and been released to the masses. It has also been uploaded to the archive and set as default in Kubuntu. I'm a big fan of the font, I find it...
View ArticleKubuntu: KDE Release Day 4.5.2
Packages for the release of the KDE Software Compilation 4.5.2 are available for Kubuntu 10.10. Bugs in packaging should be reported to kubuntu-ppa on Launchpad. Bugs in the software to KDE. Users of...
View ArticleThorsten Wilms: Spreadubuntu Logo 3
Thanks for all the comments! So Nr. 2 of the previous set is the very clear winner. I tweaked it a little and added a black/orange on white version. Bonus: A mockup/suggestion for the website header....
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