Episode 66 - Linux news and other stories...

Running Time: 41:57

1) Introduction

Who all is going up to NotACon with me?   April 12-15 in downtown Cleveland.

Wags should buy one of these awesome machines...

2) News

Have you taken the Ubuntu User Survey?
Nvidia joins the Linux Foundation
Build your own Ubuntu Distro
How is the kernel decided for a distro?

3) Conclusion

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What can you do with some computers and a shipping container...

Ship it to Zambia and help a villiage get connected to the net of course.  Over at TechRadar.com they have a great article talking about how this idea and Linux is changing lives.  This is a great use of Tech and an inspiring example of how we as Tech's can change the world.

What's your favorite use of Technology for the Public/Greater Good?

Episode 65 - We want some Pi and Cotton Candy..

Running Time:
1) Introduction

Box.net giving away accounts not at the normal 5GB size but at 50GB of storage for life, theirs not yours, for new android app users until March 23, 2012.  Someone figured out how to use that space as a mount point/drive on your machine.  It's a pretty cool way to get some cloud storage.

2) News
SLES 11 SP2 is out and what are they doing now?  Why is Linus so made at them?
The Consumerization of IT
What really happened with OpenStack and Microsoft?
Canonical's Ticking Time Clock
Wags really wants a Raspberry PI or 10

3) Conclusion

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Canonical's History and Disasters

There is a great article over at linuxinsider.com that describes the history and strange path from idea to what has become one of the most widely used Linux Distrobutions, Ubuntu.  No path is ever straight or error free but this article really points out a problem a lot of Open Source projects face in the balancing act between innovation and a drive to  attract users.  All in all it's a good read but to hear all of our comments check out this weeks podcast.  As always we do like to have an opinion on such things.

Can Kubuntu survive a loss in funding?

According to a post by Jonathan Riddle over on the KDE Blog, Canonical is going to be pulling it's finical support of the KDE inspired version of Ubuntu after the release of 12.04.  Jonathan does a great job explaining the business reasons behind the decision to pull the support after seven years.  He goes on to ponder the future of Kubuntu.  He is looking for both support and feedback about the direction he should take.  Since he has to eat and live without the support he was getting he will need to work on other things as the majority of his day.  So can he find enough people to help him offset that loss of time?  Should he re-focus on helping another KDE based Distro?  Could he find another company to provide Financial assistance so that he can continue?

Leave a comment here or click on the link above to let Jonathan know how you feel and what direction you would like to see him take.  If you are in or know a company that loves KDE why not see if you can help to support his efforts.  Let's show him where the community can take him and Kubuntu.