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Ohio LinuxFest is over

11 October 2008 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu | No Responses

Wow, OLF was amazing.

Many photos are available here; feel free to add your own to the pool:
http://flickr.com/groups/938355@N22/pool/

The booth was absolutely crowded for most of the conference. Even though it was slightly odd that OLF was just an expo room over from the US Fencing Competition, it was a great opportunity to introduce new users to Ubuntu and Linux in general, and most of them left the show very impressed. I also had the chance to attend a surprise BoF meeting, though I snuck in late.

A few shoutouts:

I’ll be posting full impressions tomorrow on FOSSwire.

One particular moment that I thought was interesting was when Jono asked who in the audience (of around a thousand) used Ubuntu, and 90% of everyone raised their hands. Someone post a picture of that in the Flickr pool above!

Though, I think the phrase “Show me some candy” will trigger a somewhat unpleasant mental image for those who attended Jono’s keynote from now on.

Ubuntu Beginner Administrator Terminal Reference

23 April 2008 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu | 9 Responses

Know of some users who might be new to the terminal and are willing to explore? I’ve made a cheat sheet for beginners and experts alike of frequently used (and frequently forgotten) commands in Hardy, including from new applications like ufw. Check it out below!

Comments, suggestions? If you like it, pass it on!

Edit: I’ve reworded apt-get dist-upgrade, switched out xserver-xorg reconfigure and reworded description, and changed apt-get remove to purge.

Ohio!

21 April 2008 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu | No Responses

Hey! Going to be in Ohio this Saturday, April 26? Then come join us for an 8.04 release party!

There are currently two locations that you can attend; the wiki page will be updated with any more:

Click the links above for driving directions and parking information. Both locations provide free WiFi. Bring money for food if you want. Bring friends!

Both parties start at 5:00 PM EST on Saturday. Open to anyone and everyone interested in Linux, Ubuntu, or free software. Sign up so we can get a good idea of who is going to which locations. Registration is optional, but if you do it we’ll have a better idea of who to expect.

See you there!

Explaining the Ubuntu release schedule

19 April 2008 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu | 2 Responses

I met someone on IRC who had a difficult time understanding Ubuntu’s release style, so I came up with the following:

[jacob] Windows beta releases come in chunks
[jacob] consider that like going down a river on a tour boat that stops at sites for a few days, then keeps going to stop some more. each stop is a beta, and eventually they will arrive at the destination.
[jacob] Ubuntu’s release scheme is like white water rafting
[jacob] you can jump in at any time, and you will constantly get hit with updates
[jacob] eventually you will end up at the end; there are no “stopping points” per say, just landmarks that represent betas

Yes, I’m weird. But hey, it worked.

Video Editing

22 February 2008 | Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu | 3 Responses

Peter Upfold made a very valid point about the state of Linux video editing:

So here I throw it out to you. Has anyone out there had experience with FOSS-based Linux screen capture and does anyone have any ideas on how I could rework the way I do things to make this better? Even if it involves radically changing the set of tools I am using, I am open to any ideas that could solve the problem.

We’ve got all of these projects coming up like PiTiVi, but for getting the job done now, what would be the best way to have a go at video without hacking around between formats too much?

I was also sucked into this 5-a-day fad. How long will I last?
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My 5 today: #194578 (ubuntu), #194486 (firefox-3.0), #194522 (ssh-askpass), #194482 (gvfs), #194526 (gnome-control-center)
Do 5 a day - every day! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/5-A-Day