Ubuntu and free-software was the topic of discussion on Greek TV channel ‘Sunny‘ earlier this morning. Nick Kakouros from Greek technology site osarena.net appeared to talk about open-source software, Linux, Ubuntu and the ‘global scale’ of free software within the context of the economy, government, etc. I don’t speak Greek but if you do, and want to see what was [...]
I never tire of seeing Ubuntu for Android demoed in videos. Largely because it’s as close as close as I’m going to get to experiencing one (though Mark Shuttleworth says we can expect the first devices to ship later this year). The project sees Ubuntu and Android running from the same kernel, leading to unique integration and [...]
Professional video editor Lightworks – used to edit many Oscar-winning films and documentaries – is one step closer to its Linux release. Visitors to this months NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show 2012 earlier this month would’ve had chance to see a pre-alpha build of the app running on Ubuntu at the Editshare – the [...]
Unity is said to make your workflow faster and easier – but is this true? Ubuntu contributor Jo-Erlend Schinstad decided to see how much time he would save using Unity compared to Gnome Panel (Classic) when performing a set of simple tasks. ‘I created a realistic task for myself, something I do very frequently,’ he told us. ‘[So I took] [...]
You use Linux daily – but do you know how it’s built? The Linux Foundation explain in this slick 3-minute video. Omg! Ubuntu!
Tech blogger Chris Prillo’s Dad has become a viral celebrity after his toe-curling ‘first experience’ with Windows 8 garnered hundreds-of-thousands of views almost over night. Captialising upon this, and perhaps in the interest of fairness, Chris has sat his Dad Joe down in front of, and filmed his first take on, OS X and Ubuntu 11.10. How did he [...]
