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11 September 2009

Unwatching the detail?

Ubuntu Design

Big problem just about every project I’ve ever worked on has been the rush to get something out the door. Estimates rarely stack up. Last minute changes and scope creep mean that there’s always more to do than was first thought. However, when it came to Apple’s software I was always impressed by the level ...

Canonical
3 September 2009

Canonical adds advanced Ubuntu service and support offering

Desktop News

Premium Service Engineer provides support for mission-critical and complex Ubuntu environments Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu project, announced today an advanced service and support offering that gives large enterprises with complex IT environments a highly-skilled, dedicated Canonical support professional. Premium Service Engi ...

Canonical
28 August 2009

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 8 Progress Report

Ubuntu Design

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 8 came and went last week, and good progress was made:Login screen clock has AM/PM suffix despite 24-hour formatTed M Lin identified the root of the problem (a small string time descriptor needed changing) and Bruce Cowan notes that the upstream merge is pending.cliparts are not in gallery-path of openoffice ...

Canonical
26 August 2009

Canonical at VMWorld 2009

Ubuntu Server

Next week (31 August through 3 September) VMorld 2009 kicks off in San Francisco at the Moscone Center. For the second year, Canonical has a booth to demonstrate Ubuntu’s virtualization and cloud computing capabilities. Last year VMWorld 2008 was in sunny Las Vegas. We talked to thousands of people throughout the show, and only found ...

Canonical
20 August 2009

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 7 Progress Report

Ubuntu Design

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 7 drew to a close last week. Here are the paper cuts that were (or were not) addressed:GNOME Panel icons (on right side) move apparently randomly on session start in some situationsRyan Maki wrote a surprisingly small patch to fix this long-standing and very annoying bug with over forty duplicates. ...

Canonical
11 August 2009

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 6 Progress Report

Ubuntu Design

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 6 contained some of the easiest-to-fix paper cuts we’ve seen so far, but it made less progress than any previous milestone. Perhaps this is indicative of the psychology behind paper cuts; the bugs that are easiest to fix often get the least attention. The two paper cuts that made discernible ...

Canonical
10 August 2009

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 5 Progress Report

Ubuntu Design

Without further ado, here’s an update on the fifth round of the One Hundred Paper Cuts project. The paper cuts addressed were:When nautilus cannot unmount a media, it must tell whyKarmic inherited a nice dialog from upstream Nautilus that assists the user who tries to unmount a busy drive. Excellent!Cannot install fonts using method descr ...

Canonical
4 August 2009

One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 4 Progress Report

Ubuntu Design

The fourth milestone in the One Hundred Paper Cuts project came and went over a week ago. Here’s a summary of the issues addressed:F-Spot puts photos in Photos folder not Pictures folderA patch from an F-Spot developer exists in Bugzilla, and has been iterated a few times using feedback from other developers. The upstream bug ...

Canonical
4 August 2009

Landscape System Management Tool Adds Dedicated Server

Ubuntu Ubuntu Advantage

Today we are announcing the Landscape Dedicated Server Edition — a stand alone version of Landscape that users can install on-site giving them complete control of their Ubuntu environment. This is one of our most requested features so we modified the Hosted version of landscape, keeping all the management, auditing and monitoring features ...

Canonical
31 July 2009

New individual desktop services

Ubuntu Ubuntu Advantage

The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in the size and reach of the Ubuntu community while netbooks have brought many new consumer users to Ubuntu.  Other advances in user interface design, device compatibility and availability have meant that more small businesses and individuals have been able to start using Ubuntu. To meet ...

Canonical
31 July 2009

Canonical to offer Ubuntu Desktop support and services

Desktop News

New offerings to individuals and small businesses to ease transition to fastest growing Linux desktop Canonical, the founder of the Ubuntu project,announced today it has launched new support services for individuals using Ubuntu desktop – and small businesses looking for cost effective alternatives to Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac. Ubun ...

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