07.20.10
Links: Dell, Akademy, and Mandriva
Summary: Today we have news about Dell describing “Ubuntu” as useful for “open source programming”, Akademy ending, and Mandriva making a statement
THIS POST deals with GNU/Linux news alone.
- Dell dares to speak out? Time for Microsoft to slap them down?
Maybe Dell just doesn’t understand what a recommendation is? Maybe Dell is confused about what it recommends? Or maybe after a word from Microsoft its decided just to make the whole thing go away by deleting what they said. Who cares? Well Dell does and they are on hand again to give you some more advice. Want to know if you should choose Windows or Ubuntu? Fear not! Dell is here to help with these sage words wisdom (taken from PCPro here. So you should choose Windows (over Ubuntu) if :
# You are already using WINDOWS programs (e.g. Microsoft Office, iTunes etc) and want to continue using them
# You are familiar with WINDOWS and do not want to learn new programs for email, word processing etc
# You are new to using computersIs this a joke? Apparently not as Dell is alleged to continue with the advice. You should choose Ubuntu if:
# You do not plan to use Microsoft WINDOWS
# You are interested in open source programmingI strongly recommend you visit the source of this info. Pcpro makes an excellent article, and as they say:
So, just to get this highly complex argument straight: you should use Windows if you’ve already used Windows or have never used Windows.
I think you can tell by my tone, Im not particularly impressed with Dell and it appears neither is PCpro.
- On the scalability of Linus
The Linux kernel development process stands out in a number of ways; one of those is the fact that there is exactly one person who can commit code to the “official” repository. There are many maintainers looking after various subsystems, but every patch they merge must eventually be accepted by Linus Torvalds if it is to get into the mainline. Linus’s unique role affects the process in a number of ways; for example, as this article is being written, Linus has just returned from a vacation which resulted in nothing going into the mainline for a couple of weeks. There are more serious concerns associated with the single-committer model, though, with scalability being near the top of the list.
- KDE’s flagship conference Akademy Concludes: Pushing for Elegance and the Mobile Space
Tampere, Finland, 16th July, 2010. KDE met for its yearly flagship conference, Akademy, in Tampere, Finland. The event was kindly hosted by COSS, the Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions. Akademy started last weekend with a two-day conference attended by more than 400 visitors from all over the world, which then blended into several days of designing, programming, discussing and working on the future of the Free Desktops. Important topics included mobile devices, community topics and many others.
- Mandriva Press Release Raises More Questions
Mandriva S.A. issued a press release to announce the restructuring of its core business organization. While specifics were still not given, the main message did come through: Mandriva will survive, in some fashion, for a while anyway.
The statement said that Mandriva was important to several organizations, and thus, members of these organizations would be joining the Mandriva Board of Directors. This perhaps explains the new long term structuring and future distribution of Mandriva – which was explained as, “Mandriva Linux will be distributed exclusively by a sales and integrated IT network” and “OEM partnerships.” New board member Jean-Noël de Galzain, President of IF Research said, “The company will focus first on its profitability and the promotion of a new commercial dynamic based on a range of innovative products offered through a channel of Value Added Resellers,” but specific strategies would be revealed at the next board meeting. The announcement did include news that the latest version would be released shortly, but users are left to wait until that meeting to find out if a freely downloadable version would remain a part of the future strategy.
In the short term, Mandriva is concentrating on cutting costs and raising funds to stay afloat. The company is also negotiating with other investors, who will be revealed at the next board meeting.
- The Ubuntu One Control Panel: Beauty in simplicity
Signing up for and managing your Ubuntu One account could be about to get a whole world easier in later releases of Ubuntu with the introduction of a new desktop-based Ubuntu One Control Panel from Canonical.
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