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Aaron London leaves Ubuntu, with a San Francisco restaurant in his sights
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Aaron London ? who notched a star at Ubuntu last year, as well as Chronicle Rising Star status and a James Beard nomination ? has been pulling shifts at the Mission hotspot lately. He says it's part of his goal to work every station in a restaurant, ...
Aaron London Leaves Ubuntu, Plans SF RestaurantEater SF (blog)

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Linux: Canonical drops Kubuntu
Generation NT (US)
Like the other variants or flavours derived from Ubuntu, Kubuntu will no longer benefit from Canonical's development assistance. After the release of Ubuntu 12.04 at the end of April 2012, the company will no longer pay for work on the distribution ...
Canonical kicks Kubuntu to the kerbRegister
Canonical ends support for KDE, Kubuntu lead developer moved to other projectsThe Verge
Canonical ending support for Kubuntu, reassigning lead developerArs Technica
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Ready for Another Linux Tablet? Meet the Rugged Trimble Yuma
PCWorld (blog)
Now, the latest news appears to be the Trimble Yuma, a rugged tablet from SDG Systems that now runs Ubuntu Linux. Targeting military and industrial applications requiring data collection, inspection, and reporting from the field, the Linux-powered Yuma ...
Trimble Yuma, The Military Grade Ubuntu Linux TabletTablet Crunch (blog)
Trimble Yuma: a rugged Ubuntu-based tabletThe H

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Fixing a broken Ubuntu upgrade
ITworld.com
February 07, 2012, 5:08 PM ? My main Ubuntu workstation is a desktop computer, but with a nice twist. It has both a wired and a wireless network card. About a year ago, I moved into a new office, far away from a network wall jack, and decided to put ...



Ubuntu: Applying African Philosophy in Building Community
Huffington Post (blog)
You might have much of the world's riches, and you might hold a portion of authority, but if you have no ubuntu, you do not amount to much. -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu The philosophy of Ubuntu derives from a Nguni word, ubuntu meaning "the quality of ...

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Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system
Late last year, Ubuntu announced it would bring the open source operating system to mobile devices. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said Ubuntu will soon be found on ?tablets, phones, TVs and smart screens from the car to the office kitchen, and it will connect those devices cleanly and seamlessly to the desktop, the server and the cloud.?

Ubuntu plans shift to mobile
In an exclusive interview, Canonical project manager Peter Goodall tells about their plan to expand Ubuntu.

Heads up, Linux fans, Ubuntu's ditching menus
Ubuntu has announced a change to its version of Linux that ought to get hot-key junkies and voice-control enthusiasts alike to raise their heads with glee. Ubuntu 12.04 will introduce in April a new Heads-Up Display for interacting with the operating system, wrote Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth. The HUD will allow you to "express your intent" with the operating system and the programs running ...

Ubuntu swaps action menus for HUD
Ubuntu's lead developer outlines plans to replace menu controls with a "head-up display" box into which users type commands.

OpenStack Testing Gets Automated with Ubuntu
The Canonical Platform Server team has developed a solution for testing OpenStack on Ubuntu. The JavaCruft blog goes into deep detail about the setup. The scope of the work: Per-commit testing of OpenStack trunk to evaluate the current state of ? Continue reading ? OpenStack Testing Gets Automated with Ubuntu is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available on the Kindle! Subscribe today .

Ubuntu's New 'HUD' Factor: A Step Forward or Back?
Some of us here in the Linux blogosphere may have hoped for a quieter 2012 than 2011 turned out to be, but so far at least, it doesn't look like we're getting our wish. January appears to have started the year off with a bang. Do we get a little break now that it's the end of the month? No, we don't, thanks to the arrival of Ubuntu's "HUD."

Ubuntu to sport new 'head-up display' menu
Ubuntu, a free distribution of the Linux operating system, might soon win over more users with its upcoming new look, highlighted by a replacement for the traditional menu.   Mark Shuttleworth, one of the backers of the Ubuntu OS, said they are working on a minimalist "Head-Up Display" (HUD) that will replace the menu bars and items.   "The HUD (connects) users directly to what they want. (It ...

Ubuntu Linux's New 'HUD' Interface Will Do Away with Menus
Similar in some ways to Microsoft's Ribbon, the new Head-Up Display interface will eventually feature voice recognition as well.

Ubuntu 12.10 Developer Summit Sponsorship Open
Softpedia: "The sponsorship for the upcoming Ubuntu Developer Summit 2012 event is now open for submissions."

Linux users cautiously optimistic about Ubuntu's Head-Up Display desktop
Most users seem willing to give Ubuntu Linux's Head-Up Display interface the benefit of the doubt.