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Some Good Does Come From Ubuntu

2009-10-22 by mjr

I’ve been mouthing off about Ubuntu again, after the forthcoming release parties were advertised in some pretty inappropriate places, lamenting: “Ubuntu has taken a voluntary-sector aim-for-100%-free distribution, built a private-sector free-and-non-free distribution and gets more love and free marketing from … Continue reading →

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Concentration, Community and Cooperation

2009-09-28 by mjr

I read the news about the launch of Ubuntu User by Linux New Media AG with some sadness. I believe that free software is stronger because of the informal cooperation between different distributions that usually do different jobs. It lets … Continue reading →

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Hardware Questions: Asus M5200N, Ubuntu, GPRS and an iPod Touch?

2009-01-26 by mjr

Moving on from the horrible tax situation, I’m struggling to get three pieces of hardware working. I’m terrible with hardware. Can anyone help me get these working better, please? I’ve been lent an Asus M5200N after I busted my shoulder … Continue reading →

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