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Ubuntu Cloud: A Single Mission

05/11/2011

During his Tuesday, UDS-O (Ubuntu Developer Summit), Ubuntu Server Motivations, plenary Session, Robbie Williamson, Ubuntu Server Team Manager for Canonical announced various forward looking Ubuntu Cloud strageties.

UDS Budapest: Accessibility and User Experience Take Center Stage

05/09/2011

The Budapest Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS-O) kicked off on Monday, May 9, at the Corinthia Hotel. "Accessibility is one of our core values as a project," Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said in his keynote address, as he acknowledged the Unity documentation team contributions to the 11.04 release. After briefly looking back at the "Natty Narwhal" Ubuntu release, Shuttleworth set his sights on the upcoming release, saying, "Our goal, our mission is 200-million Ubuntu users in four years."

Ubuntu Developer Summit: Discussion, Design, Direction for Ubuntu 11.10

05/07/2011

The Ubuntu Developer Summit for the Oneiric Ocelot (Ubuntu 11.10) development cycle (UDS-O) will take place on May 9-13, 2011 at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest Hungary.

O'Reilly Announces Early Registration for OSCON, OSCON Data, and OSCON Java

05/06/2011

O'Reilly announces early registration for OSCON, OSCON Data, and OSCON Java is now open. OSCON Data and OSCON Java are scheduled for July 25-27, while OSCON runs the entire week of July 25-29, 2011, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

Jono Bacon Discusses LoCo Directory Next Steps

05/05/2011

The LoCo Team Directory (LD) is a place where you can find information regarding Ubuntu Local Community (LoCo) Teams; and in a blog post today, Jono Bacon discusses what he is looking forward to discussing about this community maintained resource at the upcoming Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS).

Dustin Kirkland: Introduces manpg.es -- a URL shortener for Ubuntu manpages

05/05/2011

Dustin Kirkland, Core Developer, Ubuntu Server at Canonical, announces today manpg.es -- a URL shortener for Ubuntu manpages.

Nokia: Qt SDK 1.1 Now Available

05/05/2011

Nokia announces the release and immediate availability Qt SDK 1.1 as its next step in tools support for Qt based development.

CloudSigma Offers Free Trial of Ubuntu 11.04 with full root access

05/04/2011

CloudSigma, a European provider of cloud servers, announces the launch of the latest Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) servers for instant deployment in its cloud.

The Linux Foundation to Give Away Free Passes to LinuxCon

05/03/2011

"We will give away one free LinuxCon pass per 20th Anniversary of Linux Video Contest entry," announced Jennifer Cloer, Director of Communications and Community at The Linux Foundation, today.

Ubuntu Open Week: May 2-6, 2011

05/02/2011

Ubuntu Open Week is a week long online tutorial event that takes place over IRC (Internet Relay Chat) after each Ubuntu release.