A brief history of simplicity
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A brief history of simplicity
Onlamp – Jan 16, 2005
The reason for this is that is focuses clearly on simplicity. With an impressive coalition of developers on Shuttleworth’s payroll, Ubuntu has managed to be successful in getting the balance between a comfortable set of defaults, and the ability to remove all of the nonsense that clog up many competing distributions. Why do I need three CD players? Why do I need three web browsers? Why do I need six text editors? Ubuntu gives you one (or occasionally two) application(s) that are picked as the best tools for the job. The effort in the project has been pooled into providing a simple, effective and tight distribution that performs well and works a treat at detecting your hardware. Even Shuttleworth himself is clear that Ubuntu needs to follow a direction with strong technical achievements… Why do I need three CD players? Why do I need three web browsers? Why do I need six text editors? Ubuntu gives you one (or occasionally two) application(s) that are picked as the best tools for the job. The effort in the project has been pooled into providing a simple, effective and tight distribution that performs well and works a treat at detecting your hardware. Even Shuttleworth himself is clear that Ubuntu needs to follow a direction with strong technical achievements. He speaks the words of someone who really understands Open Source, and someone who really understands the responsibilities of a distribution.
Aristide lectures on slavery
news24.com – Jan 28, 2005
The 51-year-old former president of Haiti was named three months ago as honorary research fellow at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, which has lauded his knowledge of several languages and his degrees in psychology, theology and philosophy. Before a small group of students and academics, Aristide this week offered his insights on the "psychology of Ubuntu", a term used in many African languages to mean "humanity to others". Aristide invited his audience to ponder the state of "Ubuntu" during what he termed "the first African tsunami": "From 1451 to 1870, hundreds of thousands of African bodies disappeared in the seas. "
"Last month we witnessed the sea rushing towards the Asian people. But in 1471, it was the opposite: the Africans rushed towards the sea and jumped in, preferring death to slavery," he said. "Despite the psychological consequences of the first African tsunami, despite the traumas suffered by victims of colonisation and the continuing suffering caused by neo-colonialism, the spirit of Ubundu is still alive," he declared. "Ubuntu is at the root of African civilisation and offers a way towards a civilisation of peace," said Aristide, dressed in a dark suit with red tie… But in 1471, it was the opposite: the Africans rushed towards the sea and jumped in, preferring death to slavery," he said. "Despite the psychological consequences of the first African tsunami, despite the traumas suffered by victims of colonisation and the continuing suffering caused by neo-colonialism, the spirit of Ubundu is still alive," he declared. "Ubuntu is at the root of African civilisation and offers a way towards a civilisation of peace," said Aristide, dressed in a dark suit with red tie. Since his arrival in South Africa in May, Aristide has maintained a low profile, meeting once with Nelson Mandela and also winning support from President Thabo Mbeki for a new African Union initiative to try to restore stability to the Caribbean nation. The former Roman Catholic priest fled Haiti on February 29 last year amid a rebellion and pressure from the United States and France. Would like to help Haiti
After brief stays in Central African Republic and later Jamaica, Aristide finally settled in South Africa, which has called for an international probe into his claims that he was pushed out of office. But opposition politicians in South Africa have called Aristide's democratic credentials into doubt and question whether the government should be treating him as a guest of the state.
KnowProSE.com Considering an Apple Laptop. Really.
digitaldivide.net – Feb 6, 2005
However, it’s Linux that lives at the center of most of the open source community, and it’s Linux that includes a complete office suite, a top-notch Web browser, a powerful image and graphics editor, dozens of professional applications, and a solid and time-tested development environment for free, easily downloaded or purchased for just a few dollars. With the Ubuntu Linux installation, the entire OS fits on a single CD-ROM for installation. Yellow Dog requires four, which of course means that it offers considerably more applications and options. One reason I like Ubuntu over Yellow Dog, though, is that Ubuntu defaults to the slick GNOME graphical environment, while Yellow Dog uses KDE, an alternative that’s attractive, but less compelling. Ubuntu also worked just fine with my laptop, never glitched on the graphics, and the audio worked every time… With the Ubuntu Linux installation, the entire OS fits on a single CD-ROM for installation. Yellow Dog requires four, which of course means that it offers considerably more applications and options. One reason I like Ubuntu over Yellow Dog, though, is that Ubuntu defaults to the slick GNOME graphical environment, while Yellow Dog uses KDE, an alternative that’s attractive, but less compelling. Ubuntu also worked just fine with my laptop, never glitched on the graphics, and the audio worked every time.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: The Evolving OS Landscape
Server Watch – Jan 7, 2005
Perl has a pair of vulnerabilities due to insecure tmp file handling and bugs in the File::Path module that could lead to “removal of arbitrary files and directories through a symlink attack. Fedora released updates to the Linux kernel that patch numerous vulnerabilities.
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