Comments on: Call for Participation for Ubuntu Live 2007 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91 Planetary perspectives Mon, 06 May 2013 07:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ubunt Live 2007: call for partecipation | Commercial Open Source Software http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-296147 Ubunt Live 2007: call for partecipation | Commercial Open Source Software Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:54:06 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-296147 [...] Today Mark Shuttleworth announced the first Ubuntu convention, co-located with the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, during the week of July 22, 2007. [...] [...] Today Mark Shuttleworth announced the first Ubuntu convention, co-located with the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, during the week of July 22, 2007. [...]

]]> By: Munich Unix » Shuttleworth calls for participation for Ubuntu Live 2007 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-192604 Munich Unix » Shuttleworth calls for participation for Ubuntu Live 2007 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:48:14 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-192604 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: CedricJanssens http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-43563 CedricJanssens Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:22:25 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-43563 Hey, we are working of educationnal solutions with Ubuntu and Thin Clients Deployments here in Belgium. Unfortunately, Portland will be too expensive for us. Just hope there will be a European Summit.... Regards Cedric Janssens Hey, we are working of educationnal solutions with Ubuntu and Thin Clients Deployments here in Belgium.
Unfortunately, Portland will be too expensive for us.
Just hope there will be a European Summit….

Regards
Cedric Janssens

]]> By: James Foster http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-42408 James Foster Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:41:24 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-42408 Mark, could you please comment on the Canonical-Linspire deal? This article (http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2007020801926NWDBDT) makes it sound as though Ubuntu is waving the white flag and putting in proprietary (binary blob) codecs, applications, etc. My impression until now has been that Ubuntu would tolerate some proprietary drivers, but would draw the line well before adding proprietary applications to package repositories. Has this changed after the Linspire deal? If so, what's the difference between Linspire and Ubuntu, now? Mark, could you please comment on the Canonical-Linspire deal?

This article (http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2007020801926NWDBDT) makes it sound as though Ubuntu is waving the white flag and putting in proprietary (binary blob) codecs, applications, etc. My impression until now has been that Ubuntu would tolerate some proprietary drivers, but would draw the line well before adding proprietary applications to package repositories. Has this changed after the Linspire deal? If so, what’s the difference between Linspire and Ubuntu, now?

]]> By: Brian Kelsay http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-41957 Brian Kelsay Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:38:33 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-41957 Oh, god, no registry, please. This is the bane of existence for tech support and users. Cryptic, locked, crap spewed all over from each installed app. I'd prefer that instead of /home/user/.appname and having tons of dot files, that this be changed to /home/user/.config/.appname and put all config files in .config to clean up the root of the user folder. Also encourage apps to not save temp data in the dot files. I had a repeatedly crashing Ktorrent and it ended up that I had a failed download saved there in the hidden dot file. Beyond this, several of the items you mentioned that would be a good focus, sound good. I would recommend some attention be paid to Multimedia as well. Create meta-pkgs of a whole MM stack for users or content creators. If I want to view or listen to media and on KDE or Kubuntu, then give me a meta-pkg w/ player, streamer, codecs, rippers, media tracking of apps that are best of breed. Same for video creation. Kino, cinelerra, LiVeS, xDVDshrink, DVD::rip, tovid, handbrake, the list goes on. The list of avail tools is mind-boggling and a user frequently must find someone that has actually made it all work and crawl thru tons of howtos, just to copy a DVD so the kids don't scratch it up. Thanks for the good work so far. Brian Oh, god, no registry, please. This is the bane of existence for tech support and users. Cryptic, locked, crap spewed all over from each installed app.

I’d prefer that instead of /home/user/.appname and having tons of dot files, that this be changed to /home/user/.config/.appname and put all config files in .config to clean up the root of the user folder. Also encourage apps to not save temp data in the dot files. I had a repeatedly crashing Ktorrent and it ended up that I had a failed download saved there in the hidden dot file.

Beyond this, several of the items you mentioned that would be a good focus, sound good. I would recommend some attention be paid to Multimedia as well. Create meta-pkgs of a whole MM stack for users or content creators. If I want to view or listen to media and on KDE or Kubuntu, then give me a meta-pkg w/ player, streamer, codecs, rippers, media tracking of apps that are best of breed. Same for video creation.
Kino, cinelerra, LiVeS, xDVDshrink, DVD::rip, tovid, handbrake, the list goes on. The list of avail tools is mind-boggling and a user frequently must find someone that has actually made it all work and crawl thru tons of howtos, just to copy a DVD so the kids don’t scratch it up.

Thanks for the good work so far.
Brian

]]> By: Simone Brunozzi http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-40055 Simone Brunozzi Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:42:49 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-40055 After some toughts, I'm pretty positive that this event will be an amazing opportunity for Ubuntu to become something better than RH or SuSE or others. Just thinking about what to present, I came up with some wonderful (at least from my perspective) ideas, and I think that hundreds of people doing this same thing will be a powerful key for a brilliant future. Slightly bad that, from Europe, flights to Portland are not so cheap! Maybe I'll get in SF and drive the coast :-) Cheers, After some toughts,
I’m pretty positive that this event will be an amazing opportunity for Ubuntu to become something better than RH or SuSE or others.
Just thinking about what to present, I came up with some wonderful (at least from my perspective) ideas, and I think that hundreds of people doing this same thing will be a powerful key for a brilliant future.
Slightly bad that, from Europe, flights to Portland are not so cheap! Maybe I’ll get in SF and drive the coast :-)
Cheers,

]]> By: Francesco Miglietta http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-38411 Francesco Miglietta Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:17:25 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-38411 sorry for the OT mark, but... it's 1st February but i don't find any feisty fawn herd 3... where could i find it?... thanks Francesco sorry for the OT mark, but…

it’s 1st February but i don’t find any feisty fawn herd 3…

where could i find it?…

thanks

Francesco

]]> By: ITC 471 » Shuttleworth Calls the Community http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-37975 ITC 471 » Shuttleworth Calls the Community Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:46:36 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-37975 [...] Check here for more information about this. [...] [...] Check here for more information about this. [...]

]]> By: Harlem http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-37631 Harlem Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:35:26 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-37631 Great! I will see you there! How about an interview;) Great! I will see you there! How about an interview;)

]]> By: Brady Merriweather http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91/comment-page-1#comment-37538 Brady Merriweather Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:33:45 +0000 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/91#comment-37538 How about web casting events from other locations to the central event? Then, these world events are live online, and give a public impression how big the community is. It would draw press either online who don't attend, because I think you could break a Guinness world records as: The largest meeting event ever made? :) Sounds corny, but it's free publicity in the long run. Will make all those carriers beg for mercy as we bog the net with video streams :) How about web casting events from other locations to the central event? Then, these world events are live online, and give a public impression how big the community is. It would draw press either online who don’t attend, because I think you could break a Guinness world records as: The largest meeting event ever made? :) Sounds corny, but it’s free publicity in the long run. Will make all those carriers beg for mercy as we bog the net with video streams :)

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