How and why did Ubuntu become so popular so fast, wonders c*net in this interesting article.
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It's not easy building a new version of Linux and establishing a large following. But with the Ubuntu project, one team of programmers has managed to do just that.
The [...]

Mark Shuttleworth has invested in ImpiLinux, who in the future will base their distribution on the Ubuntu Linux platform.Updated with two more articles about the venture.
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Impi will offer additional commercial functionality not available in Ubuntu, as well as localisation for the South African marketplace. Impi will initially be available in English, [...]

Libervis has made a follow-up on their critical discussion of Ubuntu. They seem more balanced in the arguments this time and is quite positive on Ubuntu.
The article is a follow-up on this one. and you can enjoy it here.
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Fork or not?
According to the current results of our poll, the community [...]

As a kind of checking out Linux, LinuxWorld uses Ubuntu to show what a Linux system can do.
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Since we do our darnedest to make every page of PC World engaging to our readers, I'm out to craft a Linux column that might prove relevant to those who are still computing Bill [...]

PCWorld has updated an IBM Thinkpad running Hoary to Breezy – and documented what happened in the process! *Almost* only good things!
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I had harbored fervent hopes that the Breezy Badger would have better support for wireless networking. I've been kvetching in this space for more than a year about the [...]

Ante Karamatic has installed Ubuntu and WinXP Pro on his Dell Inspiron 8600 and describes the differences of a plain Windows XP installtion and a plain Ubuntu OS installation.
Please note that he may be biased towards Ubuntu – read the analysis here.
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As you can see, Ubuntu is better in support out of the box for [...]

They say it themselves: “…we finally managed to uncover two major problems with Ubuntu; these are (in order of importance): 1. Ubuntu naming scheme, 2. Ubuntu default colours.”
Read about the massive problems of finding something bad about Ubuntu!
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As many of our regular readers know, we maintain a list of what we consider to be the [...]

Most people think of Ubuntu as a pretty desktop – but this article describes how to set it up as web server (SSL-capable), mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS), DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/POP3s/IMAP/IMAPs, Quota and firewall.
The six-page article with Hoary starts here
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This is a detailed description about the steps to be [...]

The last milestone before next release of Ubuntu has been met: Ubuntu Colony CD 5 has been released.
The announcement is here.
The downloads can be found here.
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Significant installer changes since the Breezy preview release include:
* Fix a cdebconf bug that made translations of the timezone and aptconfiguration dialogs disappear, and restore translations of a fewpost-reboot messages [...]

TecTonic has had a look at the Badger, and “…Overall, I'm impressed but not amazed by Breezy. ”
The review is found here.
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The office suite used is OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta. It's a shame that the final version won't be out in time for Breezy. OpenOffice.org takes just as long to open up as it did in [...]

“In a world that rates life by the number of stars, UBUNTU deserves 9 stars on a scale of 10. ” That's how Geektimelinux.com concludes this Breezy review.
Enjoy it here.
And they comment Sarge too:Quote:

While the beta had a few rough edges, the Preview Release has been polished and is now nearing finished form. The one [...]

Yet another derivative of Ubuntu has arrived. Features range from thin client support, to customised graphics, to learning applications like KDE Edutainment suite and gcompris.
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Carter stresses that there is no “official relationship” between Skubuntu and Edubuntu — the official education add-on for Ubuntu that was recently released in beta.
However, he is [...]

MadPenguin has made a review of 5.10 Preview, where they also look at some of the things that Ubuntu can improve.
The three-page review starts here.
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At the end of the day I don't really give a shit about philosophy or and of the other nonsense associated with the overall Ubuntu image that's being projected. [...]

The development name for the next Ubuntu version 6.04 has been announced. A dapper, anyone?
The announcement, from Mark Shuttleworth:Quote:

In keeping with tradition, it's time to name the next+1 release of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 6.04(ish) will be special, because as a community we are going tocommit to supporting it for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years [...]

A short overview article: “..Ubuntu is one of the hottest Linux versions in the world.”
“…..in less than six months from its introduction last October has become the most popular Linux desktop distribution in the United States”
Read it here.

The latest release of VMware has added experimental support for Ubuntu.
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VMware Workstation runs atop a host operating system, either Linux or Windows, and lets a computer run a larger variety of guest operating systems. The current product can run 64-bit host operating systems, but version 5.5 adds support for 64-bit [...]

Edubuntu is being developed as a version of the Ubuntu operating system,which is suitable for classroom use and has just been announced.
The Edubuntu team is proud to announce the Preview Release of Edubuntu5.10 [10 September 2005]
This is the beta release for the new distro, Edubuntu – code named“Breezy Badger”. The Preview Release consists of an [...]

Ipsnews has written an article about why Ubuntu has gained the immense popularity, where it is used and about the people behind it.
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Ubuntu Linux calls itself the “Linux for human beings”. In less than six months from its introduction in October 2004, Ubuntu Linux became the most popular [...]

Finally the big PC makers start to capitalize the stability and popularity of Ubuntu. HP is the first!
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HP's Sean Owen-Jones also said the company would shortly be releasing desktop and notebook PCs running Ubuntu Linux. The NX6110 notebook would be available shortly with Ubuntu and a desktop PC would also be available.
Owen-Jones said [...]

A few days after the Colony CD 4, the Ubuntu team has released a preview release of Breezy Badger!
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The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Preview Release of Ubuntu 5.10 – codenamed “Breezy Badger”. The Preview Release includes both Install CDs and bootable Live CDs for three architectures.
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution [...]

OSDir has put together a screenshot tour of Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Colony 4.
Enjoy the show here!

Flexbeta put their hands on Hoary and made the enthusiastic artivle “Discovering Ubuntu Linux”, where they praise the distribution!
The four-page review starts here.
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For the longest time, I was a Windows zealot. I'd avoid Linux at every turn, simply because I thought it was too difficult and lacked the support and software I needed. [...]

Ubuntu Colony CD 4 is ready. This is the fourth in a series of milestone CDimages that will be released throughout the Breezy development cycle.
Download here!
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Significant installer changes since Colony 3 include:
* Many fixes to the live CD, including usplash integration.
* GRUB tries harder to boot even when [...]

Ubuntu evangelist Jeff Vaugh will be travelling to spread the word and visit the Ubuntu community – see if he'll be somewhere near you..
Check out the page with the overview.
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Announcing… the Badger Badger Badger Tour!
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BadgerBadgerBadgerTour
I will be travelling for a month and a half, criss-crossing the northernhemisphere, to bring the [...]

The readers of TUX Magazine have voted to give Ubuntu their 2005 Readers' Choice Award.
Thanks everyone!
——– Forwarded Message ——–From: Carlie Fairchild To: info@ubuntulinux.orgSubject: Ubuntu wins TUX Readers' Choice AwardDate: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:02:53 -0500
Hi from your friends at TUX Magazine,
We're happy to let you know that our readers have voted to give Ubuntu their [...]

Computerworld.com has had their hands on Ubuntu – and they are impressed with it so far!
They look at the different distributions ability to find hardware and plug'n'play -and here's Ubuntu is the absolute best so far!
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After playing with three more bootable Linux distros last night — that's five so far — only one easily [...]