TODAY??? waiting for the link to be posted on http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download ...
On 10/18/07, Darklord (:= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > source: > > http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/10/16/mark-shuttleworth-talks-ubuntu-7-10/ > > [ interview podcast(odeo.com) ] http://odeo.com/audio/17126693/view > > oh! my!!! it's today thursday 18 > > Mark Shuttleworth talks Ubuntu 7.10 > > Posted Oct 16th 2007 2:00PM by Brad Linder > Filed under: OS Updates, Features, Linux, Open Source, Canonical > > Canonical is set to ship Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon on Thursday. The > latest version of the popular Linux distribution packs a bunch of new > features, including: > Integrated desktop search with Tracker > Streamlined Firefox add-on support > Read/write access to Windows partitions by default > 3D desktop effects are enabled by default on systems that meet the > minimum requirements. > AppArmor security > Improved printer support (Shuttleworth says they're getting closer to > being able to say that if your printer works with OS X it will work with > Ubuntu) > Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth held a conference call with reporters > today in advance of the October 18th release. The sound got a little > funky during the Q & A portion, so here's a recording of Shuttleworth's > presentation followed by a few notes from the Q & A. > > powered by ODEO > > First off, our favorite part of the audio clip is about 12 and a half > minutes in, when Shuttleworth refers to 3D desktop effects as "bling." > > A few other notes: > Canonical estimates that there are about 6 million Ubuntu users today. > A number of smaller internet companies have begun using Ubuntu Server as > their backbone, including Joost. > The roadmap for Ubuntu 8.04 will be determined at the Ubuntu Development > Summit in Boston later this month. [ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-Boston ] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
