Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Many chefs and not enough cooks, where opinions arent helpful

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Shane

There is a new thing emerging in Ubuntu and the linux world in general. This thing is the sharing of opinions about decisions being made. Opinions are great, the problem with opinions and ideas is with implementation. There are many … Continue reading →

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My thoughts on Games for Linux

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Shane

I went on a quest to find an awesome game for Ubuntu. It doesnt matter how much it costs I just want an awesome game. So there are some ones that most people know about Heroes of Newerth, Nexuiz, Warsow, … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu all grown up

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Shane

When I started using Ubuntu back in Gutsy(7.10) we looked like this. And now we look like this. We are getting a nice new logo too and our own font (in 10.10 for the font) so we are quickly becoming … Continue reading →

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The new Ubuntu look

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Shane

One word….awesome. I think out of the two desktop looks they put up, my desktop is going to be the white one. I like the orange/purple/white colours a lot more than brown/orange/grey. I think the sound and networking icons look … Continue reading →

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Do the language that you like

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Shane

I was looking at some of the comments on Seif’s blog post and I thought that something needs to be addressed. 1. C is an awesome language and its very very fast but its not the easiest to learn. 2. … Continue reading →

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Im back

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Shane

Ok I was on a break for a while I still was testing lucid out and filing bugs but I was trying to ignore email and trying not to go onto IRC. So I was gone for a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Archive cruft

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Shane

I was on #ubuntu-motu today and a person asked if there was a policy for removing programs from the archive. They wanted to know if we could remove a program that hasnt had a release in years and the functionality … Continue reading →

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Lucid new icons :)

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Shane

I love the new icons but one thing struck me. Have a look at this picture Everything else monochrome and nice but the map blue and the clock purple and the house red. Great icons though

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Pitivi Bug Day February 11

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Shane

Fellow Ubuntu Triagers! This week’s Bug Day target is *drum roll please* Pitivi! * #16 New bugs need a hug * #8 Incomplete bugs need a status check * #8 Confirmed bugs need a review * #1 Bug to be … Continue reading →

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The importance of awesome

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Shane

Im going to plug a bunch of projects and stuff I like in this post so I hope you guys like it. Shot of jaq is bloody awesome. Well us ubuntu people are a little bit biased here because its … Continue reading →

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