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Ubuntu has it Covered.

As you can see from the quote below, it looks like Ubuntu wants to release something that will compete with Windows Vista when it comes out. From what I have seen using Ubuntu…it could happen.

Announcing: The Dapper Drake – OSNews.com
With Breezy Badger on its way its time for the announcement of what the next 1 release will be called, and the Ubuntu team has decided that the next 1 release (6.04) will be called The Dapper Drake. This release of Ubuntu will be supported for 3 years after release, and the Ubuntu developers are going to work as hard and as long as possible on Dapper Drake, as it’s what they’re going to release in response to MS’s release of Windows Vista.

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Microsoft strong arms a student and looses.

I love these kinds of stories. Seems that Microsoft tried to sue a student for $143 and some change because be purchased an educational version of XP and Office for $60, and sold it on eBay for more…But there is more to it than that…he was denied a refund from the Store and Microsoft.

BTW Zamos, you have a choice, it is called Linux.

clevescene.com | News | Kill Bill | 2005-03-30 | Printable
“I asked him what he wanted from me,” says Zamos. “He said I needed to pay restitution. I said I had nothing to pay with, and he said, ‘You have a car.’ Yeah, like they’re gonna take my 2002 Ford Escort. I looked it up anyway, and they can’t take your car unless it’s collateral.”

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Vent Cerf working for Google?

Wow, I wonder what they have in mind…

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters
hsuwh writes “Google has hired Internet pioneer Vint Cerf away from MCI as its “Chief Internet Evangelist”. “He is one of the most important people alive today,” said [Google CEO Eric] Schmidt, who has been friends with Cerf for more than 20 years. “Vint has put his heart and soul into making the Internet happen. I know he is going to jump right in here and start shoveling out new ideas for Google.””

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Talk about keeping the Net up!

I found these guys through an article on Wired. This is impressive. They are keeping their data center up despite the destruction and mayhem around them.

I have been monitoring their IRC channel it is mind blowing to read about all this.

Links to Photos and blogs are available through the wired article.

Wired News: Flood Waters Can’t Sink Net Link
Despite the loss of most public utilities, at least one hosting company in hurricane-battered New Orleans is still online, fighting against time and the odds to keep part of the internet humming.

Update: Here is another link to an MSNBC Article

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My Ubuntu CDs Arrived!

Well, I am a fan of Ubuntu Linux. I have been looking for something to use instead of Fedora. Not that anything is wrong with Fedora, I just wanted to try something different. Ubuntu has been everything I was looking for. Easy to install, use, and I can get my hands dirty when I want.

Well I recently read that they would ship you for free a copy of Ubuntu Linux on CD. So I took them up on it. Today I received a package that contained 10 packs that had an Install CD and a Live CD each.

That is pretty awesome, and that is why I like Linux so much. Not just for Gnome, KDE, bash, flexibility, but for the sense of sharing that Linux promotes.

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Creative has Worms?

I figured that all their software would have been Q&A’d for something like that. Someone is going to be looking for a job today.

Slashdot | Creative Zens Ship with Worms
An anonymous reader writes “Engadget reports about 3700 Creative Zen “Neeons” shipped with a virus. The virus in question was the W32.Wullik.B@mm worm. Creative released a statement today to help consumers pinpoint the possibly effected devices.”

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Softmod your Xbox in 10 Minutes?

10 Minutes, what are you waiting for?

TechFreaks v2
Xbox modification has come a long way in the past couple years. With the introduction of the TSOP mod, potential modders no longer had to shell out money for a modchip; rather just bridge two points on the Xbox motherboard. Now one doesn’t even have to open up his Xbox. Welcome to the world of soft modding. Using code exploits in certain games, a user is able to load a phony gamesave that will boot into a Linux based operating system and allow a user to mod his Xbox… in under ten minutes.