It has been a good couple of weeks for Ubuntu Linux. Every six months Ubuntu comes out with a new version and in mid April, Ubuntu 7.04, the Feisty Fawn, was successfully released. It did take me awhile to actually download it the day it was released. There was so much more world-wide demand than anticipated that it kept knocking their servers out!

I was able to quickly and easily install it on the three machines I use (dual boot on my home and office computers [meaning I can run either Windoze or Linux], and the only OS on my 6 year old laptop) and have been loving the improvements that have been made. It has been receiving many good reviews since its launch and is regarded the best one yet.

The other good news for Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular was that Dell computers is going to offer Ubuntu preinstalled on some of their computers.

This is a major endorsement for open source software, Linux and the world’s most popular Linux distro, Ubuntu.

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While I am posting about free open-source software, I thought I would throw in this commercial. The video isn’t new, but is an interesting collection of both famous and obscure people sharing their knowledge..

Sylvia Nasar, author of “A Beautiful Mind” advises young Linux that “One little thing can solve an incredibly complex problem.” Muhammad Ali instructs him to “Speak your mind. Don’t back down.” John Wooden, the greatest basketball coach of all time, tells him “A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork.”
http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/08/1210233

For another video in this series, click here.