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Ubuntu Without the Mono
The first release of Netrunner Summary: A new Ubuntu alternative which totally omits Mono is released while Novell keeps pushing Microsoft software into the GNU/Linux community A NEW release of Ubuntu...
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The Threat of Mono on Android and on Ubuntu is Not Totally Gone Yet
Summary: Some of the most ubiquitous Linux distributions are still being pursued by the Mono lobby, whose aim is to increase/promote the use of C# and Microsoft APIs in GNU/Linux and everywhere else...
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Ubuntu is Canonical Alias, Fedora is Red Hat incubator, OpenSUSE Becomes...
Volunteer Gardener Summary: How communities of large GNU/Linux distributions are often perceived by their patrons, even if this is not explicitly stated ONE taboo subject in the GNU/Linux community...
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The Decline of Ubuntu in the News
Ubuntu is no longer making waves, just ripples Summary: Analysis of a likely scenario where Ubuntu loses its leadership among GNU/Linux distributions for the desktop Occasionally we write about the...
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Thoughts on Ubuntu in 2011
Summary: The GNU/Linux distribution called “Ubuntu” is under scrutiny; it is also said to be declining among distributions. This video is a ramble which discusses what’s going on with Ubuntu this year....
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Monocalypse
Summary: Mono and projects that are built with Mono are hardly maintained anymore, and some officially die THE cult of Mono lost much of its following when it lost its sugar daddy, Novell. Banshee has...
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Cablegate: “Google Adopted Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu Software as its In-house...
Summary: Goobuntu received a mention in diplomatic cables IN A CABLE from Cablegate we found the claim that “Google adopted Shuttleworth’s Ubuntu software as its in-house operating system.” The cable...
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Mono Bug Persists in Ubuntu GNU/Linux
Summary: Microsoft is drilling a legal loophole into Ubuntu GNU/Linux and apathy still serves Microsoft’s plan ONE important bug that Canonical no longer tries to squash is the Mono bug. It adds a...
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Canonical/Ubuntu Considers Dumping Mono From Ubuntu LTS
Almost no Mono applications (or none) in Ubuntu 12.04? Source: “Mono, the Trojan” (reused with permission) Summary: The long term support release of Ubuntu (next release) may come with almost no Mono...
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Breaking: Ubuntu is Dumping Mono, Mono Applications
Summary: Microsoft dependency is being removed from Ubuntu GNU/Linux, based on UDS Based on a video which is airing right night, Sebastian tells us (in IRC) that “Mono won’t be in the default install...
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Defeat for Software Patents in the United Kingdom
India too is fighting against software patents Summary: Wise words from a prominent Linux figure and news from the UK UBUNTU FOUNDER Mark Shuttleworth recently said that innovation is impeded in...
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Microsoft Tax on Everything
A matter of protectionism Summary: The company which hardly pays any tax is busy trying to tax GNU/Linux, Android, and all hardware in the OEM channel THE OTHER day somebody told us that Wine had been...
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Aiding Criminals
Summary: Criticism of Canonical’s unnecessary and potentially harmful promotion of Microsoft THE criminal history (and present) of Microsoft is not a matter of question but a matter of fact. For those...
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Note: I am updating this post before publication because new information has just arrived. Summary: Canonical finally has an official statement on the UEFI situation Microsoft is selfishly creating...
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Answers to Microsoft’s UEFI Plot Summarised, More Pretence That Microsoft is...
Context Summary: Microsoft’s attack on booting freedom/openness has drawn different workarounds from different players; Microsoft continues bombarding the press with propaganda THE UEFI debate has...
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Canonical and Red Hat Receive Negative Publicity Over Submissive UEFI Choices
Fishy business Summary: Following the FSF’s paper, criticism of Canonical and Red Hat becomes more commonplace TECHRIGHTS spent a lot of time covering UEFI because it relates closely to technology...
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FSF and FSFE Both Speak Out Against UEFI; Ubuntu Drifts Away From FSF,...
Summary: Ubuntu — unlike Debian — trusts not the FSF and instead plays along with the UEFI plot, gets chastised for it THE FSF has spoken out against UEFI right from the start (when Microsoft had made...
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Microsoft Dictatorship Divides and Conquers Linux With Novell, Red Hat, and...
Summary: How and why Microsoft has turned to increased disruption of the competition rather than any technical merit MICROSOFT recently announced a loss [1, 2, 3], even though there was spin from...
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Canonical Promotes Microsoft Spyware
Summary: Canonical calls Skype a “favourite app” and adds it to the Ubuntu software center THE FRONT PAGE of ubuntu.com is still offering an endorsement for Skype, despite all the controversy and...
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GNU and Linux in Debian and Ubuntu
Summary: Analysis of two popular and closely related distributions of GNU and Linux DEBIAN made headlines for several reasons lately. We covered these in our daily links and didn’t make a big fuss...
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