[dba-Tech] The latest version of Ubuntu Linux

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Apr 7 09:31:33 CDT 2010


The latest version of the Linux Distro, Ubuntu is arriving shortly, version
10. Whether any version of Linux can reach a competitive position in
relationship to that of Mac Snow Leopard or Microsoft Windows 7 is debatable
but as an OS system huge sales budgets or any budget for that matter is not
a reality. It is a totally a viral sale imitative. (Microsoft is now selling
their Windows 7 version on new computers for $50 or less which may in a
small part due to Linux competition which is becoming better with every
release.)

With that said Ubuntu has now produced another excellent product that any
person can install. I watched a friend convince his UK mom to install Ubuntu
9.10, on her old computer, which she did and she only needed help with
getting Picassa installed. Below is a statement from an Ubuntu
representative:

"This is a time of change, and we're not afraid to surprise people with a
bold move if the opportunity for dramatic improvement presents itself. We
want to put Ubuntu and free software on every single consumer PC that ships
from a major manufacturer, the ultimate maverick move," Shuttleworth wrote
in the announcement. "Meerkats are, of course, light, fast and
social-everything we want in a Perfect 10."  

For more information here are link: 

http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ubuntu-1010-to-be-codenamed-
maverick-meerkat.ars

...and a pre-release beta http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/10.04

Jim




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