Category Archives: Operating Systems

Software Freedom Day 2010 @ Dallas Makerspace Pictures

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jason Mock

On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Software Freedom Day event held and sponsored by Dallas Makerspace.  This actually marks the first Open Source / Linux related event that I’ve had a chance to attend since I’ve moved to … Continue reading →

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My New HTC Hero

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Jason Mock

The last weekend, after a bit of research, we decided to make the leap into the world of smart phones.  The majority of our choice was pushed by two things: Monthly Services Cost. Phone Operating System (I personally prefer Android … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.7

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Jason Mock

On Thursday, the WordPress team released version 2.7 of the blogging app used by yours truly.  I couldn’t help but rush towards upgrading this weekend to see the management interface. It’s a fairly big jump in layout even compared to … Continue reading →

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(K|Ed|X)ubuntu’s Heron: Released Into The Wild

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Jason Mock

The Ubuntu distributions released version Hardy Heron, version 8.04 today after much anticipation. Mark Shuttleworth described this release as “our most significant ever”, when interviewed by the BBC. 8.04 definitely has some big expectations, as it the first LTS (Long … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Kernel Internals

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Jason Mock

“Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.” — Unknown

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Google OS Materializing

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Jason Mock

Those you you keeping up with the latest Linux news have probably heard about Google looking to wrap up their own distribution, tweaked towards their online products (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and etc). Well, it appears that they have … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu 7.10 Also Released To The Wild!

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Jason Mock

As they always do, Kubuntu released 7.10 not to long after Ubuntu did the same. Just grabbed the ISO from George Tech, and I’ve got it writing to a CD as I type. Either way, as I said with the … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) and KDE 4.0 Beta 3 Release To The Wild and

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Jason Mock

Gutsy Gibbon has been release to the wild! Ubuntu officially announced this morning the release of their latest release of their distribution. I’ve always said it, and I’ll say it again, that whether your new to Linux or a power-user, … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Jason Mock

Earlier today version 2.6.23 of the Linux Kernel was released. You can look at the git repository summary page to find out more details on all the changes or read through the full ChangeLog. LWN also has a decent run … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Selling Ubuntu

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Jason Mock

As both Slashdot and Groklaw have reported, Microsoft was selling copies of Ubuntu Linux. The original page is no longer listed, however it can still be found on Google’s cache. I went ahead and grabbed a screenshot from Google cache:

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