Archive for July, 2008

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

What’s your “wow” Ubuntu feature ? or video ?

I’ll be at Linux World Expo 2008 next week in San Francisco with Canonical, and as such I am putting the final touches to several demos including one about what is different / new / “better” in Ubuntu 8.04 (specifically) on the desktop. I am talking about technical features, so I thought I’d ask around [...]

12 Comments » - Posted in Advocacy, Affaires, Canonical, Conferences, Development, English, Libre, Linux, Support, Tech, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Planet, Video by magicfab

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Canonical hiring

Canonical is hiring and the positions list is growing by the day. If you’d like to join a place where IRC is a requirement, colleagues are in almost every timezone, and hacking your home electronics is rather common, check the list and also how to apply.
Contact me if you have any questions.
July 2008 postings

GNOME Developer, [...]

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Monday, July 21st, 2008

BionX Montreal blues - la suite

La semaine passée après 3 semaines d’attente pour un remplacement en garantie du moteur-roue arrière BionX, j’ai envoyé ce courriel (aussi publié sur Facebook) à Bionx , ABC Sport et Quilicot:
Last year I bought my BionX (including bike) at Quilicot (http://bicyclesquilicot.com) in Montreal QC, thinking this was a reputable place with people that knew their [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Advocacy, BionX, Français, Save The Planet, Society, Support, Transport, À Bicyclette by magicfab

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Have you noticed ?… A friendly reminder.

I can’t help but notice some posts in Planet Ubuntu are clearly out of line with our Code of Conduct.
I hardly take offense to anything I see on the Internet anymore, however this is Planet Ubuntu, not “the Internet”. If you’re posting on your blog and you are syndicated here, it means you are an [...]

18 Comments » - Posted in Advocacy, Bad manners, Canonical, Development, English, Libre, Linux, Society, Tech, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Planet by magicfab

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Don’t disturb - this took me all night

That’s what the sign says in this picture:

Apparently Ubuntu-co rocked at Campus Party Colombia. If that picture is any indication, I think there’s more to come
Well done to all that were there!

No Comments » - Posted in Advocacy, Colombia, Conferences, English, Libre, Linux, Planeta Ubuntu, Society, Tech, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Planet, ubuntu-co by magicfab