After 6 months of hard work, the Ubuntu community is proud to release
Ubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope. Silly names aside, this is release
continues to affirm the community's ability to release solid, cutting
edge software to the world for FREE. (as in speech AND $$)
A basic install requires only 1 CD and comes with more software than
anything ever produced by Apple of Microsoft. A single CD includes an
open-source office suite (compatible with MS Office), web-browser
(firefox) email client (compatible with Exchange 2003), multimedia
software, image software, and other goodies. For us geeks, it includes a
basic install of tools such as perl, python, xulrunner, etc.
In an economy that's diving faster than a submarine, it's nice to know
that some things are getting better every single day.
The first two links are official Ubuntu marketing stuff. The last link
goes to a site called phoronix that is well known for reviewing
open-source software and being brutally honest, warts and all. (Hey,
nothing's perfect.)
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904overview
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_904_features
If anyone reading this would like a free CD, let me know. I'm going to place my
order this week.
Ubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope. Silly names aside, this is release
continues to affirm the community's ability to release solid, cutting
edge software to the world for FREE. (as in speech AND $$)
A basic install requires only 1 CD and comes with more software than
anything ever produced by Apple of Microsoft. A single CD includes an
open-source office suite (compatible with MS Office), web-browser
(firefox) email client (compatible with Exchange 2003), multimedia
software, image software, and other goodies. For us geeks, it includes a
basic install of tools such as perl, python, xulrunner, etc.
In an economy that's diving faster than a submarine, it's nice to know
that some things are getting better every single day.
The first two links are official Ubuntu marketing stuff. The last link
goes to a site called phoronix that is well known for reviewing
open-source software and being brutally honest, warts and all. (Hey,
nothing's perfect.)
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/904overview
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_904_features
If anyone reading this would like a free CD, let me know. I'm going to place my
order this week.
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