Would a Prettier Linux Make You Switch?

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth (who we interviewed last year) announced that he’s out to make Linux a better-looking operating system than Mac OS X—within two years. An ambitious goal! At O’Reilly’s OSCON conference this week, Shuttleworth said: (story) [...]

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Mac vs. PC - The REAL Truth [PIC]

Don’t diss the PC, man. (story) Popular since: 2008-07-21 Category: [...]

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10 things I’ve overheard about my Linux laptop while on publ

I’ve been taking the train to work for 4 years now. It’s a 45 minute rambling ride in which I usually either read a book, sleep, or grab my laptop loaded up with Ubuntu and get some stuff done. Over time, I’ve collected a few funny remarks I’ve either over heard, [...]

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Linus Torvalds calls Digger and I quote “Wanking Walruses”

Linus’s mid-merge-window reflections end with “PS. And to get wider distribution for this message: Digg users - you’re all a bunch of Wanking Walruses. And you can quote me on that.” (story) Popular [...]

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Best Buy Sells Ubuntu for Only $19.99USD

…and have GeekSquad can install it for you, for only an additional $129.99USD! (story) Popular since: 2008-07-08 [...]

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