This time I really couldn’t wait! It is already time for a new, shiny release for Ubuntu. This is Ubuntu 7.4, codename Feisty Fawn. This release claims to be the most user-friendly, and contains interesting tools to assist the migration of Windows users to Linux, and the new 2.6.20 Linux Kernel.
This is a "beta" (=not 100% complete) release, but even if the release date is set for April 19th, I wanted to give a run to this new Linux incarnation. Since one year I am big fan of Ubuntu; the strongest reason for which I choose Ubuntu is the incredible support that its community can give. This pre-release is quite complete, and you can download if from here.
If you like Windows Vista’s shiny effects, you will get them and lots more for free with this amazing open source operating system!
If you are afraid that migrating from Windows will be hard, I tell you that you will need one or two weeks time to get acquainted to Linux, but you won’t regret that. With Linux, among lots of other things, you will say good bye to spyware, viruses, trojans, "Please restart you PC" messages twice a day… and you won’t need a new PC every two years.
Give Linux a try!
If you already know the Linux world, You can find a nice review of the current status of the latest Ubuntu Linux here.
Some (?random) links:
Ubuntu Linux Homepage: http://www.ubuntu.com/
Linux Podcast: http://www.linuxreality.com/
The Beryl Project: http://www.beryl-project.org/
Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu founder) interview:
Without dubts in the next few years Windows Vista will be present in the vast majority of dektop PCs in the world. Windows Vista is out already from some months, and as a technophile I have to say that the new Redmond creation is a big step forward. Now I am convinced that this step has been taken in the wrong direction. In a few words, the operating system must let the computer do what the owner wants, and not what the operating sysyem decides. Vista is the only program on a Windows PC that will have direct access to all the system resources, while all the other applications will have to work through the filters of Vista. This is increasing the level of security of the PC, but the operating system will choose what your computer will be able to do. This is unacceptable. Too may interests are there in this “security” game: the personal data contained in all the average PCs is worth too much money. From another perspective, do we really need such monster computers with 1 gig RAM and powerful CPUs and graphic cards just to give our desktop the newest Windows reincarnation with all those frills? Of course NOT!
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