Fabián Rodríguez » Libre

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 in case we missed the usual suspects. Here are some that made it into my short list for now, but I’d love to hear other ideas:

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.

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:

I can’t help but notice some posts in Planet Ubuntu are clearly out of line with our Code of Conduct.

That’s what the sign says in this picture:

If you’re using Ubuntu with a Dell computer (from factory or else), there is a handy command to get your service tag number. This is handy in support situations (if you’re getting support or providing it) when the service tag number can’t be read because it’s inaccessible, too small, or simply gone - some older desktops’ stickers eventually come off.

Open the terminal window in the Accessories > Applications menu and type:
sudo dmidecode -s system-serial-number

I got this via FSF Latin America, however it’s beeing reported in a few other places.

The Ecuador Government now has a free-software law and will pretty much mandate that its government uses free, open-source software only. They cite “technology sovereignty and autonomy” and the main concerns, among many others.

Today while helping a friend boot from BIOS so he could you-know-what I found this great guide illustrating how to set your BIOS to boot from CD-ROM… for 11 different BIOSes in one page! Booting from CD-ROM and actually burning an Ubuntu CD or DVD image remains the first (often) most difficult step when someone is moving to or trying Ubuntu.

This is an invitation to all who will be in or around Montreal, QC, Canada next April 24th. Full party info and details at:
http://www.ubuntu-qc.org/ubuntu-804-invitation

We’ll be partying real hard at St-Sulpice bar and I hear other parties are organizing in Quebec province.

I’ve known about System76 and SUN for a few weeks now, can’t wait to see what other manufacturers will offer Ubuntu Server pre-installed. If you’re in Canada and know about any manufacturer providing such bundles, I’d love to hear about it.