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116 posts from 2011
We’ve got mail!
By Canonical, 28 September 2011
Every day just about everyone at Canonical gets email by the bucket load. Even someone like me who’s only peripherally involved in desktop development and...
The new Ubuntu App Developer website
By Inayaili de León Persson, 27 September 2011
We’re happy to unveil the brand new Ubuntu App Developer website today, a place where developers who want to create Ubuntu applications can find all the...
Modified Ubuntu: Software Freedom Day
By Canonical, 21 September 2011
To celebrate Software Freedom Day 2011 we got sent one of the banners showing the new SFD logo. The logo design is based around a custom-modified version of...
Juju
By Marcus Haslam, 16 September 2011
We are about to start the exciting job of branding juju (formerly Ensemble), I’m putting the brief out to you, please share your ideas and suggestions and of...
New titles in the Ubuntu Software Center
By Canonical, 15 September 2011
Things are really ramping up with submissions into the Ubuntu Software Center. With a app per day being submitted, the packaging team is getting busy keeping...
A monospace that looks like a proportional
By Canonical, 14 September 2011
To join the Ubuntu Monospace beta and give feedback, apply to the ubuntu-typeface-interest team on Launchpad and follow the PPA instructions after being...
Ubuntu Certification – Program Guide Update
By Victor Tuson Palau, 13 September 2011
Canonical runs the Ubuntu Certification program, providing users with a verified list of Ubuntu compatible systems. For Manufacturers and partners that would...
Picturing the end of the road for another cycle
By Canonical, 30 August 2011
First of all a big thank you to everyone who submitted a wallpaper to our collection for the Oneiric release and to all our previous selected contributors...
Oil Rush is now available in the Software Center!
By Canonical, 30 August 2011
Unigine Corp has made their Oil Rush game available in the Ubuntu Software Center for pre-order. Oil Rush is a Naval Strategy game and is currently in beta....
Crunch time on the Enterprise Desktop
By Canonical, 26 August 2011
Remember when Windows was the best desktop OS for business users? Seems like a while ago. The rise of browser-based apps, an increasingly mobile workforce and...
History of the Alphabet (Hebrew, Greek, Cyrillic, Latin, Arabic)
By Canonical, 22 August 2011
The BBC just put up a five-minute audio slideshow “The story of how we got our alphabets” about the development of western writing, starting in 3,000 BC in...