Canonical
Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.
1489 posts by Canonical
Phone and tablet
What is UDS?
by Canonical on 18 October 2010
We’ve been talking a lot about UDS but some of you out there might not know what it is. Duncan McGregor, one of my colleagues, has had this very conversation...
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Designing on Ubuntu
by Canonical on 18 October 2010
The recent Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase competition produced some good work. Lots of great photos and plenty of interesting music tracks were submitted.But...
Ubuntu
This week in design – 15 October 2010
by Canonical on 15 October 2010
It’s out! We did it! YES! Well done everyone. Thanks for your support in helping make this latest release a good one. Our Meerkat is all grown up so what’s...
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A space odyssey
by Canonical on 15 October 2010
Time flies and it’s already time for our next blog entry on the design of the Ubuntu font suite. Below my colleague Fabio Haag explains the joys of spacing...
Ubuntu
42 day widget
by Canonical on 11 October 2010
Yesterday we successfully released the new versions of Ubuntu family. As you all know, yesterday was such a special date which occurs every 100 years:...
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This week in design – 8 October 2010
by Canonical on 8 October 2010
It’s release week! That means that the Millbank London office and home office locations this week are a buzz with activity getting things ready for our big...
Desktop
Latest Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Edition puts focus on consumers and mobile
by Canonical on 7 October 2010
Ubuntu 10.10 adds features for desktop and netbook users London, October 7, 2010: Canonical today announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop...
Cloud and server
Latest Ubuntu 10.10 Server Edition makes cloud deployment easier than ever
by Canonical on 7 October 2010
Canonical to sponsor users with free cloud time on Amazon EC2 to let users experience improvements for themselves Canonical today announced the upcoming...
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Centralised logging with rsyslog
by Canonical on 4 October 2010
The management of multiple systems requires the setup of tools to control the servers behaviour in real time and post analysis. Moreover, regulations and best...
Desktop
Wikimedia chooses Ubuntu for all of its servers
by Canonical on 4 October 2010
Background Most people with a passing acquaintance with a browser or Google search know Wikipedia, the web-based encyclopedia spanning topics from the...
Ubuntu
The weird and wonderful world of Latin Extended B
by Canonical on 4 October 2010
Below, Amelie Bonet from the Dalton Maag design team shares her thoughts: Latin Extended B is a block (0180-024F) within the Unicode standard. With its...
Desktop
Wavesat uses Bazaar Version Control to increase developer productivity
by Canonical on 4 October 2010
Summary As a leading provider of wireless solutions to global telecommunication carriers and device manufacturers, Wavesat runs a tight schedule of multiple...