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- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -2/+26I find it ironic that while you believe you are some how above us and that we are "Noobz," you openly display your ignorance. Linux is /not/ an operating system; Linux is a kernel used by one manifestation of the Gnu operating system. The essence of Ubuntu is allowing power users and new users alike to come together and share in the fruits of their comprised knowledge, not leave hateful comments over digg.
- MrSarcasm, on 10/10/2007, -3/+24Ubuntu in title?.. SOCIAL NETWORKING in content? Frontpage!!
- Moniker42, on 10/10/2007, -2/+18mmmmm... essence of ubuntu. tastes like coffee, but without the slavery.
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16list directory contents, processes, concatenate the contents to stdout....Ubuntu isn't just for "Noobz." I suppose I'm a "noob" at just over a year of usage, but I can use the command line comfortably (no X wouldn't bug me beyond "aww...no YouTube"), and I can handle Fedora, Sabayon, and Debian with no problems. Ubuntu is nice because it's got everything that makes Debian wonderful with a predictable release schedule and a nice balance of new features and stability. I could run Debian all the time, but then I'd have to deal with old versions of programs and compiling (and hoping that the installed libs are new enough to do that...otherwise, version pinning) to get new stuff. Ubuntu gives me new stuff without sacrificing stability.
- toxiclove999, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14koolman3: wow thanks for being such an idiot and condescending... If you actually fscking read anything instead of being a lazy digger, you would see this is not a help/support site, but a social network of sorts.
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12A fantastic idea! Captures what I believe to be the essence of Ubuntu :-)
- Beamerboy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10That's a valid question. I have the domain name (it was donated to me for free) so I figured I may as well do something useful with it. Furthermore the Ubuntu community is huge and Ubuntu is the allegedly the most popular GNU/Linux distro and has been for some time. It has a vast community which already has separate websites for planets, LOCO teams and forums, so I figured it would be nice to give them their own social network.
As an Ubuntu user myself for almost 2 years and a Linux/Unix user for 15 years it is nice to give something back. I don't think having separate community websites for different distros is a bad thing and people tend to be quite loyal and passionate with regards to their distro of choice, so the site won't be fragmenting the community any more than it already is. Some people will disagree with that and that's fine and I certainly won't criticise them for it, but there is a buzz around this project and anything which creates a positive buzz in the GNU/Linux world can only be seen as a good thing in my opinion. - schestowitz, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Why not symbiosis with one of the existing GNU/Linux social networks? We can grow better together rather than in 'factions'.
- Beamerboy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7The privacy policy is simple, this is a non profit venture so there is absolutely no excuse to pass on other people's details under any circumstances. I take privacy very very seriously and there is no way I would ever give up user data for profit or any other reason. As for the layout, I will be launching a "competition" in the near future (after Wednesday 29th) for users to submit designs for layout and graphical elements. As I said this is an Ubuntu Users project and I want to involve the community as much as possible.
- Beamerboy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7Thanks man. I just have to be careful not to let it dominate my head until Wednesday. I have 4 pieces of coursework and an exam to get out of the way first. Once they are done, I will be free to dedicate all my time to it and put the team together as I don't start back at uni until October :).
- iticu, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Calling someone "Digger" is now racist?
Get the ***** off the Internet. - Beamerboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Well actually my blog is aggregated on my loco planet which is why is why it is there, but yes if people want to go to the link you provided it would certainly reduce my Digg Effect problems. My router is currently having kittens.
- chaddles, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Sounds like this has potential... as long as the privacy policy is better than facebook, and the layout is better than myspace!
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6That's the wonderful thing about the Free software movement, we can learn and benefit from each others successes regardless of who we are or who we work for. And of course there is always the possibility of integration with those social networks so that we do grow together even as separate entities.
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Paid subscriptions do nothing but get you a 1-800 tech support number. Unlike Red Hat v Fedora, the community version is identical to the paid enterprise stuff.
- KongKNoob, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Ubuntu in title?.. SOCIAL NETWORKING in content? People bitching about the frontpage!
- Spr0k3t, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5It does not take much to top the layout of MySpace.
- brie987, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I am very new to Ubuntu in fact I don't have a dedicated drive or partition yet but use an emulator; for now anyway. As I learn to do more using Ubuntu I get ever more excited. Thank you from a newbie to all that put your personal time and resources to such a great cause and product, You could even say noble. Again thank you.
- simplylezz, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4A vital thing to keep in mind: The reason behind the widespread success of Ubuntu is its simple philosophy on keeping things simple, clean and beautiful. A lot of social networks out there (Myspace, Orkut) are hideous or barely customizable. Please, please help ensure that this network is both beautiful and usable. Take a look at some really beautiful networks such as Virb, and of course, at Ubuntu itself, for inspiration.
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It's as hard or easy as with any apt based packaging system. As far as the proffered listing goes, nothing about that inhibits the community, it doesn't restrict or prohibit, it merely offers a service that some chose to purchase and others don't. Not purchasing that service doesn't mean your exclusion.
- trogdoor, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3That was his point, they are still not up to date, just "up-to-date as they can be as of the release date" that is not a problem for distributions without discrete versions.
- LordofShadows, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4So is this the next trend? Non-anonymous message boards with more detailed personal profile pages.
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Well it came from me (a female) asking for an @ubuntu-users.org email address, so I'd say, no, it won't be a "sausage-fest."
- iticu, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Oh, the flashing glitterand random blearing favourite songs of people I don't care about.
I really don't see why MySpace is so popular. - octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Actually I know of several females actively involved in the Ubuntu community. Please keep your sexism to yourself.
- dwbell, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2ARCH is not source based, it uses binaries optimized for i686. It avoids conflicts by combining good repositories with a good package manager.
And for the record, having a rolling release is amazing. Set up the computer once and after that it's just a matter of 'update all' (pacman -Syu in arch). - geminitojanus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Bootstrap Redhat's Mugshot community. Seriously, it's actually pretty good minus the whole "Web 2.0" graphics junk.
http://mugshot.org/
It doesn't have to be exactly the same, but they're off to a pretty good start, and I don't see any real reason not to. - macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Pidgin wasn't released yet when Feisty came out, duh. Unlike Debian, though, things are as up-to-date as they can be as of the release date. Debian often has versions of programs from >6 months before the release date.
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2By uniting both developers with users and users with developers, Ubuntu will prosper overcoming the condescending and close minded digger
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It's no different than paying to get your hardware certified as guaranteed to work with Ubuntu or any other flavor of Linux.
- durandal2005, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Can we please see some kind of open version of a .Mac? I think the general idea--one-button publishing of just about everything, cross-machine syncing, etc.--is fantastic, so why is it only one one platform, and why do you have to pay for it? I think that such a system could be a real selling point for Ubuntu and the Linux desktop in general.
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2weizbox, that page says nothing about guaranteeing that the software be installed by default. It says it guarantees compatibility, so you can then tell your customers "yes, I guarantee the software you are buying from me will work if you run Ubuntu." The best program still gets to be the default install (and I think "best" tends to be decided by GNOME).
- powered76, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2When did they allow 12 year olds to post here?
"MS will win, blah, blah, blah"
FYI, Linux will never disappear. It will always be developed as everybody around the world has free, instant access to it.
Also, Linus Torvalds never said anything about "Taking over the Desktop", he just wanted it to survive, and it is. THRIVING in fact.
Also, Linux does not support Remote Code Execution, thus it will never get viruses or spyware from websites, only from running programs as root.
But, as long as you download from the repositories, your 100% safe.
You need to be at least 13 to post on Digg. Wait a year and you should be fine.
Also, you do not work for Microsoft, because you would have already been fired for that comment. Bad marketing.
Last, but not least, GET A LIFE!!! - macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2ubuntu.com has a rather convoluted design
- NoTiG, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ever notice how some things are more successful BECAUSE they are profit oriented? It should be for profit but with the proceeds returned back to Ubuntu somehow IMO
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I think GNOME is working on something like this. I'm not sure about details, but it was something about online desktop experience or something.
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1There's like 3 rolling-release distros, the only one I can think of is Arch. AFAIK, it's a source-based distro, which is how they avoid conflicts on package versions. The majority of distros use a stable-release system like Fedora and Debian have. Ubuntu is nice in that it uses apt from Debian, but you don't have 6 month or year old packages on a fresh install. If you want bleeding edge, yes, use Arch or some other rolling distro, but 99% of distros don't work that way.
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The proposed social network is to be more than just a web forum, it is to be the union of all aspects of the ubuntu community and the culmination of our open minds and collective knowledge.
- 2012, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I added my 2 cents to the forum list. There are over a hundred people so far that have expressed an interest in participating in the Beta.
- Beamerboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The User Interface Design Competition has officially launched. Please see the following thread for more information on how to take part: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3265596
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The developers have dropped Gaim in favor of pidgin, which ubuntu has. If you're still talking gaim, you're in the stone age. Debian has the same version of pidgin as Ubuntu has, but it keeps it tucked away in the unstable repos.
- SirDiggalot, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Yah, what's the point of social networking when there ain't no chix?
- PlaceboNation, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Anyone that can be a fan boy about a bloated completely closed source OS which still harvests every bit of spyware and form of virus easily without your knowledge is an oxymoron.
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Hehe, indeed, but it's the geeks that drive technology and bring about the nearly daily innovations the laymen so desperately craves.
- bowe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Whatever you do, you should allow users to upload their own css file. Myspace may be a scourge but linux users love customization.
- octoberdan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Just because you have a third grade reading level and are incapable of spouting anything but negative flames doesn't mean it was a typo. He is "boldy resisting" the masses sentiment that is so aptly (sarcasm, hope you didn't missed that too) expressed by your anti-progressive rhetoric.
- Atomic1fire, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2we are the borg
surrender your operating systems
resistance is futile - cutlerite, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1http://ubuntuusers.ning.com/
its already been done. - bruenig, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Front ends like the python front ends they throw out there for everything. You don't really know what is going on and other distros either don't have the python front ends or have different front ends of their own. Imagine a user who only knows of something called restricted drivers manager and how he would fair in another distro.
- macoafi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ubuntu was the first distro I used a lot (Damn Small is what I tried first to make sure there was a GUI :P) Once I got a few commands under my belt and got used to the filesystem hierarchy, I started playing with other distros.
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