FreshUbuntu

* Intro
 
* Welcome Mike "Leftyfb" Rushton
 
* Banter
 
Talk about your involvement in the Ubuntu Community. 
How did you get involved?
When were you accepted?
What do you do?
 
    Peter's recent experiences with the iPhone 3Gs
    http://pn72.com
    
    Peter's recent experiences with an eeePC 900
   
    http://runcore.com
 
* News
 
    * Six Degrees
Google removes "Beta" label from services
"Google is removing the "beta" label from many of its key services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Talk, and Google Video for Business. The move is seen as a way to attract large businesses to Google Apps, its suite of messaging and productivity applications."
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/07/07/google-removes-beta-label-services
 
VLC 1.0.0
"Three months after the release of version 0.9.9, the VLC developers have announced the release of version 1.0.0 of their popular VLC Media Player, code-named Goldeneye. VLC is a free open source cross-platform multimedia player for various audio and video formats. Version 1.0.0 of VLC is a major release and, in addition to numerous bug fixes, includes several new features, new formats and new codecs."
http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/26213-vlc-media-player-100-released
 
SourceForge delivers 4 billionth open source download
"From the 'that's a lot of downloads' files: SourceForge.net, the big open source app/code repository has hit a major milestone: 4 billion downloads."
http://digg.com/linux_unix/SourceForge_delivers_4_billionth_open_source_download
 
Ubuntu is A Microsoft Product Now!
"Well at least according to Dell’s website. A 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 8GB of disk space armed with Microsoft’s latest masterpiece: Ubuntu!"
http://linuxologist.com/linuxhumor/ubuntu-is-a-microsoft-product-now/
 
IE market share plummeting! (Or is it?)
"Microsoft's Internet Explorer's market share is absolutely falling. The question is, by how much?
"I've reported before that Internet Explorer (IE) drops 5 percent market share points each year, while Mozilla Firefox gains 5 percentage points per year. But what is becoming increasingly clear is that IE's market share may be dropping more precipitously than previously reported, falling to 60 percent share in June 2009 instead of the 68 percent share expected"
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10279900-16.html
 
    * What Would Stallman Do?
Mono update from Leftyfb
C# and CLI Now Under Community Promise
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UbuntuTutorials/~3/rnq9NO87JNI/
http://www.osnews.com/story/21761/Ubuntu_Sees_No_Reason_To_Remove_Mono_from_Default_Install
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/06/27/1759255/Richard-Stallman-Says-No-To-Mono?from=rss
 
* Man Page Minute
 
basename
http://www.secxfr.com/download.php?file=gfqhrc50txnwk1z4&key=basename
 
* Techbits
 
Now Ubuntu doesn't need to reboot even after kernel updates
"ksplice.com — Ksplice Uptrack is a new service that lets you effortlessly keep your systems up to date and secure, without rebooting. Once you’ve completed the easy installation process, your system will be set up to receive rebootless updates."
http://www.ksplice.com/news/20090625-linuxtag-fisl
 
Install Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu with One Command
"wget -O - http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.5/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-3.5.tar.bz2 | tar xj -C ~"
http://www.kabatology.com/07/01/a-single-command-install-of-firefox-3-5-on-ubuntu/
 
howtoforge.com - Installing VirtualBox 3.0 On An Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-virtualbox-3.0-on-an-ubuntu-9.04-desktop
 
10 Great Apps to Convert Audio & Video Files in Linux
"makeuseof.com -- With the different audio and video formats available, there is often the need to inter convert amongst them – sometimes for quality and sometimes for compatibility. Here are some of the better software, that you can use to achieve the inter conversions on your Linux box."
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-applications-to-convert-audio-and-video-files-in-linux/
 
10 mistakes new Linux administrators make
techrepublic "If you’re new to Linux, a few common mistakes are likely to get you into trouble. Learn about them up front so you can avoid major problems as you become increasingly Linux-savvy."
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=455
 
* Wrap-Up
 
T shirts!!
http://freshubuntu.spreadshirt.com
 
Congrats, Zelut
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2009/07/06/many-thanks/
 
* Contact info
http://www.freshubuntu.org
http://harlemquijano.com http://twitter.com/Harlem 
http://pn72.com  http://twitter.com/nikolaidis 
 
 

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