The Linuxologist

Speaking to German website Golem.de, the founder of the Ubuntu desktop, Mark Shuttleworth, spoke freely about how Linux compares to Apple, what he thinks of Windows 7, his thoughts of KDE4, and much more. Watch the two part interview after the jump.

Video: Mark Shuttleworth – We are our own worst enemy – Interview (Part One) [...]

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This is a contribution post discussing 2008 Blog Action Day theme, “Poverty“.

Imagine you are the minister of education of an impoverished country, with a limited budget to improve your schooling system. You realize the importance of computers in education, and also realize that failing to provide a proper IT infrastructure to your country’s youth would [...]