After a loooooooooong week… I finally finished my midterm exams that kept me away from the computer….
Now, the project week starts… but I’ll be now able to do a fresh Karmic install to my machines, since I’ve just been upgrading from Karmic Alpha 3…
Anyways.. I really look forward to see how Karmic works on my machines after a fresh install, and specially how it works on my new HP dv4t… I’ll keep you posted.
Last night I was enjoying Florida’s warm night chatting with some non-techie friends, and we ended up talking about computers and OSs (Windows, MacOS, and Linux).
During our conversation, I was surprised to find out that most of these people used PCs (with Windows), because they “didn’t” have a choice. But, what do they mean by that?? Well, the thing is that they were complaining about the amount of viruses found in Windows, and how many times they had to pay someone to reinstall it because of their viruses problems. However, they said it was their only choice because they felt like buying a Mac was too expensive by the time they bought their PCs.
But, why was a Mac the choice they couldn’t afford?? Well, this surprised me even more simply because they know that Macs are UNIX based (even though they don’t know what this means), and that Mac’s do not have viruses (and we all know why). Anyway, the thing is that these people were starting to look into Macs simply because of the fact they’ve been told (by their friends), that Macs do not have all those nasty viruses that Windows does, and that they were not going to have any problems with them. So basically, lots of people are changing to Macs just simply because they now know that it does not have viruses.
But, enough about Macs. This is where Ubuntu (and Linux) came in. I told them… “why would you spend so much money to buy a Mac if you can just simply install Linux in your PC… and you wont have viruses…”. After saying this, they were a little bit confused so I just started explaining them what Linux is, what Open Source is, and most important of all, what Ubuntu is. After all my explanation they simply wondered “Are you telling me that with Ubuntu I won’t have viruses, and I won’t have to buy a new computer, and best of all, I won’t have to pay for it and I will have lots of applications for free??”… “Where can I try this… and where can I get this…” and well, I just told them… “you can download it for free, you can request free CDs, or even better, I can show it to you, and install it for you so that you can give it a try!!”…
Anyway, my conclusion here is that people is starting to realize that there are other alternatives than just sticking with one operating system, and that the best thing of all is that they won’t have viruses. However, they are really not aware that Linux exists. This clearly shows that there’s a huge market were Linux, and specially Ubuntu, can kick in, because… they are paying companies for virus free solutions, such as Mac, while they are not aware that this is not their only solution.. From my point of view… most of these people only uses their computers to edit documents, listen to music, and browsing the Internet… and this is something that they could do with Ubuntu… without a problem! So, let’s start Ubuntizing people!!
Starting today, I’m officially a MOTU!! It’s been a long and amazing road for me to get to this point but I finally did it!! I want to thank all people who have helped me:
Thank you. Now, let’s get to work.
Hi all!! Today I felt like I wanted to learn something new! In the past few months I’ve been doing a little Android Development. Now is time for some Web Development + python. So, what do you think I should use, Django or TurboGears, or… in such case, is there something better… what would you recommend?
Thank you!
UPDATE: Thank you very much for your comments. I’ll go with Django for now but I’ll try TurboGears later on! Thank You again!
Well… as I’m starting my studies for a M.Sc. in Telecom & Networking, I was thinking on buying a new computer. I’m deciding between a netbook and a laptop. Actually, between a Dell Mini 10v and any laptop.
I, of course, want something that will allow me to carry it everywhere… though I do not know what I will use it for since I’ve not started class yet… anyways… do you think that buying a dell Mini is worthy enough?? I mean, is it really useful besides browsing the internet and editing documents?? Has anyone used it to work with Debian packages on it, and have tried to build them there?? How’s its performance…?? Please let me know your experiences to make a better decision.
Thank you.
Finally, after a long trip (that kept me away from everything), I’m in Miami at Florida International University!! I have to say that FIU is a pretty amazing University, where you can find many people around the globe. The weather is nice, at least for now, and I’m pretty happy of being here.
So if there’s any Ubuntu member, developer, mentee, or anyone else the Ubuntu Community and/or FIU student, and want to meet… just drop me an email (or leave a comment with contact info).
BTW… I’ll be restarting the translation of the UWN into spanish this weekend. Cheers.
Finally, after many months of waiting the time has come. In less than three weeks I’ll be moving to Miami, FL from Arequipa – Peru. The reason is simple: I’ll be furthering my studies at a University over there. This is a big change for me since the last few months I’ve been pretty much doing nothing but some packaging work. This also means that I’ll be going back to studying after almost one a half years. And of course, It will be an adaptation process since I’ll be living just by myself at campus, without a car (Imagine that, no car in the US!!!), and well…. just a new experience.
Anyways, I look forward to contribute to the Florida LoCo, as soon as possible. Btw… since I’m busy with the preparations for my trip, I might not be able to deliver the Spanish Translation of the UWN for the next three weeks. 
Bienvenido al Boletín Semanal de Ubuntu, edición #152 para la semana del 19 al 25 de Julio. disponible AQUÍ.
En ésta edición:
* Lanzado Karmic Alfa 3
* Launchpad ahora es software libre
* Estadísticas Ubuntu
* Ubuntu-US-NY ahora es un Lo“Co aprobado
* Centrándose en el UI de Launchpad
* Contactos de respuestas pueden asignar preguntas
* Importar archivos a Launchpad automáticamente utilizando el buscador de lanzamiento de productos
* Tutorial de la semana de Ubuntu Forums
* Día de traducciones de Kubuntu
* En la Prensa & la Blogósfera
* Podcast Ubuntu #31
* Próximas Reuniones & Eventos
* Actualizaciones & Seguridad
Y mucho, mucho más!
El Boletín Semanal de Ubuntu es traído a ustedes por:
* John Crawford
* Craig A. Eddy
* Dave Bush
* Isabelle Duchatelle
* Sayak Banerjee
* Liraz Siri
* Kenny McHenry
* Y muchos más!
Traducido al Español por:
* Andres Rodriguez
Salvo que se indique lo contrario, el contenido de este sitio está bajo una licencia Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
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Bienvenido al Boletín Semanal de Ubuntu, edición #150 para la semana del 5 al 11 de Julio del 2009. disponible AQUÍ.
En ésta edición:
* Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Desktop Edition llega al término de su vida útil.
* Consejo Comunitario: Nominaciones
* Consejo MOTU
* Estadísticas Ubuntu
* Convocatoria para prueba:KVM propuesto en Jaunty
* Ubuntu Lo“Co Sistena de administración de lecciones: Massachusetts Lo“Co
* Notcias Launchpad
* Ubuntu Forums Tutorial de la Semana & Entrevista a la Comunidad
* El Museo Ubuntu
* Fondos de Escritorio de Karmic
* En la Prensa & la Blogósfera
* Ubuntu Podcast #30
* Revista Ubuntu User
* Ubuntu Netbook es liberado por Archos
* Reunión del Equipo de Ubuntu Server
* Próximas reuniones & eventos
* Actualizaciones & Seguridad
Y mucho, mucho más!
El Boletín Semanal de Ubuntu es traído a ustedes por:
* John Crawford
* Craig A. Eddy
* Dave Bush
* Nathan Handler
* Liraz Siri
* Y muchos más!
Traducido al Español por:
* Andres Rodriguez
* Rafael Rojas Cremonesi
* Diego Turcios
Salvo que se indique lo contrario, el contenido de este sitio está bajo una licencia Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 LicenseCreative Commons License
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Bienvenido al Boletín Semanal de Ubuntu, edición #149 para la semana del 28 de Junio al 4 de Julio, 2009. disponible AQUÍ.
En ésta edición:
* Canonical se sumerge más en las Nubes – Lanza los servicios Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud
* El día de tutoriales Kubuntu extiende el conocimiento
* Estadísticas Ubuntu
* Tutorial de la semana de Ubuntu Forums
* Ubuntu Forums está trabajando en la autenticación con Open ID
* La fiesta de Canonical le da la bienvenida al Desktop Summit de Gran Canaria
* LLamado para presentaciones del Ohio Linuxfest
* En la Prensa & la Blogósfera
* Las oficinas principales de Powerpets, Inc. se cambian a Ubuntu
* Revista Full Circle: Edición #26
* Vodcast: La estrategia de Dell en Ubuntu Linux
* Resumen de reuniones de los equipos de Junio
* Próximas reuniones & eventos
* Actualizaciones & Seguridad
Y mucho, mucho más!
El Boletín Semanal de Ubuntu es traído a ustedes por:
* John Crawford
* Craig A. Eddy
* Dave Bush
* Isabelle Duchatelle
* Nathan Handler
* Sayak Banerjee
* Liraz Siri
* Y muchos más!
Traducido al Español por:
* Andres Rodriguez
* Rafael Rojas Cremonesi
* Diego Turcios
Salvo que se indique lo contrario, el contenido de este sitio está bajo una licencia Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 LicenseCreative Commons License
NOTA: Si desea contribuir por favor vea: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Es
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