Comments on: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

By: Rainer Heller

Rainer Heller — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:25:43 +0000

I have been with computers since the first PDP 11. I reloaded a Dell XPS Gen 2 with Windows XP because XP croaked. I had all the CD;s, but it took over two full days to get it to do 90% of what it used to. I upgraded my three year old Linux inspiron 1420 to Maverick Meerkat and it is doing 150% of what it did after only three hours invested. I upgraded my wife from a Dell latitude Windows XP machine to a Linux Certified Maverick Meerkat dream (System 76). That was done between commercial breaks while watching NCIS. McGee did not even help!

Ubuntu and open source have come a long way, especially in the last 3 years. I remember dual booting a Windows 2000 with Red Hat and the big job setting that up was. I think that my grandchildren will see a Windows computer next to a Marchant Calculator in a computer museum.

…and now I see a trusted Cloud coming over the horizon.

By: John B

John B — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:29:58 +0000

I dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on 4 computers but run Ubuntu as my primary OS on three of those. I am using SugarSync and was thinking of switching to Jungle Disk because it has a Linux client. But I will use Ubuntu One if a Windows client comes out sooner than later.

Any rough idea of an ETA?

By: Martin from Elfenwald Ecovillage Project

Martin from Elfenwald Ecovillage Project — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:33:01 +0000

while it is cool to support the poor “legacy” OS users, there is another crowd who frequently runs Ubuntu as their second OS (sorry, not so often as the first, *lol*) – and would LOVE to sync their Linux boxes with their Macs.

So I’d like to second what someone already asked above: any plans for your brothers and sisters in the OS X universe? Wormhole AKA MacClient please!

By: Kevin J. Wangler

Kevin J. Wangler — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:36:10 +0000

Any ETA on the Windows client?

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:43:27 +0000

Yeah, I look for the day when Tomboy/Mono is gone for good in the default install

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:47:02 +0000

For the love of god don’t drop Tomboy sync…

But yes, the .99c thing is pretty silly.

By: nUboon2Age

nUboon2Age — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:14:44 +0000

don’t drop Tomboy sync! but it’d be cool if Gnote was also syncable through U1.

By: nUboon2Age

nUboon2Age — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:13:13 +0000

Also Canonical needs to pay apachelogger or someone to finish the KDE version. And then do more than just wish for versions for Mac, etc. Put some real effort behind crossplatform clients, Canonical!

By: nUboon2Age

nUboon2Age — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:11:33 +0000

I agree with the sentiment to drop the .99s and round up. That’s a cheesy marketing thing that is essentially a way to trick people. Ubuntu != tricking people.

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