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Linuxtracker.org is pleased to announce the availability of Ubuntu PCB Edition v2.0 on the linuxtracker bittorrent network. For faster downloads, more accurate statistics and to see all of the available torrents, please visit http://linuxtracker.org.

This is an example of the power of Open Source! Ubuntu, itself derived from the Debian source code, is one of the leading Linux distros today. This is because the developers have made it much friendlier and added the option to include non-free software, such as the nVidia drivers. These are sometimes desirable because of the greater control over the hardware and access to additional features.

Now another developer has taken Ubuntu and tweaked it further, adding the programs, drivers and codecs necessary for a pleasing out-of-the-box experience. For those of you who want to install an OS and have it “just work”, try Ubuntu PCB Edition.

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11-26-07

A LAMP Unto My Feet!

Posted by Tim

The title of this post is a reference to the way Free and Open Source software in general, and Linux specifically, have shown the way to escape the prison of proprietary software and the concept, perhaps, of intellectual property. Read the rest of this entry »

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author photo Tim Kissane, CEO and founder of Timbury Computer Services, has 20 years of industry experience serving large corporations (including Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs, and IBM), small businesses and home users. An avid proponent of Free and Open Source Software since 1994, Mr. Kissane is concerned with maintaining low-cost, unregulated publishing access to the Internet for small business and individuals.