[ubuntu-it-fcm] Articolo per Antonino Arcudi

[Flavia Weisghizzi]

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      Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Course Released!

OK folks the long awaited Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Course is ready, waiting 
and all yours for the taking! Thanks to all the community members who 
slogged over writing, reviewing, editing, proof reading and fixing the 
layout. This is just the beginning of the project which we hope will 
live and evolve with each new Ubuntu release. Yours to develop, enhance 
and branch off to your heart's content! There are 10 lessons in total. 
The course is modular - 2 days if all lessons are covered, however, 
topics and lessons can be selected as required. There are 2 versions of 
the course: an Instructor Guide, and a student guide. Student Version 
(PDF): http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/0cce36 Instructor Version 
(PDF): http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/de2e29 Source: Ubuntu Weekly 
News #73 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter

While not as sexy as the BMW Z4M or some of the other automobiles on 
display during CES, we had learned an interesting fact about the 
driver-less Carnegie Mellon vehicle: it runs Ubuntu. This Carnegie 
Mellon vehicle with sponsors such as Google, NetApp 
<http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/NetApp>, and Intel, had won this year's DARPA 
challenge. This automated vehicle uses a dozen Intel Core 2 processors, 
but at the bottom of the software stack is Ubuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake" 
Linux. Ubuntu 6.06 was chosen for being an LTS (Long Term Support) 
release. Perhaps next year's vehicle will be running Ubuntu 8.04? 
Source: Phoronix http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/703fa0

Testo525: New Linux Game - Nimuh

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      Released under the Creative Commons license, Nimuh is a puzzle
      type game based on the "Theseus and the Minotaur Mazes" game, but
      improved by adding a 3D, isometric, view. In the game you play
      through 40 different Andalusian locations and learn about the
      typical food, fiestas and history of the place.

You can find information about Nimuh at www.nimuh.com. You can also 
download the Linux source code and packages for Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon with 
versions also available for Windows and Mac. The entire project has been 
developed using Ubuntu Linux. Source: Nimuh.com http://www.nimuh.com/

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Acer is making a limited laptop series available now with Ubuntu Linux 
pre-loaded. You just have to go to a Dick Smith store and look for 
product code XC5822. The picture here is the same as the one on the 
site, but I am told it's not exactly the same as the model being 
offered. They are some late 2004 Acer Aspire 4315-100508Ci models, based 
on an Intel Celeron M 540 1.86GHz Processor, 512MB DDR2 RAM, 80GB 5400 
RPM SATA HDD, 14.1" Widescreen Display, DVD+CDRW Combo Drive, Intel 
Media Accelerator X3100 Graphics Card and wireless LAN. The laptops are 
running Ubuntu 7.10. What's more interesting is the price: NZ$699, 
making it a great value when compared to the ASUS Eee PC, which has only 
a 4 GB flash memory for storage and costs the same. Source: Geekzone.co.nz

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      Linux Development More Like Social Network Says Torvalds

Linux development is more like a social network built on trusted 
relationships and less like a democratic community of individuals 
dedicated to a single development process, according to Linux creator 
Linus Torvalds. "I have a policy that he who does the code gets to 
decide," said Torvalds, the Linux project coordinator who has written 
approximately 2% of the Linux code since creating the operating system 
in 1990. Torvalds made his comments during a two-part interview with Jim 
Zemlin, CEO of the Linux Foundation. Torvalds is a Fellow at the 
foundation, which funds his work. He can be heard in his own words via 
podcast on the Linux-Foundation.org Web site. Part 2 of the interview 
will be posted in early February. Source: ComputerWorld 
<http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/ComputerWorld>.com 
http://url.fullcirclemagazine.org/49df86

 Hardy Heron Alpha 3 Released!

Hardy Heron Alpha 3 is the third alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with 
this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features. 
Note: This is still an alpha release. Do not install it on production 
machines. The final stable version will be released in April 2008. These 
features are showcased for your attention. Please test them and report 
any bugs you find. If you want to see what the developers have cooking 
for the next alpha release take a look through the hardy blueprint page 
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy