http://vault.openmonkey.com/ en-us 40 Blah Blah Woof Woof comments <p>I cannot help but be impressed by <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>. Breezy Badger is the most polished Linux release that I&#8217;ve used, and some of the <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BreezyReleaseNotes">new features</a> they have included in this version really differentiate it from the other distros &#8211; like the <span class="caps">OEM</span> installation mode, the built-in thin client and <span class="caps">NFS</span> root functionality and, most impressively, it <em>still ships on just one CD</em>. The server CD is really cool in this respect too, allowing a wider range of server tools to be shipped, but still on just the one disc, with everything else still just an apt-get away.</p> <p>This morning I also installed and had a quick play with <a href="http://www.edubuntu.org/">Edubuntu</a>, a derivative of Ubuntu tailored towards use in education. I&#8217;ve had some experience getting Linux into school classrooms, and rub my chest and call me vicks, I wish this was around 12 months ago! A colourful theme, good desktop defaults, an array of educational apps installed, and a thin client server right out of the box, it is hard not to be impressed!</p> <p>This is definitely an exciting time to be using free software on the desktop!</p> Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:16:00 PDT <a href="/articles/2005/10/19/oh-the-humanity">Oh the humanity!</a> <a href="/articles/2005/10/19/oh-the-humanity">Oh the humanity!</a>