February 2008 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Ubuntu 8.04 features/Alpha 4
by Ian McDonald 03 Feb '08

03 Feb '08

Good article here at Ars: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080202-first-look-ubuntu-8-04-hardy-… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Nokia buys Trolltech (Qt/Main KDE developers)
by Ian McDonald 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

I personally think that this is good news: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080128-nokia-buys-trolltech-will-bec… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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Yahoo takeover by Microsoft and implications for open source
by Ian McDonald 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

You've all probably read by now that Microsoft is proposing to take over Yahoo. Here is an article on implcations for open source: http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9862772-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2… -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz

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WLUG Fixit Meeting is today!
by Meeting Reminder bot 01 Feb '08

01 Feb '08

A reminder, the WLUG Fixit Meeting is today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday February 2nd, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm We will be holding our SaturdayWorkshop at Te Whanau Pūtahi (http://zoomin.co.nz/nz/hamilton/enderley/-te+whanau+ptahi/?place/full_map) the community church at the end of Oxford Street. We'll have the usual tables, power, various ISO's, Internet, coffee and light lunch, etc.

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