Gutsy Calls?
Matt Zimmerman, CTO of Canonical, gave the Ubuntu Live attendees here a look ahead on the Ubuntu Technical Roadmap, letting us see what's coming in Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop and Server.
Users with high-end monitor needs will be happy to hear that the Ubuntu release known as Gutsy Gibbon should have 3-D desktop functionality working right out of the box. Multiple monitor configuration will also be provided in the release. If you have a laptop, power profiling features are planned for the desktop version.
On the server side, the plan is to have turn-key Web-based administration, thanks to the new Landscape tool announced at the conference yesterday. There will also be more one-step server tasks added to the server functionality, similar to the one-step LAMP setup that exists in the current version of Ubintu server.
Zimmerman also told the crowd that there will be proactive security provided via the AppArmor toolset.
This presentation was low-key, matter-of-fact, and well received by the crowd. And that, in a nutshell, has been the tone of every presentation I have been to thus far at Ubuntu Live. This is not a show about shaking things up, or preaching to the choir about how great Ubuntu is.
Mostly this show is about getting information and education out to the the Ubuntu community, and those people on the outside of the community who are interested in working with Canonical and/or the Ubuntu community. Which is, I think, exactly what Canonical wanted out of their first trade show.
This is not a criticism; per se. More of an observation of a company that's about to move into the big leagues in the enterprise, the desktop, and the SMB space. This company is not about flash, no matter what people assume about the software or its leadership.
I think this is extremely refreshing. It reinforces my view that Ubuntu is a very good distribution with excellent future prospects. They are peddling substance, not hype. If you would like a look a very different approach, you might get quite a chuckle from the following link. This is a totally straight up non satirical article making suggestions on how to partner with Microsoft.
http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=741&page=1
If you want yelling, screaming, chair throwing (Steve Balmer is noted for this) , hype, and propaganda 2 feet thick (MS white papers and the “Get the facts” campaign) stick with MS. This funny article seems to further infer that deliberate self deception has become a staple within Microsoft's culture.
I have great hopes for Ubuntu's future.
COnsidering that Kevin Carmony was a featured speaker at the Ubuntu lovefest, I'd love to hear more from him about how Linux developers are not more than butt-pirates...well, some kind of pirates he said.
Seriously, is ANYONE going to mention this speech?
Isnt he like Britney's vagina ny bow? Havent we had our fill of Carmony quotes about their wet dream comning true.
This guy is a slick snakeoil salesman who pulled the double cross we all knew he would and now he gets to lecture ubunistas about the crimes they commit with Microsoft's IP.
THe only thing wed have missing now would be ESR to join Carmony on stage so they can get matching Vista tatooes on their rear end, early.
I thnik this is great to hear from you. Ubuntu is again in flashback. Will love to see those features. It's a full featured pack OS.