Canonical appears on track to release Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server editions on Thursday, Oct. 29. In anticipation of the launch, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth is expected to address the media later today (Oct. 26). The VAR Guy will be listening closely and sister site WorksWithU hopes to explore the following eight questions about Ubuntu 9.10 and Canonical’s direction.
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The VAR Guy loves cat fights as much as the next guy. Jennifer Aniston vs. Angelina Jolie? Classic but a bit dated. Canonical vs. Microsoft? Not quite as sexy, but certainly timely and just as much fun. The latest spat involves Canonical dismissing Microsoft’s claims in the netbook market. But the feud ignores the bigger netbook problem.
Stuart Crawford, a long-time IT consultant who is fluent in all things Microsoft, claims OpenOffice isn’t ready for business. The VAR Guy agrees with many of Crawford’s points — but our resident blogger sees a bigger problem with OpenOffice that Crawford failed to mention.
The VAR Guy often crows about his successful predictions. But some of his blog posts — including a few about emerging open source solutions like Google Android and Ubuntu Server Edition — missed the mark badly in 2008. Time for The VAR Guy to take a break from holiday meals. Instead, he needs to eat some crow for these five open source statements that were off target in 2008.
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