Ubuntu 8.04 released

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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 released

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seodevhead, if you hate your mac so much, can I get it cheap from you? I'd like another one for in my living room :D
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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 released

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matthijs wrote:seodevhead, if you hate your mac so much, can I get it cheap from you? I'd like another one for in my living room :D
I'd have more fun smashing it with a hammer than recouping some money on it.

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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 released

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seodevhead wrote: I'd have more fun smashing it with a hammer than recouping some money on it.

:P
You are aware of the fact that you hurt some people's feelings with saying something like that, don't you? :cry: :wink:

Anyway, let's talk about Ubuntu before you say anything more and I start crying for real.
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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 released

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Well you know... I wonder if I can wipe off OS X and replace it with Ubuntu... at least then it would be worth more than pocket lint. :D
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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 released

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I have been using the lastest ubuntu since it came out and am loving it. There is the slight problems I have with the ssh stuff though, its slow and the mounting of it is stupid. I opened a thread here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... ost4831817 which is kinda just a rambling about the problems I have with it. If anyone knows how to fix any of those problems I have then let me know.

Other than those problems everything works just awesome. No problems with anything and my laptops wireless worked as soon as I turned on the restricted drivers for it, even the encryption worked! Holy bagesus that never happened before so I am very happy about that (now to just get internet at my new apartment :P )

If it wasn't for Adobe programs being so much better than the linux alternatives I don't see why anyone would want to keep using windows especially after this vista garbage.

Love it, keeping it.
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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 released

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Everything seems to completely work out of the box now... which is awesome :-) Bluetooth used to be a sore point, but as of this release it seems to be completely flawless.

I just turned on CPU throttling for my laptop, and it's sort of awesome! I can watch the frequency of my CPU drop when the machine is idle... it's a bit like driving a hybrid; totally distracting!

Also, I love how virtualization is built in to the kernel now. I'm itching to take it for a spin!
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