The faster a computer goes, the more likely is to have Linux at its heart.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/where-linux-crushes-windows-like-a-bug-supercomputers/9890

Airtime is the open radio software for scheduling and remote station management. Remote access to the station’s media management, multi-file upload and automatic metadata verification is coupled with a collaborative online scheduling calendar and playlist management. The scheduling calendar is managed through an easy-to-use web-interface and triggers audio playout with sub-second precision for fading.

“…is a virtual appliance library that integrates and polishes the very best open source software into ready to use solutions. Each virtual appliance is optimized for ease of use and can be deployed in just a few minutes on bare metal, a virtual machine and in the cloud.”

It was super exciting to get Turnkey up and running on Amazon EC2. It was quick and easy. There was only one problem – it was damned expensive. After 5 days it cost me $13 US to host just one appliance. Game over.

Now if I could host multiple projects on one appliance, I’d use Turnkey Linux in a heartbeat. That is, a single installation that has both Drupal, Twiki and File Sharing. I suppose it can be done, but one seems to lose the “quick and easy” benefits.

There are other companies that host TurnkeyLinux, but there again you can only host one appliance per account.

I tried installed Turnkey Core in the hopes I could go into Webmin and install Turnkey patches to install Drupal or other projects, but that didn’t work.

This singular focus provides no value to me. I somehow need to get multiple appliances rolled up into one. If anyone knows of an easy way to do this, please let me know. I’d gladly let Turnkey Linux ubduct me all over again.

Vim hit 20 years old a little while ago. Happy birthday Vim.

If you’re curious, Vi began in 1976 and Vim followed 15 years later in 1991.

Here is a free Vim ebook to get you started.

Xubuntu uses XFCE desktop environment.

Back then, Crunchbang was based on Ubuntu and used the Open Box Window Manager. What I found was that even though Crunchbang claimed lightweight, it was still running nearly all the same processes as Ubuntu. It quickly lost its status as a lightweight contender in my mind and I stopped using it. But Crunchbang has been been based on Debian for like 2 years now, so I guess it’s back on the list for me.

If you’re interested, TechRepublic has a fairly recent write-up of Xubuntu suggested opportunities.

The three shortcomings include:

• It changes the way people use their computer
• It’s application-centric, not task-centric (you switch between applications, not windows)
• It doesn’t do multi-tasking well (you can’t see opened windows, system tray icons, etc..)

What I find most interesting about this move is that on both sides of the coin, the arguments are subjective to users preferences. But that is the benefit of linux – it’s all about freedom of choice. If you feel strongly about these “fixes” to Gnome 3, then use Mint. If you like how Ubuntu approaches it, then use Ubuntu. In any event, it’s better than using Windows

Jack Wallen looks at the rumored changes and updates for Ubuntu 12.04 and offers his perspective on how they might help or hinder Ubuntu’s rise to prominence in the Linux world. Read more.

Since when did Ubuntu lose prominence? As far as I’m concerned, Ubuntu has never slipped. Some people may have been upset by Unity, but many people liked the change.

Interestingly, this same author writes about 10 things to love about Ubuntu 11.10. Not sure what’s up with that…

Even without UNIX, there’s the C programming language influence. Heck, UNIX had a clear influence on DOS which funded MS Windows, so I’m not sure you could find a computer anywhere that Dennis hasn’t influenced. 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/13/dennis_ritchie/

http://www.osnews.com/story/25232/Dennis_Ritchie_Creator_of_UNIX_and_C_Dead_at_70