Hi HackerPublicRadio listeners and welcome to this short episode on things happening in and around the linux and open source community, i'm your host finux.
If you haven't heard through the usual community jungle drums, Ubuntu has named the next planned release of it ever popular distribution. 9.10 will be named Karmic Koala, Mark Shuttleworth announced on this week. Karmic Koala will be release in October of 2009, and for any of you that are unsure about Ubuntu's version numbering it works this way; Year, makes the first part, and the month makes the second part after the dot. Hence 2009 makes the 9 and October makes the 10. With promises of cloud computing being supported this should be very interesting release
Over here in the UK a petition has been launched over at petitions.number10.gov.uk asking the prime minster to look at adopting Free and Open Source Operating Systems in UK schools. The petition states;
The only BECTA recommended operating system for schools is Microsoft Windows, but there are several reasons why this is not the best choice for use in an educational environment.
Firstly, the vast majority of malware in existence is for Windows.
Secondly, the cost of a Windows computer may prevent some learners from having one at home which is compatible with the ones used at school.
Thirdly, Windows restricts the user's choice of such settings as languages and character support based on edition bought. Finally, Windows is not designed for education.
For these reasons, we believe that the primary OS used in schools should be a free and open source alternative. Many operating systems that are more secure than Windows are available, although there is currently only one specifically designed for education. Many of these systems are Linux-based, and so there are alternatives to most Windows software available, and where they are not, it is possible to run windows applications.
If you are a UK citizen and wish read or sign the petition then the url is http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nonMSschools
Our own very special three-thirty got his first ever hate mail, congrats dude we're all so proud. Its with regards to his HPR 299 episode, which i think is starting to become infamous on twitter.
http://linuxcranks.info/blog/?p=169
Events, if any listener wants its user groups meeting, or an event mentioned then drop me a line and i will read them at the end. You can catch me, at finux@thelinuxsociety.org.uk, same goes if there is a story or anything you want mentioned.
So as this is the first show, the only events i have for you are local to my community.
On Thursday the 26 Mr Robert "Swifty" Ladyman will be talking about Squid at the University of Abertay Dundee Linux Society at 7pm. The talk is open to everyone and details can be found at http://thelinuxsociety.org.uk/content/squid-robert-swifty-ladyman
Also at the Linux Society Gavin Henry will be giving his talk about OpenLDAP replication startergise and more information an that talk can be found http://thelinuxsociety.org.uk/content/gavin-henry-openldap-replication-s...
That's all folks, my shownotes will be released at thelinuxsociety.org.uk and on HPR as a comment to this episode, please feel free to drop me a line, or you can grab me on twitter - i'm - f 1 n u x
Thanks for listening
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