Come and join us to celebrate the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release – all the details for today’s and other upcoming parties in Quebec province are on the Ubuntu Quebec wiki page.
See you there!
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release parties in Quebec: today, MONTREAL!
Archives par mot-clé : Advocacy
Ubuntu business cards
Thank you Jacob! It took me a few minutes today to install Inkscape, load your Ubuntu business card template and adapt it for my usage – with the new branding! it’s the first time I’ll use that benefit of being an Ubuntu Member. If you are an Ubuntu Member, make sure you check other benefits available to you.
We have quite a few events coming up in the Ubuntu Quebec LoCo team so I figured it would also be a good idea to put our web site address on it too.
Interestingly enough, the print shop clerk asked me what I had created my template with, of course he had never heard of Inkscape and… the rest is history 🙂 To make a long story short he still thought Linux was for server only! He also asked why Linux had gone away. His face when I explained what a LoCo is and why I was printing such cards was priceless. I am bringing a Live CD with me tomorrow so I can show him the magic.
Never underestimate how many people have no idea about Ubuntu, much less any free software!
How to upgrade to Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) ?
Introducing… The Ubuntu Upgrade Wizard 🙂
If you’ve wondered how to upgrade from from 8.04 LTS or from Ubuntu 9.10 to Lucid Lynx (soon-to-be 10.04 LTS), you may find the above link useful.
It’s a little experiment in documentation built in « Choose-your-own-Adventure » fashion. I don’t mean to replace any official docs but I’d like to have comments if anyone thinks it’s useful or how to improve it.
Please note this is NOT an applications – it is only a wiki guide meant to be followed by clicking on corresponding links!
I am using this as part of a set of internal tools for support (as Canonical staff are encouraged to upgrade to beta versions during development cycles) but also as a community tool to help follow best practices.I’ve also integrated links to IRC and the Answers section of Launchpad – I believe integrating live chat and the question/answer facility may help too.
The target here is beginners but also experienced Ubuntu users that seek an easy way to help someone upgrade.
Let me know what you think.
BTW I’ve focused on 8.04LTS and 9.10 but if anyone is willing to document upgrading from the other versions using the same conventions just let me know.
Nouvelle application Île Sans Fil pour Android
Sorry for the French post. Montreal folks will know what this is about and go straight to the QR code 🙂 Remember this is very beta and not officially approved by ISF.
Ce matin Claude Chasse nous apprends sur le groupe LinkedIn d’Android Montréal qu’une nouvelle application pour localiser les points d’accès d’Île Sans Fil est disponible pour tester.
Direct link: ilesansfil.apk
Attention cette application est encore en développement – le but est de reccueillir des commentaires.
Je suggère fortement d’envoyer vos commentaires sur le Google Group d’Android Montreal.
Voici quelques captures d’écran pour vous mettre l’eau à la bouche 🙂
Mes premiers commentaires:
- L’intégration Google Maps serait complète si on pouvait aller directement à « Directions » pour un point d’accès, appeler l’endroit, visiter son site web
- Une section « Favoris » serait intéressante
- On voit les point d’accès « down » ! Excellent pour éviter un déplacement
- L’ajout de l’option « my location » dans les paramètres manque
- Bonne intégration du blog d’ISF
Rogers Canada: how NOT to sell Android
I love Android (the platform, as a colleague put it).
But I hate my cellphone provider, Rogers Canada. I hope that’s clear. Rogers CANADA.
Being a community, people-oriented person, free software activist and open source enthusiast, and on top of that a full time technical trainer and support analyst, last summer when I heard that Rogers Canada would be the first company to sell & support the mighty HTC Dream (known as G1 to T-Mobile customers), I decided I would trust them. In fact I got my HTC Dream the day it came out, on June 2nd. If Google trusted Rogers with their first Android deployment in Canada, I would be OK. Big mistake!
I’ve posted before that Rogers Canada sucks. I’ve thought about documenting my own problems, but it’s getting easier to just gather other similar experiences Android customers have at Rogers:
- Rogers Mandatory Update Debacle
- How Rogers Ruined My HTC Dream
- Rogers and the Squashing of Personal Freedom
- I want my one point six – a blog dedicated to the HTC problems
- …
That’s right, there is a whole blog dedicated to document and share all the mistakes Rogers Canada has made and all the problems they have caused.
When I saw that I started my own Identi.ca group: RogersSucks (or !rs)
As I write this I am waiting for a replacement HTC Magic which was promised once, order « lost », promotion postponed, then secretly available again, then finally ordered on Sunday. I know, it’s Wednesday and we’re only a province away, but the phone hasn’t even shipped. Nevermind it’s only a slightly less outdated phone, I am waiting again to get the Rogers Canada Android Revolution.
Rogers Canada thinks it’s good business practice to suspend data service in order to force customers into upgrading to a firmware that basically locks down my phone. Why is it important it’s unlocked and rootable ? Because otherwise it’s very much useless, or should I say even less useful than a regular cell phone. At least regular cell phones behave well with BT headsets, don’t crash or reboot spontaneously, and don’t lag for >30 seconds when going from one application to the other. Among other things. It used to be possible to use Cyanogen Mod and other custom firmwares to make these phones somewhat usable. Not anymore.
How did Google let this happen ? I have no clue.
A lot of similar mistakes can be made by any company selling devices based on free, open-source software (and yes I know Android devices don’t come with 100% free software). I secretly hope some anonymous person inside such companies learns something from Rogers Canada mistakes. This is truly an example on how NOT to launch and service such a product.
Meanwhile I am gathering details on my own problems and getting all my services with Rogers cancelled without penalty for breach of contract. If that doesn’t happen, small claims court in Quebec should help, and I’ll document this in true free, open fashion so I can help as many people as I can do the same: vote with their money. I am angry such a great platform got such a bad start in Canada.
I guess the Revolution is not going to be available in Canada for some time.