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Shuttleworth Announces Jaunty Jackalope

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Mark Shuttleworth, today announced the codename for Ubuntu 9.04 on the ubuntu-devel mailing list.

They plan to improve Jaunty in matters of Booting Speed, “There are some specific goals that we need to meet in Jaunty. One of
them is boot time. We want Ubuntu to boot as fast as possible – both in
the standard case, and especially when it is being tailored to a
specific device. The Jackalope is known for being so fast that it’s
extremely hard to catch, and breeds only when lightning flashes. Let’s
see if we can make booting or resuming Ubuntu blindingly quick.”

As we approach the launch of Ubuntu 8.10, it's time to create space for
future plans, and so I'm writing to introduce you to The Jaunty Jackalope.

Jaunty, the code name for what will most likely become Ubuntu 9.04, will
be the focus of our efforts from November through to April next year.

"Is it a deer? Is it a bunny? Or is it a weblication - a
desktop application that seamlessly integrates the web!" This hare has
legs - and horns - and we'll be exploring it in much more detail for
Jaunty. We have already laid some foundations for weblications in the
online services discussions that took place in Prague, but since we
fully expect those services to ship in 9.04 the discussion will be that
much more intense in Mountain View.
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Flaw in Software Licenses?!!?

A GPL SnowmanImage by eriol. via Flickr

WARNING: Post is full of nonsense

Excerpt from #think-digit:

<d1g1t> I’ll make a theme!
<d1g1t> any tutorials? o_o
<d1g1t> I’ll make the suckiest theme ever to be seen on linux! it’ll be dugg by someone and people will hate it so much, they’ll buy windows and windowblinds. I’ll be a revolutionary, then there will be an autobiogrphy, fan sites and stuff
<ray|raven> d1g1t: http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt/Tutorials/GtkThemes
<ray|raven> hahahahaha
<d1g1t> I’m serious
<d1g1t> people will regret switching to linux
<ray|raven> d1g1t: am gonna paste that suckiest idea of urs on the irc thread
<d1g1t> :O
<d1g1t> its not just an idea
<d1g1t> its the root of a revolution in the linux world
<d1g1t> mark my words
<ray|raven> ok im marking
<ray|raven> :-D
<d1g1t> then erase with good eraser
<d1g1t> o_o
<ray|raven> lol
<d1g1t> hey, does having the GPL license mean I can just rename a theme and show it off as my own?
<ray|raven> brb , posting d1g1t fantasy on irc thread
<d1g1t> :-(
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, u MUST give credit to the Original author
<d1g1t> oh
<d1g1t> in a little corner (with small fonts) would be ok?
<ray|raven> lol nice idea d1g1t
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, yup.. but you MUST
<d1g1t> what if the font size is 0? theoritically his name is there
<d1g1t> I should become a lawyer!
<d1g1t> another revolution in the software license world!
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, u must create a document with font size 0
<ray|raven> lol someone kick d1g1t :-P
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, u R el33t if u can create a document with font size 0…
<d1g1t> what
<d1g1t> ok, font size 1 is ok
<d1g1t> will look like a dot
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, I think, font size never gets below 4
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, and if it is simple text file, formatting won’t work :-D
<d1g1t> i can get font size 0 on GIMP
<d1g1t> a little image file won’t be a problem
<_Garbage_> d1g1t, how can u put image in Text file ?
<d1g1t> it’ll be a README.html
<d1g1t> hohoho
<d1g1t> the image could also be linked to the author’s site
<d1g1t> to “give him the credit”
<d1g1t> i want credits in large fonts
<ray|raven> lolol d1g1t , give it a rest already
<d1g1t> that’ll be a different license
<ray|raven> lol credits in a diff license
<d1g1t> DPL: Credit must in large fonts. The Credit must be visible to both to the naked and clothed eye
<ray|raven> http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=866560&postcount=204
<_Garbage_> http://thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=866560
<d1g1t> D1g1t’s Private License
<d1g1t> you shameless FOSSists!

After trying to learn to theme

<d1g1t> I GIVE UP WITH THE THEME. ITS SO DIFFICULT
<ray|raven> d1g1t: what happened to autobiogrpahies n autographs n shit?
<ray|raven> :p
<d1g1t> i’ll write an operating system, that’ll be easier
<d1g1t> I’ll make a virus that installs pirated windows on linux boxes

And NO, I Don’t Drink ;(

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