What to expect from the new version of Ubuntu - Karmic Koala
Posted on July 10, 2009 by admin
The great thing about Linux distro development, when compared with OS X or Vista, is that the whole process is transparent. You can see at any stage what the developers are planning, and even download the latest build of your favourite distribution.
Ubuntu is no different, and the next version, which expected to be released this coming October 2009, is going to be called the Karmic Koala. You can generally get an inclination of what Ubuntu is going to feel like from the name, and we think the Karmic Koala is going to be more of an interim release than a major overhaul. Unless you happen to run a data centre, that is. “A good Koala knows how to see the wood for the trees, even when her head is in the clouds,” said Mark Shuttleworth with the announcement of Koala. “Ubuntu aims to keep free software at the forefront of cloud computing by embracing the APIs of Amazon EC2, and making it easy for anybody to set up their own cloud using entirely open tools.” So, the Ubuntu Koala is going to have his head in the clouds soon. And more importantly, it’s only going to be of limited use to normal desktop users. My concetn, its wireless setting must pre-support 802.1x authentication environment and PEAP-TKIP encryption with EAP Token. So far, the best wireless secured environment setting for Ubuntu is Hardy-Heron version 8.04.
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Salam ziarah
i can say that your concern on wireless issue is reasonable, as promoting ubuntu@other open source software in an environment where wireless connection is propelled by IIUM-community wireless settings, IIUM ubuntu users should feel easy to connect to the Net realm.
other than that, the review is informative enough for ubuntu noob like me.
peace.
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