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Ubuntu-Users Social Network BETA

08/27/2007  IIIIII
Relevance: 4.15
Over the next week I will be starting on a new Ubuntu community project. The plan is to create a Social Network for Ubuntu users, giving users free blog space and email addresses on the ubuntu-users.org domain. Think of Facebook for Ubuntu Users by Ubuntu Users but as a non profit entity as opposed to a big business venture.
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One billion Windows users can be wrong

07/29/2007  IIIIIII
Relevance: 3.66
Will Microsoft ever stop treating Linux users as idiots? Probably not while it treats its own users in the same fashion. Just take a look at the latest FUD to arrive from the Microsoft chiefs of staff.
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Chrooted SSH/SFTP Tutorial (Debian Etch)

09/09/2007  IIIIIII
Relevance: 3.58
This tutorial describes two ways how to give users chrooted SSH access. With this setup, you can give your users shell access without having to fear that they can see your whole system. Your users will be jailed in a specific directory which they will not be able to break out of. The users will also be able to use SFTP in their chroot jails.
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Linux users could face European patent threat

09/20/2007  III
Relevance: 3.57
Linux users in the United Kingdom could face a greater threat from Microsoft than previously thought, but experts agree that British open source users are in far less danger than US users from Microsoft's claim that open source software infringes its patents.
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Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Debian Etch

06/26/2007  III
Relevance: 3.56
Vsftpd is one of the most secure and fastest FTP servers for Linux. Usually vsftpd is configured to work with system users. This document describes how to install a vsftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine.
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Updated eBay tools leave Linux users in the cold

10/18/2006  IIII
Relevance: 3.49
Online auction giant eBay is continually upgrading and supplementing its services, and that means frequent users periodically discover something new when they log in -- integrated PayPal, new messaging tools, and so on. I am one of those frequent users, and I recently discovered that the latest update to one of the core auction tools locks out Linux users.
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Tips for new Gentoo users

11/23/2006  IIIIIII
Relevance: 3.38
Gentoo is one of the most difficult distributions to learn, though veteran Gentoo users might point out that its friendly community and extensive documentation can help new users. Here are some tips that might make Gentoo easier for anyone who wants to give it a try.
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MythTV users to regain TV guide info -- for a price

08/10/2007  IIII
Relevance: 3.38
The free electronic program guide (EPG) data that Zap2it Labs currently provides to many MythTV users is scheduled to shut down on September 1. Today MythTV users learned how much a replacement service offered by Schedules Direct (SD) will cost.
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Summit debuts for Linux end users

08/28/2008  I
Relevance: 3.36
The Linux Foundation (LF) announced its first summit for Linux end users. The Linux Foundation End User Collaboration Summit runs from October 13-14 in New York City, and will"provide end users a direct connection and voice to the kernel community," says the LF. Held at the Desmond Tutu Center, the event offers an opportunity for"sophisticated" end users to"learn and interact with leaders from within the Linux community, including the highest level maintainers and developers," says the non-profit organization.
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Vocalize Firefox

12/03/2007  I
Relevance: 3.35
Two recently released text-to-speech extensions can transform Firefox into a talking Web browser suitable for users with visual impairments -- and anyone else who can use a speech interface to the Web. Fire Vox is designed to be a full-fledged"screen reader in a browser," usable for daily browsing even for unsighted users. CLiCk, Speak provides point-and-click screen reading, which can be helpful for partially-sighted users or sighted users who have written language difficulties (such as dyslexia).
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