Marvin Trilles

After several millions of second from my last post, I'm back. Thus, this post is related to the first geeky stuff I did after coming back from my 5 months of "forced exile" in the US (stuffs that does not involve my work in the office). Once again , Im playing with my Ubuntu, and the first thing I have to do is to update it. which brought me to realizing that I have the 8.10 version and in a few months more they will be releasing the 9.10 version. New Ubuntu version always comes with a new interesting name. Read the list below and be acquainted with Ubuntus version names. 4.10 Warty Warthog 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog 5.10 Breezy Badger 6.06 Dapper Drake 6.10 Edgy Eft 7.04 Feisty Fawn 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon 8.04 Hardy Heron 8.10 Intrepid Ibex 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope 9.10 Karmic Koala Funny, they always brand Ubuntu as the Linux for human being but their version names are always referring to animals. Maybe come version 10.10 they will name it after me ...

Installing Linux according to some , which I strongly disagree , is painful. Ive been jumping around several Linux flavors ( from Bayanihan to Smoothwall and some popular flavors in between ) and did not find any problem at all except for some minor ones. Good thing for newbies , Ubuntus installation has been improving a lot with every new release (and new odd name that comes with it) . I have Intrepid Ibex running on my box but I have not installed it manually . I am using a VMware , so downloading the VM image was a better solution . But for those who wants to try it without virtualization , heres a GOOD LINK to EASY INSTALLATION of UBUNTU 8.10 Intrepid Ibex . Good Luck.

I was looking around for some nice articles to read till I reached this funny yet real blog post from Phil Shapiro on washingtonpost.com. The Difference Between Vista, XP, Linux and Mac OS Explained Wherein a middle school student asks me to explain the difference in simple terms. I do just that. A middle school student I know asked me to explain the difference between Vista, XP, Linux and Mac OS. Here's the gist of our conversation: Me: "You want to know the difference in real simple terms? Okay. Vista is bad gnews and GNU is good gnews. XP ain't such bad gnews, until you reach the blue screen of death, which ain't good gnews at all." Middle schooler: "Okay, I think I understand. How about Mac OS?" Me: "Mac OS is like a beautiful Bermuda island with a prison wall built all around it." Middle schooler: "Really? How so?" Me: "Well, Mac OS uses Digital Recreation Management (DRM), so if you want to build a sandcas...

After reviving my laptop from a virus infection , I started tinkering with it once again . I always had a passion for Linux and the Open Source community , but after trying to think about it a couple of times , I decided to stick with Windows XP for a while .So before I go on and try to tell you why I had Linux on the title of my post , I listed some reasons why I chose to stick with Windows XP for the meantime. 1. I use M$ products at work . Im a .Net developer , thus I use Microsoft Visual Studio for work . Having it installed in my machine is a necessity . However , I have begun exploring the Mono project (which will be posted later on ). 2. I use several software that I still could not find any alternatives yet in the Linux platform. 3. I have a legit license for my Windows XP so I decided to stick with it anyway. Back to the main topic , I decided , however, to still go ahead and use Linux on my machine . Next stop , virtualization . Yep, as many have been hooked into it , i...

As I was playing around the web searching for some answers to my linux questions , I came across a page for MSLinux . Initially , I found it intriguing , knowing the fact that the URL seems so serious . Then I questioned myself , are the redmond giant trying their luck on the Linux affair? Well , as it turned out after reading through the entire page , it is just a pure joke (in my opinion) and I had a good time laughing on the features. Below is an overview of the supposedly MSLINUX distro . You can visit the page here. Microsoft Linux provides all the power of the Linux Operating System with the ease of use you've come to expect from Microsoft Products. Microsoft Linux brings a new level of productivity to Linux, without sacrificing flexibility, performance, and control. In addition to features like My Home Directory and My Configuration, Microsoft Linux contains greatly improved support for Web and Enterprise development. With Microsoft Linux Enterprise Edition, you can create s...

Im sure a lot of Linux desktop agress with me if I say that Ubuntu is indeed leading the way in Linux Desktop front. I ve known Ubuntu since 2006 and its interface has dramatically changed from the conventional Linux-looking UI to a more intuitive and better UI . Heres a better news to that , Mark Shuttleworth's vision for Ubuntu to out-pretty any desktop OS around and that includes the highly acclaimed Mac interface. "I think the great task in front of us in the next two years is to lift the experience of the Linux desktop from something stable and usable and not pretty, to something that's art," Shuttleworth said. This , when attained , can boost Open Source computing on Linux platform . But then again , training and information drives as well as support by open source community is still needed to make a household name.

Ubuntu Server 8.04 will be supported for five years, only the second version of Ubuntu to be guaranteed Long Term Support. What makes this news more interesting is that this version targets the enterprise domain which is currently being dominated by the Red Hat Enterprise and Novells Suse Linux Enterprise . Ubuntu Server 8.04 will be supported for five years, only the second version of Ubuntu to be guaranteed Long Term Support, with the previous 6.06 version also receiving the LTS designation. Ubuntu follows its own naming convention on releases, using the year followed by the month to come up with 6.06, released in June 2006, or 8.04 released in April 2008. Read More.....

I know every one is familiar with the Symbian OS and Microsoft OS for mobile devices . Linux , on the other hand , has been concentrating on desktop and enterprise solutions . For Linux fanatics , wait no further , there has been news that linux is going mobile . Yes , a new platform for the booming mobile industry . As a showcase of what Linux can do in the world of mobile computing , Nokia , the leading mobile phone producer , has unveiled a pocket-sized internet client running Linux for wireless internet browsing . Unfortunately , the 770 lacks a cellular radio that would allow it to go online directly or handle voice calls, making it Nokia's first consumer device that does not offer phone capabilities.

In a recent statement , Red Hat , one of the leading Linux flavor provider , denies speculation that they will be investing on a linux destop OS that will compete with the dominant Windows . In my honest opinion , this statement is not a bad sign for the open source community . Red Hat issued the following statement , showing their effort to continue providing reliable server solution : "As a public, for-profit company, Red Hat must create products and technologies with an eye on the bottom line, and with desktops this is much harder to do than with servers. The desktop market suffers from having one dominant vendor, and some people still perceive that today's Linux desktops simply don't provide a practical alternative." For desktop users , this does not mean there will be no Linux for them in the future . Red Hat is just one of the many flavors of linux . Ubuntu is the leading challenger in that desktop OS space . Furthermore , RedHat also made this striking sta...

Another move which only shows that the open source community is growing and is growing BIG . Adobe Systems is to join the Linux Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering growth of the open source operating system. The Foundation was created last year as a result of a merger between the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group. Members include HP, IBM, Google and Nokia. Read More from VNUNET

Recently , i bumped on to a site and what struck me most is its title "Flipping the Linux Switch" . There are two words that made be stop and read about the article "Linux" and "Switch". It reminded me a few years back when i was the network administrator of a university . I was part of the team that made the first move towards open source integration not only to the university but to the whole CICM schools in the Philippines. Most of the plans were focused on the shift from Microsoft based computing to Linux based computing. A move that may take several years before properly implemented. The main reason why it needs several years of transition is its effect on the overall efficiency of the workforce because of the sudden change in IT infrastructure. This means long hours of trainings and orientation . I have been an open source fanatic since i met linux and until now , though using Microsoft technologies on the job, i still doing some things to move to t...

i was a part of a CICM school with my last employer. the CICM system is indeed a great system which benefits all the schools that is part of it . one program that has a great impact is their Provincial Committee on Education meeting that is being held evry year . last may , i was part of my university's team to join the metting at Pagudpud . i was tasked to discuss with other school representative about IT matters. prior to the schedule, there was already a topic , it is the VOIP proposal to interconnect all CICM schools from Saint Marys University. another topic that was discussed is the open source program. this is the topic that i was tasked to write a report . thus, this blog. below is the unedited draft of what i submitted , feel free to comment. Human knowledge belongs to the world. This is a famous quote from the movie Anti-Trust, a movie that introduced some of the concepts of open source software. What is an open source software ? In layman's term , an open source s...