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diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.23.07/Fri/ubuntu.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.23.07/Fri/ubuntu.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f21c090 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.23.07/Fri/ubuntu.txt @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +The third alpha for the next revision of Ubuntu, version 7.10, dubbed Gutsy Gibbon, was released into the wild yesterday afternoon. This release packs [a host of new features][1], but it is an alpha, so don't rush out and install this in a production environment. + +Alpha 3 of Gutsy Gibbon is intended for developer testing only and there are still a host of known issues (click through that link and you'll notice that the number on bug, listed as "Critical" with a solution "In Progress," is that "Microsoft has a majority market share"). + +But even if Ubuntu 7.10 isn't ready for prime time, the new features list gives a peak at what you can expect from the final release in October. Among the highlights: + + +>* By popular demand, the various theme, background and other appearance related tools have now been merged into a single dialog, allowing faster access to more settings. + +* The new Rhythmbox 0.11.1 contains gapless playback and better support for visualization. + +* Ebox -- a network services control tool designed to be easy to use even for non-Unix admins. Ebox allows control of a huge number of services from a single web interface. Parts of the 0.9.3 release has been packaged and many Ubuntu-specific changes have been made. + +* AppArmor, a framework for providing "enhanced pro-active security" through mandatory access control -- i. e. minimize the privileges of processes to greatly reduce the potential impact of security vulnerabilities. + +If you'd like to assist the Ubuntu team with finding, reporting or fixing bugs, you can grab a copy of the new alpha from the [Ubuntu 7.10 development site][2]. + + +[1]: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/tribe3 +[2]: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/tribe-3/
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