Technology : Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" Released

Ubuntu has released "Hardy Heron". Its been my preferred Linux Distro for newbies on opensource world. But if you're planning to develop using open source technology I recommend Fedora distribution, because I've been using Fedora distribution since Fedora Core 1. I'm now using Fedora 7 on my Laptop and now awaiting for the release of Fedora 9.

Ubuntu has been the most user friendly for new linux users. Base on my experience on our office, when we migrated all the Micro$oft workstation to linux distribution. We've installed Ubuntu 6 on our workstation. And the feedback I receive from new linux users are overwhelming. They don't really experienced major problem using ubuntu. If you'll be only using your workstation for Internet browsing, email and composition activities, Ubuntu is the best fit for this requirements. I haven't tried developing under Unbuntu, but according to some of my colleges its possible developing open source technology under Ubuntu.

Enjoy free software.

Technology : Mojavi 4 is coming...

Mojavi.org is announcing the release of Mojavi 4. Mojavi.org site is still under development. I've been using Mojavi since the release of Mojavi 1. It's been my preferred framework because it allows you to be more creative on developing web applications. We're able to make Mojavi run on PHP5 by editing some changes.

Technology : Fedora 9 Alpha Release

I've just downloaded Fedora 9 Alpha Release Live CD. According to Fedora Project team, they'll be releasing Fedora 9 by 29th of April 2008. I've been waiting for this release for months. Because I've been planning to upgrade my Fedora 7 to Fedora 8 few months ago. But base on my experience on installing Fedora 8 on desktop PC's we've encountered several challenges along the way.

The first challenge we've encountered is installing driver for video card with Nvidia Chipset. A motherboard with built-in video card 6100 series. What happen is the video quality is blurry and using a Samsung 17" LCD monitor, the screen orientation is quite a mess. You won't be able to calibrate properly your screen.

Also as far as I can remember I've also encounter video card driver issues on my HP Pavilion zv500 laptop. When I've updgraded my Fedora Core 6 to Fedora 7, it also became a challenge to me installing video driver on a built-in ATI Radeon Chipset. With the self of some fellow Fedora users, they've formulated a procedure to properly install the driver. I am now able to use beryl on my desktop, my favorite feature is the 3d flip. Well I hope on Fedora 9 that there's a built-in driver for ATI Radeon Video Chipset so I won't be able to encounter such challenges.

Tried Fedora 9 Live CD on my Laptop and it loads perfectly. Something i noticed is that the look and feel is the same as Fedora 8. I haven't check the features yet and will be if given a time again.

Keep posted, will update this article again.

NOTE: May 13, Fedora 9 will be released according to FedoraProject Check this link: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/9/Schedule