In the eleventh Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team, Ciemon Dunville, Alan Pope, Dave Walker and Tony Whitmore present interviews recorded at LUGRadio Live 2008, hardware reviews, discussion and news alfresco style.
In this episode:-
- Discussion:
- Pete Stean reviews the Advent 4211 (MSI Wind)
- A review of the Viglen MPC-L – which we’re also giving away. We also give details about how you can get the Viglen MPC-L for £80
- Sarcastic News
- A great interview with Andy Robinson and Etienne Cherdlu from OpenStreetMap
- Some listener feedback.
- Competition:
- We announce the winner of the Efficient PC ‘Wraith’
- We start a new competition where we give the Viglen MPC-L All you need to do is follow the instructions in the show to be in with a chance of winning this cracking tiny PC.
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Thanks for a great OpenStreetMap segment guys. Quality of the audio rocks
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Good episode. No offence to you guys but can you please bring back Laura.
Yeah, great quality given the low-tech environment which we recorded the netbook segment. I’ve also switched on my Department to the possibilities that Openstreetmap might offer us, so who knows what might happen next!
I’ve put up a written how-to on getting Ubuntu onto the Advent 4211, drawing together some tips from various places, here (ignore the troll lurking under the post though lol):
http://thelondoneer.blogspot.com/2008/07/replacing-windows-xp-with-ubuntu-hardy.html
Love the podcast!! The only thing I don’t like so much is the music. I hope you decide to change it. I love the interviews and reviews!! Thanks for the great work! keep it up!
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