Byobu Featured in Linux Identity Magazine

I wrote an article on Byobu for the Ubuntu 9.10 issue of Linux Identity Magazine.

The article is in full color, with lots of screenshots. If you're interested in Byobu, or generally in Ubuntu 9.10, I suggest you pick up a copy! There are several other interesting articles, and also comes with Ubuntu 9.10 DVDs.
http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5038

Linux Identity Starter; Ubuntu 9.10; issue: 4; pages: 52; DVDs attached: 2; price (US): $14.99, table of contents

• DVD contents
• 9.10 vs. 9.04
• Installing Ubuntu 9.10
• Your first steps after a fresh installation
• Compiz, the Linux eye candy project
• Ubuntu directory structure
• Virtualization under Ubuntu
• Security in Ubuntu
• From carrier Pidgin to Telepathy
• Setting up your first site with Drupal
• Byobu – the Ubuntu Server Window Manager

:-Dustin

Willibuntu

We finished UDS-Dallas last month in the usual way ... with an Ubuntu All Stars Jam.

Being in Texas, we had to play a Willie Nelson song. On the Road Again strikes a particular chord for me, as I think it perfectly applies to our life in the Ubuntu Community. Since I've joined Canonical I've traveled on business to: Boston (twice), Prague, London, Montreal, Paris, San Francisco (twice), Berlin, Barcelona, Santa Barbara, Dublin, Portland (twice), and Dallas.

You can check out our live jam here (mp3, ogg), with Tony Espy on guitar and vocals, Matthew Helmke on lead guitar, Jamu Kakar on drums, and your author here on bass. Our apologies, Willie, our hearts were in the right place ;-)

Lyrics:

On the road again -
Just can't wait to get on the road again.
The life I love is making Ubuntu with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again -
Goin' places that I've never been.
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again -
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends.
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way ... is

On the road again -
Just can't wait to get on the road again.
The life I love is makin' Kernels with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again -
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way.
And our way ... is

On the road again.
Just can't wait to get on the road again.
The life I love is makin' Ubuntu with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again.
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

-- Willie Nelson

P.S. While searching for a Willie Nelson image, I ran across Joey Stanford's blog post -- seems he had a similar idea:

• http://joey.ubuntu-rocks.org/blog/2009/10/03/off-to-a-sprint-again/
  

:-Dustin

My Tux

My darling wife, Kim, hand crafted me my very own Tux :-) He's sitting quite prominently next to my monitor, keeping me company. I'm very proud of my crafty, crocheting wife. Thanks, Sweetheart! He's even cuter than our groom's cake...

You might notice in the background the leaves have finally changed colors here in Austin. It makes for a very beautiful view on the Canyon Edge.

:-Dustin

I'm Running Ubuntu (2009-11-24)

Howdy!

My dad and I ran the Baton Rouge Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day, benefiting the March of Dimes. I'm very proud of my dad, as it was his first race ever, and he beat his goal time.

Of course, we ran it in our I'm Running Ubuntu t-shirts, which was a lot of fun. We had a few conversations after the race with other curious Ubuntu users/runners. Ubuntu seems live and well in Louisiana!

I actually ran my personal-best in the 5K distance, finishing in 22:15, which is a 7:17 minutes/mi pace (4:27 minutes/km for my non-American readers), so I was quite excited, considering my Marathon Goal Pace is 9:00 minutes/mile (5:38 minutes/km).

A big thanks to my wife, Kim, and my Mom, Donna for being out there in the crowd on a chilly morning, cheering us on, and cooking that fine Thanksgiving feast we had right after the race ;-)

:-Dustin