A UEC Beginner's Guide

Murthyraju Manthena dropped me an email last week, pointing me to some excellent documentation (including charts, diagrams, code snippets, and commands) that he and his company put together based on their experiences with the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud and Eucalyptus:

http://cssoss.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/eucalyptus-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-%E2%80%93-uec%C2%A0edition/

You might find some benefit from their documentation, supplementing the wiki docs at:

http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC

And the upstream documentation at:

http://eucalyptus.com/resources/overview


Cheers,
:-Dustin

Convert a Running Screen Session to Byobu

I've been asked this question several times, so I figured I'd create a little demo video...

Is it possible to convert a running GNU Screen session to a Byobu session?

Actually, it's quite easy (if you have Byobu installed already)! Just run:

ctrl-a :source /usr/share/byobu/profiles/byoburc

Enjoy,
:-Dustin

When was the last time your operating system released EARLY?

Seriously, when was the last time any software project used by millions of people released early? I simply can't think of a one...

If you haven't heard Robbie Williamson's announcement yet, Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) will be released on the 10th day of the 10th month of this year. That's 10.10.10 (in both European and US calendar notation). And what's a bit more fun for the well-read geeks among us, 101010 in binary is 42 in decimal -- yep, the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything!


Ubuntu's release schedules are extraordinary within the expansive landscape of software development. In reverse chronological order, have a look at each of our historical release schedules:

• Maverick, Lucid, Karmic, Jaunty, Intrepid, Hardy, Gutsy, Feisty, Edgy, Dapper, Breezy, Hoary, Warty

Not to pick on our friends too much at Microsoft, Fedora, or Debian, but delayed releases are simply the status quo in the software world. It was the same story with most software projects at my former employers as well. That's just the expectation in most project management circles, it seems. Pick a date, and start working on a contingency plan almost immediately.

But Ubuntu, I contend, has pioneered something special in world of software development processes. The only reason that we can even consider releasing Maverick 3 weeks early is that we have an outstanding track record, adhering to our time-based release schedules and releasing perfectly in cadence 11 out of the last 12 Ubuntu releases, over the past 6 years. The lone hiccup being 6.06 (Dapper Drake), which introduced a 6-week delay in establishing the first Ubuntu LTS release.

Ambitious? Perhaps a bit. Don't Panic. Share and Enjoy. I'm looking forward to it!



:-Dustin