Postings in August 2010
The limits of "community driven"
So I decided to finally upgrade from Karmic to Lucid. Easy task, only should take some time: After all I did a plain default install. Well, ok - I've used the alternative ISO as my employer requires me to use full disk encryption. It's a good idea anyway, no idea why this feature isn't the default for all installs.
So after some time the install finishes, the ...
The user is always right
Today I had a failing fsck during Ubuntu startup: any HDD activity would simply stop when the check claimed to have reached 89% Couldn't abort, had to cold start the box. Same result. OK, abort the check, bypass it and see what's going on. If only! Ubuntu thinks it is a great idea to drop normal users into maintenance mode. Once ...
Impressions from GUADEC 2010
Arrived in Amsterdam on Jul 22. First person I bumped into was Marc-Andre, fun. Already saw more of that city in one afternoon than I managed during the Maemo Desktop Summit in 2009.
Enjoyed trip to House of Bols on monday, Holland House Improved FTW (you won't find it on their website). Free shots got me squiffy. Bought passion liquor (let's hope Jon is trustworthy).
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