Full Circle.

FYI Guys - "Each year, one of the most interesting parts of Microsoft's annual Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is seeing which rivals and products are listed as competitors for each of the company's divisions. The names won't surprise anyone who follows the industry, but their inclusion in the filing means Microsoft considers them formidable enough to warrant a mention to investors."

So who did Microsoft include in this years filing? Red Hat and Canonical(Ubuntu).

More here: Microsoft's 10-K Filing

Like I said at the beginning of the semester - The Big Boys are taking notice.

Final exam's still up, don't forget the final discussion - Someone mention gaming on Linux? Check out: http://www.cedega.com/

Final Exam

The Final Exam is now posted. There are 18 questions and you have 40 minutes to complete it. Please be aware that Angel isn't tallying points properly - add all your points, divide by 240 (current point total, 345 w/ Final Exam and Final Discussion) to get your current grade. I will be dropping your lowest assignment grade before calculating your final grade.

Good Luck,
Charlie

Grades are posted

I think I got everything set correctly, grades should be viewable. As of now, there are 240pts available, by Saturday, there will be 345.

If you feel a grade is in error, contact me.

Charlie

Final Exam/Final Discussion

Here's what you'll need to know for the Final:

Know your basic vi commands.
Basic Unix/Linux commands(Assignment 3)
Linux directory/file structure
Loading arguments from a command line into a script
basic script routines

Of course, feel free to use any resource at your disposal.

You'll have 30 minutes to complete the Final and it'll be worth 100pts, you'll have one chance to take it, and it must be completed before Saturday, Aug. 8th.

Your final discussion:
You've had a chance this semester to explore the Open Source Community, as well as an opportunity to experience Linux and the idea of "Cloud Computing" first hand. Reading your discussion postings, everyone here has their own opinion of Linux and validity of Open Source - to the point where I'd swear some of you are on Blue Screen of Death's payroll.

Here's your chance to voice your opinion on what you think the future of Linux is, what's missing? What's the key hindrance keeping Linux from breaking into the mainstream?

I've really enjoyed reading your postings this summer, it's given me a better perspective on my admitted biases.

Thanks for a great summer!
Charlie

Final Assignment, Final Discussion, Final Exam

The final assignment has been posted, go to Angel and check it out. Your final discussion topic will be posted tomorrow, and the Final Exam will be available Wednesday - both need to completed by Saturday, 11:59pm. A Final Exam study sheet will also be available tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience this semester, while I dug around trying to figure out Angel. You guys have been great!

Charlie

So - Ubuntu Loaded... Now What?

Well, you have those questions you need to find answers for... Figure out how to open a Console Window -or- a Terminal Window/Session. This will bring you to a screen very similar to the Putty/SSH window we've been using to get to Shaula.

Wubi - Updated Instructions.

For Wubi - go here instead: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download The wubi link was taking too long to download everything necessary. Go to the aforementioned link, I chose 'United States OSU Open Source Lab' as my locaton, and downloaded the ISO. It takes ~4hrs to download over DSL. If you have dial-up or a slow connection, (and you live locally) contact me.

Next, go here [http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html] and download Vitual Clone Drive.and associate .iso type files to it.
Double Click the .iso file you saved, and then click on Wubi.exe to begin your install - I chose 20GB for my install size.