Install Broadcom BCM4312 on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

Ubuntu 9.10 has been launched. There are so many differences between Karmic Koala and Jaunty. We can see them after installing both systems. Ubuntu doesn’t recognized broadcom wireless chip automatically. After installing Ubuntu 9.10 we can find that broadcom 43xx wireless chips can not be detected. To enable broadcom 43xx, we have to install broadcom driver from Ubuntu 9.10 CD. 1. Ensure that your wireless chip type...

Hey Ubuntu, Stop Making Linux Look Bad

Ubuntu’s new Karmic Koala 9.10 release has been highly anticipated as the greatest release ever. In truth, it falls flat on its face in a time when Linux really needed to shine. by Christopher Smart        It’s the same old story. A new Ubuntu release, a new series of pain and frustration. Canonical releases a new version of Ubuntu every 6 months, come what may. Unfortunately what most...

Conceptual map of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)

Society and cultureOpen source culture is the creative practice of appropriation and free sharing of found and created content. Examples include collage, found footage film, music, and appropriation art. Open source culture is one in which fixations, works entitled to copyright protection, are made generally available. Participants in the culture can modify those products and redistribute them back into the community or other organizations.The rise of open-source culture in the 20th century resulted from a growing tension between...