[ubuntu-tn] Can Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" lure the social crowd?

[ali benbrahim]

Saara, didnt we have a meeting in april 2010 ?
Regards
Ali benbrahim

On 28/04/2010, Saara Israa Väätti <israa.frej at tut.fi> wrote:
> Salam,
>
> This Thursday Canonical will release the next incarnation of Ubuntu,
> version 10.04, codenamed ”Lucid Lynx.” This release does something
> that no other OS has done and integrate “social” right into the OS.
>
> Lucid Lynx will bring with it a whole host of UI betterments, but the
> aspect that I think will be a big hit amongst users is social
> integration. Ubuntu 10.04 will come, out of the box, equipped with a
> browser, an email client, and IM client and a music store.
>
> The music store comes in the form of Ubuntu One, an iTunes without the
> DRM that gives users access to millions of tunes.
>
> An app going by the odd name of Gwibber allows users to combine data
> from Twitter, Facebook, Digg and other online services. This
> microblogging app is built directly into the OS so users can boot and
> and hook into their data streams effortlessly.
>
> No other OS, not Windows, not Mac OS X, not the even the “hyped to the
> heavens” iPhone and iPad platform, offers users so much social
> integration right out of the box. No additional software required.
>
> It’s early days, but this OS could allow Linux to get an additional
> foothold in the OEM market, targeting a more mainstream user base.
> Courting social network enthusiasts could be a good move for Canonical
> and Ubuntu - because if the OS is popular, these people could be very
> influential and help spread the word to a new audience.
>
>
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> Best regards,
> Saara Israa Väätti
> Ph.D student at Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Software
> Engineering department.
>
> Master degree student in Information Technology (Networks and
> Protocols, Communication Engineering department) at TUT, Finland.
>
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> Tunisia.
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