Mark Shuttleworth and the Grand Linux Vision

Oct 27, 2008, 23:03 (4 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Carla Schroder)

"Demand for USB images is huge, even more than LiveCDs. Users are moving to LiveUSB distribution, both for hard drive installs and running from a USB stick, which is a lot faster than a CD.

"He talked about something that goes against the conventional wisdom for running Linux servers: that Ubuntu server admins want new releases rather than old (and presumably stable and well-tested) software, because they want the functionality in new software. Especially power saving, as the cost per watt is a big factor these days."

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