Archive for July, 2010

Ivanka Majic

Ubuntu font: what the glyph!

Having read some of the comments and bugs I thought it might be useful to add some clarification on a couple of terms. What we have released so far is only the regular weight of the font. Fonts – in general – come in many weights from ultra-light to ultra-bold. The fact that regular is [...]

Ivanka Majic

The Ubuntu Font Family

Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we are kicking off the Ubuntu Font BETA testing. This is a happy day! Today all Ubuntu Members will have access to a private PPA so that they can use, test and enjoy the font. The first four variants of the font family are scheduled for completion 8 August 2010 and [...]

Vishnoo

Never judge a book by its cover!

Ubuntu Software Center has amazing improvements lined-up for Maverick Meerkat and early alpha adopters are highly excited about the progress. However, what is Ubuntu Software Center? It’s merely a container, it’s only as good as the content within. We’re already aware it’s a show-stopper for new Ubuntu users and there is a papercut milestone for [...]

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