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What is Fuduntu? It's the Linux distribution with a "punny name" that has Fedora heritage but makes a hat tip to Ubuntu.

It has been a long hard journey to find a Linux which would work with the Lenovo Ideapad hardware but after weeks actual usage of the Linux it looks like I have found a stable and very usable Linux called Fuduntu.

It’s that time again! The Fuduntu Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Fuduntu 2012.4. This is the fourth quarterly release for 2012. Like all previous Fuduntu releases, this release follows our tradition of making small incremental distribution improvements that don’t sacrifice the stability of our Linux distribution. Existing Fuduntu users have already rolled up to 2012.4, as all of the updates available are released to our stable repository.

Some important changes: A refreshed desktop, refreshed defaults, and we've dropped Mono!

Fuduntu Linux has been around since November 2010 and was initially a Fedora remix distribution. In November 2011, however, the codebase was forked and is now an independent distribution. Overall, there are over 30,000 users accessing the repositories. While any distribution takes work and a dedicated team, an independent distribution takes even more work than a remix. Fuduntu, just like many distributions, relies on volunteers. The volunteers are what keep the distribution going. The users are great and that’s what gives the motivation to go on, but volunteers are needed to make sure that distribution keeps going for the users. Today, we’re looking for volunteers. Have you ever used a Linux distro thinking that you would really like to get in to help but there are so many volunteers, you feel that you wouldn’t be able to get as close as you would like?

Fuduntu Team Reorganization Announced With the Fuduntu project growing, a reorganization in the team was deemed as a necessary step. The reorganization will include more defined primary roles for the Fuduntu team members as well as setup team leaders for the major areas of Fuduntu. Andrew Wyatt will remain in the role of the project leader. In addition, we are announcing leaders in various areas. Andrew, along with the various leads will form a new leadership team, replacing the steering committee.

When I started using computers, you could still find the schematic at the back of a computer reference manual. Back then, the intro to computer programming looked like this:

10 PRINT “COMMODORE 64” 20 GOTO 10

Literally, look it up! While I was learning how to write simple programs, I picked up a key piece of information that has served me very well over the years:

If you take the extra time to understand how a computer works you will understand how to program it.

According to some within the GNOME team, the team and the GNOME product are falling apart. By alienating the people that were loyal dedicated users they have begun a downward spiral into the abyss. What was once a respectable, reputable product now a garbage salad that no one wants and no-one uses.

It is only natural that there are still a lot of people out there who can’t get used to GNOME 3 and prefer GNOME 2 that they are used to. The problem with this is that not many distributions support GNOME 2 anymore, and most of them use obsolete versions of applications. Fuduntu on the other hand is modern in every aspect, except for the GNOME version…

Funduntu 2012.3 is somewhat unique among Linux distributions. While you find many Debian and Ubuntu spins and forks you do not find as many Red Hat spins and forks that are user friendly, and more, optimized for laptops and netbooks.

I would like to announce the immediate availablilty of Fuduntu 2012.3, our third quarterly release for 2012. Like all previous Fuduntu releases, this release follows our tradition of making small incremental distribution improvements that don’t sacrifice the stability of our Linux distribution. Existing Fuduntu users have already rolled up to 2012.3, as all of the updates available are released to our stable repository.

The second Fuduntu quarterly ISO, Fuduntu 2012.2 is now available for immediate download. As with all Fuduntu releases, this release continues our tradition of small incremental improvements. It is important to note that existing Fuduntu users have already rolled up to this version through the normal update process, and do not need to download or reinstall from this media to benefit from this release.

For those among you who dwell on the internet, like your’s truly, the Humble Bundle team is possibly “no stranger in your lands”. For the rest of our readers: The Humble Bundle, Inc. is a group dedicated to bring you bundles of multi-platform indie games in the pay-what-you-want format, in which the money is split between charity (Child’s Play, EFF, etc.), the game developers and HB itself. Whichever amount you donate is divided between those three in whichever way you choose.

I would like to let you all know about an exciting new version of Jupiter Applet that we have just released. This applet fixes a few bugs, but in addition it brings with it a brand new Python based applet which replaces the aging C# based applet.