Letters
I made this pumpkin by printing out the Ubuntu logo and taping it to the pumpkin. I used one of those pokers that come in pumpkin carving kits to poke holes in the pumpkin along the lines where I had to cut, then I just cut along the lines. I decided to make the Ubuntu pumpkin, because I wanted to do something different from the standard "scary" pumpkin. Not a lot of people saw the pumpkin, but someone said that the only person that would think it was scary would be Bill Gates.
LinuxLoop www.linuxloop.com
There are loads of ways in which you can contribute to Ubuntu (see FCM#6 letter), programming is only one of those ways.
For instance, if your own language is something other than English, then you can help translate software and documentation to your own language.
Another way to contribute to Ubuntu is by simply going into the forums or on IRC and help people solve any problem they are having.
If you know how to do something in Ubuntu, then you could write a Wiki article (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/) or if you have a great idea on how Ubuntu can be improved, you could submit it to the idea pool at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IdeaPool
Those are just a few of the ways in which you can help make Ubuntu a better experience for everyone. You can find more ways at http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
Balaam
I think there was a mistake in the poll it issue #6. Window manager and desktop environment are two different things.
Gnome, KDE and XFCE are desktop environments, not window managers, although they have built-in windows managers (in order: Metacity, Kwin, xfwm), we can't make confusion with these two terms. These ones are okay: Compiz and Beryl are really windows managers as they only replace metacity, kwin or xfwm. By the way, Compiz fusion is not the window manager itself, it's jut the replacement for Compiz-extras, merging old compiz plugins with Beryl ones.
A window manager can be used in all other desktop environments (at least in theory), but the best thing is to keep the desktop environment default one. With the introduction of compositing window managers (the ones that make all those cool effects, just to remember the window manager is the one that do those effects to the windows not the desktop environment) it became common to replace the default one with another (cool) one like people do when putting Compiz (Fusion) in Gnome. They are actually replacing Metacity with Compiz (yet putting extra plugins if they are installing compiz fusion also)
Onilton Maciel
Ed: You are of course right but look how long it took to explain what you mean by Window Manager and Desktop Environment. We purposely lumped everything together to make the question short and less complicated to new users.
I think I've met the same problem as Anthony Stellato (Letters page of FCM#6), maybe mine is even worse!
I have installed totem-xine and mplayer with w32codecs in my Gutsy Gibbon, but I can not open my HD videos (or movies) with them. Each time I try to use mplayer or totem-xine to open my 720p or 1080p movies, none of them worked, it quit automatically not long after I double clicked the HD movie file.
So, please help me and other friends with the same problem!
By the way, I am a loyal reader of Full Circle Magazine , I've read all the issues, they are great! I like the Top 5 very much, which is very useful. While on the subject, could you list some downloading tools for us in the next issue please? Thank you.
ming
Ed: Glad you like the magazine ming! I'll pass your request for download managers to Andrew.
Is it possible to have an article explaining a how to create a media center with the packages provided on the repository?
damvcoool
Ed: As far as I'm aware Robert Clipsham, Flavor of the Month writer and FCM Communications Manager extraordinarre is thinking of doing a Mythbuntu install for #8. Stay tuned! Hey, I made a funny!
I think Full Circle Magazine is a great resource. I have a suggestion though: I think there should be some small blurb somewhere near the front, letting people who know nothing, nothing at all, about what Ubuntu is and where they can learn more.
matthewcraig
Ed: Good point. We now have a 'What is Ubuntu?' info box on the Editorial page.
