Ubuntu Satanic Edition

Ubuntu Satanic granted trademark license

Garry — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:16:48 +0000

Within a day of the Ubuntu SE store being closed down due to “intellectual Property” violation, the issue has been cleared up. Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu community manager, said the letter was “some kind of mistake” and that SE would be granted an “official trademark license”.

Thanks to everyone in the community who got behind us and also Ubuntu and Canonical for “not being evil”. That’s our job, after all.

The store will be back on line once we receive the official license agreement.

Canonical shut down Ubuntu SE store

Garry — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:17:23 +0000

You may know that we used to have a cafepress store which sold t-shirts and stickers. It was completely commission free and we made no money from it - which made the stuff as cheap as possible. Well, it seems that Canonical is enforcing their intellectual property rights over the Ubuntu name. The store is now closed and you will no longer be able to buy any Ubuntu Satanic merchandise.

This saddens us. We are big fans of Ubuntu and have a lot of respect for Canonical. However, they need to understand that a phenomenon such as Ubuntu is only as strong as its community and alienating that community over the sale of a couple of lousy t-shirts is not the way to go.

Jesus’ Jugular Released

Garry — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:24:36 +0000

Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.6 (Jesus’ Jugular)

Ubuntu Satanic Edition isn’t just an operating system, it’s the new order. Obsequious and arrogant, clandestine and vain. Unleash its might onto your computer by dressing in the still warm skin of a Stag, letting the blood run over your naked flesh and onto your keyboard as you type sudo apt-get install ubuntu-satanic. Marvel as the darkness penetrates your screen and buries itself in the depths of your soul. Let your ears bleed and your head frenzy. Play the sycophant. Revel in your pain. Let all other software bow down. It is your destiny.

http://ubuntusatanic.org/installation.php

Inverted Ibex Released

Garry — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:36:34 +0000

Ubuntu Satanic Edition has once again awoken from its slumber and spread its wings to cast a dark and foreboding shadow over your desktop. Version 666.5, Inverted Ibex, is now available for installation from our repositories.

This release adds the following:

A new Bathory usplash
Xubuntu support
Version 1.4 of the Aurora theme engine
Updated Inhuman Gnome themes
Brighter (readable) text on all of the usplash themes

To install:

http://ubuntusatanic.org/installation.php

Severed Fifth

Garry — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:49:14 +0000

The Severed Fifth project is exactly the kind of thing Ubuntu Satanic Edition is about. A heavy metal music project with the aim of exploring “what is possible when an independent artist releases their work in the new music economy”. Their first album, Denied By Reign, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license and available for download now.

The project fuses neck-wrenching music with solid principles. We support and applaud everything they stand for. Check it out:

http://www.severedfifth.com/

Banned from Distrowatch

Garry — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:37 +0000

Ever wondered why Ubuntu Satanic Edition is not on Distrowatch, the popular guide to the world of Linux? We contacted Ladislav Bodnar, the maintainer of the site, and this was his reply:

There is no way I am going to add this distro to DistroWatch. Two reasons:

“1. I don’t consider the name “Satanic edition” as an appropriate name for a Linux distribution. Believe me, there are many very sensitive people visiting DistroWatch who would be offended by the name of your distro. There is a line between what is and what isn’t an appropriate name for a software product and I believe that you’ve crossed that line.

2. Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical. You need to show me an official permission from Canonical that grants you the use of the word Ubuntu in your product’s name.

Regards,
Ladislav”

When we’d got up off the floor, we send the following response:

“Woah!

What about Muslim and Christian editions?! It seems that your worries about trademark infringement and offensive material don’t stop you from including those.

I thought Distrowatch was supost to be a list of Linux distributions. Surely it your purpose is to reflect the world of Linux and not dictate it.”

So, it seems you won’t be seeing your favourite distro on “distro”watch. At least until hell freezes over.

Live CD Released

Garry — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:11:34 +0000

The best software…
The heaviest music…

The Distro of the Beast.

The first Ubuntu Satanic Edition Live CD is available for download!

It includes the complete Ubuntu 8.04.1 operating system plus the dark and brooding Satanic theme. There is also a 30 minute EP of creative commons licensed music from the likes of StabWounD, Auvernia, Frontside, Skaut, Taste of Hell, Scape.Goat and Holy Pain.

Click on the appropriate torrent to download the ISO:

Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.4 i386 - will work on all PCs
Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.4 amd64 - 64-bit version
MD5 sum (what is this?)

Please help by seeding the torrent once you’ve downloaded it.

Live CD Beta Release

Garry — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:36:03 +0000

Help test the first Ubuntu Satanic Edition Live CD.

It includes the complete Ubuntu 8.04 operating system plus the dark and brooding Satanic theme. There is also a 30 minute EP of creative commons licensed music from the likes of StabWounD, Auvernia, Frontside, Skaut, Taste of Hell, Scape.Goat and Holy Pain.

Click on the following torrent to download the ISO:

Please help by seeding the torrent once you’ve downloaded it.

There will be a 64-bit version available shortly.

Satanic Community Screenshots

Garry — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:21:20 +0000

If you run Ubuntu Satanic, we’d like to see it. Send us your screenshots and we’ll put them on a new page dedicated to showing the world how dark a desktop can look.

In fact, we’d like to see any pictures of you running SE - photos of your laptop, photos of you, photos of you sacrificing a lamb and letting the blood drip across your keyboard. Anything.

Send your images to Garry or post a link in the comments section.

Headless Horseman Released

Garry — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:36:16 +0000

Ubuntu Satanic Edition 666.4, Headless Horseman, is now available.

This major release contains 7 new wallpapers, 2 new usplash themes, new GDM and KDM login themes and new animations for the Eternal Damnation screensaver.

The release includes exclusive Ubuntu Skulls artwork and photography featuring Riven.

Packages for Ubuntu Hardy, Gutsy, Feisty and Edgy can be installed from our secure APT repository:

http://ubuntusatanic.org/installation.php