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Some of you may have noticed that this website has been updated recently. I've changed the layout, added some new sections, and most importantly added some spam filtering for the forum (I cleaned out over 20,000 pieces of spam).
Unfortunately, while I was doing this, I inadvertently screwed up the captcha settings, so it seems for the last couple weeks no one has been able to post comments or forum topics, or even create an account with which to do so. Sorry for the inconvenience - it's fixed now!

So, I've had a chance to further test the 12.04 iso that I posted yesterday, and have noticed that while the live session works as expected, the system will not work once installed (only works in low graphics mode). I suspect that this is due to incorrect permissions in the /var directory, and am testing an updated version as we speak. Once a working version is ready, I'll replace the current iso, as there's no point hosting a broken iso file.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

I've been working hard to make Dream Studio 12.04 the best release yet; not only because it will be the first release in the new schedule (once every two years), but also because I have many derivatives, products, and other goodies in store that will be directly related to this major release.

Dream Studio 11.04 made its debut late last week, and has been hugely successful so far. When I posted the installation DVD, Dream Studio's total downloads to date (since Oct. 2010, when Dream Studio 10.04 - its first version - was released) were approaching 5000. Since Distrowatch posted our Dream Studio press release to their front page, downloads have skyrocketed, and downloads of just this latest version are approaching the 7000 mark, all in less than a week!

FalkTX's excellent KXStudio (a KDE based multimedia distribution based on Ubuntu) has recently opened a new set of PPAs for the KXStudio Team. They're chock full of new and up-to-date software, and will be included by default in the upcoming Dream Studio 11.04. This move will benefit the users of both distributions, as software currently available only on Dream Studio will be added to the KXStudio Team PPA's, making it available to KXStudio, while Dream Studio will gain the addition of several packages not currently available by default.