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=== Global Bug Jam: Retrospective === "WOW! We had people in twelve nations and in 20+ locations meeting for this event and I’m proud of each and everyone who organised and participated in this. That’s amazing." And this is just the beginning of an article that outlines the thoughts and feelings of people new to the work of fixing bugs, and the way that one can begin to help. But, of course, the big news is that 853 bugs were jammed. http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=167 === MOTU School sessions for Ubuntu Developer Week wanted === In preparing for another Ubuntu Developer Week, James Westby is asking for volunteers to present MOTU School sessions. A list of possible sessions exists [1], and he suggests a couple that either he will do or he would like to see done. Those interested in presenting on one of the topics should add their name to the list [2], or contact dholbach or James to discuss it. [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/School/Requests [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek/Prep http://jameswestby.net/weblog/ubuntu/00-developer-week-school.html === MOTU News === Nicolas Valcárcel (also known as nxvl) has joined the MOTU team. He has done great work in the Server team, is the star of a Spanish packaging video and is involved in various places in the MOTU team. |
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| Joey Stanford has reported that changes have been made to the Launchpad Legal page [1]. 1. The Launchpad Logo, previously unlicensed, is now licensed as “Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales”. “No Derivative” was chosen to preserve our branding integrity. 2. The Launchpad Help wiki documentation and the Launchpad News blog, previously unlicensed, are now licensed as “Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales”. This was done to assist users and commercial entities to be able to use/remix/display the logo and material. Please see the legal page for more information. [1] https://help.launchpad.net/Legal http://news.launchpad.net/general/legal-page-updates |
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* Ubuntu netbook - Chin Wong took an Acer Aspire One netbook and turned it into a full featured laptop that happened to be small. By replacing the existing operating system with Ubuntu 8.04, the Aspire One was capable of running office applications, editing digital photos, surfing the Web and watching videos. That's not to say that it was easy, as he explains in the article. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_aug12_2008 * Why Ubuntu just might succeed - Matt Asay reassesses a previous article he'd written, and explains why Ubuntu may succeed at making Linux more relevant to a wider audience than just the desktop. His analysis focuses on the tools that Canonical uses: community fervor, marketing and the array of partners and enterprise traction. In brief, it's getting the word out to the right people at the right time that makes the difference. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10013233-16.html?part=rss&subj=TheOpenRoad * Mark Shuttleworth's evolving Ubuntu desktop war - Matt Asay had a chance to talk to Mark Shuttleworth about the direction in which Ubuntu is going. What he found out is that "cloud computing" is more than just desktop or servers. It's the combination of them, and what can be done with them. So, where Shuttleworth wants the desktop to be more appealing to users than Mac, he also wants to infiltrate the server side with exceptional network services. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10017426-16.html |
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* Canonical's Smartest Move of 2008 - Joe Panettieri reflects on why Canonical's cancellation of Ubuntu Live and instead focusing more on Linux``World Expo was a very smart move. http://www.workswithu.com/2008/08/10/canonicals-smartest-move-of-2008/ * Canonical To VARs: 11% of U.S. Businesses Use Ubuntu Linux - For more than a year, Canonical has been piecing together a global channel of partners, distributors and solutions providers. Today Canonical's partner program remains in its infancy, but they hope to change that by bolstering Ubuntu Server Edition's support among ISV's. http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/10/canonical-to-vars-11-of-us-businesses-use-ubuntu-linux/ *Ubuntu Really is Linux for Humans: After installing Ubuntu, the author of the blog site Lounge Daddy: Chronicles was amazed at the ease of use, simple installation, and excellent support. “Ubuntu offers a simplicity and a speed that Vista just cannot match”. http://loungedaddy.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/ubuntu-really-is-linux-for-humans/ |
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| * app-install-data-commercial 9.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011946.html * linux 2.6.24-20.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011947.html * linux 2.6.24-21.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011948.html * python-dns 2.3.1-2ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011949.html * linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-21.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011950.html * linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24.14-21.47 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011952.html * linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-21.24 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011951.html * linux-meta 2.6.24.21.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011953.html * tmsnc 0.3.2-1ubuntu0.8.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011954.html |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #104 for the week August 10th - August 16th, 2008. In this issue we cover ...
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In This Issue
General Community News
Global Bug Jam: Retrospective
"WOW! We had people in twelve nations and in 20+ locations meeting for this event and I’m proud of each and everyone who organised and participated in this. That’s amazing." And this is just the beginning of an article that outlines the thoughts and feelings of people new to the work of fixing bugs, and the way that one can begin to help. But, of course, the big news is that 853 bugs were jammed. http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=167
MOTU School sessions for Ubuntu Developer Week wanted
In preparing for another Ubuntu Developer Week, James Westby is asking for volunteers to present MOTU School sessions. A list of possible sessions exists [1], and he suggests a couple that either he will do or he would like to see done. Those interested in presenting on one of the topics should add their name to the list [2], or contact dholbach or James to discuss it.
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/School/Requests
[2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek/Prep
http://jameswestby.net/weblog/ubuntu/00-developer-week-school.html
MOTU News
Nicolas Valcárcel (also known as nxvl) has joined the MOTU team. He has done great work in the Server team, is the star of a Spanish packaging video and is involved in various places in the MOTU team.
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (#) +/- # over last week
- Critical (#) +/- # over last week
- Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
- Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
- All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Infamous Bugs
Translation Stats Hardy
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/
LoCo News
New in Hardy Heron
Launchpad News
Joey Stanford has reported that changes have been made to the Launchpad Legal page [1].
The Launchpad Logo, previously unlicensed, is now licensed as “Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales”. “No Derivative” was chosen to preserve our branding integrity.
The Launchpad Help wiki documentation and the Launchpad News blog, previously unlicensed, are now licensed as “Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales”.
This was done to assist users and commercial entities to be able to use/remix/display the logo and material. Please see the legal page for more information.
[1] https://help.launchpad.net/Legal
http://news.launchpad.net/general/legal-page-updates
Ubuntu Forums News
In The Press
Ubuntu netbook - Chin Wong took an Acer Aspire One netbook and turned it into a full featured laptop that happened to be small. By replacing the existing operating system with Ubuntu 8.04, the Aspire One was capable of running office applications, editing digital photos, surfing the Web and watching videos. That's not to say that it was easy, as he explains in the article. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_aug12_2008
Why Ubuntu just might succeed - Matt Asay reassesses a previous article he'd written, and explains why Ubuntu may succeed at making Linux more relevant to a wider audience than just the desktop. His analysis focuses on the tools that Canonical uses: community fervor, marketing and the array of partners and enterprise traction. In brief, it's getting the word out to the right people at the right time that makes the difference. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10013233-16.html?part=rss&subj=TheOpenRoad
Mark Shuttleworth's evolving Ubuntu desktop war - Matt Asay had a chance to talk to Mark Shuttleworth about the direction in which Ubuntu is going. What he found out is that "cloud computing" is more than just desktop or servers. It's the combination of them, and what can be done with them. So, where Shuttleworth wants the desktop to be more appealing to users than Mac, he also wants to infiltrate the server side with exceptional network services. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10017426-16.html
In The Blogosphere
Canonical's Smartest Move of 2008 - Joe Panettieri reflects on why Canonical's cancellation of Ubuntu Live and instead focusing more on LinuxWorld Expo was a very smart move. http://www.workswithu.com/2008/08/10/canonicals-smartest-move-of-2008/
Canonical To VARs: 11% of U.S. Businesses Use Ubuntu Linux - For more than a year, Canonical has been piecing together a global channel of partners, distributors and solutions providers. Today Canonical's partner program remains in its infancy, but they hope to change that by bolstering Ubuntu Server Edition's support among ISV's. http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/10/canonical-to-vars-11-of-us-businesses-use-ubuntu-linux/
Ubuntu Really is Linux for Humans: After installing Ubuntu, the author of the blog site Lounge Daddy: Chronicles was amazed at the ease of use, simple installation, and excellent support. “Ubuntu offers a simplicity and a speed that Vista just cannot match”. http://loungedaddy.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/ubuntu-really-is-linux-for-humans/
In Other News
http://onlineathens.com/stories/080908/news_2008080900419.shtml
http://crashsystems.net/2008/08/comcast-wont-support-linux/
Meeting Summaries
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Community Spotlight
Updates and Security for 6.06, 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
python-dns 2.3.0-5ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-August/012741.html
Ubuntu 7.04 Updates
python-dns 2.3.0-5.1ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-August/008988.html
tmsnc 0.3.2-1ubuntu0.7.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-August/008989.html
Ubuntu 7.10 Updates
python-dns 2.3.1-1ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-August/010293.html
tmsnc 0.3.2-1ubuntu0.7.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-August/010294.html
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
app-install-data-commercial 9.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011946.html
linux 2.6.24-20.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011947.html
linux 2.6.24-21.40 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011948.html
python-dns 2.3.1-2ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011949.html
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-21.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011950.html
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24.14-21.47 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011952.html
linux-backports-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24-21.24 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011951.html
linux-meta 2.6.24.21.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011953.html
tmsnc 0.3.2-1ubuntu0.8.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-August/011954.html
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