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Contents

  1. UWN Translations
  2. In This Issue
  3. General Community News
    1. Call for testing: Major update of Ubuntu Brainstorm
    2. MOTU News
      1. Nicolas Valcárcel(nxvl) Interview
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Infamous Bugs
    3. Translation Stats Hardy
  5. LoCo News
    1. Software Freedom Day: Ubuntu-MD
    2. NJ Ubuntu LoCo Summer 2008 Barbecue and LAN Party
    3. Atlanta Linux Fest 2008
    4. Ubuntu Arabic Team
  6. New in Hardy Heron
  7. Launchpad News
    1. Launchpad 2.1.8
    2. Launchpad Terms of Use Update
  8. Ubuntu Forums News
  9. In The Press
  10. In The Blogosphere
  11. In Other News
  12. Meeting Summaries
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  14. Community Spotlight
  15. Updates and Security for 6.06, 7.04, 7.10, and 8.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates
    3. Ubuntu 7.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 7.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
  16. UWN #: A sneak peek
  17. Archives and RSS Feed
  18. Additional Ubuntu News
  19. Conclusion
  20. Credits
  21. Glossary of Terms
  22. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #105 for the week August 17th - August 23rd, 2008. In this issue we cover ...

UWN Translations

  • Note to translators and our readers: We are trying a new way of linking to our translations pages. Please follow the link below for the information you need.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations

In This Issue

General Community News

Call for testing: Major update of Ubuntu Brainstorm

A major evolution of Ubuntu Brainstorm is on the way, and includes:

  • An UI redesign, for better navigation through projects and categories.

  • Idea rationale & solution separation, with the ability to add your solution to an existing idea rationale. That will help have a better visibility by gathering ideas tackling the same problem.

  • Approval required for newly submitted ideas. That will help make Ubuntu Brainstorm content consistent by filtering the non-ideas, duplicates and poorly described ideas.
  • Custom permissions for project administrators. Upstream and Ubuntu developers could, if they want, ask to add their project and manage ideas related to their project.
  • And much more...

A lot of changes have occurred , and we'd like to test it thoroughly before going live (which we don't expect for at least a month). So you are welcome to post test content, vote, and report any error you find on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ideatorrent/+filebug. Discussion and suggestion about the new UI can take place in this ubuntuforums.org thread. (Note: This is a test setup, meaning that all your interactions will be removed at next code update)

http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com/node/24

MOTU News

Nicolas Valcárcel(nxvl) Interview

Nicolas has been using Linux for 4 or 5 years, and Ubuntu since Warty Warthog. He became involved with the MOTU team about a year ago, and is now focused on the server team. He is also part of the Peruvian LoCo Council, is an intern at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and is finishing up at the university. See the full interview at http://behindmotu.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/nicolas-valcarcel-nxvl/

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

  1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  2. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  3. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  4. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  5. 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

Software Freedom Day: Ubuntu-MD

Ubuntu-MD LoCo will be celebrating Software Freedom Day on September 20, 2008. It will be held at the Miller Branch of the Howard County Library:

  • 9421 Frederick Rd
  • Ellicott City, MD 21042

The Team is looking for people to speak. Please look at the wiki [1] or drop them an email [2]

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarylandTeam/Events/SoftwareFreedomDay2008 [2] sfd08@ubuntu-maryland.org

http://www.chuckfrain.net/2008/08/17/software-freedom-day-in-the-free-state

NJ Ubuntu LoCo Summer 2008 Barbecue and LAN Party

The New Jersey Ubuntu Local is hosting a Community’s Summer 2008 Barbecue and LAN Party on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Locations are Cherry Hill in Southern NJ, and Butler in Northern NJ. The party starts at 2:00 PM, the barbecue at 5:00 PM, and the whole thing ends at 2:00 AM Sunday morning. Cost is $5, which gets you Burgers, 'Dogs and other essentials. Bring your own drinks, sides and desserts. See http://nj.ubuntu-us.org/LAN for further information.

http://www.lemasney.com/blog/?p=647

Atlanta Linux Fest 2008

The Ubuntu Georgia US Team will be holding the Atlanta Linux Fest 2008 on Saturday, September 20, 2008, 11am - 6pm. They will be hosting many distributions, including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Mandriva. There will be demos of the distributions and installation help, and there will be other demonstrations of IBM software, dual-booting and much more. Registration is free, but a $5 donation to the event is requested for pizza. The Linux Fest will be held at

  • IBM Hillside Conference Center]
  • 4111 Northside Pkwy Atlanta, GA. 30327

Registration (required for free wifi) is at http://atlantalinuxfest.org/

http://boredandblogging.com/2008/08/21/atlanta-linux-fest-2008/

Ubuntu Arabic Team

http://syntux.net/blog/2008/08/21/ubuntu-arabic-team/

New in Hardy Heron

Launchpad News

Launchpad 2.1.8

http://news.launchpad.net/releases/launchpad-218-bugzilla-and-trac-plugins-now-available-plus-karma-for-commits

Launchpad Terms of Use Update

http://news.launchpad.net/notifications/terms-of-use-update

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10017426-16.html (This was entered in Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #104. Please Delete)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/technology/personaltech/21askk-002.html?_r=1&ref=personaltech&oref=slogin

In The Blogosphere

  • Why It’s Okay for Oracle, SAP to Skip Ubuntu (for Now) – Joe Panettieri of the blog workswithu.com points out that the concern for SAP and Oracle’s lack of endorsement of Canonical and Ubuntu is unfounded. Joe comments that Dell is Oracles’ biggest reseller and that currently most of Dell’s Oracle server sales involve either Red Hat or Windows Server. Based on the fact that Dell has no imminent plan to move to Ubuntu server it makes sense that Oracle will follow Dell’s lead. In addition, Linux is a currently a niche market for SAP. As demand for Ubuntu in the server market increases then “Oracle and SAP will be compelled to join the Canonical part”. http://www.workswithu.com/2008/08/14/why-its-okay-for-oracle-sap-to-skip-ubuntu-for-now/

  • 5 Reasons Why a Newbie Should Try Ubuntu – A decade ago Linux was typically for geeks…Ubuntu is starting to change that perception. Praval of the blog Brajeshwar.com outlines five reasons that Ubuntu is the Linux distribution for the rest of us. Cited are Ubuntu’s ability to test drive before you commit to reconfiguring your hard drive through the use of LiveCD, easy installation and setup, wide range of supported devices, the ability to upgrade with the click of a mouse, and phenomenal community support. Due to these reasons, many who would have never considered trying Linux have installed Ubuntu and based on the initial experience, many of us are remain avid Ubuntu users. http://brajeshwar.com/2008/newbie-should-try-ubuntu/

http://everdeath.livejournal.com/62540.html

http://marksitblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/dellubuntu-inspiron-1525-review.html

In Other News

http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2008/08/17/canonical-joins-the-linux-foundation/

http://yourblog.direct2dell.com/2008/07/18/dell-upgrades-consumer-linux-pcs-to-ubuntu-804/

http://www.workswithu.com/2008/08/22/ubuntu-linux-bloggers-wanted/

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 LTS Updates

Ubuntu 7.04 Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

UWN #: A sneak peek

Archives and RSS Feed

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

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Credits

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Glossary of Terms

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