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In This Issue

General Community News

Intrepid Alpha 5 released

Intrepid Ibex Alpha 5, which will be Ubuntu 8.10, has been released. This milestone is not recommended for critical use or for anyone not comfortable with frequent breakage. You can download it from:

• http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu)

• http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu Education Edition)

• http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu)

• http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu)

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-September/000480.html

KDE Community Stabilizes Desktop with KDE 4.1.1

This is the first monthly update and service release of the 4.1 Free Desktop. This release includes:

• Enhancements - a long list of bugfixes and improvements.
• Extragear packages - applications that are mature, but not part of one of the other KDE packages.
• Binary Packages - some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have provided binary packages of KDE 4.1.1

More information can be found at http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-4.1.1.php

KDE 4.1.1 Released

Packages for KDE 4.1.1 are available for Kubuntu 8.04 and can be installed beside your existing KDE 3 installation. Instructions for adding the repository and downloading KDE 4.1.1 are available at the link.

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1

Wanted: Moderators for Ubuntu Brainstorm!

In an effort to improve the quality of ideas received by Ubuntu Brainstorm, they will be initiating a Sandbox where ideas can be reviewed by moderators before going into the mainstream. They are asking for people with good moderation experience to join the team. Moderators will review the ideas in the Sandbox, help authors to structure them, and approve or reject the ideas. Interested persons should send a message to the team mailing list[1] before joining the team. For additional information, join #ubuntu-brainstorm on IRC.

[1] https://launchpad.net/~brainstorm-moderators

http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com/node/25

Ubuntu Developer Week

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek (Ubuntu Developer wk. logs) [I think this should be a sub-link to dholbach's blog, since it doesn't mention the IRC logs]

PackageKit: Call for testing

The APT backend for Packagekit 3.0 series has made progress, and now has:

• Search for codecs and mime type handlers
• Local file installation
• Change log for updates
• Group support
• Repository handling
• Notification of new distro releases
• A lot of bug fixes

Those interested in furthering Packagekit for a freeze exception should test it and report any bugs. Information on the location of the repository and what packages to download can be found at the link.

http://www.glatzor.de/blog/blog-details/select_category/1/article/packagekit-call-for-testing/?tx_ttnews[backPid]=4&cHash=394ae6b1d7

Two Years Going Strong

http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1270

MOTU

We're very pleased to announce that Devid Antonio Filoni just joined the MOTU team. After months of hard work and good feedback from his peers, we're glad he now is part of the team.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-qa/2008-September/000252.html

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2008-September/011510.html, mention thats its a draft, might be related to https://lists.canonical.com/archives/ubuntu-website/2008-September/000338.html

Summary of UDW

Daniel Holbach has been summarizing the Ubuntu Developer Week on a day-by-day basis. Each day he has listed the events that occurred, and what they were all about. The IRC logs for the actual events are available on the main Ubuntu Developer's Week wiki site[1].

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/

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

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2008-September/000173.html

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/personal-computer-world/software/2216997/review-ubuntu-04-lts-operating

• Getting to grips with Linux - Gary Parkinson has a hard time with Linux on his laptop. The laptop came with Xandros installed on it, but he's unhappy with the look and feel of the distribution and installs Ubuntu instead. But then the wireless wouldn't work. Then there was dealing with using the terminal to install software. Geek Squad finally helps him get on line, but then he still can't sync his iPod. The fault there lies not in Linux, but in the Apple software. Enjoy the antics Gary goes through at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7594249.stm

• Can Ubuntu Shine Where Red Hat Won't Go? - Katherine Noyes notes that Red Hat has no interest in producing a desktop version of Linux for the consumer market. The reasons range from "it's too expensive to fight Microsoft" to "Ubuntu is already doing the desktop." Hardy Heron has been a major assist in making Linux available to Windows users with the inclusion of Wubi. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Can-Ubuntu-Shine-Where-Red-Hat-Wont-Go-64340.html?wlc=1220553360

• Book review: Ubuntu for Non-Geeks - James F. Koopmann discusses the book "Ubuntu for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook" with some enthusiasm. The book presents its information as projects, each of which build one's knowledge of the Ubuntu and Linux environments. http://www.linux.com/feature/144301

In The Blogosphere

http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3110.html

http://www.comvan.com/2008/09/05/ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex-alpha-5/

http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/04/ubuntu-linux-netbooks-what-dell-can-learn-from-zareason/

In Other News

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2008/08/30/s01e13-dont-be-cruel/

http://planetoss.com/detail.php?id=17

http://weblog.obso1337.org/2008/kde-usability-project-akademy-2008-video-and-slides/ (highlight that celeste paul is an ubuntu member and heavy contributor to the KDE project please)

Podcast 87 from lottalinuxlinks.com

This podcast is an interview with Nick Ali and is concerned with the Atlanta Linux Fest which is being presented by the Georgia, U.S. LoCo Team. http://lottalinuxlinks.com/blog/2008/09/05#1220655775

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

Ubuntu 7.04 Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

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