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Contents

  1. UWN Translations
  2. In This Issue
  3. General Community News
    1. Ubuntu Upstream Report
    2. Ubuntu server team wants to know – how do you Ubuntu?
    3. Intrepid Release Parties!
    4. Introducing the Ubuntu Wanted project
    5. Progress of Romanian Translation Team
    6. Ubuntu Server survey launched
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Infamous Bugs
    3. Translation Stats Hardy
  5. LoCo News
    1. Regular Bug Jams in Berlin kicked off!
  6. New in Hardy Heron
  7. Launchpad News
  8. Ubuntu Forums News
  9. In The Press
  10. In The Blogosphere
  11. In Other News
    1. Issue 17 out now!
    2. S01E15 - Five Sleepy Heads
    3. An interview with John Crawford
    4. Review: Xubuntu 8.10 'Intrepid Ibex' Alpha 6
    5. Linux Foundation opening doors to individual participation
  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 #110 for the week September 21st - September 27th, 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

Ubuntu Upstream Report

The Upstream Report[1] is now in shape for people to work off of. This report, which lists the top 100 projects in Ubuntu sorted by open bugs, is a real-time list. It indicates how many of those bugs are Triaged, how many have an upstream task associated to them, and how well those bugs are being linked to an upstream bug tracker. Report users are encouraged to contact Jorge Castro with feedback concerning better measurement of bug linkages and any other details

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-September/026573.html

Ubuntu server team wants to know – how do you Ubuntu?

Canonical would like answers[1]. Users of the Ubuntu Server Edition are being asked how they use it, and in what kinds of organizations. This is a request for the community at large, and not just those requesting free server CDs. This survey is anonymous and takes 10 to 20 minutes to complete. It's open to anyone using Linux servers, not just those using Ubuntu. The purpose of the survey is to gather information on how people using servers in their business, in order to serve them better.

http://www.ubuntu.com/news/server-team-survey

Intrepid Release Parties!

Ubuntu will be 4 years old with the release of Intrepid Ibex. What better time to throw a party than to combine the release with the birthday? Jono Bacon has recommendations about how to go about it at the link, including adding your party to the list of Intrepid Release Parties [1]. So, have a party. Blog about it. Make up fliers and put them in places like computer shops, libraries, cafes and educational establishments. If you need further information, a longer guide can be found at Running a Release Party [2].

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2008-September/002408.html

Introducing the Ubuntu Wanted project

The purpose of the Ubuntu Wanted Project is to provide a place for projects and potential contributors to find each other. Brainstorm provides the ideas. Launchpad and development toolsets provide the means. What's needed is people to man the projects, and the Ubuntu Wanted Project is intended to serve that purpose. But even this project needs some help. PHP and SQL skills are needed. To contact Sense Hofstede (Qense), go to the #ubuntu-website or email the Ubuntu Website mailing list [1].

http://www.ndeschildre.net/2008/09/25/introducing-the-ubuntu-wanted-project/

Progress of Romanian Translation Team

The Romanian Translation Team has now set up a wiki section that include a translation guide, a starter guide, and various templates for emails. Currently, they are involved in translating the Ubuntu Desktop Course, which is a slow process. They have also reorganized the localization forum from the Romanian Ubuntu Forum, and are continuing work on GNOME packages, passing translations upstream to the coordinator of the GNOME Romanian translation team.

http://adi.roiban.ro/?p=73

Ubuntu Server survey launched

Where does Ubuntu Server fit in your organization. The server team wants to know, and has provided a survey[1] to gather your answers. Topics such as hardware, virtualization and system integration are covered. The purpose is to prioritize feature requests and provide input for the next Ubuntu Developer Summit in December 2008.

http://ubuntuserver.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/ubuntu-server-survey-launched/

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

Regular Bug Jams in Berlin kicked off!

Daniel Holbach reports on the first of what is to be come regularly happening Bug Jams for Berlin. About 15 people showed up. Most of them were very new to bug triage, but there was information available for them to be able to understand how to do it. They also set up 5-A-Day in PPA for everyone. Being a first, there was some learning for everyone including organization, such as having a list of bugs ready, and rearranging tables to seat people in workgroups. However, most importantly:

  • They had lots of fun.
  • There was lots of interest in Upstreaming Bugs.
  • They have active 5-A-Dayers in the Ubuntu Berlin team now.
  • Everybody left very excited

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=249

New in Hardy Heron

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

  • Who’s Running Ubuntu: The Works With U 1000 - Joe Panettieri reports that Works With U has now obtained 230 entries of people and companies running Ubuntu on business servers, desktops and mobile systems. Shortly, they will be sorting the entries by vertical market, region and so on. This is an update from previous posts concerning the Works With U 1000. http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/24/whos-running-ubuntu-the-works-with-u-1000/

  • Toshiba NB100 netbook announced for the UK - Amy-Mae Elliott for Pocket-lint reports that Toshiba has come out with a new mini. Sporting a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 8.9 inch 1024 X 600 display, Wi-Fi and Ethernet port, and 3 USB ports, the NB100 is entering the growing netbook market. The unit can either be equipped with Ubuntu 8.04 and OpenOffice 2.4 or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition. http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17730/18754/toshiba-nb100-netbook-uk.phtml

In The Blogosphere

http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1307

http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3248.html (be sure to include his recommendation of Ubuntu)

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/26/ubuntu-alpha-hits-a-snag/

http://rfdlinux.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/ubuntu-kde-35-the-mac-mini-and-the-future/

In Other News

Issue 17 out now!

In this month's edition of Full Circle Magazine:

  • Command and Conquer - Nano & Vim.

  • How-To : Program in C - Part 1, Connect to IRC, Using GIMP - Part 6 and Scan & Convert to PDF.

  • My Story - …When I Was Two
  • My Opinion - Is This The Year?
  • MOTU Interview - Harald Sitter
  • Top 5 - Email Notifiers

Downloads are available at http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-17/

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/

S01E15 - Five Sleepy Heads

The latest Ubuntu UK Podcast is available, now. This is the fifteenth episode, presented by Laura Cowen, Ciemon Dunville, Alan Pope, Dave Walker and Tony Whitmore. Downloads of both OGG and MP3 formats are available from the site. Included in this episode:

  • A discussion on possible backup solutions after one of the team does something silly and loses a lot of data.
  • New Chunky Sarcastic News
    • o Jono announces the new sponsorhip process for the next Ubuntu Developer Summit coming up in December. o Jaunty Jackalope is announced as the code name of the next release (9.04) after 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. o New dark theme in Ubuntu 8.10. o Dirac reaches version 1.0, and VLC releases 0.9.2 which supports it. o Greg Korah-Hartman hits out at Canonical for not submitting more patches to upstream Linux kernel, in his keynote at the Linux Plumbers Conference. o IBM releases Lotus Symphony Beta for Ubuntu. o Crossover create a WINE based port of Chromium, the web browser Google Chrome is built upon.
  • Time to announce the winner of the Bitfolk VPS competition from last time.
  • A new competition to win a Canonical Store voucher.
  • We have a heated discussion about 5-a-day.
  • Feedback

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/

An interview with John Crawford

This interview highlights John Crawford, an Ubuntu Member, a leader in the Arizona LoCo Team, one of the co-editors of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, and the editor for the Ubuntu Fridge.

  • FIND OUT about his past life, his interest in computers, Linux and Ubuntu, and his involvement in the forums.
  • SEE how he became an Ubuntu Member, and how he contributes to the community.
  • GET THE NITTY-GRITTY on his favorite distribution and software and much more.

This teaser is brought to you by an associate editor of the UWN that just has NO respect for his boss (Hee hee).

http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/09/22/an-interview-with-john-crawford/

Review: Xubuntu 8.10 'Intrepid Ibex' Alpha 6

In this report, Andrew examines Xubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6 from the gamer's point of view. This is one of a number of reports he has been doing on distributions, which include Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 2, Mandriva 2009 Beta 1 (KDE4.1), Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4, Kubuntu 8.10 Alpha 4 and Kubuntu 8.10 Alpha 6. He identifies his equipment, then goes into installation and what's available directly from the repositories. His feeling is that, for older equipment, Xubuntu is the way to go.

http://www.headshotgamer.com/review.aspx?id=75

Linux Foundation opening doors to individual participation

The Linux Foundation is now accepting affiliate membership applications from individuals. Unlike the corporate memberships of Platinum, Gold and Silver, the affiliate members are restricted somewhat in the voice that they have, but are able to select 2 at-large directors to speak for them. In addition, individual affiliate members receive the quarterly newsletter and their choice of 3 different T-shirts, all for $49 annually.

http://www.linux.com/feature/148312

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

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Nick Ali
  • John Crawford
  • Craig A. Eddy
  • Your Name Here
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

Feedback

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