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=== Jaunty Alpha 3 released ===

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-January/000524.html
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=== Awards: Ubuntu Forums, Ubuntu, and Canonical ===

http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/12/winning-formula/
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=== Dutch LoCo bringing it home ===

http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/16/dutch-loco-bringing-it-home/
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=== How Launchpad will open source ===

http://news.launchpad.net/general/how-we-are-open-sourcing-launchpad

=== What's new with Launchpad API ===

http://news.launchpad.net/cool-new-stuff/whats-new-with-the-launchpad-web-service-api
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html?_r=1

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_jan13_2009 (Please concentrate on Ubuntu and try not to bash windows please. thx)

http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=9675283

http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9667184

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10140431-16.html

http://www.ciol.com/Developer/Open-Source/News-Reports/eRacks-to-offer-Netbooks-with-Ubuntu,-Fedora-Linux/12109114721/0/

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-04-Boots-in-21-4-Seconds-101885.shtml

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ubuntud_hp_mini_1000_mi_launched
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http://www.builderau.com.au/program/linux/soa/10-predictions-for-Linux-and-open-source-in-2009/0,339028299,339294292,00.htm (Note: Use the intro and #9 paragraph about Ubuntu)

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## Any news from any Ubuntu Team listed here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/January2008 be sure to udate to current month. === Technical Board Meeting Minutes ===

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-January/000359.html

=== Server Team Meeting Minutes ===

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2009-January/002536.html

=== Desktop Team Meeting Minutes ===

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-desktop/2009-January/001903.html

Contents

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #125 for the week January 11th - January 17th, 2009. 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

Jaunty Alpha 3 released

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-January/000524.html

Fridge Mockups

http://www.ndeschildre.net/2009/01/10/ubuntu-news-website-mockups/

Technical Board Run off

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-January/000522.html (only MOTU and core devs can vote)

UDS Jaunty Proceedings

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-January/000365.html

Awards: Ubuntu Forums, Ubuntu, and Canonical

http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/12/winning-formula/

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 Intrepid

  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 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/

5-a-day bug stats

Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days

  • crimsun (392)
  • maco.m (60)
  • chrisccoulson (47)
  • hew (35)
  • angusthefuzz (29)

Top 5 teams for the past 7 days

  • dcteam (452)
  • ubuntu-au (35)
  • ubuntu-us-ohio (29)
  • ubuntu-pl (15)
  • ubuntu-cl (12)

5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/

LoCo News

Dutch LoCo bringing it home

http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/01/16/dutch-loco-bringing-it-home/

New in Intrepid Ibex

Launchpad News

How Launchpad will open source

http://news.launchpad.net/general/how-we-are-open-sourcing-launchpad

What's new with Launchpad API

http://news.launchpad.net/cool-new-stuff/whats-new-with-the-launchpad-web-service-api

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

http://www.crn.com/software/212701668

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html?_r=1

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_jan13_2009 (Please concentrate on Ubuntu and try not to bash windows please. thx)

http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=9675283

http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9667184

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10140431-16.html

http://www.ciol.com/Developer/Open-Source/News-Reports/eRacks-to-offer-Netbooks-with-Ubuntu,-Fedora-Linux/12109114721/0/

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-04-Boots-in-21-4-Seconds-101885.shtml

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ubuntud_hp_mini_1000_mi_launched

In The Blogosphere

http://www.builderau.com.au/program/linux/soa/10-predictions-for-Linux-and-open-source-in-2009/0,339028299,339294292,00.htm (Note: Use the intro and #9 paragraph about Ubuntu)

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/ubuntu-904-receives-ext4-support

In Other News

Ubuntu-UK podcast #20

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2009/01/11/s01e20-happy-ending/

Ubuntu Podcast #17

Josh Chase and Nick Ali from the Georgia US LoCo released episode #17. Some of the topics covered in this episode include:

  • NY Times covers Ubuntu
  • Ubuntu wins awards from Linux Format Magazine
  • EXT4 in Ubuntu 9.04
  • New ARM netbooks with Ubuntu
  • Interviewing Jorge Castro next week

http://ubuntupodcast.net/2009/01/14/ubuntu-podcast-episode-17/

Meeting Summaries

Technical Board Meeting Minutes

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-January/000359.html

Server Team Meeting Minutes

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2009-January/002536.html

Desktop Team Meeting Minutes

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-desktop/2009-January/001903.html

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Community Spotlight

Updates and Security for 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

UWN #: A sneak peek

Archives and RSS Feed

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You can subscribe to the Ubuntu Weekly News via RSS at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed

Additional Ubuntu News

As always you can find more news and announcements at:

and

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

Ubuntu - Get Involved

The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate

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