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## This document contains numerous comments to help make getting
## involved with the UWN easy and to help set some guidelines/standards.

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## Good Luck from Cody Somerville, Corey Burger, Melissa Draper and Martin Albisetti.
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## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list
## of the top articles in this release.
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## Translations are welcome by anyone. Once you've finished yours, please remove the "Start one!" text.
## Feel free to add any other languages.
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## Make each article a subsection, via ===
## These are big articles that don't fit within another section		 === Ubuntu Hall of Fame: Adi Roiban ===

Adi Roiban leads the Romanian Lo``Co and Localization teams. He founded and still coordinates the Romanian Free Software Group (Grupul pentru Software Liber), and is responsible for organizing several FLOSS events in Romania. He provides Launchpad Translations support in the Launchpad Answers section, submits and triages internationalization bugs, and is a prominent member of the Ubuntu Translation Coordinators team. Read more at: http://hall-of-fame.ubuntu.com/?feature=adi-roiban
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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).

    * Open (#) +/- # over last week
    * Critical (#) +/- # over last week
    * Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
    * Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
    * All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week		  * Open (57578) +250 over last week
 * Critical (18) +/-0 over last week
 * Unconfirmed (26543) +166 over last week
 * Unassigned (49629) +266 over last week
 * All bugs ever reported (286601) +1486 over last week
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=== Infamous Bugs ===

## Delete if no infamous/funny bugs for this week.
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## Translation stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty (or current release)
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).
## List the top 5 untranslated languages.

 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		  * Spanish (14026) -162 over last week
 * French (42824) -71 over last week
 * Brazilian Portuguese (53463) -225 over last week
 * Swedish (54417) -23 over last week
 * English (United Kingdom) (59006) -2 over last week
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# NEEDS UPDATING.
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#=== 5-a-day bug stats ===
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#==== Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days ====
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#==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ====
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#5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/		 === 5-a-day bug stats ===

==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ====

 * club-ubuntu.org-GBJ09 (295)
 * gbj-UK-0902 (203)
 * gbj-florida-0902 (159)
 * gbj-chicago-0902 (129)
 * gbj-oklahoma-0902 (129)

5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/
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## These come from http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/. Click on the link on the left that says "most popular this week" then put the title for the most popular 5.

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 * heading		  * Use the new ubuntu notifications to alert when hardware is detected - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20125/
 * Let people know that Ubuntu is sold pre-installed - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20119/
 * Ubuntu startup is disjointed - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20141/
 * Left-handed interface, especially for hand-helds - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20140/
 * Make Gimp faster - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/20124/
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## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name ===
## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc.

== New in Intrepid Ibex ==

## This list is pulled by Corey Burger and dumped here in raw form for parsing.
## Choose a something you wish to write about a write a short piece about what
## has changed since the last version in Ubuntu. This might mean several upstream
## releases. To find this data, use the changelog in the package and look on the web.
## If you cannot find a usable changelog, simply drop that package. Try and group packages
## together logically, such as X, the kernel or GNOME.

## After all the package sections are written, organize them logically, based
## on desktop or server, GNOME, KDE, or Xfce4, etc.

## Sometimes bigger changes, such as a new development policy or a major new
## thing will be mentioned under a seperate heading

== Launchpad News ==		 === Ubuntazo In Venezuela ===

The formidable Ubuntu Venezuela team delivered an event to follow up on the successful run on FLISOL 2009. The name of the event is UBUNTAZO (Ubuntu Blast). It was held Saturday May 23rd and it featured a set of talk that shared basic knowledge on basic Ubuntu daily usage and fostered participation in the community through joining the Ubuntu-ve team.

It was held at the Simon Rodriguez Public Library in the center of Caracas, Venezuela and over 60 people came to share experiences with the ubuntu-ve community in Caracas. Thanks to the invaluable support from the people at Simon Rodriguez Library. Ubuntazo is scheduled for a second round this upcoming June 27th for more check the Ubuntu wiki page

Special Thanks to Nelson Delgado, Cecilia Calabria, Andres Thieles, Jaime Escobar, Camilo Torres, Juan Hernandez Enrique Carpenter, Kathie Quintero, Reina Escobar y Jean Piero Lombardo for organizing such great event for the community to share and for keeping the spirit of Ubuntu alive and kicking.
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## This section is provided to include any interesting updates from the Ubuntu Forums.
 === Tutorial of the Week ===

June 8, 2009

This week we are highlighting a thread that has been active and supported by frodon (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=23970) since October 20, 2005! This comprehensive "HOWTO : Create a FTP server with user access (proftpd)" is for you if you are willing to share files with friends over FTP protocol with proftpd, with username/password features (so only people you gave access will be able to get the files). Encryption is also detailed. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in the thread, frodon is always around to help people out.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=79588
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## Things Ubuntu-specific are great, but general Linux goings-on are good to, to an extent.
## We don't need to replicate Digg & Slashdot, but certain things are of special interest.
## Just pulling one example from my memory, the story about Indiana schools piloting
## a classroom Linux deployment, a portion of which was Ubuntu, are good. Ubuntu
## release reviews are also common items in this section.		 === ARM-powered smartbook running Ubuntu ===

Geek.com's Sal Cangeloso asks what happens when you drop Intel and x86 and throw on Ubuntu? How does 10 hours of life from a 3-cell battery sound? The system even plays some light video. It doesn’t have the power of an Atom netbook, but it is still sufficient for basic browsing. The Wistron N900z runs a 800MHz Freescale processor, has 4GB of SSD storage, and packs a 10-inch display. The system might sell for as little as $200, possibly less. The move to ARM processors will mean a drop in performance, but for people using these machines as they are intended they could be an inexpensive alternative to today’s netbooks. http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/wistron-n900z-arm-powered-smartbook-running-ubuntu-2009063/

=== SanDisk Ships Next-Generation SSDs ===

tradingmarkets.com reports that San``Disk Corp. announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation flash memory-based solid state drives (SSD) for netbooks. San``Disk pSSD P2 and S2 employ a new technology called nCache, which it said improves netbook performance. Engineers from San``Disk and Canonical have worked on system optimizations for the Gen2 pSSD, resulting in improved system responsiveness and longer battery life. "Canonical is enabling original equipment manufacturers and designers to offer consumers a fantastic user experience with Ubuntu Netbook Remix running on netbooks," said Chris Kenyon, director of OEM services at Canonical. "Our tests have shown San``Disk second generation pSSD equipped with nCache performing significantly better than a 5400 RPM HDD, providing Ubuntu users with the speed and stability that they need." http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2363284/

=== Get a Linux-powered Dell laptop for $299 ===

C``Net's Rick Broida exclaims "Zowie! For less than the price of some Netbooks, you can get yourself a full-blown Dell notebook. Here's the deal: Dell is offering the Inspiron 15n for just $299." The real consideration for most buyers is that the Inspiron 15n runs on Ubuntu Linux 8.10--a great operating system by all accounts. Everything about the Inspiron is rock solid, including its 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, and 15.6-inch wide-screen LCD. You also get a four-cell battery and one-year warranty. Broida wishes he could say that you'll get out the door for $299, but Dell charges $29 for shipping, and you may have to pay sales tax as well. Even so, this is a fantastic bargain for anyone seeking a full-fledged notebook at a Netbook price. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10258138-58.html

=== Ubuntu Becomes Intel's Classmate ===

EFYtimes.com tells us that Canonical has reached an agreement with Intel Corporation to deliver Ubuntu as an operating system for the Intel-powered classmate PCs. The new Intel-powered classmate PC features a larger screen, more memory and larger SSD or HDD than the original classmate PC. and it will also feature a modified version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. “Not only is this a significant step for an open operating system, it is a significant step for any device to be able to offer these capabilities, at this cost, on standardized hardware,” said Jon Melamut, general manager of Canonical's OEM services. “Our goal has always been to take the best technology and make it available to everyone. Coupling our software with a fantastic, affordable education device like this is a concrete realization of that ambition.” http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=34950&magid=13

=== Judgment Day: Studio Dave Tests Ubuntu Studio 9.04 ===

Linux Journal's Dave Phillips says he needs at least one i386 installation at "Studio Dave" because some production software is not yet 64-bit ready, and he happens to need that software. He experienced some difficulties with some of his hardware, but managed to get his system upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 after consulting the Ubuntu Forums. Phillips says he has only started to dip into the various goodies provided by the Ubuntu Studio meta packages, and thanks to the currency of the system he can build and test the latest Ardour3 as well as many other applications that require up-to-date graphics and audio components. "Performance-wise this system is now a beauty." http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/judgement-day-studio-dave-tests-ubuntu-studio-904

=== Linux Makes the Grade in California Schools ===

Jacqueline Emigh of Linux.com says that a few growing pains aside, a Linux deployment in a Santa Rosa, CA elementary school district is maturing robustly, letting teachers and students stand apart from their previous dependence on Microsoft Windows while they try on new open software attitudes. The transition in Santa Rosa from Windows NT 4 to Ubuntu Linux Terminal Server Project might not get an A+ mark based strictly on smoothness, suggested Jordan Erickson, but overall, the Linux deployment is ranking highly with the seven schools involved, because it saves them money on Microsoft licenses, spares them from Windows upgrades, prevents computer viruses, and spurs greater collaboration. For the sake of underlying stability, Santa Rosa has been sticking with the Long Term Support versions of Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux, beginning with Ubuntu 6.04 and migrating along to 8.04, the current deployment. Beyond slashing the costs of Microsoft licenses, taking giant steps away from Windows permits the schools to hold on to their software investments. Particularly with LTS versions of Ubuntu, older software "doesn’t stop getting supported, the way it does in Windows. Schools these days just don’t have all that much to spend. They can apply the money they save from LTSP to other needs, such as books." http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/case-studies/16798-linux-makes-the-grade-in-california-schools

=== Canonical announces support for Moblin v2 ===

At Computex in Taipei Canonical announced support of Moblin, an optimized open source Linux software stack and application framework, by committing to the development of a product based on the recently released Moblin v2 for Intel® Atom™ processor-based platforms. Moblin v2 provides the core infrastructure, applications and user experience that Canonical will integrate into an Ubuntu-based product. "We are very excited about bringing a Moblin v2-based product to market in the near future,” said Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu project. “Intel’s Atom processor along with the Linux Foundation bring fantastic energy and excitement to OEMs looking to deliver Linux-based experiences for users through Moblin. Adding it as an option alongside Ubuntu, and eventually sharing elements between the two, means even more rapid innovation on open platforms which will benefit developers, manufacturers and, most importantly, users.” http://www.ubuntu.com/news/canoical-commits-ubuntu-moblin
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## In this section we want to highlight the blogs that are exceptionally well-written and in-depth.
## Blogs tend to make it easy for low-quality content, so be extra careful on what goes here.
## We should encourage bloggers to spread the word, so this section might be a good way to do so.

== In Other News ==

## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections.

== Meeting Summaries ==

## Any news from any Ubuntu Team listed here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/January2008 be sure to udate to current month.		 === Ubuntu and Moblin Linux to work together ===

Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols from Computer World informs us of some of the big news that has come out of the Computex trade show in Taipei Taiwan. First that Canonical will be announcing partnerships with Intel, San``Disk, and Real``Networks. The biggest news being Canonical's plan to demonstrate the Moblin version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix or UNR. He also lets us know of Canonical's plan to make the full version of Moblin 2 available by year's end. We are then given an overview of the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It's a slimmed down version of Ubuntu 8.04 that's designed to run on the limited hardware of netbooks. The difference with Moblin that he points out, is that it will be using the Moblin interface instead of UNR's default launcher. He leaves us with Canonical's plan to announce the results of new work with San``Disk, and Real``Networks plan to announce the availability of its Real Player for Ubuntu. http://blogs.computerworld.com/ubuntu_and_moblin_linux_to_work_together

=== CPU Diversification: Ubuntu’s Gain, Microsoft’s Loss ===

Blogger Christopher Tozzi from Works``With``U tells us the benefits to Ubuntu and Linux in general of the growing diversity in processor architectures. He informs us that with Microsoft and Apple sticking with the x86 architecture for now, it opens up many different chipsets that they won't support. He then points out that the support for ARM and other alternative architectures haven't been officially released for Ubuntu yet, but that unofficial builds are out there. Christopher Tozzi informs us that even with Microsoft trying to grab hold of the netbook market with Windows 7, Ubuntu will still gain ground as more and more of the netbooks out there use ARM and other alternative CPUs. http://www.workswithu.com/2009/06/03/cpu-diversification-ubuntus-gain-microsofts-loss/
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## Data pulled from mailing lists and http://fridge.ubuntu.com
## Either use bullets or sub-headings to organize content.
## Format:
##
## === Friday, March 16, 2007 ===
##
## ==== MOTU Meeting ====
## * Start: 10:00
## * End: 12:00
## * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
## * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Meetings

== Community Spotlight ==

## Specification Spotlight

## This section highlights an approved specification that is going to be implemented
## in Feisty. See the list at https://blueprints.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/feisty
## In general, choose user visible features, as the audience are mostly end users.
## Also try and group specs together that belong together, such as network or X.

## Feature of the week

## Pick a feature, piece of software, or package that you'd like to feature.
## Give a brief description, whats so special about it, who works on it,
## where to find it/install it, etc.

## Team of the week

## Pick a team (a ubuntu team) that you'd like to feature.
## Give a brief description of the team, what they work on, what they've
## accomplished, who is involved, how to get involved/join, etc.		 === Sunday, June 7, 2009 ===

==== Ubuntu-us-az LoCo Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 04:00 UTC
 * End: 04:30 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-az irc.freenode.net
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings


=== Monday, June 8, 2009 ===

 * No events as of publication

=== Tuesday, June 9, 2009 ===

==== Kernel Bug Day ====

 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-kernel
 * Agenda:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/BugDay


==== Asia Oceania Membership Board Meeting ====

 * Start: 10:00 UTC
 * End: 11:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/AsiaOceania

==== Server Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 15:00 UTC
 * End: 16:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting

==== Desktop Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 16:30 UTC
 * End: 17:30 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-desktop
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting

==== Kernel Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 17:00 UTC
 * End: 18:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: Not listed as of publication

=== Wednesday, June 10, 2009 ===

==== Foundation Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 16:00 UTC
 * End: 17:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: None listed as of publication

==== QA Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 16:00 UTC
 * End: 17:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/

=== Thursday, June 11, 2009 ===

==== Karmic Alpha 2 ====

 * Location: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/alpha2

==== Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 12:00 UTC
 * End: 13:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: None listed as of publication

==== Ubuntu Java Meeting ====

 * Start: 14:00 UTC
 * End: 15:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: None listed as of publication

==== Edubuntu Meeting ====

 * Start: 17:00 UTC
 * End: 19:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Edubuntu/Community/MeetingAgenda

==== Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting ====

 * Start: 21:00 UTC
 * End: 22:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: None listed as of publication

=== Friday, June 12, 2009 ===

==== MC Meeting ====

 * Start: 07:00 UTC
 * End: 08:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: None listed as of publication


==== Karmic Weekly Release Meeting ====

 * Start: 15:00 UTC
 * End: 16:30 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2009-06-12

=== Saturday, June 13, 2009 ===

 * No events listed as of publication
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## http://www.ubuntu.com/usn
## List all security advisories since last UWN.
## Format: * USN-###-#: <package name> vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-###-#
## Ex: * USN-389-1: GnuPG vulnerability - [WWW] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1		  * USN-780-1: CUPS vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-780-1
 * USN-781-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-1
 * USN-781-2: Gaim vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-781-2
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * postgresql-8.1_8.1.11-0ubuntu0.6.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008478.html		  * None Reported
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * tzdata 2007h-0ubuntu0.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-May/009951.html		  * foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20071204-0ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012234.html
 * apache2 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012235.html
 * lsb 4.0-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012236.html
 * file 4.21-3ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012237.html
 * xsensors 0.50-1ubuntu2.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012238.html
 * parted 1.7.1-5.1ubuntu9.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012239.html
 * installation-report 2.31ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012240.html
 * linux 2.6.24-24.54 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012241.html
 * linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 2.6.24.18-24.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-June/012242.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>		  * file 4.24-4ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-June/009740.html
 * xsensors 0.50-1ubuntu2.8.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-June/009741.html
 * parted 1.8.8.git.2008.03.24-7ubuntu8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-June/009742.html
 * linux 2.6.27-14.34 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-June/009743.html
 * linux-restricted-modules 2.6.27-14.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-June/009744.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>

== UWN #: A sneak peek ==

## Articles that should have made it into this release but have been deferred should be listed here.
## Delete if unnecessary.		  * kexec-tools 20090000-2.0.0ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009809.html
 * gvfs 1.2.2-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009810.html
 * nvram-wakeup 0.97-14lenny1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009811.html
 * webdeveloper 1.1.6+repack-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009812.html
 * mapnik 0.5.1-3ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009813.html
 * irda-utils 0.9.18-8.1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009814.html
 * screen-profiles 1.44-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009815.html
 * linux 2.6.28-13.44 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009816.html
 * linux-restricted-modules 2.6.28-13.17 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009817.html
 * linux-backports-modules-2.6.28 2.6.28-13.14 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009818.html
 * lsb 4.0-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009819.html
 * tracker 0.6.93-0ubuntu3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009820.html
 * file 4.26-2ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009821.html
 * linux-meta 2.6.28.13.17 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009822.html
 * netbeans 6.5-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009823.html
 * desktop-switcher 0.4.4-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009824.html
 * hal 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009825.html
 * spe 0.8.4.h-1ubuntu0.9.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-June/009826.html
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## The following list is in chronological order.

 * Your Name Here		  * Dave Bush
 * Jeff Martin
 * Isabelle Duchatelle
 * Sayak Banerjee
 * Kenny Mc``Henry
 * Liraz Siri
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## Common acronyms  1. FLOSS - Free Libre Open Source Software
 1. FTP - File Transfer Protocol
 1. HDD - Hard Disk Drive
 1. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
 1. LTS - Long Term Support. - Said of a release that will receive support for 3-years/5-years rather than the typical 18 months
 1. OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
 1. SSD - Solid State Drive

Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Contents

Contents

  1. UWN Translations
  2. In This Issue
  3. General Community News
    1. Ubuntu Hall of Fame: Adi Roiban
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Translation Stats Jaunty
    3. 5-a-day bug stats
      1. Top 5 teams for the past 7 days
    4. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
  5. LoCo News
    1. Ubuntazo In Venezuela
  6. Ubuntu Forums News
    1. Tutorial of the Week
  7. In The Press
    1. ARM-powered smartbook running Ubuntu
    2. SanDisk Ships Next-Generation SSDs
    3. Get a Linux-powered Dell laptop for $299
    4. Ubuntu Becomes Intel's Classmate
    5. Judgment Day: Studio Dave Tests Ubuntu Studio 9.04
    6. Linux Makes the Grade in California Schools
    7. Canonical announces support for Moblin v2
  8. In The Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu and Moblin Linux to work together
    2. CPU Diversification: Ubuntu’s Gain, Microsoft’s Loss
  9. Upcoming Meetings and Events
    1. Sunday, June 7, 2009
      1. Ubuntu-us-az LoCo Team Meeting
    2. Monday, June 8, 2009
    3. Tuesday, June 9, 2009
      1. Kernel Bug Day
      2. Asia Oceania Membership Board Meeting
      3. Server Team Meeting
      4. Desktop Team Meeting
      5. Kernel Team Meeting
    4. Wednesday, June 10, 2009
      1. Foundation Team Meeting
      2. QA Team Meeting
    5. Thursday, June 11, 2009
      1. Karmic Alpha 2
      2. Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
      3. Ubuntu Java Meeting
      4. Edubuntu Meeting
      5. Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
    6. Friday, June 12, 2009
      1. MC Meeting
      2. Karmic Weekly Release Meeting
    7. Saturday, June 13, 2009
  10. Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
  11. Archives and RSS Feed
  12. Additional Ubuntu News
  13. Conclusion
  14. Credits
  15. Glossary of Terms
  16. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  17. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 145 for the week June 1 - 7, 2009. In this issue we cover ...

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In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Hall of Fame: Adi Roiban

Adi Roiban leads the Romanian LoCo and Localization teams. He founded and still coordinates the Romanian Free Software Group (Grupul pentru Software Liber), and is responsible for organizing several FLOSS events in Romania. He provides Launchpad Translations support in the Launchpad Answers section, submits and triages internationalization bugs, and is a prominent member of the Ubuntu Translation Coordinators team. Read more at: http://hall-of-fame.ubuntu.com/?feature=adi-roiban

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (57578) +250 over last week
  • Critical (18) +/-0 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (26543) +166 over last week
  • Unassigned (49629) +266 over last week
  • All bugs ever reported (286601) +1486 over last week

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Translation Stats Jaunty

  • Spanish (14026) -162 over last week
  • French (42824) -71 over last week
  • Brazilian Portuguese (53463) -225 over last week
  • Swedish (54417) -23 over last week
  • English (United Kingdom) (59006) -2 over last week

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/

5-a-day bug stats

Top 5 teams for the past 7 days

  • club-ubuntu.org-GBJ09 (295)
  • gbj-UK-0902 (203)
  • gbj-florida-0902 (159)
  • gbj-chicago-0902 (129)
  • gbj-oklahoma-0902 (129)

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

Ubuntazo In Venezuela

The formidable Ubuntu Venezuela team delivered an event to follow up on the successful run on FLISOL 2009. The name of the event is UBUNTAZO (Ubuntu Blast). It was held Saturday May 23rd and it featured a set of talk that shared basic knowledge on basic Ubuntu daily usage and fostered participation in the community through joining the Ubuntu-ve team.

It was held at the Simon Rodriguez Public Library in the center of Caracas, Venezuela and over 60 people came to share experiences with the ubuntu-ve community in Caracas. Thanks to the invaluable support from the people at Simon Rodriguez Library. Ubuntazo is scheduled for a second round this upcoming June 27th for more check the Ubuntu wiki page

Special Thanks to Nelson Delgado, Cecilia Calabria, Andres Thieles, Jaime Escobar, Camilo Torres, Juan Hernandez Enrique Carpenter, Kathie Quintero, Reina Escobar y Jean Piero Lombardo for organizing such great event for the community to share and for keeping the spirit of Ubuntu alive and kicking.

Ubuntu Forums News

Tutorial of the Week

June 8, 2009

This week we are highlighting a thread that has been active and supported by frodon (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=23970) since October 20, 2005! This comprehensive "HOWTO : Create a FTP server with user access (proftpd)" is for you if you are willing to share files with friends over FTP protocol with proftpd, with username/password features (so only people you gave access will be able to get the files). Encryption is also detailed. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in the thread, frodon is always around to help people out.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=79588

In The Press

ARM-powered smartbook running Ubuntu

Geek.com's Sal Cangeloso asks what happens when you drop Intel and x86 and throw on Ubuntu? How does 10 hours of life from a 3-cell battery sound? The system even plays some light video. It doesn’t have the power of an Atom netbook, but it is still sufficient for basic browsing. The Wistron N900z runs a 800MHz Freescale processor, has 4GB of SSD storage, and packs a 10-inch display. The system might sell for as little as $200, possibly less. The move to ARM processors will mean a drop in performance, but for people using these machines as they are intended they could be an inexpensive alternative to today’s netbooks. http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/wistron-n900z-arm-powered-smartbook-running-ubuntu-2009063/

SanDisk Ships Next-Generation SSDs

tradingmarkets.com reports that SanDisk Corp. announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation flash memory-based solid state drives (SSD) for netbooks. SanDisk pSSD P2 and S2 employ a new technology called nCache, which it said improves netbook performance. Engineers from SanDisk and Canonical have worked on system optimizations for the Gen2 pSSD, resulting in improved system responsiveness and longer battery life. "Canonical is enabling original equipment manufacturers and designers to offer consumers a fantastic user experience with Ubuntu Netbook Remix running on netbooks," said Chris Kenyon, director of OEM services at Canonical. "Our tests have shown SanDisk second generation pSSD equipped with nCache performing significantly better than a 5400 RPM HDD, providing Ubuntu users with the speed and stability that they need." http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2363284/

Get a Linux-powered Dell laptop for $299

CNet's Rick Broida exclaims "Zowie! For less than the price of some Netbooks, you can get yourself a full-blown Dell notebook. Here's the deal: Dell is offering the Inspiron 15n for just $299." The real consideration for most buyers is that the Inspiron 15n runs on Ubuntu Linux 8.10--a great operating system by all accounts. Everything about the Inspiron is rock solid, including its 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, and 15.6-inch wide-screen LCD. You also get a four-cell battery and one-year warranty. Broida wishes he could say that you'll get out the door for $299, but Dell charges $29 for shipping, and you may have to pay sales tax as well. Even so, this is a fantastic bargain for anyone seeking a full-fledged notebook at a Netbook price. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10258138-58.html

Ubuntu Becomes Intel's Classmate

EFYtimes.com tells us that Canonical has reached an agreement with Intel Corporation to deliver Ubuntu as an operating system for the Intel-powered classmate PCs. The new Intel-powered classmate PC features a larger screen, more memory and larger SSD or HDD than the original classmate PC. and it will also feature a modified version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. “Not only is this a significant step for an open operating system, it is a significant step for any device to be able to offer these capabilities, at this cost, on standardized hardware,” said Jon Melamut, general manager of Canonical's OEM services. “Our goal has always been to take the best technology and make it available to everyone. Coupling our software with a fantastic, affordable education device like this is a concrete realization of that ambition.” http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=34950&magid=13

Judgment Day: Studio Dave Tests Ubuntu Studio 9.04

Linux Journal's Dave Phillips says he needs at least one i386 installation at "Studio Dave" because some production software is not yet 64-bit ready, and he happens to need that software. He experienced some difficulties with some of his hardware, but managed to get his system upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04 after consulting the Ubuntu Forums. Phillips says he has only started to dip into the various goodies provided by the Ubuntu Studio meta packages, and thanks to the currency of the system he can build and test the latest Ardour3 as well as many other applications that require up-to-date graphics and audio components. "Performance-wise this system is now a beauty." http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/judgement-day-studio-dave-tests-ubuntu-studio-904

Linux Makes the Grade in California Schools

Jacqueline Emigh of Linux.com says that a few growing pains aside, a Linux deployment in a Santa Rosa, CA elementary school district is maturing robustly, letting teachers and students stand apart from their previous dependence on Microsoft Windows while they try on new open software attitudes. The transition in Santa Rosa from Windows NT 4 to Ubuntu Linux Terminal Server Project might not get an A+ mark based strictly on smoothness, suggested Jordan Erickson, but overall, the Linux deployment is ranking highly with the seven schools involved, because it saves them money on Microsoft licenses, spares them from Windows upgrades, prevents computer viruses, and spurs greater collaboration. For the sake of underlying stability, Santa Rosa has been sticking with the Long Term Support versions of Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux, beginning with Ubuntu 6.04 and migrating along to 8.04, the current deployment. Beyond slashing the costs of Microsoft licenses, taking giant steps away from Windows permits the schools to hold on to their software investments. Particularly with LTS versions of Ubuntu, older software "doesn’t stop getting supported, the way it does in Windows. Schools these days just don’t have all that much to spend. They can apply the money they save from LTSP to other needs, such as books." http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/case-studies/16798-linux-makes-the-grade-in-california-schools

Canonical announces support for Moblin v2

At Computex in Taipei Canonical announced support of Moblin, an optimized open source Linux software stack and application framework, by committing to the development of a product based on the recently released Moblin v2 for Intel® Atom™ processor-based platforms. Moblin v2 provides the core infrastructure, applications and user experience that Canonical will integrate into an Ubuntu-based product. "We are very excited about bringing a Moblin v2-based product to market in the near future,” said Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu project. “Intel’s Atom processor along with the Linux Foundation bring fantastic energy and excitement to OEMs looking to deliver Linux-based experiences for users through Moblin. Adding it as an option alongside Ubuntu, and eventually sharing elements between the two, means even more rapid innovation on open platforms which will benefit developers, manufacturers and, most importantly, users.” http://www.ubuntu.com/news/canoical-commits-ubuntu-moblin

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu and Moblin Linux to work together

Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols from Computer World informs us of some of the big news that has come out of the Computex trade show in Taipei Taiwan. First that Canonical will be announcing partnerships with Intel, SanDisk, and RealNetworks. The biggest news being Canonical's plan to demonstrate the Moblin version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix or UNR. He also lets us know of Canonical's plan to make the full version of Moblin 2 available by year's end. We are then given an overview of the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It's a slimmed down version of Ubuntu 8.04 that's designed to run on the limited hardware of netbooks. The difference with Moblin that he points out, is that it will be using the Moblin interface instead of UNR's default launcher. He leaves us with Canonical's plan to announce the results of new work with SanDisk, and RealNetworks plan to announce the availability of its Real Player for Ubuntu. http://blogs.computerworld.com/ubuntu_and_moblin_linux_to_work_together

CPU Diversification: Ubuntu’s Gain, Microsoft’s Loss

Blogger Christopher Tozzi from WorksWithU tells us the benefits to Ubuntu and Linux in general of the growing diversity in processor architectures. He informs us that with Microsoft and Apple sticking with the x86 architecture for now, it opens up many different chipsets that they won't support. He then points out that the support for ARM and other alternative architectures haven't been officially released for Ubuntu yet, but that unofficial builds are out there. Christopher Tozzi informs us that even with Microsoft trying to grab hold of the netbook market with Windows 7, Ubuntu will still gain ground as more and more of the netbooks out there use ARM and other alternative CPUs. http://www.workswithu.com/2009/06/03/cpu-diversification-ubuntus-gain-microsofts-loss/

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Ubuntu-us-az LoCo Team Meeting

Monday, June 8, 2009

  • No events as of publication

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Kernel Bug Day

  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-kernel

  • Agenda:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/BugDay

Asia Oceania Membership Board Meeting

Server Team Meeting

Desktop Team Meeting

Kernel Team Meeting

  • Start: 17:00 UTC
  • End: 18:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: Not listed as of publication

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Foundation Team Meeting

  • Start: 16:00 UTC
  • End: 17:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: None listed as of publication

QA Team Meeting

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Karmic Alpha 2

Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting

  • Start: 12:00 UTC
  • End: 13:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: None listed as of publication

Ubuntu Java Meeting

  • Start: 14:00 UTC
  • End: 15:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: None listed as of publication

Edubuntu Meeting

Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting

  • Start: 21:00 UTC
  • End: 22:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: None listed as of publication

Friday, June 12, 2009

MC Meeting

  • Start: 07:00 UTC
  • End: 08:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: None listed as of publication

Karmic Weekly Release Meeting

Saturday, June 13, 2009

  • No events listed as of publication

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

Archives and RSS Feed

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Conclusion

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Credits

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  • Dave Bush
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Glossary of Terms

  1. FLOSS - Free Libre Open Source Software
  2. FTP - File Transfer Protocol
  3. HDD - Hard Disk Drive
  4. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
  5. LTS - Long Term Support. - Said of a release that will receive support for 3-years/5-years rather than the typical 18 months
  6. OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
  7. SSD - Solid State Drive

Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

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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