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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.
=== Intel Linux Graphics On Ubuntu Still Flaky ===

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_q309_flakes&num=1

=== Canonical to Offer Ubuntu Desktop Support ===

http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/31444-canonical-to-offer-ubuntu-desktop-support

=== Ubuntu Plans New System for Installing Applications ===

http://www.linuxloop.com/2009/07/25/ubuntu-plans-new-system-for-installing-applications/

=== What Canonical’s Launchpad Move to Open Source Means to Developers ===

http://www.linux.com/news/software/developer/30701-what-canonicals-launchpad-move-to-open-source-means-to-software-developers
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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.
=== Canonical Launching “Switch to Ubuntu” Desktop Migration Services ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/30/canonical-launching-switch-to-ubuntu-migration-services/

=== Canonical’s Ubuntu Partner Program: Moves Worth Watching ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/27/canonicals-ubuntu-partner-program-moves-worth-watching/

=== Dell: New Ubuntu Desktop PC Within Days ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/29/dell-new-ubuntu-desktop-pc-within-days/

=== Canonical-IBM: Virtual Ubuntu Desktops vs. Windows 7 ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/30/canonical-ibm-virtual-ubuntu-desktops-vs-windows-7/

=== Launchpad Open-Sourced. Now What? ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/27/launchpad-open-sourced-now-what/

=== Review of the System76 Starling Netbook ===

http://janehadley.net/Starling_Review/starling_review.html

=== Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: GRUB 2 ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/29/ubuntu-910-preview-grub-2/

=== Ubuntu Netbooks: Strong Demand at System76 ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/27/ubuntu-netbooks-strong-demand-at-system76/

=== Ubuntu Server Edition and Alfresco: A Sign of Things to Come ===

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/28/ubuntu-server-edition-and-alfresco-a-sign-of-things-to-come/

Contents

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #153 for the week July 26th - August 1st, 2009. In this issue we cover ...

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In This Issue

General Community News

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 Jaunty

  1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
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Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/

Translation Stats Karmic

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

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/

# NEEDS UPDATING. # #=== 5-a-day bug stats === # #==== Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days ==== # # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # #==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ==== # # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # #5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

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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

New in Karmic Koala

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

Intel Linux Graphics On Ubuntu Still Flaky

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_q309_flakes&num=1

Canonical to Offer Ubuntu Desktop Support

http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/31444-canonical-to-offer-ubuntu-desktop-support

Ubuntu Plans New System for Installing Applications

http://www.linuxloop.com/2009/07/25/ubuntu-plans-new-system-for-installing-applications/

What Canonical’s Launchpad Move to Open Source Means to Developers

http://www.linux.com/news/software/developer/30701-what-canonicals-launchpad-move-to-open-source-means-to-software-developers

In The Blogosphere

Canonical Launching “Switch to Ubuntu” Desktop Migration Services

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/30/canonical-launching-switch-to-ubuntu-migration-services/

Canonical’s Ubuntu Partner Program: Moves Worth Watching

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/27/canonicals-ubuntu-partner-program-moves-worth-watching/

Dell: New Ubuntu Desktop PC Within Days

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/29/dell-new-ubuntu-desktop-pc-within-days/

Canonical-IBM: Virtual Ubuntu Desktops vs. Windows 7

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/30/canonical-ibm-virtual-ubuntu-desktops-vs-windows-7/

Launchpad Open-Sourced. Now What?

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/27/launchpad-open-sourced-now-what/

Review of the System76 Starling Netbook

http://janehadley.net/Starling_Review/starling_review.html

Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: GRUB 2

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/29/ubuntu-910-preview-grub-2/

Ubuntu Netbooks: Strong Demand at System76

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/27/ubuntu-netbooks-strong-demand-at-system76/

Ubuntu Server Edition and Alfresco: A Sign of Things to Come

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/28/ubuntu-server-edition-and-alfresco-a-sign-of-things-to-come/

In Other News

Meeting Summaries

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Community Spotlight

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

UWN #: A sneak peek

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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

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Glossary of Terms

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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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