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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 208 for the week August 22nd - August 28th, 2010.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

• Open (77701) +455 over last week
• Critical (35) +5 over last week
• Unconfirmed (37605) +16 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 Lucid

1. English (United Kingdom) (0) +/-0 over last week
2. Spanish (8577) -296 over last week
3. Brazilian Portuguese (33658) -194 over last week
4. French (37746) -98 over last week
5. German (54047) -66 over last week

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

• No easy method to downgrade packages to repository versions - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25685/

• Ubuntu manual hard to find for those to whom it is most use - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25669/

• Remove several wireless networks at once - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25701/

• Ubuntu/Canonical should contribute funds/code to Gnash - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25673/

• It is very difficult to configure button mappings. - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25699/

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

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

The Planet

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Featured Podcasts

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Tuesday Aug. 31, 2910

Asia - Oceania RMB Meeting

• Start: 10:00 UTC
• End: 11:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting

• Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/AsiaOceania

Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting

• Start: 13:00 UTC
• End: 14:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting

• Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/Meeting

Developer Membership Board

• Start: 14:00 UTC
• End: 15:00 UTC
• Location: not listed as of publication
• Agenda: not listed as of publication

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, Sept. 1, 2010

Weekly Ubuntu Foundations team meeting

• Start: 15:00 UTC
• End: 16:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting

• Agenda: Found under https:/wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/Meetings/YYYY/MMDD * Info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam

Jono Bacon @ Home Videocast : Various Topics and Q+A

• Start: 18:00 UTC
• End: 19:00 UTC

• Location: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/at-home-with-jono-bacon

• Agenda: This is a weekly videocast by the Ubuntu Community Manager, Jono Bacon in which he discusses a range of topics and also provides a regular weekly Q+A.

Edubuntu Meeting

• Start: 19:00 UTC
• End: 20:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting

• Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Edubuntu/Meetings/Agenda

QA Team Meeting

• Start: 19:00 UTC
• End: 20:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-quality

• Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/

Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010

Ayatana UX team meeting

• Start: 12:00 UTC
• End: 12:30 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-quality
• Agenda: Introductions * Review team charter * Organize first UX activity * Brainstorm future UX activities

Ubuntu Translations Meeting

• Start: 15:00 UTC
• End: 16:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-quality

• Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslatingUbuntu/Events/Meetings

Ubuntu News Team Meeting

• Start: 23:00 UTC
• End: 00:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-news
• Agenda: #ubuntu-news IRC Channel on freenode.net Agenda: TBD

Friday, Sept. 3, 2010

Maverick Weekly Release Meeting

• Start: 15:00 UTC
• End: 16:00 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting

• Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/Agenda

Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010

• None listed as of publication

Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010

• None listed as of publication

Monday, Sept. 6, 2010

Security Team Catch-up

• Start: 17:00 UTC
• End: 17:30 UTC
• Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-news
• Agenda: nothing formal, just a weekly catch-up. Weekly Ubuntu Security Team catch-up meeting. Anyone is welcome to join if they want to watch, contribute, etc.

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, and 10.04

Security Updates

• USN-976-1: Tomcat vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-976-1

• USN-977-1: MoinMoin vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-977-1

• USN-974-2: Linux kernel regression - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-974-2

• USN-979-1: okular vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-979-1

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

• langpack-locales 2.3.18.38 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2010-August/012864.html

• moin 1.5.2-1ubuntu2.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2010-August/012865.html

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

• tzdata 2010l~repack-0ubuntu0.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2010-August/012534.html

• moin 1.5.8-5.1ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2010-August/012535.html

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

• tzdata 2010l~repack-0ubuntu0.9.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2010-August/010133.html

• moin 1.8.2-2ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2010-August/010134.html

• tomcat6 6.0.18-0ubuntu6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2010-August/010135.html

• kdegraphics 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2010-August/010136.html

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

• linux 2.6.31-22.64 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012455.html

• linux-ec2 2.6.31-307.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012456.html

• linux-mvl-dove 2.6.31-214.31 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012457.html

• tzdata 2010l-0ubuntu0.9.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012458.html

• agg 2.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.9.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012459.html

• oregano 0.69.1-1ubuntu1.9.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012460.html

• moin 1.8.4-1ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012461.html

• tomcat6 6.0.20-2ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012462.html

• kdegraphics 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/karmic-changes/2010-August/012463.html

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

• udev 151-12.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011658.html

• vlc 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011659.html

• poedit 1.4.2-5build0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011660.html

• codelite 2.5.2.4031~dfsg-1build1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011661.html

• pgadmin3 1.10.2-1build1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011662.html

• mountall 2.15.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011663.html

• linux-mvl-dove 2.6.32-209.25 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011664.html

• linux-meta-mvl-dove 2.6.32.209.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011665.html

• openoffice.org-l10n 1:3.2.1-6ubuntu1~10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011666.html

• openoffice.org 1:3.2.1-6ubuntu1~10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011667.html

• python-fuse 2:0.2-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011668.html

• compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011669.html

• aptdaemon 0.11+bzr345-0ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011670.html

• qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011671.html

• opensc 0.11.12-1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011672.html

• gyp 0.1~svn810-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011673.html

• agg 2.5+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011674.html

• librmagick-ruby 2.11.1-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011675.html

• collectd 4.8.2-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011676.html

• oregano 0.69.1-1ubuntu1.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011677.html

• tzdata 2010l-0ubuntu0.10.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011678.html

• ureadahead 0.100.0-4.1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011679.html

• moin 1.9.2-2ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011680.html

• tomcat6 6.0.24-2ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011681.html

• kdegraphics 4:4.4.2-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2010-August/011682.html

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