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Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Translation Stats Lucid
    3. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
  4. LoCo News
  5. Launchpad News
  6. Ubuntu Forums News
  7. The Planet
    1. Thorsten Wilms: Ubuntu Artwork Crisis
    2. Seif Lotfy: Revisiting old code
    3. Leo Lannacone: Ubuntu-it and Debian-ir community conference
    4. Mono Mythbusting, September 2010 Edition
    5. Maia Kozheva: Steadyflow 0.1 released!
    6. Alan Pope: Ubuntu Software Center on Cranky Geeks
    7. Daid Planella: Ubuntu 11.04 Translation plans
    8. Ubuntu User: GNOME Outreach Program for Women
    9. Launchpad Blog: Everything in Launchpad
    10. Raphael Hertzog - How to create Debian packages with alternative compression methods
    11. Jono Bacon: Fixing Community Processes
    12. Ken van Dine: I love what I do!
    13. Brian Murray: Shining a light on hidden bugs
    14. Joe: New Forum Staff (Again!)
    15. Ubuntu Fridge: Ubuntu Open Week, request for instructors
    16. Martin Owens: Alternative UDS Accomodation
    17. Michael Terry: Tracking Software Versions Between Distros
    18. Ralph Janke: Ubuntu.stackexchange has passed the 3000 answer milestone
    19. Mark Shuttleworth: GMailWatcher for webmail lovers
    20. Ara Pulido: So far, so good
    21. Paul Hummer: What I do
    22. Jono Bacon: Four Years and the Chasm
    23. Ubuntu Classroom Blog: Package Training: Packaging without compilation
    24. Brian Murray: Launchpad Greasemonkey Scripts in Chromium Browser
    25. Jorge Castro: Enjoying the new community wallpapers
    26. David Rubin: Ubuntu Books, The Unboxing
    27. Dusting Kirkland: My First Year of Solar Power
    28. Nathan Haines: The importance of default backgrounds
    29. Jorge Castro: We do do that!
    30. Adam Sommer - Ubuntu Server Guide Retrospective
    31. Michael Terry: What I Do in OEM Services
    32. Jamie Strandboge: What I Do
    33. James Westby: Ubuntu Distributed Development
    34. Kees Cook: My part in the ecosystem
    35. Matt Trudel: Looking back over the past few months...
    36. Thorsten Wilms: Ubuntu Cowntdown 10.10
    37. Ubuntu Server Blog: Server Team 20100907 meeting minutes
    38. Launchpad Blog: What's your favourite projectin Launchpad
    39. Melissa Draper: The so-called science of poll-taking
    40. Martin Pitt: What I do
    41. Mark Shuttleworth: Reflections on Ubuntu, Canonical and the march to free software adoption
    42. Maia Kozheva: Dear Canonical, Redux
    43. Aaron Toponce: Email Netiquette - Part 1
    44. Collin Pruitt: ATI and Linux: Play hard, or go home
    45. Jonathan Jesse: A disappointing cycle for kubuntu-docs and a call for help
    46. Michael Gartenberg: Apple's Baghdad Bob
    47. Raphael Pinson: Helping young children learn to read
  8. In The Press
  9. In The Blogosphere
    1. Dropbox vs Ubuntu One
  10. In Other News
  11. Featured Podcasts
  12. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
    1. Tuesday, 21 September 2010
    2. Wednesday, 22 September 2010
    3. Thursday, 23 September 2010
    4. Friday, 24 September 2010
    5. Saturday, 25 September 2010
    6. Sunday, 26 September 2010
    7. Monday, 27 September 2010
  14. Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 9.10 Updates
    6. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    7. Ubuntu 10.10 Updates
  15. UWN Translations
  16. UWN Sneak Peek
  17. Subscribe
  18. Archives and RSS Feed
  19. Additional Ubuntu News
  20. Conclusion
  21. Credits
  22. Glossary of Terms
  23. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  24. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 211 for the week September 12th - September 18th, 2010.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (79774) +472 over last week
  • Critical (34) +4 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (39090) +164 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) (1) -3 over last week
  2. Spanish (8189) -93 over last week
  3. Brazilian Portuguese (31306) -1155 over last week
  4. French (36695) -157 over last week
  5. German (53634) -212 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

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

Thorsten Wilms: Ubuntu Artwork Crisis

http://thorwil.wordpress.com/?p=1062

Seif Lotfy: Revisiting old code

http://seilo.geekyogre.com/2010/09/revisiting-old-code/

Leo Lannacone: Ubuntu-it and Debian-ir community conference

http://en.leoiannacone.com/2010/09/perugia-ducc-it-ubuntu-it-and-debian-it-community-conference/

=== Lucas Nussbaum: Helping improve Ruby on Debian and Ubuntu ==

http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/blog/?p=575

Mono Mythbusting, September 2010 Edition

http://apebox.org/wordpress/rants/271/

Maia Kozheva: Steadyflow 0.1 released!

http://lucidfox.org/posts/view/620

Alan Pope: Ubuntu Software Center on Cranky Geeks

http://popey.com/blog/2010/09/17/ubuntu-software-center-on-cranky-geeks/

Daid Planella: Ubuntu 11.04 Translation plans

http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/ubuntu-11-04-translations-plans/

Ubuntu User: GNOME Outreach Program for Women

http://www.ubuntu-user.com/content/view/full/1393

Launchpad Blog: Everything in Launchpad

http://blog.launchpad.net/general/everything-in-launchpad

Raphael Hertzog - How to create Debian packages with alternative compression methods

http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/09/17/how-to-create-debian-packages-with-alternative-compression-methods/

Jono Bacon: Fixing Community Processes

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/09/17/fixing-community-processes/

Ken van Dine: I love what I do!

http://blogs.gnome.org/kenvandine/2010/09/16/i-love-what-i-do/

Brian Murray: Shining a light on hidden bugs

http://www.murraytwins.com/blog/?p=90

Joe: New Forum Staff (Again!)

http://blog.joeb454.com/2010/09/new-forum-staff-again/

Ubuntu Fridge: Ubuntu Open Week, request for instructors

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/2129

Martin Owens: Alternative UDS Accomodation

http://doctormo.org/2010/09/16/alternative-uds-accommodation/

Michael Terry: Tracking Software Versions Between Distros

http://mterry.name/log/2010/09/16/tracking-software-versions-between-distros/

Ralph Janke: Ubuntu.stackexchange has passed the 3000 answer milestone

http://drupal.txwikinger.me.uk/content/ubuntustackexchange-has-passed-3000-answer-milestone

Mark Shuttleworth: GMailWatcher for webmail lovers

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/520

Ara Pulido: So far, so good

http://ubuntutesting.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/so-far-so-good/

Paul Hummer: What I do

http://theironlion.net/blog/2010/09/15/what-i-do/

Jono Bacon: Four Years and the Chasm

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/09/16/four-years-and-the-chasm/

Ubuntu Classroom Blog: Package Training: Packaging without compilation

http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/packaging-training-packaging-without-compilation/

Brian Murray: Launchpad Greasemonkey Scripts in Chromium Browser

http://www.murraytwins.com/blog/?p=89

Jorge Castro: Enjoying the new community wallpapers

http://castrojo.tumblr.com/post/1128066097/enjoying-the-new-community-wallpapers

David Rubin: Ubuntu Books, The Unboxing

http://blog.smartcube.co.za/2010/09/15/ubuntu-books-the-unboxing/

Dusting Kirkland: My First Year of Solar Power

http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/09/my-first-year-of-solar-power.html

Nathan Haines: The importance of default backgrounds

http://nhaines.livejournal.com/55723.html

Jorge Castro: We do do that!

http://castrojo.tumblr.com/post/1127129434/we-do-do-that

Adam Sommer - Ubuntu Server Guide Retrospective

http://adamsommer.blogspot.com/2010/09/ubuntu-server-guide-retrospective.html

Michael Terry: What I Do in OEM Services

http://mterry.name/log/2010/09/15/what-i-do-in-oem-services/

Jamie Strandboge: What I Do

http://penguindroppings.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/what-i-do/

James Westby: Ubuntu Distributed Development

http://jameswestby.net/weblog/ubuntu/19-what-I-work-on

Kees Cook: My part in the ecosystem

http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/09/14/my-part-in-the-ecosystem/

Matt Trudel: Looking back over the past few months...

http://blog.cyphermox.net/2010/09/looking-back-over-past-few-months.html

Thorsten Wilms: Ubuntu Cowntdown 10.10

http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/ubuntu-countdown-10-10/

Ubuntu Server Blog: Server Team 20100907 meeting minutes

http://ubuntuserver.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/server-team-20100907-meeting-minutes/

Launchpad Blog: What's your favourite projectin Launchpad

http://blog.launchpad.net/general/whats-your-favourite-project-in-launchpad

Melissa Draper: The so-called science of poll-taking

http://www.geekosophical.net/?p=517

Martin Pitt: What I do

http://www.piware.de/2010/09/what-i-do/

Mark Shuttleworth: Reflections on Ubuntu, Canonical and the march to free software adoption

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/517

Maia Kozheva: Dear Canonical, Redux

http://lucidfox.org/posts/view/621

Aaron Toponce: Email Netiquette - Part 1

http://pthree.org/2010/09/18/email-netiquette-part-1/

Collin Pruitt: ATI and Linux: Play hard, or go home

http://collinp.com/index.php/2010/09/19/ati-catalyst-ubuntu-maverick/

Jonathan Jesse: A disappointing cycle for kubuntu-docs and a call for help

https://jjesse.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/a-disappointing-cycle-for-kubuntu-docs-and-a-call-for-help/

Michael Gartenberg: Apple's Baghdad Bob

http://ftbeowulf.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/michael-gartenberg-apples-baghdad-bob/

Raphael Pinson: Helping young children learn to read

http://www.raphink.info/2010/09/helping-young-children-learn-to-read.html

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

Dropbox vs Ubuntu One

http://www.edhewitt.co.uk/2010/09/15/dropbox-vs-ubuntu-one/

In Other News

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Links will need be verified on or before Saturday, September 18th, 2010

Ubuntu Desktop Team Meeting Minutes for September 14th, 2010 -https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2010-09-14 Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting Minutes from September 14th, 1010 -https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/Meeting/2010/20100914 Ubuntu Server Team Meeting Minutes for September 14th, 2010 -https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20100914 Ubuntu Kernel Team Meeting Minutes for September 14th, 2010 -https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2010-09-14 Ubuntu Foundations Team Meeting Minutes for September 15th, 2010 -https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/Meetings/2010/0915 Ubuntu Release Team Meeting Minutes for September 17th, 2010 -https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2010-09-17

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Friday, 24 September 2010

Saturday, 25 September 2010

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Monday, 27 September 2010

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

Ubuntu 10.10 Updates

UWN Translations

  • Note to translators and our readers please follow the link below for the information you need.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations

UWN Sneak Peek

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

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See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Amber Graner
  • Your Name Here
  • Liraz Siri
  • Jonathan Carter
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

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Ubuntu - Get Involved

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