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Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. UWN Catchup, Help the Graner Family
    2. Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship Unity
    3. Unity on Wayland
    4. Emmet Hickory replaces Richard Johnson on Community Council
    5. Ubuntu Cloud Community Needs You
    6. Yes, we did it: SpreadUbuntu.org is up now!
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Translation Stats Lucid
    3. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
    4. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions and Contributors this week
  4. LoCo News
    1. First Mountain View Ubuntu Hour
  5. Launchpad News
    1. Meet Ian Booth
  6. The Planet
    1. Stéphane Graber: Edubuntu live now available online
    2. Daniel Holbach: Much Imporved Harvest Online Again
    3. Randall Ross: Wither Brainstorm
    4. Matt Zimmerman: Ubuntu and Qt
  7. In The Press
    1. Ubuntu, open source apps use on the rise: Linux Users Group
    2. Donate your bandwidth to support Ubuntu downloads
    3. Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat: One Hit, One Miss
    4. Level Up to IPv6 with Ubuntu 10.10 on Comcast
    5. Boosting Ubuntu's Productivity: 20 Tips
    6. Ubuntu Netbook 10.10: Usability vs. Constraints
  8. In The Blogosphere
    1. Unity and uTouch
    2. Banshee becomes Ubuntu 11.04 default music player
    3. Mark Shuttleworth talks Project Harmony, Unity, Windicators and more
  9. In Other News
    1. Mark Shuttleworth denies move to Open Core
    2. London Stock Exchange Sets a New World Record in Trade Speed Using Linux
    3. Canonical Highlights Touch Support on Ubuntu Netbooks
  10. Featured Podcasts
    1. Ubuntu UK Podcast S03E19 - If we only knew
  11. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  12. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  13. 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
  14. UWN Translations
  15. Subscribe
  16. Archives and RSS Feed
  17. Additional Ubuntu News
  18. Conclusion
  19. Credits
  20. Glossary of Terms
  21. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  22. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 215 for the week October 17th - November 7th, 2010.

In This Issue

  • UWN Catchup, Help the Graner Family
  • Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship Unity
  • Unity on Wayland
  • Emmet Hickory replaces Richard Johnson on Community Council
  • Ubuntu Cloud Community Needs You

  • Yes, we did it: SpreadUbuntu.org is up now!

  • Ubuntu Stats
  • First Mountain View Ubuntu Hour
  • Meet Ian Booth
  • Stéphane Graber: Edubuntu live now available online
  • Daniel Holbach: Much Imporved Harvest Online Again
  • Randall Ross: Wither Brainstorm
  • Matt Zimmerman: Ubuntu and Qt
  • Ubuntu, open source apps use on the rise: Linux Users Group
  • Donate your bandwidth to support Ubuntu downloads
  • Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat: One Hit, One Miss
  • Level Up to IPv6 with Ubuntu 10.10 on Comcast
  • Boosting Ubuntu's Productivity: 20 Tips
  • Ubuntu Netbook 10.10: Usability vs. Constraints
  • Unity and uTouch
  • Banshee becomes Ubuntu 11.04 default music player
  • Mark Shuttleworth talks Project Harmony, Unity, Windicators and more
  • Mark Shuttleworth denies move to Open Core
  • London Stock Exchange Sets a New World Record in Trade Speed Using Linux
  • Canonical Highlights Touch Support on Ubuntu Netbooks

  • Ubuntu UK Podcast S03E19 - If we only knew

  • Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security
  • UWN Sneak Peek

General Community News

UWN Catchup, Help the Graner Family

We've been a bit silent over the last two weeks. This has been in part due to a very busy Ubuntu Developer Summit, but also because our great editor, Amber Graner had the misfortune of her house being burnt down leaving nothing left during UDS. Fortunately, her family (including the dog) is safe and unharmed.

This issue will be a bulk issue covering news items from the last 3 weeks. If we missed something, please let us know and we'll be delighted to include it in the next issue.

A fundraiser has been established to help the Graner family. If you are interested, please read further on the Ubuntu-News site:

http://ubuntu-news.org/2010/10/29/help-the-graner-family/

Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship Unity

Mark Shuttleworth just announced at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando that we will be shipping the Unity environment in the Ubuntu desktop edition. Unity is the environment we shipped on the Ubuntu Netbook Edition for the first time in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, and users and OEMs have been enjoying the experience. It is an environment that is inspired by great design, touch, and a strong and integrated experience.

I think this is a fantastic opportunity for Free Software, and this is going to be a busy cycle. We have a lot of work to do, and we know that quality is a firm focus for this release, and we have identified a solid set of issues we need to focus on and resolve, but I know the final product will be something that we will all be proud of. Another key focus is performance; we have already started porting Unity from mutter to Compiz and the initial work is much faster, most notably on hardware that has traditionally had the most trouble from bug reports. Quality meets design meets performance. Together as a community we can make this rock.

There is going to be some questions about this decision in relation to GNOME. I want to make something crystal clear: Ubuntu is a GNOME distribution, we ship the GNOME stack, we will continue to ship GNOME apps, and we optimize Ubuntu for GNOME. The only difference is that Unity is a different shell for GNOME, but we continue to support the latest GNOME Shell development work in the Ubuntu archives.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/10/25/ubuntu-11-04-to-ship-unity/

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/10/31/unity-some-further-clarification-points/

Unity on Wayland

Mark Shuttleworth announces on his blog that the next major step for Unity is to deliver it on the Wayland display server. While this will be a big transition for Ubuntu, Mark states that it doesn't need to be cause a reset in the way we run software. Software that will not be ported to work with the new display server will still be able to run under a compatibility mode.

Related projects such as uTouch will be ported to Wayland as well, but timelines are somewhat tricky. Mark walks through the thought process behind the decision and how it could impact future hardware support on Ubuntu.

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/551

Emmet Hickory replaces Richard Johnson on Community Council

Due to a range of other commitments, Richard Johnson has stepped down from the Ubuntu Community Council.

The current members of the CC want to thank Richard Johnson for all the work he put into Ubuntu Governance. He will be missed. Everybody wishes him all the best on his next endeavors.

Emmet Hikory is replacing Richard Johnson, based on the outcome of the last Community Council vote.

Welcome aboard Emmet!

http://ubuntu-news.org/2010/10/19/emmet-hikory-replaces-richard-johnson-on-ubuntu-community-council/

Ubuntu Cloud Community Needs You

"I'm interested in Ubuntu and the cloud, how do I get involved" is a question I got a few times already. I thought it would be a good idea to answer this as a blog post. I believe one of the very first things you'd want to do, is to make sure you're on the main communication channels, talking to the community, asking questions, seeing other questions being answered, trying to answer some yourself, sharing opinions and generally "connecting" with the rest of the community. That is a great first step. So I'll highlight the main communication venues for the Ubuntu cloud community, as well as way to get kick-started.

Places to be

  • Ubuntu Cloud Forums, while pretty young, there has been some pretty good stir in the forums. While IRC and mailing lists may be more focused on "asking questions", the Forums are a great way to get in touch with other community members. To share your experience building your private clouds, the hardware used, software configuration, tuning and optimization, challenges faced ...etc. Come join in, if you would like to ask questions, or if you would like to share opinions, tips or tricks, get on the forums and make some splash Smile :)

  • The Ubuntu-Cloud mailing list is a great technical resource where most of the experts and developers are subscribed. For very technical discussions, questions, feature suggestions, RFEs, development discussions the mailing list is a great resource.
  • The EC2Ubuntu mailing list is a great resource that focuses on running Ubuntu in the Amazon EC2 public cloud. This list is active with a wealth of info on the topic.
  • IRC chat has long always been a primary real-time communication tool used by free software enthusiasts. The Ubuntu cloud IRC room is (surprise, surprise) #ubuntu-cloud on Freenode. Jump in, and engage

Once connected, things you can do include playing with the latest technology such as creating yourself a private UEC cloud, verifying latest features work as advertised, report and fix bugs, suggest features, design and implement new projects to advance the state of Ubuntu on the cloud. While the community is very welcoming, I definitely understand we need to create better new-comer friendly engagement paths, more hand-holding if you will. A better mentoring program from senior members as well as low hanging fruit are things the Ubuntu cloud and server communities need to identify and improve to make it easier to attract and engage fresh talent.

http://foss-boss.blogspot.com/2010/10/ubuntu-cloud-community-needs-you.html

Yes, we did it: SpreadUbuntu.org is up now!

Ruben Romero updates us to let us know that the new Spreadubuntu.com website is up and ready for use. Spreadubuntu is a community website where user contributed marketing materials are made available for remixing and general consumption.

http://huayra.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/yes-we-did-it-spreadubuntu-org-is-up-now/

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (83550) +1683 over last week
  • Critical (31) +1 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (41977) +813 over last week
  • Open (83068) +1201 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 (Uk) (5607)
  2. Spanish (9863)
  3. Brazilian Portuguese (31585)
  4. French (41461)
  5. Turkish (53876)

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/

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/

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions and Contributors this week

LoCo News

First Mountain View Ubuntu Hour

Elizabeth Krumbach reports back on the first ever Ubuntu Hour held in Mountain View, California. 13 people attended and more Ubuntu Hours in other regions close by are in the works. Read Liz's blog entry for more details on what the Californian LoCo team have been up to!

http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=3602

Launchpad News

Meet Ian Booth

Ian is the latest addition to the Launchpad Code team, associated with managing and importing branches, merge proposals, code reviews; Bazaar-Launchpad integration; the XML-RPC and web services APIs. Matthew Revell interviews him and find out more about why he's interested in Launchpad.net.

http://blog.launchpad.net/meet-the-devs/meet-ian-booth

The Planet

Stéphane Graber: Edubuntu live now available online

Edubuntu has been available on Live DVD for a few releases now, but what if a DVD is too big for you just to try it out? Stéphane reports on a new web based live system that allows you to try out Edubuntu from within your browser. In the future users will also be able to try out development releases without having to download or install. http://www.stgraber.org/2010/10/17/edubuntu-live-now-available-online

Daniel Holbach: Much Imporved Harvest Online Again

Daniel reports that Harvest, the tool for locating easy opportunities to get involved in Ubuntu is now back online. The new version is written in Django, it now has a release cycle and also includes package set information. There's also a Harvest session at UDS for those who are interested in getting involved with the project.

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=806

Randall Ross: Wither Brainstorm

Randall comments on the lack of development currently happening around ideas in Ubuntu Brainstorm. Brainstorm is a website where users can submit ideas and vote them up or down. Randall urges developers attending UDS-N to give Brainstorm a visit and look at the top ideas.

http://randall.executiv.es/ub

Matt Zimmerman: Ubuntu and Qt

Matt has been thinking about Qt recently and how it may apply to Ubuntu's desire to allow making applications easier and more efficient. Matt notes that Qt has a good history on ARM as well as x86, that it's cross-platform among all major operating systems and that it already has a fairly mature touch input system.

http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2010/10/20/ubuntu-and-qt/

In The Press

Ubuntu, open source apps use on the rise: Linux Users Group

Diana Nguyen from Techworld interviews Melissa Draper from Sydney's LUG. "Linux is breaking into wider mainstream use in Australia, with schools and government agencies leading the charge", says Melisa. "… The majority of computer users just need to be able to type up a report, send an email, read blogs, and watch funny cat videos on YouTube.” Draper also attributed the increasing use of Ubuntu in more educational institutions, government agencies and businesses to its affordability. For the full article, please go to:

http://www.techworld.com.au/article/364612/ubuntu_open_source_apps_use_rise_linux_users_group?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1

Phil Shapiro from an online edition of Computerworld explains the difficulty in downloading an Ubuntu ISO shortly after the release. He offers users to utilize BitTorrent technology to help others get more bandwidth when downloading the release. For the full article go to:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/364976/donate_your_bandwidth_support_ubuntu_downloads/?rid=-219

Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat: One Hit, One Miss

Doug Roberts from the Linux Journal tests two editions of the new Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat release. His desktop edition test was perfect, but the netbook edition - UNE - was far from that, which is a miss in his book. Doug's full article is available at:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-1010-maverick-meerkat-one-hit-one-miss

Level Up to IPv6 with Ubuntu 10.10 on Comcast

David Ames from Linux.com breaks the news about Comcast allowing to use IPv6 on its network and shows how to configure an Ubuntu 10.10 system to use this feature. "If Comcast is your ISP, you can get started using IPv6 on Linux right away, with just a few simple steps. Ready to join the next-generation network? We'll show you how to get Ubuntu 10.10 on Comcast IPv6 in no time", says David. For the full tutorial please go to:

http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/371742-ipv6-6rd-linux-router-on-comcast-using-ubuntu-maverick-1010

Boosting Ubuntu's Productivity: 20 Tips

Matt Hartley from the Datamation (an internet.com publication) offers 20 tips that "...saved me countless hours of wasted time, while making my life with Ubuntu easier in general". These include tips for backing up your data automatically, ideas for updating Ubuntu at specific times, using various utilities like Gnome Do for enhancing productivity, tips for using email securely, and many others. For the full list of tips go to:

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3908816/Boosting-Ubuntus-Productivity-20-Tips.htm

Ubuntu Netbook 10.10: Usability vs. Constraints

Bruce Byfield, from the Datamation reviews latest edition of the UNE (the Ubunut Netbook Edition) and discusses the constraints of the small screen computers and usability issues that come as a result. He also has a critique of the choices the were made for this edition of the Ubuntu Linux and raises some problems he had with the interface. For the full article, please go to:

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3909041/Ubuntu-Netbook-1010-Usability-vs-Constraints.htm

In The Blogosphere

Unity and uTouch

Gary Carr posts about how uTouch works on Unity and will be even better for Unity in 11.04. He also includes a video showing some of the tricks for using Unity on a touch device.

http://blog.canonical.com/?p=446

Banshee becomes Ubuntu 11.04 default music player

OMG!Ubuntu reports on the switch to Banshee as the default music player for Ubuntu 11.04. Banshee will replace Rythymbox in this role.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/banshee-becomes-ubuntu-11-04-default-music-player/

Mark Shuttleworth talks Project Harmony, Unity, Windicators and more

OMG!Ubuntu reports on Mark Shuttleworth's Q&A during the Ubuntu Open Week.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/10/mark-shuttleworth-talks-projcet-harmony-unity-and-more/

In Other News

Mark Shuttleworth denies move to Open Core

Bradley Kuhn blogged about Mark Shuttleworth's Ubuntu Q&A Session from the Ubuntu Open Week and commented specifically on some parts that he's skeptical of. Specifically, he made some assumptions about Canonical's strategy which Mark Shuttleworth provided some clarity on in an interview with ITwire.

http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2010/10/17/shuttleworth-admits-it.html
http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/42553-shuttleworth-denies-move-toward-open-core?start=1

London Stock Exchange Sets a New World Record in Trade Speed Using Linux

The London Stock Exchange is claiming that it has set a new world record in trade speeds, this comes as a result of the implementation of a new Linux based core to their systems moving away from a Microsoft .NET technology that was previously in use. This switchover occurred in tandem with a recent study by Fortune Magazine which claims that corporate America is choosing open source solutions ahead of proprietary alternatives. For the full article, follow the link below:

http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/10/london-stock-exchange-sets-new-world.html

Canonical Highlights Touch Support on Ubuntu Netbooks

For the past several months Canonical has developed projects that focus on the touchscreen niche that seems to be fast emerging. The link below goes into detail regarding those projects, specifically the uTouch gesture library and the Unity interface, the link also contains a video demonstrating the two libraries in action.

http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/10/19/canonical-highlights-touch-support-on-ubuntu-netbooks/

Ubuntu UK Podcast S03E19 - If we only knew

Laura Cowen, Ciemon Dunville, Alan Pope, Tony Whitmore and Mark Johnson unite to bring you episode 19 of season 3 of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2010/10/27/s03e19-if-we-only-knew/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

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Upcoming Meetings and Events

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

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

Ubuntu 10.10 Updates

a follow-up post. * qtmobility 1.0.2-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2010-October/008878.html

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Credits

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Glossary of Terms

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