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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. ## By contributing, you understand that your contribution may be appended to, ## modified, deleted, moved, copied, and redistributed without further ## consultation. Please feel free to add comments to help explain changes ## and/or additions to the UWN to other editors. ## Final revision will be approved and mailed by the designated editor ## For more information, please contact ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com ## or visit #ubuntu-news on irc.freenode.net ## Good Luck from the UWN Team. {{{ WORK IN PROGRESS }}} ## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list ## of the top articles in this release. Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue ## for the week MONTH DAY - DAY, YEAR. |
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 227 for the week July 31 - August 6, 2011. |
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| ## In this section, list major topics of interest using bullets. ## Format: * <Topic name> ## Ex: * Ubuntu overtakes Microsoft with 90% market share |
* The Road to Alpha 3 * Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 Released * Ubuntu Stats * Lo``Co News * Launchpad News * Ubuntu Membership and Contributions to Upstream Projects * Making Ubuntu a Platform for App Developers The Survey * Ubuntu Desktop Manager Talks Aiming For Apple, Community Feedback, Unity Polish and More * Ubuntu 11.10 Adds Options to Change Launcher Opacity, Hide Mounted Drives, More * Featured Podcasts * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 * And much more! |
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| ## Make each article a subsection, via === ## These are big articles that don't fit within another section |
=== Interview with Cheri Francis on UDS === Elizabeth Krumbach interviews Ubuntu contributor Cheri Francis on her experiences at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) held in Budapest this past May. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/07/31/interview-with-cheri-francis-on-uds/ === The Road to Alpha 3 === All of the work the desktop team has done the past week has landed in the recently released Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3, while the Unity team have been concentrating on feature work and backlog bugs. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/08/04/the-road-to-alpha-3/ === Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing === This article has highlights from the recent Usability Testing done on both the Thunderbird and Evolution E-mail clients, handled by an external consultant at the Canonical offices in London. http://design.canonical.com/2011/08/thunderbird-evolution-usability-testing/ === Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 Released === The second of a series of milestone images, Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3, was officially released on the 4th of August; links to installation images are provided. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2011-August/000295.html |
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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 |
* Open (89061) +4755 over last week * Critical (183) +24 over last week * Unconfirmed (47648) +1082 over last week |
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| === Translation Stats Lucid === ## Translation stats only take a second to do. ## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick (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 Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/ |
=== Translation Stats Oneiric === 1. Spanish: (11882) +1314 over last week 2. Brazilian Portuguese: (53054) +1117 over last week 3. English (United Kingdom): (54693) +4216 over last week 4. French: (76170) +4944 over last week 5. German: (78889) +2986 over last week Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations |
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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. * heading * heading * heading * heading * heading |
* Change Language In Time and Date Applet - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28353/ |
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| * How to use “grep” command to find text including subdirectories - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55325/how-to-use-grep-command-to-find-text-including-subdirectories * Is the command line structure the same for Linux and Ubuntu? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55397/is-the-command-line-structure-the-same-for-linux-and-ubuntu * How do I create panes within a Nautilus window? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55446/how-do-i-create-panes-within-a-nautilus-window * What is the blue triangle on the home button for? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/56003/what-is-the-blue-triangle-on-the-home-button-for * How can I install add-apt-repository - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55478/how-can-i-install-add-apt-repository-closed |
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| ## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name === ## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc. |
=== Jono Bacon: Kick Out The Jam === Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon makes a call to all Lo``Co Teams to help bring Ubuntu to the masses by arranging Global Jams in their areas. He includes a How-to for throwing a Global Jam. http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/08/05/kick-out-the-jam/ |
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| ## This section is for news from the Launchpad Blog at http://blog.launchpad.net/ == Ubuntu Forums News == ## This section is provided to include any interesting updates from the Ubuntu Forums. |
=== Fast JSONCache updates now active for improved responsiveness === You can now get updated copies of the IJSONRequestCache, to make it easier to update your pages on Launchpad. http://blog.launchpad.net/code/fast-jsoncache-updates-now-active-for-improved-responsiveness |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ | === Ubuntu Women: Now on Social Media === Ubuntu Women has expanded it’s presence beyond IRC, discussion forums, website, wiki and mailing lists to various social networking mediums. The project is now active on Twitter, Facebook and identi.ca. http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2011/07/now-on-social-media/ === Ubuntu Cloud Portal: Ensemble Orchestra integration, repos and more === Ensemble has gotten some additional features in the past week which are explored in this post, including better cobbler and Orchestra integration. There are also several new formulas in the works. http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2011/08/ensemble-orchestra-integration-repos-and-more/ === Elizabeth Krumbach: Ubuntu earrings - now in silver! === Boutique Academia started producing and selling earrings with the Ubuntu logo on them back in June. Now they are available in silver colored rhodium plating in addition to the gold plated original design. $6 per pair of the total price of $18.99 will go in benefit of Partimus.org which puts Ubuntu-based systems in the hands of school children. http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=4814 === Matthew East: Ubuntu Membership and Contributions to Upstream Projects === A recurring theme on the ubuntu-devel mailing list has been the question if someone contributing to an upstream project should be eligible for Ubuntu Membership. Matthew East given his views on this and the question, which are upstream projects and which are Ubuntu projects? http://www.mdke.org/?p=118 === Dustin Kirkland: A Formal Introduction to The Ubuntu Orchestra Project === Dustin Kirkland has identified that the Orchestra project may not have been communicated clearly enough across the whole Ubuntu landscape and attempts to do so in this post. He gives a quick history of the project before delving into a lot of detail on what exactly Orchestra is. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/08/formal-introduction-to-ubuntu-orchestra.html === David Planella: Making Ubuntu a Platform for App Developers The Survey === David Planella puts a call out to the Application Developer community to participate in a survey that will be used to help make developer.ubuntu.com a truly useful resource for developers. Read his blog post about it here: http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/making-ubuntu-a-platform-for-app-developers-the-survey/ Direct link to the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N9GXFGR === Valorie Zimmerman: Contributions of Non-Technical People === Valorie Zimmerman, Amarok document writer extraordinaire reminds everyone how non-technical people can contribute to their favorite FLOSS projects, and tells about her path that has led her up to writing her blogpost in Berlin. http://linuxgrandma.blogspot.com/2011/08/contributions-of-non-technical-people.html |
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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. |
=== How to customize Ubuntu's Unity desktop environment === This IT World article offers 5 tips to get the most out of Unity and links to other resources to help users get familiar with the new interface. http://www.itworld.com/software/188517/how-customize-ubuntus-unity-desktop-environment === Ubuntu: The desktop Linux with the cloud inside === Other operating systems are now pushing for more cloud integration for their desktops, but as this article discusses, Ubuntu already offers several similar services out of the box, and has since 2009. They discuss Ubuntu One and the recent push for the Ubuntu App Developer portal. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-the-desktop-linux-with-the-cloud-inside/9335 === Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 - behind the scenes with Oneiric Ocelot === Dave Walker gives a behind the scenes tour of the upcoming changes for the 11.10 release. He discusses the move to Thunderbird, the formal dropping of Synaptic from default in favor of the Software Center, which also has significant changes and more. http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/opinion/ubuntu-11-10-alpha-3-behind-the-scenes-with-oneiric-ocelot/ === Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 Has Firefox 6 and Thunderbird 6 === This Softpedia article gives an overview of software versions in the latest Alpha 3 release (with screenshots!) and quickly checks in with the development of Kubuntu and Xubuntu. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-11-10-Alpha-3-Has-Firefox-6-and-Thunderbird-6-215227.shtml |
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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. |
=== Condensed Variant of Ubuntu Font Debuts === A condensed version of the Ubuntu Font Family that consists of one weight “regular” and without accompanying italic has been made available to a private testing PPA. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/ubuntu-condensed-font === Ubuntu Desktop Manager Talks Aiming For Apple, Community Feedback, Unity Polish and More === OMG Ubuntu! interviews Jason Warner, the Ubuntu Desktop Manager, about his role, the diversity of the community, processing feedback and polishing Unity to help reach the 200 million user goal. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/interview-jason-warner-joey-title-pl0x/ === Many Ubuntu Users Still Hate The Unity Desktop === Recently Phoronix asked its readers what do they dislike or hate in Ubuntu and after two weeks collected the responses. While the main annoyance the readers had given in the 13 page discussion thread was Unity, some other popular bugbears were hardware compatibility and packages. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTczOQ === Ubuntu 11.10 Adds Options to Change Launcher Opacity, Hide Mounted Drives, More === OMG Ubuntu! explores and offers screenshots for some of the changes 11.10 has in store, including the ability to hide mounted drives in your launcher, Change Launcher Opacity and adjust the edge reveal timeout. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/unity-oneiric-changes-august/ === Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 Released - Changes and Screenshots === Ubuntu Vibes offers a tour of changes in 11.10, complete with screenshots and a You``Tube video covering Unity 2d, the new application switcher and more. http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/08/ubuntu-1110-alpha-3-released-changes.html |
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| ## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. | === New game titles in the Ubuntu Software Center === Two new games for sale have been added to the Ubuntu Software Center, BEEP! by Big Fat Alien (control a “precision robot vehicle” while you explore the unniverse) and Heileen from Hanako Games (an anime adventure set in the New World). http://blog.canonical.com/2011/08/03/new-game-titles-in-the-ubuntu-software-center/ |
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| ## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net |
=== S04E12 - More Tea Vicar === The latest Ubuntu Podcast from the UK Lo``Co Team has been released and is entitled, “More Tea Vicar”. Check the link and join Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, Alan Pope, and Tony Whitmore as they talk about projects like the video editor in the making, Novacut, and much much more. http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2011/08/03/s04e12-more-tea-vicar/ |
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| ## Change date to reflect the latest meeting date and verify link then just remove the comment out marks ## * Ubuntu Desktop Team Meeting Minutes for June 22nd, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2010-06-22 ## * Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting Minutes from June 22nd, 1010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/Meeting/2010/20100622 ## * Ubuntu Server Team Meeting Minutes for June 22nd, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20100622 ## * Ubuntu Kernel Team Meeting Minutes for June 22nd, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2010-06-22 ## * Ubuntu Foundations Team Meeting Minutes for June 23rd, 2010 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/Meetings/2010/0623 ## * Ubuntu Release Team Meeting Minutes for June 25, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2010-06-25 == Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR> == ## Once a month we do these in the format: ## ## See here for the team report for June 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/MonthYear ## ## If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting |
* Ubuntu Desktop Team Meeting Minutes for August 2nd, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2011-08-02 * Ubuntu Kernel Team Meeting Minutes for August 2nd, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2011-08-02 * Ubuntu Release Team Meeting Minutes for August 5th, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2011-08-05 |
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| ## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH | * [USN-1182-1] Samba vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-August/001388.html * [USN-1183-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-August/001389.html |
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| ## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH hardy ## End of life - April 2013 (Server) |
* samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.15_hppa_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-August/012675.html |
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| ## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH lucid ## End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server) |
* samba_3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.7_powerpc_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-August/012426.html |
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| ## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH maverick ## End of Life - April 2012 |
* samba_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.5_amd64_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-August/009560.html |
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| ## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH maverick ## End of Life - October 2012 |
* pyfltk 1.1.5-3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012060.html * preseed 1.48ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012061.html * haskell-platform 2010.1.0.0.1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012062.html * samba_3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3_amd64_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012063.html |
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| ## The following list is in chronological order. * Your Name Here |
* Elizabeth Krumbach * Miia Ranta * Neil Oosthuizen * Penelope Stowe * Nathan Handler |
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## Common acronyms |
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 227 for the week July 31 - August 6, 2011.
In This Issue
- The Road to Alpha 3
- Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 Released
- Ubuntu Stats
LoCo News
- Launchpad News
- Ubuntu Membership and Contributions to Upstream Projects
- Making Ubuntu a Platform for App Developers The Survey
- Ubuntu Desktop Manager Talks Aiming For Apple, Community Feedback, Unity Polish and More
- Ubuntu 11.10 Adds Options to Change Launcher Opacity, Hide Mounted Drives, More
- Featured Podcasts
- Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04
- And much more!
General Community News
Interview with Cheri Francis on UDS
Elizabeth Krumbach interviews Ubuntu contributor Cheri Francis on her experiences at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) held in Budapest this past May.
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/07/31/interview-with-cheri-francis-on-uds/
The Road to Alpha 3
All of the work the desktop team has done the past week has landed in the recently released Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3, while the Unity team have been concentrating on feature work and backlog bugs.
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/08/04/the-road-to-alpha-3/
Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing
This article has highlights from the recent Usability Testing done on both the Thunderbird and Evolution E-mail clients, handled by an external consultant at the Canonical offices in London.
http://design.canonical.com/2011/08/thunderbird-evolution-usability-testing/
Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 Released
The second of a series of milestone images, Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3, was officially released on the 4th of August; links to installation images are provided.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2011-August/000295.html
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (89061) +4755 over last week
- Critical (183) +24 over last week
- Unconfirmed (47648) +1082 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 Oneiric
- Spanish: (11882) +1314 over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese: (53054) +1117 over last week
- English (United Kingdom): (54693) +4216 over last week
- French: (76170) +4944 over last week
- German: (78889) +2986 over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations
Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
Change Language In Time and Date Applet - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28353/
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 this week
How to use “grep” command to find text including subdirectories - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55325/how-to-use-grep-command-to-find-text-including-subdirectories
Is the command line structure the same for Linux and Ubuntu? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55397/is-the-command-line-structure-the-same-for-linux-and-ubuntu
How do I create panes within a Nautilus window? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55446/how-do-i-create-panes-within-a-nautilus-window
What is the blue triangle on the home button for? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/56003/what-is-the-blue-triangle-on-the-home-button-for
How can I install add-apt-repository - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55478/how-can-i-install-add-apt-repository-closed
Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com
LoCo News
Jono Bacon: Kick Out The Jam
Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon makes a call to all LoCo Teams to help bring Ubuntu to the masses by arranging Global Jams in their areas. He includes a How-to for throwing a Global Jam.
http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/08/05/kick-out-the-jam/
Launchpad News
Fast JSONCache updates now active for improved responsiveness
You can now get updated copies of the IJSONRequestCache, to make it easier to update your pages on Launchpad.
http://blog.launchpad.net/code/fast-jsoncache-updates-now-active-for-improved-responsiveness
The Planet
Ubuntu Women: Now on Social Media
Ubuntu Women has expanded it’s presence beyond IRC, discussion forums, website, wiki and mailing lists to various social networking mediums. The project is now active on Twitter, Facebook and identi.ca.
http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2011/07/now-on-social-media/
Ubuntu Cloud Portal: Ensemble Orchestra integration, repos and more
Ensemble has gotten some additional features in the past week which are explored in this post, including better cobbler and Orchestra integration. There are also several new formulas in the works.
http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2011/08/ensemble-orchestra-integration-repos-and-more/
Elizabeth Krumbach: Ubuntu earrings - now in silver!
Boutique Academia started producing and selling earrings with the Ubuntu logo on them back in June. Now they are available in silver colored rhodium plating in addition to the gold plated original design. $6 per pair of the total price of $18.99 will go in benefit of Partimus.org which puts Ubuntu-based systems in the hands of school children.
http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=4814
Matthew East: Ubuntu Membership and Contributions to Upstream Projects
A recurring theme on the ubuntu-devel mailing list has been the question if someone contributing to an upstream project should be eligible for Ubuntu Membership. Matthew East given his views on this and the question, which are upstream projects and which are Ubuntu projects?
Dustin Kirkland: A Formal Introduction to The Ubuntu Orchestra Project
Dustin Kirkland has identified that the Orchestra project may not have been communicated clearly enough across the whole Ubuntu landscape and attempts to do so in this post. He gives a quick history of the project before delving into a lot of detail on what exactly Orchestra is.
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2011/08/formal-introduction-to-ubuntu-orchestra.html
David Planella: Making Ubuntu a Platform for App Developers The Survey
David Planella puts a call out to the Application Developer community to participate in a survey that will be used to help make developer.ubuntu.com a truly useful resource for developers.
Read his blog post about it here: http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2011/08/06/making-ubuntu-a-platform-for-app-developers-the-survey/
Direct link to the survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N9GXFGR
Valorie Zimmerman: Contributions of Non-Technical People
Valorie Zimmerman, Amarok document writer extraordinaire reminds everyone how non-technical people can contribute to their favorite FLOSS projects, and tells about her path that has led her up to writing her blogpost in Berlin.
http://linuxgrandma.blogspot.com/2011/08/contributions-of-non-technical-people.html
In The Press
How to customize Ubuntu's Unity desktop environment
This IT World article offers 5 tips to get the most out of Unity and links to other resources to help users get familiar with the new interface.
http://www.itworld.com/software/188517/how-customize-ubuntus-unity-desktop-environment
Ubuntu: The desktop Linux with the cloud inside
Other operating systems are now pushing for more cloud integration for their desktops, but as this article discusses, Ubuntu already offers several similar services out of the box, and has since 2009. They discuss Ubuntu One and the recent push for the Ubuntu App Developer portal.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-the-desktop-linux-with-the-cloud-inside/9335
Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 - behind the scenes with Oneiric Ocelot
Dave Walker gives a behind the scenes tour of the upcoming changes for the 11.10 release. He discusses the move to Thunderbird, the formal dropping of Synaptic from default in favor of the Software Center, which also has significant changes and more.
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/opinion/ubuntu-11-10-alpha-3-behind-the-scenes-with-oneiric-ocelot/
Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 Has Firefox 6 and Thunderbird 6
This Softpedia article gives an overview of software versions in the latest Alpha 3 release (with screenshots!) and quickly checks in with the development of Kubuntu and Xubuntu.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-11-10-Alpha-3-Has-Firefox-6-and-Thunderbird-6-215227.shtml
In The Blogosphere
Condensed Variant of Ubuntu Font Debuts
A condensed version of the Ubuntu Font Family that consists of one weight “regular” and without accompanying italic has been made available to a private testing PPA.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/ubuntu-condensed-font
Ubuntu Desktop Manager Talks Aiming For Apple, Community Feedback, Unity Polish and More
OMG Ubuntu! interviews Jason Warner, the Ubuntu Desktop Manager, about his role, the diversity of the community, processing feedback and polishing Unity to help reach the 200 million user goal.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/interview-jason-warner-joey-title-pl0x/
Many Ubuntu Users Still Hate The Unity Desktop
Recently Phoronix asked its readers what do they dislike or hate in Ubuntu and after two weeks collected the responses. While the main annoyance the readers had given in the 13 page discussion thread was Unity, some other popular bugbears were hardware compatibility and packages.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTczOQ
Ubuntu 11.10 Adds Options to Change Launcher Opacity, Hide Mounted Drives, More
OMG Ubuntu! explores and offers screenshots for some of the changes 11.10 has in store, including the ability to hide mounted drives in your launcher, Change Launcher Opacity and adjust the edge reveal timeout.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/08/unity-oneiric-changes-august/
Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 Released - Changes and Screenshots
Ubuntu Vibes offers a tour of changes in 11.10, complete with screenshots and a YouTube video covering Unity 2d, the new application switcher and more.
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/08/ubuntu-1110-alpha-3-released-changes.html
In Other News
New game titles in the Ubuntu Software Center
Two new games for sale have been added to the Ubuntu Software Center, BEEP! by Big Fat Alien (control a “precision robot vehicle” while you explore the unniverse) and Heileen from Hanako Games (an anime adventure set in the New World).
http://blog.canonical.com/2011/08/03/new-game-titles-in-the-ubuntu-software-center/
Featured Podcasts
S04E12 - More Tea Vicar
The latest Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team has been released and is entitled, “More Tea Vicar”. Check the link and join Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, Alan Pope, and Tony Whitmore as they talk about projects like the video editor in the making, Novacut, and much much more.
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2011/08/03/s04e12-more-tea-vicar/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Ubuntu Desktop Team Meeting Minutes for August 2nd, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2011-08-02
Ubuntu Kernel Team Meeting Minutes for August 2nd, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2011-08-02
Ubuntu Release Team Meeting Minutes for August 5th, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2011-08-05
Upcoming Meetings and Events
For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at ubuntu-news.org: http://ubuntu-news.org/calendars/
Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04
Security Updates
[USN-1182-1] Samba vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-August/001388.html
[USN-1183-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-August/001389.html
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
samba_3.0.28a-1ubuntu4.15_hppa_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-August/012675.html
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
samba_3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.7_powerpc_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-August/012426.html
Ubuntu 10.10 Updates
samba_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.5_amd64_translations.tar.gz- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-August/009560.html
Ubuntu 11.04 Updates
pyfltk 1.1.5-3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012060.html
preseed 1.48ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012061.html
haskell-platform 2010.1.0.0.1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012062.html
samba_3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3_amd64_translations.tar.gz - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-August/012063.html
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