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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue ## for the week December 12 - 18, 2011.

In This Issue

General Community News

Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

• Open (87908) -5013 over last week
• Critical (178) +4 over last week
• Unconfirmed (45666) -1225 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

1. English (Australia) (5230) +/-0 over last week
2. Spanish (8950) +/-0 over last week
3. Brazilian Portuguese (45255) -3 over last week
4. English (United Kingdom) (45733) +/-0 over last week
5. Bosnian (56636) -1282 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

• Battery notifier could be more complete - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28984/

• Reset Major Ubuntu Configuration to Default - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28973/

• Command-List in Unity-QuickList - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28989/

• Tabbing through focused desktop's programs first/only - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28985/

• ThinApps for Ubuntu - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28964/

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 (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

LoCo News

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

Ubuntu Cloud News

The Planet

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Featured Podcasts

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Monthly Team Reports: November 2011

See here for the team report for November 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/November2011

If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting

Upcoming Meetings and Events

For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10

Security Updates

• USN-1299-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1299-1

• USN-1300-1: Linux kernel (FSL-IMX51) vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1300-1

• USN-1301-1: Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1301-1

• USN-1302-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1302-1

• USN-1303-1: Linux kernel (Marvell DOVE) vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1303-1

• USN-1304-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1304-1

• USN-1305-1: Nova vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1305-1

• USN-1307-1: PHP vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1307-1

• USN-1308-1: bzip2 vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1308-1

• USN-1309-1: DHCP vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1309-1

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

• bzip2 1.0.4-2ubuntu4.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-December/012704.html

• postgresql-8.3 8.3.17-0ubuntu0.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-December/012705.html

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

• xfce4-weather-plugin 0.7.3-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012573.html

• libgweather 2.30.0-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012574.html

• cluster-agents 1:1.0.3-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012575.html

• nsd3 3.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012576.html

• bzip2 1.0.5-4ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012577.html

• postgresql-8.4 8.4.10-0ubuntu0.10.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012578.html

• sun-java6 6.26-2lucid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012579.html

• mobile-broadband-provider-info 20111113-1ubuntu0.10.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-December/012580.html

Ubuntu 10.10 Updates

• xfce4-weather-plugin 0.7.3-3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009689.html

• libgweather 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009690.html

• mobile-broadband-provider-info 20111113-1ubuntu0.10.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009691.html

• php5 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009692.html

• bzip2 1.0.5-4ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009693.html

• postgresql-8.4 8.4.10-0ubuntu0.10.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009694.html

• sun-java6 6.26-2maverick1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-December/009695.html

Ubuntu 11.04 Updates

• nova 2011.2-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012312.html

• python-launchpadlib 1.9.7-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012313.html

• xfce4-weather-plugin 0.7.4-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012314.html

• libgweather 2.30.3-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012315.html

• mobile-broadband-provider-info 20111113-1ubuntu0.11.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012316.html

• php5 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012317.html

• bzip2 1.0.5-6ubuntu1.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012318.html

• postgresql-8.4 8.4.10-0ubuntu0.11.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012319.html

• isc-dhcp 4.1.1-P1-15ubuntu9.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012320.html

• sun-java6 6.26-2natty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-December/012321.html

Ubuntu 11.10 Updates

• checkbox 0.12.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011607.html

• nova 2011.3-0ubuntu6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011608.html

• at-spi2-core 2.2.2-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011609.html

• openbve 1.2.10.0-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011610.html

• lxc 0.7.5-0ubuntu8.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011611.html

• python-launchpadlib 1.9.8-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011612.html

• wine1.3 1.3.28-0ubuntu2~oneiric1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011613.html

• xfce4-weather-plugin 0.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011614.html

• xubuntu-meta 2.138.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011615.html

• evolution-rss 0.2.90~20110822-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011616.html

• php5 5.3.6-13ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011617.html

• bzip2 1.0.5-6ubuntu1.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011618.html

• nvidia-common 1:0.2.35.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011619.html

• libpst 0.6.41-0ubuntu5.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011620.html

• gtk+3.0 3.2.0-0ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011621.html

• sysvinit 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011622.html

• unity-lens-applications 0.4.12-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011623.html

• unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011624.html

• xvba-video 0.7.8-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011625.html

• harpia 1.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011626.html

• polkit-qt-1 0.99.0-3ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011627.html

• ubuntuone-client 2.0.0-0ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011628.html

• webkit 1.4.3-0ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011629.html

• postgresql-9.1 9.1.2-0ubuntu0.11.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011630.html

• isc-dhcp 4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011631.html

• postgresql-9.1 9.1.2-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011632.html

• app-install-data-partner 12.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011633.html

• vmware-view-client 1.3.0-0ubuntu1+oneiric1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-December/011634.html

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