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## 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 27 for January 1st - 7th, 2007. In this issue we cover ... == In This Issue == ## In this section, list major topics of interest using bullets. ## Format: * <Topic name> ## Ex: * Ubuntu overtakes Microsoft with 90% marketshare == General Community News == ## Make each article a subsection, via === ## These are big articles that don't fit within another section == LoCo News == ## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name === ## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc. == This Week's Quiz == ## In this section, edit the opening text, then fill in the blanks accordingly. Thanks to the UbuntuTrivia Team, headed by Alexandre Vessilitto, we had another exciting quiz this week. Quizmaster : Champion : Sponsor : Prize : Upcoming for next week: Sponsor : Prize : To participate in the quiz, join #ubuntu-trivia on irc.freenode.net on Friday and/or Saturday UTC-nights - the topic will usually tell you when the next quiz is scheduled. To give a quiz, contact Alexandre Vassalotti (theCore) - we will probably find you a spot. To donate a prize, please contact Jenda Vancura (jenda) - your generosity is appreciated. The generic prize is an Ubuntu Poster ($5 value). The quiz usually has a theme, and the quizmaster will sometimes tell you what the theme of the quiz will be. If not, you can always bribe him/her. By winning the quiz and foregoing the prize, you donate it for the next quiz. This is especially appreciated if you are a frequent winner. == Changes In Fiesty == ## This list is pulled by Corey Burger and dumped here in raw form for parsing. ## Choose a something you wish to write about a write a short piece about what ## has changed since the last version in Ubuntu. This might mean several upstream ## releases. To find this data, use the changelog in the package and look on the web. ## If you cannot find a usable changelog, simply drop that package. Try and group packages ## together logically, such as X, the kernel or GNOME. ## After all the package sections are written, organize them logically, based ## on desktop or server, GNOME, KDE, or Xfce4, etc. ## Sometimes bigger changes, such as a new development policy or a major new ## thing will be mentioned under a seperate heading {{{ mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.9-0ubuntu1 Component: main Section: mail on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:59:39 -0800 by Kees Cook <[email protected]> mozilla-thunderbird - Mozilla Thunderbird standalone mail client mozilla-thunderbird-dev - mozilla thunderbird development files mozilla-thunderbird-inspector - mozilla thunderbird dom inspector extension mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind - mozilla thunderbird typeaheadfind extension LINKS: w3m 0.5.1-5ubuntu2 Component: main Section: text on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:01:15 -0800 by Kees Cook <[email protected]> w3m - WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support w3m-img - inline image extension support utilities for w3m LINKS: http://sourceforge.net/projects/w3m testdisk 6.5-1build1 Component: universe Section: admin on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:10:30 +0200 by Vassilis Pandis <[email protected]> testdisk - Partition scanner and disk recovery tool LINKS: mysql-query-browser 1.2.5beta-2ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: misc on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:52:53 +0100 by Michael Bienia <[email protected]> mysql-query-browser - Official GUI tool to query MySQL database mysql-query-browser-common - Architecture independent files for MySQL Query Browser LINKS: gnome-app-install 0.3.3 Component: main Section: gnome on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:10:13 +0100 by Michael Vogt <[email protected]> app-install-data - GNOME Application Installer (data files) gnome-app-install - GNOME Application Installer LINKS: picard 0.7.2-2ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: sound on Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:32:12 +0100 by Lukas Lalinsky <[email protected]> picard - Next-Generation MusicBrainz audio files tagger LINKS: ubiquity 1.3.7 Component: main Section: admin on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:59:25 +0000 by Colin Watson <[email protected]> ubiquity - Ubuntu live CD installer ubiquity-frontend-gtk - GTK+ frontend for Ubiquity live installer ubiquity-frontend-kde - KDE frontend for Ubiquity live installer ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork - Ubuntu artwork for Ubiquity live installer LINKS: opencv 0.9.7-4ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: devel on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 15:28:07 +1100 by Steve Kowalik <[email protected]> libcv-dev - development files for libcv libcv0.9.7-0 - computer vision library libcvaux-dev - development files for libcvaux libcvaux0.9.7-0 - computer vision extension library libhighgui-dev - development files for libhighgui libhighgui0.9.7-0 - computer vision GUI library opencv-doc - OpenCV documentation and examples python-opencv - Python bindings for the computer vision library LINKS: apport 0.35 Component: main Section: utils on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:45:20 +0100 by Martin Pitt <[email protected]> apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging apport-gtk - GTK frontend for the apport crash report system python-apport - apport crash report handling library python-problem-report - python library to handle problem reports LINKS: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AutomatedProblemReports beryl-manager 0.1.2-0ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: x11 on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:03:29 +0100 by Brandon Holtsclaw <[email protected] g> beryl-manager - Tray application launcher tool for Beryl LINKS: cdrkit 9:1.1.0-1ubuntu2 Component: main Section: otherosfs on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:18:26 +0000 by Colin Watson <[email protected]> cdda2wav - Dummy transition package for icedax cdrecord - Dummy transition package for wodim cdrkit-doc - Documentation for the cdrkit package-suite genisoimage - Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem images icedax - Creates WAV files from audio CDs mkisofs - Dummy transition package for genisoimage wodim - command line CD/DVD writing tool LINKS: gnome-system-tools 2.17.3-0ubuntu3 Component: main Section: gnome on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:35:49 +0100 by Martin Pitt <[email protected]> gnome-system-tools - Cross-platform configuration utilities for GNOME LINKS: kdeaddons 4:3.5.5-1ubuntu2 Component: main Section: x11 on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:37:46 +0000 by Jonathan Riddell <[email protected]> atlantikdesigner - game board designer for Atlantik kaddressbook-plugins - plugins for KAddressBook, the KDE address book kate-plugins - plugins for Kate, the KDE Advanced Text Editor kdeaddons - add-on plugins and applets provided with KDE kdeaddons-dbg - debugging symbols for kdeaddons kdeaddons-doc-html - KDE add-ons documentation in HTML format kdeaddons-kfile-plugins - KDE file dialog plugins for text files and folders kicker-applets - applets for Kicker, the KDE panel knewsticker-scripts - scripts for KNewsTicker, the KDE news ticker konq-plugins - plugins for Konqueror, the KDE file/web/doc browser ksig - graphical tool for managing multiple email signatures noatun-plugins - plugins for Noatun, the KDE media player LINKS: launchpad-integration 0.1.5 Component: main Section: libs on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:01:34 +0100 by Martin Pitt <[email protected]> launchpad-integration - launchpad integration liblaunchpad-integration-dev - library for launchpad integration liblaunchpad-integration0 - library for launchpad integration liblpint-bonobo-dev - library for launchpad integration liblpint-bonobo0 - library for launchpad integration python-launchpad-integration - library for launchpad integration LINKS: }}} == Launchpad News == ## This section is provided by the infrequent Launchpad updates Christian Reis ## sends out via email. Copy that email into here and refactor as needed == In The Press == ## 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. http://www.itjungle.com/breaking/bn010207-story01.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/01/01FEtoysource_1.html == Meetings and Events == ## Data pulled from mailing lists and http://fridge.ubuntu.com ## Either use bullets or sub-headings to organize content. ## Repeating Jan 9th from UWN26 since this might be usefull if released on Jan 8th === Tuesday, January 9, 2007 === ==== LoCo Team Meeting ==== Start: 15:00 UTC End: 16:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamMeeting ==== Forum Council Meeting ==== Start: 16:00 UTC End: 18:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ForumCouncilAgenda ==== Community Council Meeting ==== Start: 21:00 UTC End: 23:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda === Tuesday, January 16th 2007 === ==== Technical Board Meeting ==== Start: 20:00 UTC End: 22:00 UTC * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TechnicalBoardAgenda === Wendsday, January 17th 2007 === ==== Edubuntu Meeting ==== Start: 20:00 End: 22:00 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuMeetingAgenda === Thursday, January 18th 2007 === ==== Ubuntu Development Team Meeting ==== Start: 08:00 UTC End: 10:00 UTC Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting == Community Spotlight == ## Specification Spotlight ## This section highlights an approved specification that is going to be implemented ## in Feisty. See the list at https://blueprints.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/feisty ## In general, choose user visible features, as the audience are mostly end users. ## Also try and group specs together that belong together, such as network or X. How about https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZeroConfNetworking ? ## Feature of the week ## Pick a feature, piece of software, or package that you'd like to feature. ## Give a brief description, whats so special about it, who works on it, ## where to find it/install it, etc. ## Team of the week ## Pick a team (a ubuntu team) that you'd like to feature. ## Give a brief description of the team, what they work on, what they've ## accomplished, who is involved, how to get involved/join, etc. == Updates and security for 6.06 and 6.10 == === Security Updates === ## http://www.ubuntu.com/usn ## List all security advisories since last UWN. ## Format: * USN-###-#: <package name> vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-###-# ## Ex: * USN-389-1: GnuPG vulnerability - [WWW] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1 === Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates === ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message> ## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.02-1ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2006-November/012305.html === Ubuntu 6.10 Updates === ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message> ## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.06-2ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2006-November/008083.html == Bug Stats == ## 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 * Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week * All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Check out the bug statistics: http://people.ubuntu-in.org/~carthik/bugstats/ === Infamous Bugs === ## Delete if no infamous/funny bugs for this week. == UWN #: A sneak peek == ## Articles that should have made it into this release but have been deferred should be listed here. ## Delete if unnecessary. == Archives and RSS Feed == You can always find older Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter You can subscribe to the Ubuntu Weekly News via RSS at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed == Additional Ubuntu News == As always you can find more news and announcements at: http://www.ubuntu.com/news and http://fridge.ubuntu.com/ == Conclusion == Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. If you'd like to read the UWN in your native language, please check http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter for a list of translations. See you next week! == Credits == The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by: ## The following list is in chronological order. * Your Name Here * anyone else that contributes * And many others == Feedback == This document is maintained by the Ubuntu Marketing Team. Please feel free to contact us regarding any concerns or suggestions by either sending an email to [email protected] or by using any of the other methods on the Ubuntu Marketing Team Contact Information Page (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam). If you'd like to contribute an article to the next issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, please feel free to the edit the wiki page for the next issue: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue28 |
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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 27 for January 1st - 7th, 2007. In this issue we cover ...
In This Issue
General Community News
LoCo News
This Week's Quiz
Thanks to the UbuntuTrivia Team, headed by Alexandre Vessilitto, we had another exciting quiz this week.
Quizmaster : Champion : Sponsor : Prize :
Upcoming for next week:
Sponsor : Prize :
To participate in the quiz, join #ubuntu-trivia on irc.freenode.net on Friday and/or Saturday UTC-nights - the topic will usually tell you when the next quiz is scheduled.
To give a quiz, contact Alexandre Vassalotti (theCore) - we will probably find you a spot.
To donate a prize, please contact Jenda Vancura (jenda) - your generosity is appreciated. The generic prize is an Ubuntu Poster ($5 value).
The quiz usually has a theme, and the quizmaster will sometimes tell you what the theme of the quiz will be. If not, you can always bribe him/her. By winning the quiz and foregoing the prize, you donate it for the next quiz. This is especially appreciated if you are a frequent winner.
Changes In Fiesty
mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.9-0ubuntu1 Component: main Section: mail on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:59:39 -0800 by Kees Cook <[email protected]> mozilla-thunderbird - Mozilla Thunderbird standalone mail client mozilla-thunderbird-dev - mozilla thunderbird development files mozilla-thunderbird-inspector - mozilla thunderbird dom inspector extension mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind - mozilla thunderbird typeaheadfind extension LINKS: w3m 0.5.1-5ubuntu2 Component: main Section: text on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:01:15 -0800 by Kees Cook <[email protected]> w3m - WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support w3m-img - inline image extension support utilities for w3m LINKS: http://sourceforge.net/projects/w3m testdisk 6.5-1build1 Component: universe Section: admin on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:10:30 +0200 by Vassilis Pandis <[email protected]> testdisk - Partition scanner and disk recovery tool LINKS: mysql-query-browser 1.2.5beta-2ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: misc on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:52:53 +0100 by Michael Bienia <[email protected]> mysql-query-browser - Official GUI tool to query MySQL database mysql-query-browser-common - Architecture independent files for MySQL Query Browser LINKS: gnome-app-install 0.3.3 Component: main Section: gnome on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:10:13 +0100 by Michael Vogt <[email protected]> app-install-data - GNOME Application Installer (data files) gnome-app-install - GNOME Application Installer LINKS: picard 0.7.2-2ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: sound on Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:32:12 +0100 by Lukas Lalinsky <[email protected]> picard - Next-Generation MusicBrainz audio files tagger LINKS: ubiquity 1.3.7 Component: main Section: admin on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:59:25 +0000 by Colin Watson <[email protected]> ubiquity - Ubuntu live CD installer ubiquity-frontend-gtk - GTK+ frontend for Ubiquity live installer ubiquity-frontend-kde - KDE frontend for Ubiquity live installer ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork - Ubuntu artwork for Ubiquity live installer LINKS: opencv 0.9.7-4ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: devel on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 15:28:07 +1100 by Steve Kowalik <[email protected]> libcv-dev - development files for libcv libcv0.9.7-0 - computer vision library libcvaux-dev - development files for libcvaux libcvaux0.9.7-0 - computer vision extension library libhighgui-dev - development files for libhighgui libhighgui0.9.7-0 - computer vision GUI library opencv-doc - OpenCV documentation and examples python-opencv - Python bindings for the computer vision library LINKS: apport 0.35 Component: main Section: utils on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:45:20 +0100 by Martin Pitt <[email protected]> apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging apport-gtk - GTK frontend for the apport crash report system python-apport - apport crash report handling library python-problem-report - python library to handle problem reports LINKS: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AutomatedProblemReports beryl-manager 0.1.2-0ubuntu1 Component: universe Section: x11 on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:03:29 +0100 by Brandon Holtsclaw <[email protected] g> beryl-manager - Tray application launcher tool for Beryl LINKS: cdrkit 9:1.1.0-1ubuntu2 Component: main Section: otherosfs on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:18:26 +0000 by Colin Watson <[email protected]> cdda2wav - Dummy transition package for icedax cdrecord - Dummy transition package for wodim cdrkit-doc - Documentation for the cdrkit package-suite genisoimage - Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem images icedax - Creates WAV files from audio CDs mkisofs - Dummy transition package for genisoimage wodim - command line CD/DVD writing tool LINKS: gnome-system-tools 2.17.3-0ubuntu3 Component: main Section: gnome on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:35:49 +0100 by Martin Pitt <[email protected]> gnome-system-tools - Cross-platform configuration utilities for GNOME LINKS: kdeaddons 4:3.5.5-1ubuntu2 Component: main Section: x11 on Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:37:46 +0000 by Jonathan Riddell <[email protected]> atlantikdesigner - game board designer for Atlantik kaddressbook-plugins - plugins for KAddressBook, the KDE address book kate-plugins - plugins for Kate, the KDE Advanced Text Editor kdeaddons - add-on plugins and applets provided with KDE kdeaddons-dbg - debugging symbols for kdeaddons kdeaddons-doc-html - KDE add-ons documentation in HTML format kdeaddons-kfile-plugins - KDE file dialog plugins for text files and folders kicker-applets - applets for Kicker, the KDE panel knewsticker-scripts - scripts for KNewsTicker, the KDE news ticker konq-plugins - plugins for Konqueror, the KDE file/web/doc browser ksig - graphical tool for managing multiple email signatures noatun-plugins - plugins for Noatun, the KDE media player LINKS: launchpad-integration 0.1.5 Component: main Section: libs on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:01:34 +0100 by Martin Pitt <[email protected]> launchpad-integration - launchpad integration liblaunchpad-integration-dev - library for launchpad integration liblaunchpad-integration0 - library for launchpad integration liblpint-bonobo-dev - library for launchpad integration liblpint-bonobo0 - library for launchpad integration python-launchpad-integration - library for launchpad integration LINKS:
Launchpad News
In The Press
http://www.itjungle.com/breaking/bn010207-story01.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/01/01FEtoysource_1.html
Meetings and Events
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
LoCo Team Meeting
Start: 15:00 UTC End: 16:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Forum Council Meeting
Start: 16:00 UTC End: 18:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Community Council Meeting
Start: 21:00 UTC End: 23:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Tuesday, January 16th 2007
Technical Board Meeting
Start: 20:00 UTC End: 22:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Wendsday, January 17th 2007
Edubuntu Meeting
Start: 20:00 End: 22:00
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Thursday, January 18th 2007
Ubuntu Development Team Meeting
Start: 08:00 UTC End: 10:00 UTC
Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Community Spotlight
How about https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ZeroConfNetworking ?
Updates and security for 6.06 and 6.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates
Ubuntu 6.10 Updates
Bug Stats
- Open (#) +/- # over last week
- Critical (#) +/- # over last week
- Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
- Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
- All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs
Check out the bug statistics: http://people.ubuntu-in.org/~carthik/bugstats/
Infamous Bugs
UWN #: A sneak peek
Archives and RSS Feed
You can always find older Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter
You can subscribe to the Ubuntu Weekly News via RSS at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed
Additional Ubuntu News
As always you can find more news and announcements at:
and
Conclusion
Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.
If you'd like to read the UWN in your native language, please check http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter for a list of translations.
See you next week!
Credits
The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:
- Your Name Here
- anyone else that contributes
- And many others
Feedback
This document is maintained by the Ubuntu Marketing Team. Please feel free to contact us regarding any concerns or suggestions by either sending an email to [email protected] or by using any of the other methods on the Ubuntu Marketing Team Contact Information Page (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam).
If you'd like to contribute an article to the next issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, please feel free to the edit the wiki page for the next issue: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue28
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