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=== 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Beta 1 Released! === Stéphane Graber, on behalf of the Ubuntu release team, announces the release of the 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Beta 1. Beta 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. For a more detailed description of the changes in the Beta 1 release and the known bugs (which can save you the effort of reporting a duplicate bug, or help you find proven workarounds), please see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ Full announcement here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2013-March/001024.html Several press outlets also covered this beta1 release, the following is a sampling of those: * Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail': Beta 1 preview - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-beta-1-preview-7000012602/ * Ubuntu development hits 13.04 beta 1 milestone - http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Ubuntu-development-hits-13-04-beta-1-milestone-1823627.html * Ubuntu Linux 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' hits beta 1 - http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031031/ubuntu-linux-13-04-raring-ringtail-hits-beta-1.html === Ubuntu GNOME is approved as an official flavour === Tim Lunn announces on behalf of the Ubuntu GNOME developers that their flavour, which aims to provide an “aims to bring a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience to Ubuntu.Ubuntu GNOME Remix” has been accepted as an official flavour by the Ubuntu Technical Board. Congratulations to the Ubuntu GNOME developers! https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gnome/2013-March/000035.html |
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=== LoCo Team Portal Improvements Released === Elizabeth Krumbach writes about Adnane Belmadiaf’s work on a large number of bug fixes come to the LoCo Team portal, including many "low priority bugs" and wishlist items. Also, a new events page is introduced. http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=7766 === And There Was Jam === Randall Ross writes about the Vancouver team at the Ubuntu Global Jam and shares some facts which had lead to grow the community against the assumptions that the Ubuntu community is struggling. http://randall.executiv.es/raring-global-jam-10 === This Is Ubuntu Community! === Randall Ross expresses what he thinks about the Ubuntu community around the "we are all one.” ethos and invites others to start sharing its passion about their own local community. http://randall.executiv.es/this-is-ubuntu-community |
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=== Errors for Launchpad Users === Brian Murray reports that new features have landed into the Ubuntu Error Tracking system allowing to search for crashes at specific applications, subscribing by name and improving share queries. http://www.murraytwins.com/blog/?p=125 |
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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 308 for the week March 11 - 17, 2013.
In This Issue
General Community News
13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Beta 1 Released!
Stéphane Graber, on behalf of the Ubuntu release team, announces the release of the 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Beta 1.
Beta 1 includes a number of software updates that are ready for wider testing. This is an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. For a more detailed description of the changes in the Beta 1 release and the known bugs (which can save you the effort of reporting a duplicate bug, or help you find proven workarounds), please see:
http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/
Full announcement here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2013-March/001024.html
Several press outlets also covered this beta1 release, the following is a sampling of those:
Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail': Beta 1 preview - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-beta-1-preview-7000012602/
Ubuntu development hits 13.04 beta 1 milestone - http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Ubuntu-development-hits-13-04-beta-1-milestone-1823627.html
Ubuntu Linux 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' hits beta 1 - http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031031/ubuntu-linux-13-04-raring-ringtail-hits-beta-1.html
Ubuntu GNOME is approved as an official flavour
Tim Lunn announces on behalf of the Ubuntu GNOME developers that their flavour, which aims to provide an “aims to bring a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience to Ubuntu.Ubuntu GNOME Remix” has been accepted as an official flavour by the Ubuntu Technical Board.
Congratulations to the Ubuntu GNOME developers!
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gnome/2013-March/000035.html
Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (#) +/- # over last week
- Critical (#) +/- # over last week
- Unconfirmed (#) +/- # 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 Quantal
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations
Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
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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
Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com
LoCo News
LoCo Team Portal Improvements Released
Elizabeth Krumbach writes about Adnane Belmadiaf’s work on a large number of bug fixes come to the LoCo Team portal, including many "low priority bugs" and wishlist items. Also, a new events page is introduced.
http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=7766
And There Was Jam
Randall Ross writes about the Vancouver team at the Ubuntu Global Jam and shares some facts which had lead to grow the community against the assumptions that the Ubuntu community is struggling.
http://randall.executiv.es/raring-global-jam-10
This Is Ubuntu Community!
Randall Ross expresses what he thinks about the Ubuntu community around the "we are all one.” ethos and invites others to start sharing its passion about their own local community.
http://randall.executiv.es/this-is-ubuntu-community
Launchpad News
Errors for Launchpad Users
Brian Murray reports that new features have landed into the Ubuntu Error Tracking system allowing to search for crashes at specific applications, subscribing by name and improving share queries.
http://www.murraytwins.com/blog/?p=125
Ubuntu Cloud News
Node.js, Django, and Rails updates for cloud users
Jorge Castro gives an overview of the latest developments related to Juju and “platform charms.” Among the work done you can find updates to the Django charm, master/slave replication for the Postgres charm and other work related to the Django, Rails and Node.js charms.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/03/13/juju-charm-updates-for-march/
The Planet
Canonical News
In The Press
In The Blogosphere
In Other News
Other Articles of Interest
Featured Audio and Video
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings
# Edubuntu Team, Lubuntu, Studio and Xubuntu currently (01/2012) have active regular meetings.
Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>
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, 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
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Conclusion
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