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## This document contains numerous comments to help make getting
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## 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.
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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
## This gets added right before you publish bullet points of table of contents		  * Welcome New Members and Developers
 * Ubuntu Stats
 * CFT - 13.05 vUDS - Cloud & Server Track
 * Jorge Castro: 13 Reasons to Deploy With Ubuntu Server , Parts 2 & 3
 * Jorge Castro: Juju Charm Store updates for 1 May
 * Canonical Design Team: Weather & Clock app visual exploration
 * Ben Howard: Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies
 * Nicholas Skaggs: Meet the Ubuntu Quality Community!
 * Mathieu Trudel: Protocol stacks on Ubuntu Touch
 * Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Podcast Production Suspension
 * Other Community News
 * Whether you love or loathe Ubuntu, 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' won't change your mind
 * The Ubuntu Home Screen
 * Shuttleworth: Ubuntu Cloud & Mobile Equally Important; Android Alternative Needed
 * In The Blogosphere
 * In Other News
 * Other Articles of Interest
 * Featured Audio and Video
 * Upcoming Meetings and Events
 * Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04
 * And much more!
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## Make each article a subsection, via ===
## These are big articles that don't fit within another section
## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com
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## Browse ubuntu-news-team list for announcements of new Ubuntu members.
## developers or PPU
## Forums and IRC also grant membership, where to look for those?
## Format: Results for the $foo Board Meeting DATE
## * Name (launchpad profile | wiki page)

== Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories ==

## This section is for various "Thank You's" and appreciation stories from the community.
## These stories can come from any source: Planet, Facebook, Twitter, Identi.ca, Blogs, News, Press etc.
## Team Leaders throughout the community should be encouraged to put their stories here as well.		 Results for the 2200UTC Regional Membership Board meeting, May 2, 2013:

 * Jackson Doak (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Noskcaj | https://launchpad.net/~noskcaj)
 * Sam Hewitt (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/snwh | https://launchpad.net/~snwh)
 * George Karavasilev (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/me4oslav | https://launchpad.net/~kokoto-java)
 * Ana Figueiras (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AnaFigueiras | https://launchpad.net/~phreakia)

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-May/001791.html
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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## Note: "Unconfirmed" number comes from "New" number
## 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 (106297) + 277 over last week
    * Critical (74) 0 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (52095) + 198 over last week
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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		  * It should be easy to check for file system errors on HDD/USB drives and fix them - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30714/
 * Global keyboard shortcut for opening application preferences - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30715/
 * Display messages as communication threads in the social lens - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30717/
 * Add Thunderbird and Empathy as sources to the social lens - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30716/
 * To share a file or multiple files from desktop - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30712/
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## AUTOMATIC (preferred method, more stats!)
## Run: ./askubuntu/askubuntu.py
## MANUAL: Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the
## top questions of the week		  * Why is life of ubuntu 13.04 so short? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/289814/why-is-life-of-ubuntu-13-04-so-short
 * How to get and copy a too long output completely in terminal? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/290322/how-to-get-and-copy-a-too-long-output-completely-in-terminal
 * How to install Nvidia 319.12 driver on an optimus system - http://askubuntu.com/questions/288581/how-to-install-nvidia-319-12-driver-on-an-optimus-system
 * Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04 dual boot, GRUB menu not showing - http://askubuntu.com/questions/288396/windows-7-and-ubuntu-13-04-dual-boot-grub-menu-not-showing
 * How can I read NotifyOSD messages after they are displayed? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/288348/how-can-i-read-notifyosd-messages-after-they-are-displayed
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== LoCo News ==

## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name ===
## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc.
## Keep and eye on the Planet, the LoCo Team Portal, and other
## LoCo team Blogs you can add to your RSS Feeds, also the
## loco-contacts mailing list and http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/

== Launchpad News ==

## 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.
## Announcements are often posted in the Community Cafe:
## http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=11
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## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ === CFT - 13.05 vUDS - Cloud & Server Track ===

Dave Walker Engineering Manager for the Ubuntu Server Team says there will be 2 server and cloud related tracks at eh upcoming virtual UDS which will be run by himself and Antonio Rosales. Walker also asks that those wishing to add a blueprint to these tracks do so first by sending the suggested blueprint information to the Ubuntu Server mailing list; however if you are uncomfortable in bringing up your suggestion on the mailing list you can also email Walker. In this post he also gives example of the form that should be used to start the discussion.

http://blog.daviey.com/2013/4/30/cft-13-05-vuds-cloud-server-track/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ === Jorge Castro: 13 Reasons to Deploy With Ubuntu Server , Parts 2 & 3 ===

Jorge Castro continues his 3 part series on the 13 reasons to deploy Ubuntu Server. Part one contained the first four reasons and was covered in the last Issue of UWN. Parts two and three look at the following reasons:
 * Juju and its charms
 * Hardware Certification
 * ARM
 * Ubuntu Guest on Public Clouds
 * LXC/Containers and Vagrant
 * Landscape
 * Ubuntu and its community
 * Ubuntu Advantage
 * You’re in fine company

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/04/30/13-reasons-to-deploy-with-ubuntu-server-part-2/

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/05/01/13-reasons-to-deploy-with-ubuntu-server-part-3/


=== Jorge Castro: Juju Charm Store updates for 1 May ===

If you are tracking the Juju Charm store, the this post by Jorge Castro gives readers the latest meeting updates, as well as the newness on the Charms, Docs, Juju images to reference on HP cloud, Charm Framework updates, CFPs, upcoming events and more.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/05/01/juju-charm-store-updates-for-1-may/

=== Canonical Design Team: Weather & Clock app visual exploration ===

Michal Lzydorczyk announces the development of the weather and clock apps, and shows some printed examples on how the application will look.

http://design.canonical.com/2013/05/35908/

=== Ben Howard: Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies ===

Ben Howard writes about Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies being published for Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS, 12.10, 13.04 and the current development version 13.10.

http://blog.utlemming.org/2013/05/windows-azure-cloud-image-dailies.html

=== Nicholas Skaggs: Meet the Ubuntu Quality Community! ===

Nicholas Skaggs introduces a new interview series which highlights people from the Ubuntu Quality Team. Completed interview included:
 * Carla Sella - http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-carla.html
 * Sergio Meneses - http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-sergio.html

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/meet-ubuntu-quality-community.html

=== Mathieu Trudel: Protocol stacks on Ubuntu Touch ===

Mathieu Trudel reflects on the work being done for the Ubuntu Touch protocol stacks images. Trudel explains, “One of the aspects of this work is to get to a really good story with protocol stacks in general -- that is to say, bluetooth, Wi``Fi, and the fun things behind connectivity on a mobile device.” In this post he explains a little more about the work he is doing in each of these areas.

http://blog.cyphermox.net/2013/05/protocol-stacks-on-ubuntu-touch.html

=== Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Podcast Production Suspension ===

Mike Kellat announces the suspension until May 20th of the Burning Circle podcast from the Ubuntu Ohio Lo``Co Team. Multiple aggravating factors came into play including a member of the production team entering her fourth week in hospital, the presenter being called up for duty as a Precinct Election Official, and to leave time to concentrate on UDS-1305 proceedings.

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/146
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community:
## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc

== Canonical News ==

## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical
## press releases		  * Hacking on Ubiquity, the setup - http://agateau.com/2013/04/30/hacking-on-ubiquity-the-setup/
 * Kubuntu Council Elections 2013 – Nomination Period Has Ended http://skitterman.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/kubuntu-council-elections-2013-nomination-period-has-ended/
 * Kubuntu Support - http://blogs.kde.org/2013/05/04/kubuntu-support
 * Booting the Xubuntu USB image from a CD - http://xubuntu.org/news/booting-the-xubuntu-usb-image-from-a-cd/
 * Serge Hallyn: LXC – improved clone support - http://s3hh.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/lxc-improved-clone-support/
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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.
## For this and the next sections, see:
## https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/LinkSuggestions		 === Silver Peak Boosts WAN Performance with New Products ===
Gary Wilson of Network Computing, looks at availability of the Ubuntu Server with Open``Stack. Wilson notes in this post that, “In addition to high availability, enterprises adopting Ubuntu Server 13.04 can benefit from Canonical's collaboration with VMware to enable enterprises to link Open``Stack clouds to vSphere and Nicira NVP.” Wilson also looks at the benefit of Charms and more.

http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-generation-data-center/servers/silver-peak-boosts-wan-performance-with/240154149

=== Whether you love or loathe Ubuntu, 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' won't change your mind ===
J.A Watson for Jamie’s Mostly Linux Stuff assesses Raring Ringtail, and opines that this version won’t change your mind on Ubuntu - if you liked it before you might like it more, and if you didn’t like it before, you won’t start now.

http://www.zdnet.com/whether-you-love-or-loathe-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-wont-change-your-mind-7000014537/

=== The Ubuntu Home Screen ===

Eric Ravenscraft of Lifehacker, explores the experience that one of his readers, Ollie Terrance, had when he wanted to get the look and feel of Ubuntu phone on his Android device. Ravenscraft writes that, “With a little help from Buzz Launcher and Widget Locker, that's exactly what he did.” This post outlines and looks at the details of this experience.

http://lifehacker.com/the-ubuntu-home-screen-485925224

=== Shuttleworth: Ubuntu Cloud & Mobile Equally Important; Android Alternative Needed ===
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth told The VAR Guy that mobile and cloud computing are equally important to Ubuntu's long-term success as a Linux distribution. Plus, he said, the world wants a Google Android alternative.

http://thevarguy.com/cloud-computing-services-and-business-solutions/shuttleworth-ubuntu-cloud-mobile-equally-important-a
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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.		 === Ubuntu 13.10 Release Schedule ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu takes a look at the Ubuntu 13.10 release schedule.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/ubuntu-13-10-release-schedule
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## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. === Add The New Google Keep App to Unity ===
This article, Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shows readers how to add Keep to Unity’s launcher so that it a) shows an application icon and b) can be launched without Chrome itself being open.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/add-google-keep-to-unity

=== Interview with Linux Action Show: Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Mir ===

Benjamin Kerensa has the opportunity to be interviewed by the Linux Action Show folks at Linux``Fest Northwest.

http://benjaminkerensa.com/2013/05/01/interview-with-linux-action-show-firefox-os-ubuntu-touch-and-mir

=== UbuntuKylin OS Launched For China's Linux Fans ===

In addition to supporting the Chinese language, Ubuntu``Kylin, initially adds three functions which have been customized for the Chinese market, a Chinese lunar calendar, music search, and weather application. In the future, Ubuntu``Kylin will have a Chinese input method, map, shopping, and online payment services.

http://www.chinatechnews.com/2013/05/03/19319-ubuntukylin-os-launched-for-chinas-linux-fans
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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature  * Debian 7.0 Wheezy released! - http://bits.debian.org/2013/05/wheezy-released.html
 * Firefox OS on Slashdot - http://benjaminkerensa.com/2013/05/01/firefox-os-on-slashdot
 * Linux 3.9 and Chromebook support - http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2013/04/30/linux-3-9-and-chromebook-support/
 * Chromebook Yoga - http://www.j-baer.com/the-next-chromebook-may-not-be-what-you-think
 * Webkitgtk & SSL - http://mvogt.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/webkitgtk-ssl/
 * PyGObject 3.9.1 released - http://www.piware.de/2013/04/pygobject-3-9-1-released/
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## Ubuntu UK Podcast
## Full Circle Magazine Podcast
## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV
## Lococast.net

== Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings ==

## Change date to reflect the latest meeting date and verify link then just remove the comment out marks
## * Kernel Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_21_February_2012
## * QA Team - February 15, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120215
## * Desktop Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-02-21
## * Security Team - February 13, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120213
## * Server Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120221

== Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings ==

# Edubuntu Team, Lubuntu, Studio and Xubuntu currently (01/2012) have active regular meetings.

== 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		 === S06E10 – Dances with Ubuntu ===

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen bring listeners another exciting podcast.

In this week’s show:

 * Interview Ivanka Majic, Creative Strategic Lead on the Canonical Design Team about designing in the open.
 * Share some Command Line Lurve: btsync
 * Chat about publishing an article on opensource.com, playing with juju, taking sweets from strangers, and being experimented on…
 * Feedback
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/05/02/s06e10-dances-with-ubuntu/
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## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH  * [USN-1809-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002092.html
 * [USN-1811-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002093.html
 * [USN-1812-1] Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002094.html
 * [USN-1813-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002095.html
 * [USN-1814-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002096.html
 * [USN-1815-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002097.html
 * [USN-1815-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002098.html
 * [USN-1816-1] ClamAV vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002099.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH hardy
## End of life - May 2013 (Server)		 None.

End of life - May 2013 (Server)
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH lucid
## End of Life - May 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)		  * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-May/013647.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-May/013648.html

End of Life - May 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH oneiric
## End of Life - May 2013		  * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-May/013647.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2013-May/013648.html

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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH precise
## End of Life - April 2017		  * xen 4.1.2-2ubuntu2.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-April/019226.html
 * libmason-perl 2.15-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-April/019227.html
 * likewise-open 6.1.0.406-0ubuntu5.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-April/019228.html
 * gnutls26 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-April/019229.html
 * linux 3.2.0-41.66 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019230.html
 * linux 3.2.0-41.66 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019255.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-41.28 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019231.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.2.0 3.2.0-41.28 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019232.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1617.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019233.html
 * linux 3.2.0-41.66 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019234.html
 * linux-lts-quantal 3.5.0-28.48~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019235.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.2.0.1617.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019236.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-41.45 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019237.html
 * linux-signed-lts-quantal 3.5.0-28.48~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019238.html
 * linux-meta-lts-quantal 3.5.0.28.35 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019239.html
 * linux-signed-lts-quantal 3.5.0-28.48~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019240.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.41.49 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019241.html
 * linux-meta 3.2.0.41.49 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019242.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1617.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019243.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.2.0-1617.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019244.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.2.0-41.45 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019245.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.41.33 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019246.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.2.0.41.33 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019247.html
 * linux-lts-quantal 3.5.0-28.48~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019248.html
 * linux-meta-lts-quantal 3.5.0.28.35 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019249.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1430.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019250.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1430.29 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019251.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1430.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019252.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1430.29 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019253.html
 * linux-lts-quantal_3.5.0-28.48~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019254.html
 * linux-lts-raring 3.8.0-19.30~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019256.html
 * linux-signed-lts-raring 3.8.0-19.30~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019257.html
 * linux-lts-raring_3.8.0-19.30~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019258.html
 * linux-lts-raring 3.8.0-19.30~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019259.html
 * linux-lts-raring 3.8.0-19.30~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019260.html
 * linux-signed-lts-raring 3.8.0-19.30~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019261.html
 * linux-signed-lts-raring 3.8.0-19.30~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019262.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019263.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019264.html
 * network-manager-applet 0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019265.html
 * linux-lts-raring_3.8.0-19.30~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019266.html
 * debmirror 1:2.10ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019267.html
 * openssl 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2013-May/019268.html

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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH quantal
## End of Life - April 2014		  * xen 4.1.3-3ubuntu1.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-April/013724.html
 * xen 4.1.3-3ubuntu1.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-April/013725.html
 * apparmor 2.8.0-0ubuntu5.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-April/013726.html
 * linux 3.5.0-28.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013727.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.5.0 3.5.0-28.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013728.html
 * linux-backports-modules-3.5.0 3.5.0-28.15 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013729.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.5.0-1612.19 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013730.html
 * linux-meta 3.5.0.28.44 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013731.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.5.0.1612.17 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013732.html
 * linux 3.5.0-28.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013733.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.5.0-28.32 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013734.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.5.0.28.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013735.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.5.0-223.34 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013736.html
 * linux-meta 3.5.0.28.44 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013737.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.5.0-223.34 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013738.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.5.0.223.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013739.html
 * linux-armadaxp 3.5.0-1612.19 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013740.html
 * linux-meta-armadaxp 3.5.0.1612.17 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013741.html
 * linux-lowlatency 3.5.0-28.32 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013742.html
 * linux-meta-lowlatency 3.5.0.28.27 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013743.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.5.0.223.23 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013744.html
 * linux_3.5.0-28.48_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013745.html
 * linux-signed 3.5.0-28.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013746.html
 * linux-signed 3.5.0-28.48 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013747.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013748.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013749.html
 * debmirror 1:2.14ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013750.html
 * openssl 1.0.1c-3ubuntu2.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/quantal-changes/2013-May/013751.html

End of Life - April 2014
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH raring
## End of Life - January 2014		  * skype 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009844.html
 * print-manager 4:4.10.2-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009845.html
 * xen 4.2.1-0ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009846.html
 * xen 4.2.1-0ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009847.html
 * kubuntu-settings 1:13.04ubuntu12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009848.html
 * skype 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.13.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009849.html
 * skype 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.13.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009850.html
 * libvirt 1.0.2-0ubuntu11.13.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009851.html
 * synaptiks 0.8.1-1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-April/009852.html
 * linux 3.8.0-19.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009853.html
 * linux-signed 3.8.0-19.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009854.html
 * debmirror 1:2.14ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009855.html
 * linux 3.8.0-19.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009857.html
 * linux 3.8.0-19.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009856.html
 * linux-signed 3.8.0-19.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009858.html
 * linux-signed 3.8.0-19.30 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009859.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009860.html
 * clamav 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1.13.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009861.html
 * muon 2.0.0-0ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009862.html
 * python-glanceclient 1:0.9.0-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009863.html
 * kde-workspace 4:4.10.2-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009864.html
 * casper 1.332 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009865.html
 * print-manager 4:4.10.2-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009866.html
 * kubuntu-settings 1:13.04ubuntu12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009867.html
 * libvirt 1.0.2-0ubuntu11.13.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009868.html
 * synaptiks 0.8.1-1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009869.html
 * debmirror 1:2.14ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/raring-changes/2013-May/009870.html

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## The following list is in chronological order.

 * Your Name Here		  * Amber Graner
 * José Antonio Rey
 * Tiago Carrondo
 * Mathias Hellsten
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## Common acronyms


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Welcome New Members and Developers
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
    3. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
  4. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. CFT - 13.05 vUDS - Cloud & Server Track
  5. The Planet
    1. Jorge Castro: 13 Reasons to Deploy With Ubuntu Server , Parts 2 & 3
    2. Jorge Castro: Juju Charm Store updates for 1 May
    3. Canonical Design Team: Weather & Clock app visual exploration
    4. Ben Howard: Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies
    5. Nicholas Skaggs: Meet the Ubuntu Quality Community!
    6. Mathieu Trudel: Protocol stacks on Ubuntu Touch
    7. Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Podcast Production Suspension
  6. Other Community News
  7. In The Press
    1. Silver Peak Boosts WAN Performance with New Products
    2. Whether you love or loathe Ubuntu, 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' won't change your mind
    3. The Ubuntu Home Screen
    4. Shuttleworth: Ubuntu Cloud & Mobile Equally Important; Android Alternative Needed
  8. In The Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu 13.10 Release Schedule
  9. In Other News
    1. Add The New Google Keep App to Unity
    2. Interview with Linux Action Show: Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Mir
    3. UbuntuKylin OS Launched For China's Linux Fans
  10. Other Articles of Interest
  11. Featured Audio and Video
    1. S06E10 – Dances with Ubuntu
  12. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  13. Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    6. Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
    7. Ubuntu 13.04 Updates
  14. Subscribe
  15. Archives
  16. Additional Ubuntu News
  17. Conclusion
  18. Credits
  19. Glossary of Terms
  20. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  21. Feedback

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 315 for the week April 29 - May 5, 2013.

In This Issue

  • Welcome New Members and Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats

  • CFT - 13.05 vUDS - Cloud & Server Track

  • Jorge Castro: 13 Reasons to Deploy With Ubuntu Server , Parts 2 & 3

  • Jorge Castro: Juju Charm Store updates for 1 May

  • Canonical Design Team: Weather & Clock app visual exploration

  • Ben Howard: Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies
  • Nicholas Skaggs: Meet the Ubuntu Quality Community!
  • Mathieu Trudel: Protocol stacks on Ubuntu Touch
  • Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Podcast Production Suspension
  • Other Community News
  • Whether you love or loathe Ubuntu, 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' won't change your mind
  • The Ubuntu Home Screen

  • Shuttleworth: Ubuntu Cloud & Mobile Equally Important; Android Alternative Needed

  • In The Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Welcome New Members and Developers

Results for the 2200UTC Regional Membership Board meeting, May 2, 2013:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-May/001791.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (106297) + 277 over last week
  • Critical (74) 0 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (52095) + 198 over last week

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

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 this week

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

Ubuntu Cloud News

CFT - 13.05 vUDS - Cloud & Server Track

Dave Walker Engineering Manager for the Ubuntu Server Team says there will be 2 server and cloud related tracks at eh upcoming virtual UDS which will be run by himself and Antonio Rosales. Walker also asks that those wishing to add a blueprint to these tracks do so first by sending the suggested blueprint information to the Ubuntu Server mailing list; however if you are uncomfortable in bringing up your suggestion on the mailing list you can also email Walker. In this post he also gives example of the form that should be used to start the discussion.

http://blog.daviey.com/2013/4/30/cft-13-05-vuds-cloud-server-track/

The Planet

Jorge Castro: 13 Reasons to Deploy With Ubuntu Server , Parts 2 & 3

Jorge Castro continues his 3 part series on the 13 reasons to deploy Ubuntu Server. Part one contained the first four reasons and was covered in the last Issue of UWN. Parts two and three look at the following reasons:

  • Juju and its charms
  • Hardware Certification
  • ARM
  • Ubuntu Guest on Public Clouds
  • LXC/Containers and Vagrant
  • Landscape
  • Ubuntu and its community
  • Ubuntu Advantage
  • You’re in fine company

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/04/30/13-reasons-to-deploy-with-ubuntu-server-part-2/

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/05/01/13-reasons-to-deploy-with-ubuntu-server-part-3/

Jorge Castro: Juju Charm Store updates for 1 May

If you are tracking the Juju Charm store, the this post by Jorge Castro gives readers the latest meeting updates, as well as the newness on the Charms, Docs, Juju images to reference on HP cloud, Charm Framework updates, CFPs, upcoming events and more.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/05/01/juju-charm-store-updates-for-1-may/

Canonical Design Team: Weather & Clock app visual exploration

Michal Lzydorczyk announces the development of the weather and clock apps, and shows some printed examples on how the application will look.

http://design.canonical.com/2013/05/35908/

Ben Howard: Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies

Ben Howard writes about Windows Azure Cloud Image Dailies being published for Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS, 12.10, 13.04 and the current development version 13.10.

http://blog.utlemming.org/2013/05/windows-azure-cloud-image-dailies.html

Nicholas Skaggs: Meet the Ubuntu Quality Community!

Nicholas Skaggs introduces a new interview series which highlights people from the Ubuntu Quality Team. Completed interview included:

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/meet-ubuntu-quality-community.html

Mathieu Trudel: Protocol stacks on Ubuntu Touch

Mathieu Trudel reflects on the work being done for the Ubuntu Touch protocol stacks images. Trudel explains, “One of the aspects of this work is to get to a really good story with protocol stacks in general -- that is to say, bluetooth, WiFi, and the fun things behind connectivity on a mobile device.” In this post he explains a little more about the work he is doing in each of these areas.

http://blog.cyphermox.net/2013/05/protocol-stacks-on-ubuntu-touch.html

Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Podcast Production Suspension

Mike Kellat announces the suspension until May 20th of the Burning Circle podcast from the Ubuntu Ohio LoCo Team. Multiple aggravating factors came into play including a member of the production team entering her fourth week in hospital, the presenter being called up for duty as a Precinct Election Official, and to leave time to concentrate on UDS-1305 proceedings.

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/146

Other Community News

In The Press

Silver Peak Boosts WAN Performance with New Products

Gary Wilson of Network Computing, looks at availability of the Ubuntu Server with OpenStack. Wilson notes in this post that, “In addition to high availability, enterprises adopting Ubuntu Server 13.04 can benefit from Canonical's collaboration with VMware to enable enterprises to link OpenStack clouds to vSphere and Nicira NVP.” Wilson also looks at the benefit of Charms and more.

http://www.networkcomputing.com/next-generation-data-center/servers/silver-peak-boosts-wan-performance-with/240154149

Whether you love or loathe Ubuntu, 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' won't change your mind

J.A Watson for Jamie’s Mostly Linux Stuff assesses Raring Ringtail, and opines that this version won’t change your mind on Ubuntu - if you liked it before you might like it more, and if you didn’t like it before, you won’t start now.

http://www.zdnet.com/whether-you-love-or-loathe-ubuntu-13-04-raring-ringtail-wont-change-your-mind-7000014537/

The Ubuntu Home Screen

Eric Ravenscraft of Lifehacker, explores the experience that one of his readers, Ollie Terrance, had when he wanted to get the look and feel of Ubuntu phone on his Android device. Ravenscraft writes that, “With a little help from Buzz Launcher and Widget Locker, that's exactly what he did.” This post outlines and looks at the details of this experience.

http://lifehacker.com/the-ubuntu-home-screen-485925224

Shuttleworth: Ubuntu Cloud & Mobile Equally Important; Android Alternative Needed

Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth told The VAR Guy that mobile and cloud computing are equally important to Ubuntu's long-term success as a Linux distribution. Plus, he said, the world wants a Google Android alternative.

http://thevarguy.com/cloud-computing-services-and-business-solutions/shuttleworth-ubuntu-cloud-mobile-equally-important-a

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu 13.10 Release Schedule

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu takes a look at the Ubuntu 13.10 release schedule.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/ubuntu-13-10-release-schedule

In Other News

Add The New Google Keep App to Unity

This article, Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shows readers how to add Keep to Unity’s launcher so that it a) shows an application icon and b) can be launched without Chrome itself being open.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/add-google-keep-to-unity

Interview with Linux Action Show: Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Mir

Benjamin Kerensa has the opportunity to be interviewed by the Linux Action Show folks at LinuxFest Northwest.

http://benjaminkerensa.com/2013/05/01/interview-with-linux-action-show-firefox-os-ubuntu-touch-and-mir

UbuntuKylin OS Launched For China's Linux Fans

In addition to supporting the Chinese language, UbuntuKylin, initially adds three functions which have been customized for the Chinese market, a Chinese lunar calendar, music search, and weather application. In the future, UbuntuKylin will have a Chinese input method, map, shopping, and online payment services.

http://www.chinatechnews.com/2013/05/03/19319-ubuntukylin-os-launched-for-chinas-linux-fans

S06E10 – Dances with Ubuntu

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen bring listeners another exciting podcast.

In this week’s show:

  • Interview Ivanka Majic, Creative Strategic Lead on the Canonical Design Team about designing in the open.
  • Share some Command Line Lurve: btsync
  • Chat about publishing an article on opensource.com, playing with juju, taking sweets from strangers, and being experimented on…
  • Feedback

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/05/02/s06e10-dances-with-ubuntu/

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, 12.10 and 13.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

None.

End of life - May 2013 (Server)

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

End of Life - May 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)

Ubuntu 11.10 Updates

End of Life - May 2013

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 12.10 Updates

End of Life - April 2014

Ubuntu 13.04 Updates

End of Life - January 2014

Subscribe

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Archives

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Additional Ubuntu News

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and

Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Amber Graner
  • José Antonio Rey
  • Tiago Carrondo
  • Mathias Hellsten
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Ubuntu - Get Involved

The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate

Feedback

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