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=== Ubuntu Edge breaks crowd-sourcing record ===

This week the Ubuntu Edge campaign broke the crowd-sourcing highest amount record, leading to another flurry of posts from news sites and blogs alike, the following are a sampling collected by our editors:

 * Ubuntu sets crowdfund pledge record for Edge smartphone - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23714549
 * Ubuntu Edge Now Most-Backed Crowdfunding Campaign Ever - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/ubuntu-edge-campaign-updates-new-perk-breaks-record
 * Ubuntu Edge Hits $10.3 Million, Shatters Crowdfunding Record - http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/248994-ubuntu-edge-hits-10-3-million-shatters-crowdfunding-record/
 * Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Breaks Record, But Likely to Miss Target - http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2013/08/16/ubuntu-edge-smartphone-breaks-record-but-likely-to-miss-target/
 * Ubuntu crowdfunding secures $10m+ pledges for Edge phone -
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/16/smartphone-fundraising-ubuntu-10m-dollars
 * Ubuntu Edge Breaks Crowd-Sourcing Records, Still Far From Goal - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2423212,00.asp
 * Move over, Pebble: Ubuntu Edge hits record in crowdfunding - http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57598869-94/move-over-pebble-ubuntu-edge-hits-record-in-crowdfunding/
 * $10.5 million crowdfunding record set on indiegogo for Ubuntu Edge - http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/08/16/105-million-crowdfunding-record-set-on-indiegogo-for-ubuntu-edge/
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## 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
=== Fosscon 2013 – all done til 2014 ===

Jim Fisher reports on the success of the Ubuntu Pennsylvania’s participation in Fosscon. Fisher writes: “The Ubuntu Local Community Team always sponsors an Installfest at Fosscon. This year, we had an open Installfest. Any distro that wanted, could represent themselves and be part of the Installfest.” And goes on to say: “Many Ubuntu-Us-PA members, alumni and friends were among the attendees at Fosscon. Some were speakers.”

http://ubuntupennsylvania.org/?p=184
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## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ === Juju Ecosystem Status for 14 August ===

Jorge O. Castro reports on the latest Juju ecosystem updates and includes a breakdown of the current goals of the various team members.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/14/juju-ecosystem-status-for-14-august/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community:
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=== Sunsetting Ubuntu Friendly ===

Ara Pulido writes that in October 2011 the beta of Ubuntu Friendly was launched but its success since then has been minimal. She says that the cost of Ubuntu Friendly's infrastructure is high and cannot be justified looking at its current usage and advises that the service will close on 15th of September.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-August/037583.html
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== In Other News ==

## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections.

== Other Articles of Interest ==

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## Full Circle Magazine Podcast
## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV
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=== Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 126 ===

"In this week's episode we touch upon letting go, XMir, Ubu``Con, and reference an article of interest from New Scientist. Some sort of commercial for a music festival airs at the start of the program. Said commercial will be airing on terrestrial radio closer to the festival site from August 20th through August 24th."

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/161

=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E25 – Night of the Living Ubuntu ===

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and Laura Cowen are back for the twenty-fifth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK Lo``Co Team!

In this week’s show:

 * There's a look at what’s been happening in the news - including Android, privacy and ElementaryOS.
 * A catch up with what’s happening in the Ubuntu community - including the App Showdown and the Edge.
 * And a mention of some events - including Ohio Linux``Fest and Ogg``Camp 13.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/08/15/s06e25-night-of-the-living-ubuntu/
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## * 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:
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## If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting
 * Kernel Team - August 13, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-08-13
 * Security Team - August 12, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130812

== Monthly Team Reports: July 2013 ==

See here for the team report for July 2013: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/July2013

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

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 330 for the week August 12 - 18, 2013.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Edge breaks crowd-sourcing record

This week the Ubuntu Edge campaign broke the crowd-sourcing highest amount record, leading to another flurry of posts from news sites and blogs alike, the following are a sampling collected by our editors:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/16/smartphone-fundraising-ubuntu-10m-dollars

Welcome New Members and Developers

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

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

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

LoCo News

Fosscon 2013 – all done til 2014

Jim Fisher reports on the success of the Ubuntu Pennsylvania’s participation in Fosscon. Fisher writes: “The Ubuntu Local Community Team always sponsors an Installfest at Fosscon. This year, we had an open Installfest. Any distro that wanted, could represent themselves and be part of the Installfest.” And goes on to say: “Many Ubuntu-Us-PA members, alumni and friends were among the attendees at Fosscon. Some were speakers.”

http://ubuntupennsylvania.org/?p=184

Ubuntu Cloud News

Juju Ecosystem Status for 14 August

Jorge O. Castro reports on the latest Juju ecosystem updates and includes a breakdown of the current goals of the various team members.

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/14/juju-ecosystem-status-for-14-august/

The Planet

Other Community News

Sunsetting Ubuntu Friendly

Ara Pulido writes that in October 2011 the beta of Ubuntu Friendly was launched but its success since then has been minimal. She says that the cost of Ubuntu Friendly's infrastructure is high and cannot be justified looking at its current usage and advises that the service will close on 15th of September.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-August/037583.html

Canonical News

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 126

"In this week's episode we touch upon letting go, XMir, UbuCon, and reference an article of interest from New Scientist. Some sort of commercial for a music festival airs at the start of the program. Said commercial will be airing on terrestrial radio closer to the festival site from August 20th through August 24th."

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/161

Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E25 – Night of the Living Ubuntu

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and Laura Cowen are back for the twenty-fifth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

In this week’s show:

  • There's a look at what’s been happening in the news - including Android, privacy and ElementaryOS.
  • A catch up with what’s happening in the Ubuntu community - including the App Showdown and the Edge.
  • And a mention of some events - including Ohio LinuxFest and OggCamp 13.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/08/15/s06e25-night-of-the-living-ubuntu/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Monthly Team Reports: July 2013

See here for the team report for July 2013: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/July2013

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 10.04, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

Ubuntu 12.10 Updates

Ubuntu 13.04 Updates

Subscribe

Get your copy of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter delivered each week to you via email at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news

Archives

You can always find older Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter

Additional Ubuntu News

As always you can find more news and announcements at:

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph
  • Paul White
  • 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/get-involved

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