Issue330
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:
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/
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
Featured Audio and Video
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
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
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
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