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| == General Community News == ## 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 === Welcome New Members and Developers === ## 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. |
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| ## 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/ |
=== I am speaking at the Ohio LinuxFest! === Jorge O. Castro writes that he has been fortunate to be selected as a speaker for the Ohio LinuxFest 2013! Jorge tells us about the talks he'll be giving and links to the daily schedules. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/21/i-am-speaking-at-the-ohio-linuxfest/ === Want to apply for Ubuntu Membership? === Arizona Lo``Co member scott_ev reaches out to the Arizona Lo``Co community to help guide users through the membership process. http://azloco.com/scott_ev === New Local communities health check process === Bhavani Shankar writes on the Lo``Co Council blog about some changes around how team approvals are handled. “Every team shall be known as a Lo``Co team, teams that were previously known as an “Approved Lo``Co team” shall be known as a “Verified Lo``Co team”. New teams shall be a Lo``Co team, teams do not have to be verified. The term Verified means that a Launchpad team has been created, the team name conforms to the correct naming standard and the team contact has signed the Code of Conduct.” http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2013/08/25/new-local-communities-healthcheck/ |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 331 for the week August 19 - 25, 2013.
In This Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive has missed its target
The 30-day crowdfunding campaign to raise $32m for the Ubuntu Edge smartphone has failed to reach its target and this has led to another series of posts from news sites and blogs alike. The following are a sampling collected by our editors:
Ubuntu Edge thank you - http://insights.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-edge-thank-you/
Jono Bacon: Onwards and Upwards - http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/22/onwards-and-upwards-2/
Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457
Ubuntu Edge: founder says failure isn't the end of the dream - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/22/ubuntu-edge-founder-failure-canonical
Ubuntu Edge Campaign Ends, Fails to Reach $32m Target - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/ubuntu-edge-fails-to-meet-mutli-million-dollar-goal-wont-be-made
Ubuntu Edge fails to reach $32,000,000, yet proves itself a massive success - http://iloveubuntu.net/ubuntu-edge-fails-reach-32000000-yet-proves-itself-massive-success
Ubuntu Edge: A grand experiment for the future of computing does not constitute a failure - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-edge-a-grand-experiment-for-the-future-of-computing-does-not-constitute-a-failure-7000019762/
The failed Ubuntu Edge: when a good idea just isn't enough - http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/22/technology/mobile/ubuntu-edge-crowdfunding/index.html
Ubuntu Edge Falls Short of Goal - http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/22/ubuntu-edge-falls-short-of-goal/
Ubuntu smartphone axed after crowdfunding drive fails - http://www.cnbc.com/id/100979890
Ubuntu Edge is dead, long live Ubuntu phones - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/08/ubuntu-edge-is-dead-long-live-ubuntu-phones/
Ubuntu Developer Summit August 27-29th
The next mid-cycle virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit is scheduled for August 27-29th from 2pm-8pm UTC!
Check out the details, participation information and schedule at: http://uds.ubuntu.com/
Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS released
“The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS (Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support.”
Release details, including links to changes and instructions for updating at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2013-August/000175.html
Welcome New Members and Developers
Results for the 12:00 UTC Membership Board meeting for August 21st, 2013 are as follows:
Michael Zanetti (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/mzanetti | https://launchpad.net/~mzanetti)
Chit Ko Ko Win (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChitKoKoWin | https://launchpad.net/~saintjohn769)
C de-Avillez of the membership board writes: “mzanetti is a developer at Canonical, and is very active on the Touch environment; saintjohn769 is a member of the never-ceasing-to-amaze-me Myanmar LoCo, and is very active on spreading knowledge about Ubuntu and free software”
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-August/001853.html
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
I am speaking at the Ohio LinuxFest!
Jorge O. Castro writes that he has been fortunate to be selected as a speaker for the Ohio LinuxFest 2013! Jorge tells us about the talks he'll be giving and links to the daily schedules.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/21/i-am-speaking-at-the-ohio-linuxfest/
Want to apply for Ubuntu Membership?
Arizona LoCo member scott_ev reaches out to the Arizona LoCo community to help guide users through the membership process.
New Local communities health check process
Bhavani Shankar writes on the LoCo Council blog about some changes around how team approvals are handled. “Every team shall be known as a LoCo team, teams that were previously known as an “Approved LoCo team” shall be known as a “Verified LoCo team”. New teams shall be a LoCo team, teams do not have to be verified. The term Verified means that a Launchpad team has been created, the team name conforms to the correct naming standard and the team contact has signed the Code of Conduct.”
http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2013/08/25/new-local-communities-healthcheck/
Launchpad News
Ubuntu Forums News
Ubuntu Cloud News
The Planet
Other Community News
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 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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