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| == 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/ | === Juju now available in Homebrew === Jorge O. Castro advises that thanks to Rodrigo Chacon OSX users can now install Juju via Homebrew. Jorge also briefly explains what Juju is, reminds us of the Juju Charm Championship and provides several links to help new users get started. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/19/juju-now-available-in-homebrew/ === Juju Charm Ecosystem Status for 21 August === Jorge O. Castro reports on the latest Juju ecosystem updates which includes the current status of the Docs and the current status of the teams members’ goals. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/21/juju-charm-ecosystem-status-for-21-august/ === Getting started with the Juju Local/LXC provider === Jorge O. Castro writes that “one of the coolest things” that Juju does is deploy instances on a laptop via LXC containers using same cloud image used in Amazon, HP Cloud, Azure, or any other cloud, but configured so that a production environment can be mirrored. Jorge links to video of a charm school tutorial on how to use the local provider. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/23/getting-started-with-the-juju-local-slash-lxc-provider/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ == Other Community News == ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc |
=== Tony Whitmore: Video killed the radio star(s) === Tony Whitmore recounts that something different was tried during the last Ubuntu Podcast recording session by providing a live video stream. Tony describes how the team used Google Hangouts to make the broadcast and provides a link to their first video. http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2013/08/19/ubuntu-podcast-live-stream-video/ === Nicholas Skaggs: Automated Testing in ubuntu === Nicholas Skaggs write about automated testing in Ubuntu and takes a look at "The Why", "The How", "The Results" and "The Next Steps" in turn. Nicholas appeals for help and reminds us that "your contributions (automated or manual) help make ubuntu better for us all!" http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/08/automated-testing-in-ubuntu.html === Kubuntu: Plasma Mediacentre 1.1 === The Kubuntu team announce the availability of Plasma Mediacentre 1.1 and advise the Kubuntu releases for which it is available, where bugs should be reported and how to install the software. http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-mediacentre-1.1 === Jono Bacon: Ubuntu In a Nutshell Series, App Upload Process & The Ubuntu SDK and Developer Story === Jono Bacon kicks off a series of articles that will summarize the work currently being done in Ubuntu which includes rebuilding much of the core foundations to make the convergence platform and cloud orchestration story more successful. Jono presents the first two articles which deal with how developers get their apps into Ubuntu and how developers write apps in the first place. http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/21/ubuntu-in-a-nutshell-series/ http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/21/ubuntu-in-a-nutshell-app-upload-process/ http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/22/ubuntu-in-a-nutshell-the-ubuntu-sdk-and-developer-story/ === James Page: OpenvSwitch for Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS === James Page writes that it has been challenging to support he Openv``Switch datapath kernel module packages on Ubuntu 12.04 whilst ensuring compatibility with the hardware enablement kernels that are pushed out for each point release. James advises that specific packages will be provided for the Raring HWE kernel and the required action those wishing to switch need to take. http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/openvswitch-for-ubuntu-12-04-3-lts/ === Canonical Design Team: Music app: focus on the content === Lisette Slegers writes that music apps that allow users to switch between a player and a queue mode can be quite complex and that a challenge unique for the Ubuntu phone is keeping the play controls easily accessible, while focusing on the content. Lisette takes a detailed look at moving between the player, the queue and the library, and provides screenshots to illustrate the current screen layouts. http://design.canonical.com/2013/08/music-app-focus-on-the-content/ === Pasi Lallinaho: Xubuntu team: No Mir for 13.10 === The Xubuntu team announces that Xubuntu 13.10 will not have XMir installed by default. They thank the Mir developers for helping with their problems and everybody who tested XMir with Xubuntu, and link to the full logs and the minutes for the community meeting at which the decision was made. http://open.knome.fi/2013/08/22/xubuntu-team-no-mir-for-13-10/ === James Hunt: Upstart 1.10 released === James Hunt lists the "goodness in this release" of Upstart 1.10 and adds that the Upstart Cookbook has been updated. http://ifdeflinux.blogspot.com/2013/08/upstart-110-released.html === Ubuntu Women: Ubuntu Women Scavenger Hunt === Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph writes that the Ubuntu Women Project has announced that it has put together an online scavenger hunt to highlight facts about women in technology and help encourage the learning of interesting trivia about Ubuntu! Elizabeth shows us the prizes and the rules, and links to the online submission form. http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2013/08/ubuntu-women-scavenger-hunt/ |
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| ## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical ## press releases |
=== Canonical showcasing Cloud and Desktop solutions at Dell Solutions Summit, Beijing, China === Anthony Beckley announces that Canonical is sponsoring and exhibiting at the forthcoming Dell Solutions Summit, August 27-29th, 2013 in Beijing, China and that their Director of Cloud Alliances for APAC, will be speaking at the summit about Canonical’s commitment to the Chinese market. Anthony also makes reference to Ubuntu``Kylin which will be demonstrated on Dell desktops. http://blog.canonical.com/2013/08/23/canonical-showcasing-cloud-and-desktop-solutions-at-dell-solutions-summit-beijing-china/ |
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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 |
=== Ubuntu devs to get 15-min code review, full SDK love – Canonical === Gavin Clarke of The Register writes that changes in Ubuntu will speed up the process of building apps and getting them approved for Software Center as future versions of Ubuntu will feature "click packages" – a means of automatically wrapping up a project’s code simply by pressing a button available inside the Ubuntu SDK. Gavin also makes reference to reviews taking less than 15 minutes, down from “multi-day” code reviews. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/21/ubuntu_profiles_sandboxing/ === How Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu are slowly turning your PC into a smartphone === Brad Chacos of PCWorld looks at the GUIs of Windows 8, OS X and Ubuntu and examines how mobile elements are creeping into each one as people yearn for consistency. Brad concludes "Who knows? Microsoft and Apple might even wind up where Ubuntu is trying (and failing) to go today." http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047067/how-windows-os-x-and-ubuntu-are-slowly-turning-your-pc-into-a-smartphone.html |
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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. == In Other News == ## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. == Other Articles of Interest == ## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature |
=== Planning Begins For Next Week's Ubuntu vUDS Summit === Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes that the next Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit is taking place online from the 27th to 29th of August. Michael links to the Launchpad site for those that are curious about what's set to take place and be discussed and adds that from the server perspective this vUDS sounds like a re-hash of information that was previously just discussed internally at Canonical and that "Very little (if any), new work should come from this." http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ0MDI === Unity 8 updated with full wallpaper support === razvi of iloveubuntu writes that Unity 8 is the next-generation version of Unity designed with Ubuntu converged in mind and therefore to be used in the future to power desktops, phones, tablets, etc, razvi demonstrates, by the use of a short video, how changing the wallpaper in System Settings updates the Unity 8 background in real time as Unity 8 is fully aware of the user's wallpaper. http://iloveubuntu.net/unity-8-updated-full-wallpaper-support === 18 New Wallpapers Chosen for Ubuntu 13.10 === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reveals the 18 images that have been selected to ship by default in this October’s release of Ubuntu. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/ubuntu-13-10-winning-wallpapers-revealed === Ubuntu converged's Ubuntu System Settings received new interesting additions === razvi of iloveubuntu explains that "Ubuntu System Settings is the next-generation system-settings application built from its very beginning with Ubuntu converged in mind" and provides a number of screenshots to highlight the increased functionality that has been added on a constant basis. http://iloveubuntu.net/ubuntu-convergeds-ubuntu-system-settings-received-new-interesting-additions === Linux-powered quadrocoptor has three cameras === Eric Brown of LinuxGizmos.com writes that Pleiades is over a third of the way to its Kickstarter goal for funding a hackable Linux quadrocopter that starts at $520 which uses three different cameras and a host of sensors to help it navigate. Eric takes a detailed look at the specifications and informs us that the operating system is "Ubuntu Linux with ROS". http://linuxgizmos.com/linux-powered-quadrocoptor-has-three-cameras/ |
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| ## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net |
=== Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 127 === "This edition is a general round-up that also talks about the presenter's experience attempting a fresh install of the Saucy Salamander alpha from Xubuntu." http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/162 === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E26 – Raging Ubuntu === They’re back with the twenty-sixth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK Lo``Co Team! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and (sort of) Laura Cowen are back in Studio A with carrot cake, tea, and an interview. You can also watch the video on Youtube! In this week’s show:- * An interview with Zane Swafford about what happened when he sold an application through the Ubuntu Software Centre. * Some Command Line Lurve: uprecords * A chat about trying bitmessage and torchat, buying an Arduino starter kit, and climbing a mountain in Malawi for charity (please sponsor!). * Some marvellous feedback, including finding out about the Julian Day http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/08/22/s06e26-raging-ubuntu/ |
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| ## 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 |
* Kernel Team - August 20, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-08-20 * Security Team - August 19, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130819 * Server Team - August 20, 2013 - http://www.ubuntuserver.org/?p=994 |
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* Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph * Paul White |
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## Common acronyms |
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/
Ubuntu Cloud News
Juju now available in Homebrew
Jorge O. Castro advises that thanks to Rodrigo Chacon OSX users can now install Juju via Homebrew. Jorge also briefly explains what Juju is, reminds us of the Juju Charm Championship and provides several links to help new users get started.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/19/juju-now-available-in-homebrew/
Juju Charm Ecosystem Status for 21 August
Jorge O. Castro reports on the latest Juju ecosystem updates which includes the current status of the Docs and the current status of the teams members’ goals.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/21/juju-charm-ecosystem-status-for-21-august/
Getting started with the Juju Local/LXC provider
Jorge O. Castro writes that “one of the coolest things” that Juju does is deploy instances on a laptop via LXC containers using same cloud image used in Amazon, HP Cloud, Azure, or any other cloud, but configured so that a production environment can be mirrored. Jorge links to video of a charm school tutorial on how to use the local provider.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/08/23/getting-started-with-the-juju-local-slash-lxc-provider/
The Planet
Tony Whitmore: Video killed the radio star(s)
Tony Whitmore recounts that something different was tried during the last Ubuntu Podcast recording session by providing a live video stream. Tony describes how the team used Google Hangouts to make the broadcast and provides a link to their first video.
http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2013/08/19/ubuntu-podcast-live-stream-video/
Nicholas Skaggs: Automated Testing in ubuntu
Nicholas Skaggs write about automated testing in Ubuntu and takes a look at "The Why", "The How", "The Results" and "The Next Steps" in turn. Nicholas appeals for help and reminds us that "your contributions (automated or manual) help make ubuntu better for us all!"
http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/08/automated-testing-in-ubuntu.html
Kubuntu: Plasma Mediacentre 1.1
The Kubuntu team announce the availability of Plasma Mediacentre 1.1 and advise the Kubuntu releases for which it is available, where bugs should be reported and how to install the software.
http://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-mediacentre-1.1
Jono Bacon: Ubuntu In a Nutshell Series, App Upload Process & The Ubuntu SDK and Developer Story
Jono Bacon kicks off a series of articles that will summarize the work currently being done in Ubuntu which includes rebuilding much of the core foundations to make the convergence platform and cloud orchestration story more successful. Jono presents the first two articles which deal with how developers get their apps into Ubuntu and how developers write apps in the first place.
http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/21/ubuntu-in-a-nutshell-series/
http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/21/ubuntu-in-a-nutshell-app-upload-process/
http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/08/22/ubuntu-in-a-nutshell-the-ubuntu-sdk-and-developer-story/
James Page: OpenvSwitch for Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
James Page writes that it has been challenging to support he OpenvSwitch datapath kernel module packages on Ubuntu 12.04 whilst ensuring compatibility with the hardware enablement kernels that are pushed out for each point release. James advises that specific packages will be provided for the Raring HWE kernel and the required action those wishing to switch need to take.
http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/openvswitch-for-ubuntu-12-04-3-lts/
Canonical Design Team: Music app: focus on the content
Lisette Slegers writes that music apps that allow users to switch between a player and a queue mode can be quite complex and that a challenge unique for the Ubuntu phone is keeping the play controls easily accessible, while focusing on the content. Lisette takes a detailed look at moving between the player, the queue and the library, and provides screenshots to illustrate the current screen layouts.
http://design.canonical.com/2013/08/music-app-focus-on-the-content/
Pasi Lallinaho: Xubuntu team: No Mir for 13.10
The Xubuntu team announces that Xubuntu 13.10 will not have XMir installed by default. They thank the Mir developers for helping with their problems and everybody who tested XMir with Xubuntu, and link to the full logs and the minutes for the community meeting at which the decision was made.
http://open.knome.fi/2013/08/22/xubuntu-team-no-mir-for-13-10/
James Hunt: Upstart 1.10 released
James Hunt lists the "goodness in this release" of Upstart 1.10 and adds that the Upstart Cookbook has been updated.
http://ifdeflinux.blogspot.com/2013/08/upstart-110-released.html
Ubuntu Women: Ubuntu Women Scavenger Hunt
Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph writes that the Ubuntu Women Project has announced that it has put together an online scavenger hunt to highlight facts about women in technology and help encourage the learning of interesting trivia about Ubuntu! Elizabeth shows us the prizes and the rules, and links to the online submission form.
http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2013/08/ubuntu-women-scavenger-hunt/
Canonical News
Canonical showcasing Cloud and Desktop solutions at Dell Solutions Summit, Beijing, China
Anthony Beckley announces that Canonical is sponsoring and exhibiting at the forthcoming Dell Solutions Summit, August 27-29th, 2013 in Beijing, China and that their Director of Cloud Alliances for APAC, will be speaking at the summit about Canonical’s commitment to the Chinese market. Anthony also makes reference to UbuntuKylin which will be demonstrated on Dell desktops.
In The Press
Ubuntu devs to get 15-min code review, full SDK love – Canonical
Gavin Clarke of The Register writes that changes in Ubuntu will speed up the process of building apps and getting them approved for Software Center as future versions of Ubuntu will feature "click packages" – a means of automatically wrapping up a project’s code simply by pressing a button available inside the Ubuntu SDK. Gavin also makes reference to reviews taking less than 15 minutes, down from “multi-day” code reviews.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/21/ubuntu_profiles_sandboxing/
How Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu are slowly turning your PC into a smartphone
Brad Chacos of PCWorld looks at the GUIs of Windows 8, OS X and Ubuntu and examines how mobile elements are creeping into each one as people yearn for consistency. Brad concludes "Who knows? Microsoft and Apple might even wind up where Ubuntu is trying (and failing) to go today."
In The Blogosphere
Planning Begins For Next Week's Ubuntu vUDS Summit
Michael Larabel of Phoronix writes that the next Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit is taking place online from the 27th to 29th of August. Michael links to the Launchpad site for those that are curious about what's set to take place and be discussed and adds that from the server perspective this vUDS sounds like a re-hash of information that was previously just discussed internally at Canonical and that "Very little (if any), new work should come from this."
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ0MDI
Unity 8 updated with full wallpaper support
razvi of iloveubuntu writes that Unity 8 is the next-generation version of Unity designed with Ubuntu converged in mind and therefore to be used in the future to power desktops, phones, tablets, etc, razvi demonstrates, by the use of a short video, how changing the wallpaper in System Settings updates the Unity 8 background in real time as Unity 8 is fully aware of the user's wallpaper.
http://iloveubuntu.net/unity-8-updated-full-wallpaper-support
18 New Wallpapers Chosen for Ubuntu 13.10
Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reveals the 18 images that have been selected to ship by default in this October’s release of Ubuntu.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/08/ubuntu-13-10-winning-wallpapers-revealed
Ubuntu converged's Ubuntu System Settings received new interesting additions
razvi of iloveubuntu explains that "Ubuntu System Settings is the next-generation system-settings application built from its very beginning with Ubuntu converged in mind" and provides a number of screenshots to highlight the increased functionality that has been added on a constant basis.
http://iloveubuntu.net/ubuntu-convergeds-ubuntu-system-settings-received-new-interesting-additions
Linux-powered quadrocoptor has three cameras
Eric Brown of LinuxGizmos.com writes that Pleiades is over a third of the way to its Kickstarter goal for funding a hackable Linux quadrocopter that starts at $520 which uses three different cameras and a host of sensors to help it navigate. Eric takes a detailed look at the specifications and informs us that the operating system is "Ubuntu Linux with ROS".
http://linuxgizmos.com/linux-powered-quadrocoptor-has-three-cameras/
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 127
"This edition is a general round-up that also talks about the presenter's experience attempting a fresh install of the Saucy Salamander alpha from Xubuntu."
http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/162
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E26 – Raging Ubuntu
They’re back with the twenty-sixth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and (sort of) Laura Cowen are back in Studio A with carrot cake, tea, and an interview. You can also watch the video on Youtube!
In this week’s show:-
- An interview with Zane Swafford about what happened when he sold an application through the Ubuntu Software Centre.
- Some Command Line Lurve: uprecords
- A chat about trying bitmessage and torchat, buying an Arduino starter kit, and climbing a mountain in Malawi for charity (please sponsor!).
- Some marvellous feedback, including finding out about the Julian Day
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/08/22/s06e26-raging-ubuntu/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - August 20, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-08-20
Security Team - August 19, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130819
Server Team - August 20, 2013 - http://www.ubuntuserver.org/?p=994
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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