Issue363
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 363 for the week April 7 - 13, 2014.
In This Issue
General Community News
Final Freeze for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty)
The Final Freeze for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) occurred this past Thursday in preparation for the release on Thursday, April 17th.
Adam Conrad writes some exceptions to the freeze and concludes: "And don't forget kids, this one's an LTS. It's the release you'll install for your friends, family, and work networks and then promptly forget about for two years because it's just that awesome. At least, it should be. So, if it's not, let's make sure we sort that out."
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-April/001095.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
UGJ-MX, 5-April-2014
Javier López writes that last weekend the Ubuntu-MX team hosted their fourth Ubuntu Global Jam in Mexico City. He informs us that several photographs were taken and a video made for those who couldn’t attend.
http://viajemotu.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/ugj-mx-5-april-2014/
San Francisco 14.04 Release Party on April 24th
Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph announces that the Ubuntu California Team in San Francisco will be hosting a release party at AdRoll. If you want to attend, make sure to register on the link provided - they will have free pizza and drinks for the attendees. Also, if you live near San Diego or Los Angeles, the Ubuntu California team will be hosting a release party and an installfest. If you're in another part of the world, make sure to check the global event on the LoCo Team Portal.
http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=9327
The Planet
Costales: #startubuntu
Marcos Costales shows us an image created by Rafael Laguna for the StartUbuntu project and says "Today is the day! Choose usability, beauty, speed, freedom, community!"
http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2014/04/startubuntu.html
Dustin Kirkland: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS -- Security for Human Beings
Dustin Kirkland shares a presentation that he gave to the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Labs about the security features in Ubuntu. Dustin says "Hopefully you'll learn something! I certainly did, as I researched and built this presentation ;-)"
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2014/04/ubuntu-1404-lts-security-for-human.html
Ubuntu GNOME: Upgrade Testing
Ali Linx reminds his readers that Ubuntu GNOME has the same release schedule as Ubuntu and all of its official flavors. Ali asks for help testing upgrades from Ubuntu GNOME 13.10, and requests that results are shared with the Ubuntu GNOME QA Team.
http://ubuntugnome.org/upgrade-testing/
Ben Howard: Updated 12.04.4 LTS Cloud Images in response to Heartbleed OpenSSL bug
Ben Howard writes about the availability of updated Cloud Images in response to the Heartbleed OpenSSL Vulnerability. Ben advises users running an affected version of OpenSSL to update, and goes on to say "For new instances, it is recommended to either use an image with a serial newer than 20140408, or update your OpenSSL and reboot package immediately upon launch."
http://blog.utlemming.org/2014/04/updated-12044-lts-cloud-images-in.html
Kubuntu Wire: Install Kubuntu on Windows XP Systems
Jonathan Riddell informs us that web magazine Muktware has posted an article titled “Install Kubuntu on Windows XP systems” aimed at the millions of machines that are now out of support. Jonathan says "With SSL breaking making the national news, you really can’t afford to be out of support."
http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=148
Ubuntu GNOME: Ubuntu GNOME Trusty Tahr Release Candidate
Ali Linx reminds us that we are in the last phase of the Trusty Tahr cycle, the Final Freeze and Release Candidate. Ali clarifies what the term Release Candidate means, and appeals for help and testing.
http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-trusty-tahr-release-candidate/
José Antonio Rey: ownCloud Charm Updated!
José Antonio Rey writes about his experience deploying an ownCloud Juju Charm. José warns us about some bugs that he is aware of, asks for any other bugs to be reported to Launchpad and says "Now, go and play with ownCloud!"
http://joseeantonior.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/owncloud-charm-updated/
Ubuntu Women: Career Days: Regional Community Manager wrap-up
Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph writes about Laura Czajkowski and her involvement with Open Source and the Ubuntu community. She mentions that Laura is currently working as the EMEA Community Manager for MongoDB, and ends the article with Laura’s answers to some questions.
http://blog.ubuntu-women.org/2014/04/career-days-regional-community-manager-wrap-up/
Canonical News
Adding hardware support to MAAS
Ronald McCollam, Cloud Sales Engineer at Canonical, writes about his experience deploying MAAS on a Desktop-focused hardware instead of servers. He also provides us with information on how to do this, and have a MAAS cluster at home.
http://insights.ubuntu.com/resources/article/adding-hardware-support-to-maas/
OpenStack Continuous Integration on Ubuntu 101
The Canonical OIL dev team inform us that they are about to finish the production roll out of their OpenStack Interoperability Lab (OIL). They answer the question "So what is OIL?", tell us what underlying technology is used and advise that they are getting very close to OIL's official debut.
http://www.ubuntuserver.org/?p=1054
OpenStack+VMware deployment stories: webinar Q&A
Sally Radwan, Cloud Product Marketing Manager at Canonical, writes a summary of their previous webinar with VMware, “in which they shared customer stories from OpenStack+vSphere deployment projects.” She also answers to follow-up questions that were asked during the event.
http://insights.ubuntu.com/resources/article/openstackvmware-deployment-stories-webinar-qa/
In The Blogosphere
PC-BSD vs. Ubuntu
Gary Sims at MakeTechEasier goes through both BSD and Ubuntu, checking different features on each system and providing a conclusion based on his personal experience with both of them.
http://www.maketecheasier.com/pc-bsd-vs-ubuntu/
Windows XP is dead: So now’s the ideal time to switch to Linux
Sebastian Anthony from ITProPortal provides us with an analysis on why should you switch to Linux, how do you install it, and what should you do after installing it, taking Ubuntu as the example install.
http://www.itproportal.com/2014/04/11/windows-xp-is-dead-so-nows-the-ideal-time-to-switch-to-linux/
This is Ubuntu running on the Meizu MX3 smartphone (video)
Brad Linder at Liliputing provides us with a video of Ubuntu Touch running on a Meizu MX3, a 5.1 phone which already has an Android version, but will be launched in its Ubuntu version later this year.
http://liliputing.com/2014/04/ubuntu-running-meizu-mx3-smartphone-video.html
One Week Until Lubuntu 14.04: Lightweight, LTS, Tidy Overview & Screenshots
Craciun Dan from TuxArena gives us a general overview of a 14.04 Lubuntu install, explaining most of the default features included on the system’s new release. He accompanies all descriptions with nice screenshots for each feature.
Featured Audio and Video
Jono Bacon Q&A - 8th April 2014
Jono Bacon presents his another of his regular Ubuntu on Air! Q&A sessions.
Ubuntu Engineering Live! - 9th April 2014
Michael Hall is joined by Alan Pope and Thomas Strehl for another Engineering Live! update which was first broadcast at Ubuntu on Air!
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E02 – The One Where Everybody Finds Out
"We’re back with the second episode of Season Seven of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and Laura Cowen are drinking tea and eating early Easter cakes in Studio L.
In this week’s show:
- We interview Mark Shuttleworth about Ubuntu, convergence, the Community, and more…
- We also discuss building a Steam box, trying out 14.04, using XMind, and taking photos of Tom Baker and other Doctor Who stars, oh and being interviewed by Michaela Strachan on TV in 1990.
We share some Command Line Lurve: reptyr <pid> from @climagic.
- And we read your feedback."
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2014/04/10/s07e02-the-one-where-everybody-finds-out/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - April 8, 2014 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2014-04-08
Security Team - April 7, 2014 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20140407
Server Team - April 8, 2014 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20140408
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 13.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
Ubuntu 13.10 Updates
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