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## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com		 === Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) released ===

Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of Ubuntu 14.10 which is codenamed "Utopic Unicorn". In his announcement, Adam lists the flavors that are taking part in the release, advises from where support can be obtained, and provides links to the download sites.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-October/000191.html

The editors have also collected articles about the release from around the web:

 * Ubuntu 14.10 Available For Download - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/10/ubuntu-1410-available-for-download.html
 * Ubuntu 14.10 Released, Ready to Download Now - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/10/ubuntu-14-10-release-download-now
 * Ubuntu 14.10 Officially Released - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTgyMTM
 * Ubuntu Flavors 14.10 Officially Released - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/10/ubuntu-flavors-1410-officially-released.html
 * Ubuntu MATE Sees Its First Release (14.10) - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/10/ubuntu-mate-sees-its-first-release-1410.html
 * Ubuntu 14.10 has landed — and it's not just for desktops -http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-14-10-has-landed-and-its-not-just-for-desktops-7000035010/
 * Why Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn's humble changes are the calm before the storm - http://www.pcworld.com/article/2836984/why-ubuntu-1410-utopic-unicorns-humble-changes-are-the-calm-before-the-storm.html
 * Canonical targets large enterprises with Ubuntu Server 14.10 - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2377489/canonical-targets-large-enterprises-with-ubuntu-server-1410

Interested in the Flavors? Official 14.10 release announcements for each as follows:

 * Kubuntu - http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14.10
 * Xubuntu - http://xubuntu.org/news/14-10-release/
 * Lubuntu - http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2014/10/lubuntu-14.html
 * Ubuntu GNOME - http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-14-10-is-released/
 * Ubuntu Studio - https://ubuntustudio.org/2014/10/ubuntu-studio-14-10-utopic-unicorn-released/
 * Ubuntu Kylin - http://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/shownews.php?lang=en&id=361

=== V is for Vivid ===

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1425

The press and blogosphere picked up this news pretty quickly! Here’s a sampling selected by our editors:

 * Ubuntu 15.04 Codename Announced: Vivid Vervet - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/10/ubuntu-15-04-named-vivid-vervet
 * Ubuntu 15.04 Codename Announced: Vivid Vervet - http://www.webupd8.org/2014/10/ubuntu-1504-codename-announced-vivid.html
 * Ubuntu 15.04 to Be Codenamed Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu Celebrates 10 Years Birthday - http://www.tuxarena.com/2014/10/ubuntu-15-04-to-be-codenamed-vivid-vervet-ubuntu-celebrates-10-years-birthday/
 * Ubuntu 15.04 Is Codenamed After A Monkey: Vivid Vervet - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTgxODE

=== Happy 10th Birthday Ubuntu! ===

Elizabeth K. Joseph, on behalf of the Ubuntu News Team, wishes Ubuntu a happy 10th Birthday, recalling that 10 years ago, Mark Shuttleworth announced the release of Ubuntu 4.10 on the ubuntu-announce-mailing-list. Elizabeth illustrates her post with several Ubuntu themed cakes, saying "With the release of 14.10 just days away, enjoy your release parties and perhaps take some time to reflect upon how far we’ve come in these 10 years!"

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/10/20/happy-10th-birthday-ubuntu/

Several members of the Ubuntu community have chimed in to reflect upon this milestone, here are a few of them:
 * Scott James Remnant: Happy 10th Birthday, Ubuntu - http://netsplit.com/happy-10th-birthday-ubuntu
 * Jono Bacon: Happy Birthday Ubuntu! - http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/10/20/happy-birthday-ubuntu/
 * Randall Ross: Happy 10th Birthday Ubuntu! - http://randall.executiv.es/happy-10th-ubuntu
 * Joe Liau: Thank You Ubuntu: 10 Years Towards Freedom - http://blog.josephliau.com/thank-you-ubuntu-10-years-towards-freedom/
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## 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/		 === Regular LoCo Council Meeting for 21 October 2014 ===

Pablo Rubianes of the LoCo Council shares minutes from the latest meeting which covered several topics, including community discussion of the “Our teams reject the new LoCo Council policy” thread, reapproval of Ubuntu France, and granted requests by the Galician and Asturian teams to be formally recognized as non-country level LoCos who are qualified for the verification process.

http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2014/10/22/regular-loco-council-meeting-for-21-october-2014/

=== Review of Ubucon 2014 Germany ===

Sujeevan Vijayakumaran writes a review of the 8th German Ubucon that took place recently in Katlenburg-Lindau where he was spoke about "Git for Beginners.” He gives us a daily summary of the weekend, describes the location, and links to some photographs of the event.

http://svij.org/blog/2014/10/25/review-of-ubucon-2014-germany/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community:
## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc		 === Vivid Vervet (15.04) now open for business ===

Adam Conrad announces that after a few small changes, merges and uploads to the proposed archives, Vivid Vervet is now open for development. Adams tells us that autosyncs will be running shortly, and that ISO builds will be turned on in the coming days.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-October/001116.html
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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature  * Features GNOME Developers Want In The Linux Kernel - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTgxOTI
 * HP adds two new Moonshot configs and increased app support - http://www.zdnet.com/hp-adds-two-new-moonshot-configs-and-increased-app-support-7000034985/


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) released
    2. V is for Vivid
    3. Happy 10th Birthday Ubuntu!
    4. Welcome New Members and Developers
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
  4. LoCo News
    1. Regular LoCo Council Meeting for 21 October 2014
    2. Review of Ubucon 2014 Germany
  5. Ubuntu Cloud News
  6. The Planet
  7. Other Community News
    1. Vivid Vervet (15.04) now open for business
  8. Canonical News
  9. In The Press
  10. In The Blogosphere
  11. In Other News
  12. Other Articles of Interest
  13. Featured Audio and Video
  14. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  15. Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>
  16. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  17. Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
  18. Subscribe
  19. Archives
  20. Additional Ubuntu News
  21. Conclusion
  22. Credits
  23. Glossary of Terms
  24. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  25. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 389 for the week October 20 - 26, 2014.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) released

Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of Ubuntu 14.10 which is codenamed "Utopic Unicorn". In his announcement, Adam lists the flavors that are taking part in the release, advises from where support can be obtained, and provides links to the download sites.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-October/000191.html

The editors have also collected articles about the release from around the web:

Interested in the Flavors? Official 14.10 release announcements for each as follows:

V is for Vivid

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1425

The press and blogosphere picked up this news pretty quickly! Here’s a sampling selected by our editors:

Happy 10th Birthday Ubuntu!

Elizabeth K. Joseph, on behalf of the Ubuntu News Team, wishes Ubuntu a happy 10th Birthday, recalling that 10 years ago, Mark Shuttleworth announced the release of Ubuntu 4.10 on the ubuntu-announce-mailing-list. Elizabeth illustrates her post with several Ubuntu themed cakes, saying "With the release of 14.10 just days away, enjoy your release parties and perhaps take some time to reflect upon how far we’ve come in these 10 years!"

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/10/20/happy-10th-birthday-ubuntu/

Several members of the Ubuntu community have chimed in to reflect upon this milestone, here are a few of them:

Welcome New Members and Developers

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

Regular LoCo Council Meeting for 21 October 2014

Pablo Rubianes of the LoCo Council shares minutes from the latest meeting which covered several topics, including community discussion of the “Our teams reject the new LoCo Council policy” thread, reapproval of Ubuntu France, and granted requests by the Galician and Asturian teams to be formally recognized as non-country level LoCos who are qualified for the verification process.

http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2014/10/22/regular-loco-council-meeting-for-21-october-2014/

Review of Ubucon 2014 Germany

Sujeevan Vijayakumaran writes a review of the 8th German Ubucon that took place recently in Katlenburg-Lindau where he was spoke about "Git for Beginners.” He gives us a daily summary of the weekend, describes the location, and links to some photographs of the event.

http://svij.org/blog/2014/10/25/review-of-ubucon-2014-germany/

Ubuntu Cloud News

The Planet

Other Community News

Vivid Vervet (15.04) now open for business

Adam Conrad announces that after a few small changes, merges and uploads to the proposed archives, Vivid Vervet is now open for development. Adams tells us that autosyncs will be running shortly, and that ISO builds will be turned on in the coming days.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2014-October/001116.html

Canonical News

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team 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, 14.04 and 14.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

Ubuntu 14.04 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:

and

Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Your Name Here
  • 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://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/

Or get involved with the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter team! We always need summary writers and editors, if you're interested, learn more at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Join

Feedback

This document is maintained by the Ubuntu Weekly News Team. If you have a story idea or suggestions for the Weekly Newsletter, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-news-team and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Ideas. If you'd like to contribute to a future issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, please feel free to edit the appropriate wiki page. If you have any technical support questions, please check http://community.ubuntu.com/help-information/ for more information on where to get help.

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