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| Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 398 for the week December 22 - January 4, 2015. | Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 398 for the week December 22, 2014 - January 4, 2015. |
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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/ == Ubuntu Cloud News == ## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ |
=== Final Meeting of the Year for Ubuntu Ohio === Svetlana Belkin reports on final Ubuntu Ohio Lo``Co team meeting of 2014 which took place on December 26. She tells us that the topics that were discussed were the mailing list, the Twitter account, participation in the Ubuntu Global Jam, and the leadership transition. http://ubuntusense.com/2014/12/26/final-meeting-of-the-year-for-ubuntu-ohio/ === New Point of Contact/Leader for Ubuntu Ohio === Svetlana Belkin announces the stepping down of Stephen Michael Kellat from his position as the point of contact/leader of Ubuntu Ohio. She links to the team's Launchpad page which names the three deputies, and assures us that Stephen is not leaving the community. http://ubuntusense.com/2014/12/31/new-point-of-contactleader-for-ubuntu-ohio/ Also see Stephen’s post where names the members of the Ohio Leadership team, looks forward to the Ubuntu Global Jam, and confirms that he will remain a member of the Lo``Co Council. http://erielookingproductions.info/ubuntu/2015/01/63-starting-the-new-year/ === ubuntu-it had an awesome year! === Riccardo Padovani looks at Ubuntu-it and the events that the Lo``Co organized in 2014: the Debian/Ubuntu Community Conference Italia and a community meeting in November. He provides some statistics about the Lo``Co's social media sites, speculating that activity will increase in 2015 with the launch of a new website and the launch of the Ubuntu Phone. http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-it-2014 |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ | === Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Phone seen by my friends === Riccardo Padovani shares some feedback he’s received from his university friends who aren’t studying tech and “know about Ubuntu only because [he is] involved.” Positives include fluidity and ability to multitask, but he noted the lack of the Whats``App application and a confusing unlock screen as some weaknesses. He concludes “I’m more than happy with the results: Ubuntu Phone seems ready for all, and this is a good point where we could start to build. We have simply to continue on that way, and we will change the world, bit by bit, mind by mind.” http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-phone-seen-by-friends === Joe Liau: Dumb is Dead: Snappy is the New Smart === Continuing a series about dumb phones, Joe now focuses on the new “snappy” Ubuntu Core which features transactional, image-based updates and shares a video of Mark Shuttleworth introducing the product. http://blog.josephliau.com/dumb-is-dead-snappy-is-the-new-smart/ === Costales: Ubuntu Phone Countdown Banner for your blog/web === Marcos Costales shows us a countdown banner that he has made for a forthcoming Ubuntu Phone presentation. He also shows us how to use the banner in web pages and how it can be be customized. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2014/12/ubuntu-phone-countdown-banner-for-your.html === Jonathan Riddell: What’s happened with Kubuntu recently? === Jonathan Riddell informs us that due to a server move, Kubuntu Wire is down so reproduces a Wire post written by Ilya Kowalewski in which he mentions Kubuntu 15.04 Alpha 1, Plasma 5, and KDE Frameworks 5,5,0. Ilya quotes several sources including Softpedia, Linux Veda, and a Kubuntu user who says: "Stable, and now hooked on Kubuntu’s KDE plasma. Christmas gift, and Happy Holidays, New Year 2015 and beyond to you and yours." http://jriddell.org/2014/12/23/whats-happened-with-kubuntu-recently/ === Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Calculator App Reboot === Riccardo Padovani writes about the next core app to be rebooted which is the Calculator app. He shows us some screenshots of the prototypes, describe some features that are to be implemented, and appeals for help testing and fixing bugs. http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-calculator-app-reboot === Svetlana Belkin: Ubuntu on ThinkCentre M93p === Svetlana Belkin writes about one of her Christmas presents, a refurbished Think``Centre M93p. She shows us some photographs to illustrate its small size, and says that 64-bit Ubuntu was soon installed on it. http://ubuntusense.com/2014/12/25/ubuntu-on-thinkcentre-m93p/ === Forums Council: Super Moderators === The Forums Council informs us that they have decided to mentor a group of Super Moderators who will have access to the Administrator Control Panel. They say: "With the advent of the SSO login, we’ve found that more and more time is spent just trying to help people log into and use the forums. The only way to actually deal with these issues is from the Administrator Control Panel." http://ubuntuforumsorg.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/super-moderators/ === Elizabeth K. Joseph: The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and other ways to contribute to Ubuntu === On the last day of 2014, Elizabeth K. Joseph looks back on some of her biggest accomplishments which include the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, for which she runs through the weekly cycle acknowledging her fellow contributors and invites others to help write article summaries. Elizabeth then thanks and names all those who have helped during 2014. She finishes by referring to two presentations she gave during the year for those without programming experience and who might wish to contribute to Ubuntu. http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=10045 === Stuart Langridge: Ubuntu Component Store, redux 2 === Stuart Langridge writes that he came up with an idea of how an Ubuntu Component Store could work but that it required a server which maintains accounts. He says that he then came up with an alternative that must be hosted on Launchpad and demonstrates how it works. http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2015/01/01/ubuntu-component-store-redux-2/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc == Canonical News == ## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical ## press releases |
=== Ubuntu Phone User: Manager at Braum's === When taking his son out for ice cream on his birthday Ted Gould, wearing an Ubuntu hat reports that was asked about Ubuntu. The manager of the ice cream shop Braum’s asked a few questions about Ubuntu, being he was using it on his desktop and had installed it on his phone for full time use. His favorite feature was a big word used in the Ubuntu world and Windows 10 now, “Convergence”. https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg10855.html === Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 - Second edition is now available === Kevin Godby informs us that the second edition of “Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04” has been published. He advises from where a copy can be downloaded , and also from where a printed copy can be purchased. https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-manual/msg04850.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. |
=== Why You Should Switch to Ubuntu MATE Edition === Matt Hartley of Datamation looks at his use of various desktop environments over the years and encourages us to switch to Ubuntu MATE. He gives us his reasons why he thinks we should, speculates that it could become a popular base flavor, saying: " I'd recommend Ubuntu MATE edition over Ubuntu proper all day long." http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-you-should-switch-to-ubuntu-mate-edition-1.html === The Most Popular Ubuntu News Of 2014 === Michael Larabel of Phoronix looks the top Ubuntu news stories of 2014 which include Mark Shuttleworth revealing two manufacturing partners for the Ubuntu Phone, Canonical's Unity 8 Mir compositor video, Ubuntu to develop its own file manager, and several stories that compare the performance between Ubuntu releases. http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg3Mjg === 12 Months, 12 Highlights: This was Ubuntu in 2014 === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reflects on the positive highlights of Ubuntu in 2014. On a month by month basis, amongst the events he looks at are the Ubuntu Phone, the Ubuntu releases, Ubuntu MATE, and improvements to Unity. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/12/ubuntu-in-2014-news-highlights === Shuttleworth Explains Why Open Source is More Secure than Closed Source [VIDEO] === Sean Michael Kerner of Datamation quotes Mark Shuttleworth as saying; "You'll never stop security issues from occurring in either open source or proprietary software but you deal with issues faster in open source." He embeds a video in his article of a short interview with Mark which expands on this quote. http://www.datamation.com/open-source/shuttleworth-explains-why-open-source-is-more-secure-than-closed-source-video.html === Dust Off That iBook: Ubuntu MATE PowerPC Support Is Coming === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes that although Ubuntu stopped supporting PPC builds of Ubuntu after 6.10, Lubuntu continues to release PowerPC builds of its LTS releases and that Ubuntu MATE has now followed Lubuntu's lead. He invites us to download and test the ISO but warns us that not all apps available on a regular x86-based version of Linux can be compiled for or are compatible with PowerPC. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/01/dust-off-ibook-ubuntu-mate-powerpc-support-coming |
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| ## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. | === Full Circle Issue #92 === Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of our ninety-second issue. This month: * Command & Conquer * How-To : Make a Special Edition, Libre``Office, and Bulk Print with Nautilus * Graphics : Inkscape. * Linux Labs: Compiling a Kernel Pt 5 and Graphically Renaming Files Over SSH * Review: Scilabs * Book Review: Build Your Own Web Site * Ubuntu Games: X-Plane Flight Plans plus: News, Arduino, Q&A, and soooo much more. Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-92 |
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| ## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature == Featured Audio and Video == ## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net == Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings == ## 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 == 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 |
* Features Of The Linux 3.19 Kernel: Graphics & Disks Rule - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg3MTA * Why is the Number of Linux Distros Declining? - http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-is-the-number-of-linux-distros-declining.html * Debian Project News - December 29th, 2014 - https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2014/17/index.en.html * Reminder: PearOS is dead and insecure - Don't install it, stop using it immediately! - http://thepcspy.com/read/reminder-pearos-is-dead-and-insecure/ |
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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 398 for the week December 22, 2014 - January 4, 2015.
In This Issue
General Community News
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
Final Meeting of the Year for Ubuntu Ohio
Svetlana Belkin reports on final Ubuntu Ohio LoCo team meeting of 2014 which took place on December 26. She tells us that the topics that were discussed were the mailing list, the Twitter account, participation in the Ubuntu Global Jam, and the leadership transition.
http://ubuntusense.com/2014/12/26/final-meeting-of-the-year-for-ubuntu-ohio/
New Point of Contact/Leader for Ubuntu Ohio
Svetlana Belkin announces the stepping down of Stephen Michael Kellat from his position as the point of contact/leader of Ubuntu Ohio. She links to the team's Launchpad page which names the three deputies, and assures us that Stephen is not leaving the community.
http://ubuntusense.com/2014/12/31/new-point-of-contactleader-for-ubuntu-ohio/
Also see Stephen’s post where names the members of the Ohio Leadership team, looks forward to the Ubuntu Global Jam, and confirms that he will remain a member of the LoCo Council.
http://erielookingproductions.info/ubuntu/2015/01/63-starting-the-new-year/
ubuntu-it had an awesome year!
Riccardo Padovani looks at Ubuntu-it and the events that the LoCo organized in 2014: the Debian/Ubuntu Community Conference Italia and a community meeting in November. He provides some statistics about the LoCo's social media sites, speculating that activity will increase in 2015 with the launch of a new website and the launch of the Ubuntu Phone.
http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-it-2014
The Planet
Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Phone seen by my friends
Riccardo Padovani shares some feedback he’s received from his university friends who aren’t studying tech and “know about Ubuntu only because [he is] involved.” Positives include fluidity and ability to multitask, but he noted the lack of the WhatsApp application and a confusing unlock screen as some weaknesses. He concludes “I’m more than happy with the results: Ubuntu Phone seems ready for all, and this is a good point where we could start to build. We have simply to continue on that way, and we will change the world, bit by bit, mind by mind.”
http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-phone-seen-by-friends
Joe Liau: Dumb is Dead: Snappy is the New Smart
Continuing a series about dumb phones, Joe now focuses on the new “snappy” Ubuntu Core which features transactional, image-based updates and shares a video of Mark Shuttleworth introducing the product.
http://blog.josephliau.com/dumb-is-dead-snappy-is-the-new-smart/
Costales: Ubuntu Phone Countdown Banner for your blog/web
Marcos Costales shows us a countdown banner that he has made for a forthcoming Ubuntu Phone presentation. He also shows us how to use the banner in web pages and how it can be be customized.
http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2014/12/ubuntu-phone-countdown-banner-for-your.html
Jonathan Riddell: What’s happened with Kubuntu recently?
Jonathan Riddell informs us that due to a server move, Kubuntu Wire is down so reproduces a Wire post written by Ilya Kowalewski in which he mentions Kubuntu 15.04 Alpha 1, Plasma 5, and KDE Frameworks 5,5,0. Ilya quotes several sources including Softpedia, Linux Veda, and a Kubuntu user who says: "Stable, and now hooked on Kubuntu’s KDE plasma. Christmas gift, and Happy Holidays, New Year 2015 and beyond to you and yours."
http://jriddell.org/2014/12/23/whats-happened-with-kubuntu-recently/
Riccardo Padovani: Ubuntu Calculator App Reboot
Riccardo Padovani writes about the next core app to be rebooted which is the Calculator app. He shows us some screenshots of the prototypes, describe some features that are to be implemented, and appeals for help testing and fixing bugs.
http://www.rpadovani.com/ubuntu-calculator-app-reboot
Svetlana Belkin: Ubuntu on ThinkCentre M93p
Svetlana Belkin writes about one of her Christmas presents, a refurbished ThinkCentre M93p. She shows us some photographs to illustrate its small size, and says that 64-bit Ubuntu was soon installed on it.
http://ubuntusense.com/2014/12/25/ubuntu-on-thinkcentre-m93p/
Forums Council: Super Moderators
The Forums Council informs us that they have decided to mentor a group of Super Moderators who will have access to the Administrator Control Panel. They say: "With the advent of the SSO login, we’ve found that more and more time is spent just trying to help people log into and use the forums. The only way to actually deal with these issues is from the Administrator Control Panel."
http://ubuntuforumsorg.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/super-moderators/
Elizabeth K. Joseph: The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and other ways to contribute to Ubuntu
On the last day of 2014, Elizabeth K. Joseph looks back on some of her biggest accomplishments which include the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, for which she runs through the weekly cycle acknowledging her fellow contributors and invites others to help write article summaries. Elizabeth then thanks and names all those who have helped during 2014. She finishes by referring to two presentations she gave during the year for those without programming experience and who might wish to contribute to Ubuntu.
http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=10045
Stuart Langridge: Ubuntu Component Store, redux 2
Stuart Langridge writes that he came up with an idea of how an Ubuntu Component Store could work but that it required a server which maintains accounts. He says that he then came up with an alternative that must be hosted on Launchpad and demonstrates how it works.
http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2015/01/01/ubuntu-component-store-redux-2/
Other Community News
Ubuntu Phone User: Manager at Braum's
When taking his son out for ice cream on his birthday Ted Gould, wearing an Ubuntu hat reports that was asked about Ubuntu. The manager of the ice cream shop Braum’s asked a few questions about Ubuntu, being he was using it on his desktop and had installed it on his phone for full time use. His favorite feature was a big word used in the Ubuntu world and Windows 10 now, “Convergence”.
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg10855.html
Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 - Second edition is now available
Kevin Godby informs us that the second edition of “Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04” has been published. He advises from where a copy can be downloaded , and also from where a printed copy can be purchased.
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-manual/msg04850.html
In The Press
In The Blogosphere
Why You Should Switch to Ubuntu MATE Edition
Matt Hartley of Datamation looks at his use of various desktop environments over the years and encourages us to switch to Ubuntu MATE. He gives us his reasons why he thinks we should, speculates that it could become a popular base flavor, saying: " I'd recommend Ubuntu MATE edition over Ubuntu proper all day long."
http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-you-should-switch-to-ubuntu-mate-edition-1.html
The Most Popular Ubuntu News Of 2014
Michael Larabel of Phoronix looks the top Ubuntu news stories of 2014 which include Mark Shuttleworth revealing two manufacturing partners for the Ubuntu Phone, Canonical's Unity 8 Mir compositor video, Ubuntu to develop its own file manager, and several stories that compare the performance between Ubuntu releases.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg3Mjg
12 Months, 12 Highlights: This was Ubuntu in 2014
Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reflects on the positive highlights of Ubuntu in 2014. On a month by month basis, amongst the events he looks at are the Ubuntu Phone, the Ubuntu releases, Ubuntu MATE, and improvements to Unity.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/12/ubuntu-in-2014-news-highlights
Shuttleworth Explains Why Open Source is More Secure than Closed Source [VIDEO]
Sean Michael Kerner of Datamation quotes Mark Shuttleworth as saying; "You'll never stop security issues from occurring in either open source or proprietary software but you deal with issues faster in open source." He embeds a video in his article of a short interview with Mark which expands on this quote.
Dust Off That iBook: Ubuntu MATE PowerPC Support Is Coming
Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes that although Ubuntu stopped supporting PPC builds of Ubuntu after 6.10, Lubuntu continues to release PowerPC builds of its LTS releases and that Ubuntu MATE has now followed Lubuntu's lead. He invites us to download and test the ISO but warns us that not all apps available on a regular x86-based version of Linux can be compiled for or are compatible with PowerPC.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/01/dust-off-ibook-ubuntu-mate-powerpc-support-coming
In Other News
Full Circle Issue #92
Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of our ninety-second issue.
This month:
Command & Conquer
How-To : Make a Special Edition, LibreOffice, and Bulk Print with Nautilus
- Graphics : Inkscape.
- Linux Labs: Compiling a Kernel Pt 5 and Graphically Renaming Files Over SSH
- Review: Scilabs
- Book Review: Build Your Own Web Site
- Ubuntu Games: X-Plane Flight Plans
plus: News, Arduino, Q&A, and soooo much more.
Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-92
Other Articles of Interest
Features Of The Linux 3.19 Kernel: Graphics & Disks Rule - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTg3MTA
Why is the Number of Linux Distros Declining? - http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-is-the-number-of-linux-distros-declining.html
Debian Project News - December 29th, 2014 - https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2014/17/index.en.html
Reminder: PearOS is dead and insecure - Don't install it, stop using it immediately! - http://thepcspy.com/read/reminder-pearos-is-dead-and-insecure/
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
Ubuntu 14.10 Updates
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Conclusion
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Credits
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- Paul White
- Elizabeth K. Joseph
- Charles Profitt
- And many others
Glossary of Terms
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