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=== BQ’s new Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition – the smartphone that puts content and services at your fingertips === Canonical announces that the world's first Ubuntu phone will be available across Europe from BQ.com through a series of Flash Sales over the coming weeks. They advise that the dates and times of the sales will be announced, the carriers which will offer SIM bundles for buyers of the phone, and emphasize the use of scopes as a new way to "rapidly and visually access the most important digital life services – music, social, web, local services, photos etc – directly on the home screen." https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/06/bqs-new-aquaris-e4-5-ubuntu-edition-the-smartphone-that-puts-content-and-services-at-your-fingertips/ The Ubuntu phone announcement was also covered by many news sites, the following is a sampling from our editors: * Ubuntu smartphone offers alternative to apps - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31148661 * Ubuntu smartphone to go on sale: It'll be HARDER to get than a new iPhone - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/06/first_ubuntu_phone_finally/ * First Ubuntu phone will be sold in a limited-run 'flash sale' - http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/first-ubuntu-phone-will-be-sold-in-a-limited-run-flash-sale/ * BQ and Canonical Officially Launch Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, the First Ubuntu Phone - http://news.softpedia.com/news/BQ-and-Canonical-Officially-Launch-Aquaris-E4-5-Ubuntu-Edition-472397.shtml * Canonical announces first Ubuntu Phone handset - http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2015/02/06/aquaris-ubuntu-phone/1 * The First Ubuntu Phone Officially Launches - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=BQ-Aquaris-E4.5-Ubuntu-Edition * Ubuntu for phones finally shipping to consumers on the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - http://www.phonedog.com/2015/02/06/ubuntu-phones-finally-shipping-consumers-bq-aquaris-e45-ubuntu-edition * First Ubuntu smartphone arrives with quad-core MediaTek chip, Scopes UI - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2394025/first-ubuntu-smartphone-arrives-with-quad-core-mediatek-chip-scopes-ui * First Ubuntu phone goes on sale - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/smartphones/1000367/first-ubuntu-phone-goes-on-sale * First Ubuntu Phone Landing In Europe Shortly - http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/06/ubuntu-edition/ * The BQ Aquaris E4.5 is the world's first Ubuntu phone, will cost €170 and feature mid-range specs - http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-BQ-Aquaris-E4.5-is-the-worlds-first-Ubuntu-phone-will-cost-170-and-feature-mid-range-specs_id65697 * The first Ubuntu smartphone goes on sale in Europe next week for just under €170 - http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/02/06/first-ubuntu-smartphone-goes-sale-europe-next-week-just-e170/ * The first Ubuntu phone will finally go on sale next week - http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/the-first-ubuntu-phone-will-finally-go-on-sale-next-week/ * Bq Ubuntu Phone Goes on Sale Next Week at €169, Meizu Device Coming Soon - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/bq-ubuntu-phone-goes-sale-next-week-e169-meizu-device-coming-soon * The First Ubuntu Phone Is Going On Sale In Europe Next Week - http://www.webupd8.org/2015/02/the-first-ubuntu-phone-is-going-on-sale.html |
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| ## 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) |
=== Welcome New Members and Developers === The following new members were welcomed at the February 5th, 2015 Membership Board meeting: * Miles Sharpe - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kilos * Raoul Snyman - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/superfly https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-February/002161.html |
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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/ |
=== New ubuntu-za website up and running === Gustav H Meyer announces the new website as being up and running, thanking Raoul [Snyman] for his awesome contribution in a well documented project where anyone else can join in and improve the site. He points to the getting involved page, ending: "Oh and thanks to everyone else for hanging in there and keeping the ubuntu-za flag flying high." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-za/2015-February/011524.html === Ubuntu Jam 2015 – Mauritius === Hacklog reports on the recent Ubuntu Jam which recently took place at the University of Mauritius by showing us some of the equipment used, and describing some of the activities undertaken. http://hacklog.in/ubuntu-jam-2015-mauritius/ === Ubuntu-Maryland Bug Jam === Ron Swift reports that his Global Jam had great success with bugs that the group experienced with the Live DVD and tests ran in VMs being reported to their proper places. He also has news that Ubuntu 15.04 and Lubuntu both performed well in their tests. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2015-February/006937.html === Ubuntu Ohio UGJ 2015 Summary === Svetlana Belkin reports on the Ubuntu Ohio Global Jam that was held on IRC on 7th February. She tells us that all of the participants worked on bugs and provides some examples of what was accomplished by three of the attendees. http://ubuntusense.com/2015/02/08/ubuntu-ohio-ugj-2015-summary/ |
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| ## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ | === hSenid Mobile joins Canonical’s Charm Partner Programme === Canonical announces the addition of hSenid Mobile, a multi-national Telco Software Solutions provider, to the growing Charm Partner Programme. Artur Tyloch, Global Telco Program Lead at Canonical says, “hSenid have already demonstrated their commitment to Juju with the creation of their CTAP charm. We’re excited to continue working with them to add more valuable telco solutions to the charm portfolio.” https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/hsenid-mobile-joins-canonicals-charm-partner-programme/ === Fujitsu joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud === Canonical is delighted to welcome Fujitsu as its first Certified Public Cloud partner is Asia. As a Certified Public Cloud partner, Fujitsu will offer the latest Ubuntu images on the world’s most popular cloud operating system. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/fujitsu-joins-ubuntu-certified-public-cloud/ === Mojo: Juju Service Orchestration distilled part 3 === Tom Haddon walks through a service deployment using Mojo to help deploy Juju services. In the third part of the series, Tom gives a demonstration of how to deploy a service and check to make sure that it works correctly. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/03/mojo-juju-service-orchestration-distilled-part-3/ === Vzzual join Charm Partner Programme === Canonical announces the addition Vzzual, which offers an automated image tagging (image understanding), image processing, image hosting and image cloud backup service, to their Charm Partner Programme. Richard Jelbert CEO of Vzzual said “Canonical’s Charm Partner Programme allows us to make best use of Canonical’s cloud orchestration tool, Juju, enabling instant integration and scaling at the click of a button." https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/03/vzzual-join-charm-partner-programme/ === Announcement - Canonical Cloud Docs added to help.ubuntu.com === Doug Smythies announces that the Canonical Cloud documentation is now officially a part of the help.ubuntu.com documentation portal. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2015-February/019366.html |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ | === Lubuntu Blog: Community wallpaper contest === Frank Booth writes "Here we go again! It's that time of the year when Lubuntu asks the community to contribute an artistic touch to the distribution." He links to the Flickr site where entries should be uploaded, advises the closing dates for submissions and voting, and adds that the top five wallpapers will be included in Lubuntu 15.04. http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/02/community-wallpaper-contest.html === Carla Sella: Design and Usability === In this article, Ubuntu Phone Insider Carla Sella shares insights on the design and usability of the Ubuntu phone which is focused around the campaign strap-line ‘Life at your fingertips.’ http://carla-sella.blogspot.com/2015/02/design-and-usability-so-its-just-3-days.html === Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu Interviews === Jonathan Riddell writes about two interviews where his work on Kubuntu and KDE have been published. The first is a written interview with The Linux Setup and the second is an audio file on the Hacker Public Radio website of his interview at FOSDEM. http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=210 === Nicholas Skaggs: Unity 8 Desktop Testing === Nicholas Skaggs and the development teams would like to have some community members running the latest version of unity8 desktop as their default desktop this cycle. Links to the wiki page, how to run unity8 desktop even when you are on a stable version of Ubuntu and how to file bugs, are also included in this article. http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2015/02/unity-8-desktop-testing.html === Daniel Holbach: Get trained on Ubuntu’s HTML5 story === Daniel Holbach shares links to the training materials which will help get you started on writing an app for Ubuntu using HTML5. https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/02/get-trained-on-ubuntus-html5-story/ === Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Labdoo Laptop-Donation to a school in Sri Lanka === In this article, Sujeevan Vijayakumaran introduces us to Labdoo - an international project which focuses on bringing used laptops to schools in developing countries. Sujeevan walks us through his experience donating laptops to Labdoo and a school in Sri Lanka where they’ve been imaging laptops with Edubuntu. https://svij.org/blog/2015/02/05/labdoo-laptop-donation-to-a-school-in-sri-lanka/ === Randall Ross: Why Smart Phones Aren't - Dénouement === Randall Ross concludes his series into “why smart phones aren’t smart” and his hope to actually see a phone that is smart in his lifetime. Randall asserts that day has come: “the Ubuntu Phone has arrived.” http://randall.executiv.es/dumbphones-denouement Randall then follows up with another post where he further explains his intentions with this series: “Ubuntu Phone: (Some) People Are Missing The Point” http://randall.executiv.es/missing-the-point === Ubuntu Phone Insider's Event - London UK === Carla Sella reports on the Ubuntu Phone Insider’s event that finally took place on 6th February with many photographs taken on the day. She links to the phone specifications, notes the phone's speed on switch-on and says: "Well guys, stay tuned, I will tell you more about the Phone in the next days, for now this is all about my experience at the Ubuntu Phone Insider's Event in London." http://carla-sella.blogspot.com/2015/02/ubuntu-phone-insiders-event-london-uk.html |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc |
=== Interview with Kev (elfy) of the Ubuntu Community Council === In the second interview of the series, Community Council member elfy talks about his first computing experience and some of the projects that he's worked on over the years. elfy says about his focus in Ubuntu today: "Much as it’s always been – supporting people who need it the most." http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2015/02/04/interview-with-kev-elfy-of-the-ubuntu-community-council/ === Looking for Ubuntu Server Guide help === Peter Matulis appeals for help in reviewing the current instructions in the Ubuntu Server Guide. He says that the focus is still on Trusty [14.04 LTS], and links to where further information can be found. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2015-February/007032.html === Ubuntu 14.04.2 release date (obviously) delayed === Adam Conrad apologizes for the poor communication regarding the release of Ubuntu 14.04.2 which has been delayed until 19th February after discussion with many stakeholders and some flavor leads. He says: "Again, very sorry for the poor communication leading up to this, but I think this is going to lead to better images and a better product shipped for everyone involved." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2015-February/003208.html |
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| ## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical ## press releases |
=== Snappy Ubuntu Core on Raspberry Pi 2 === Canonical writes that Snappy Ubuntu Core is now available on the Raspberry Pi 2. According to Eben Upton, the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation: “I am incredibly excited to have Snappy Ubuntu Core running on the Raspberry Pi 2. Ubuntu has been a key missing piece on our operating system support for the Raspberry Pi.” https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/snappy-ubuntu-core-on-raspberry-pi-2/ === Internet of Things: openHAB === Canonical shares that the openHAB will be making it available on top of Snappy in a collaboration with the Ubuntu community. Benefits include ease of deployment as well as a more stable and secure architecture. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/internet-things-introducing-openhab/ ==== Internet of Things: CyberVision === Canonical announces a collaboration with Cybervision, the makers of Kaa. Kaa is a Internet of Things development solution that will work on top of Snappy Ubuntu to provide a middleware platform for IoT development. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/06/internet-thing-cybervision/ |
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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 |
=== Rolling release vs. fixed release Linux === Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of ZDNet discusses the implementation of the rolling release model used by distributions such as Arch Linux as opposed to the fixed release model used by Ubuntu. He concludes that rolling releases should only be deployed by experts but for everyone else, the extra stability of fixed-release distributions makes them the better choice. http://www.zdnet.com/article/rolling-release-vs-fixed-release-linux/ |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 403 for the week February 2 - 8, 2015.
In This Issue
General Community News
BQ’s new Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition – the smartphone that puts content and services at your fingertips
Canonical announces that the world's first Ubuntu phone will be available across Europe from BQ.com through a series of Flash Sales over the coming weeks. They advise that the dates and times of the sales will be announced, the carriers which will offer SIM bundles for buyers of the phone, and emphasize the use of scopes as a new way to "rapidly and visually access the most important digital life services – music, social, web, local services, photos etc – directly on the home screen."
The Ubuntu phone announcement was also covered by many news sites, the following is a sampling from our editors:
Ubuntu smartphone offers alternative to apps - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31148661
Ubuntu smartphone to go on sale: It'll be HARDER to get than a new iPhone - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/06/first_ubuntu_phone_finally/
* First Ubuntu phone will be sold in a limited-run 'flash sale' - http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/first-ubuntu-phone-will-be-sold-in-a-limited-run-flash-sale/
BQ and Canonical Officially Launch Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, the First Ubuntu Phone - http://news.softpedia.com/news/BQ-and-Canonical-Officially-Launch-Aquaris-E4-5-Ubuntu-Edition-472397.shtml
Canonical announces first Ubuntu Phone handset - http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2015/02/06/aquaris-ubuntu-phone/1
The First Ubuntu Phone Officially Launches - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=BQ-Aquaris-E4.5-Ubuntu-Edition
Ubuntu for phones finally shipping to consumers on the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - http://www.phonedog.com/2015/02/06/ubuntu-phones-finally-shipping-consumers-bq-aquaris-e45-ubuntu-edition
First Ubuntu smartphone arrives with quad-core MediaTek chip, Scopes UI - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2394025/first-ubuntu-smartphone-arrives-with-quad-core-mediatek-chip-scopes-ui
First Ubuntu phone goes on sale - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/smartphones/1000367/first-ubuntu-phone-goes-on-sale
First Ubuntu Phone Landing In Europe Shortly - http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/06/ubuntu-edition/
The BQ Aquaris E4.5 is the world's first Ubuntu phone, will cost €170 and feature mid-range specs - http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-BQ-Aquaris-E4.5-is-the-worlds-first-Ubuntu-phone-will-cost-170-and-feature-mid-range-specs_id65697
The first Ubuntu smartphone goes on sale in Europe next week for just under €170 - http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/02/06/first-ubuntu-smartphone-goes-sale-europe-next-week-just-e170/
The first Ubuntu phone will finally go on sale next week - http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/the-first-ubuntu-phone-will-finally-go-on-sale-next-week/
Bq Ubuntu Phone Goes on Sale Next Week at €169, Meizu Device Coming Soon - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/bq-ubuntu-phone-goes-sale-next-week-e169-meizu-device-coming-soon
The First Ubuntu Phone Is Going On Sale In Europe Next Week - http://www.webupd8.org/2015/02/the-first-ubuntu-phone-is-going-on-sale.html
Welcome New Members and Developers
Welcome New Members and Developers
The following new members were welcomed at the February 5th, 2015 Membership Board meeting:
Miles Sharpe - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kilos
Raoul Snyman - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/superfly
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-February/002161.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
New ubuntu-za website up and running
Gustav H Meyer announces the new website as being up and running, thanking Raoul [Snyman] for his awesome contribution in a well documented project where anyone else can join in and improve the site. He points to the getting involved page, ending: "Oh and thanks to everyone else for hanging in there and keeping the ubuntu-za flag flying high."
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-za/2015-February/011524.html
Ubuntu Jam 2015 – Mauritius
Hacklog reports on the recent Ubuntu Jam which recently took place at the University of Mauritius by showing us some of the equipment used, and describing some of the activities undertaken.
http://hacklog.in/ubuntu-jam-2015-mauritius/
Ubuntu-Maryland Bug Jam
Ron Swift reports that his Global Jam had great success with bugs that the group experienced with the Live DVD and tests ran in VMs being reported to their proper places. He also has news that Ubuntu 15.04 and Lubuntu both performed well in their tests.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2015-February/006937.html
Ubuntu Ohio UGJ 2015 Summary
Svetlana Belkin reports on the Ubuntu Ohio Global Jam that was held on IRC on 7th February. She tells us that all of the participants worked on bugs and provides some examples of what was accomplished by three of the attendees.
http://ubuntusense.com/2015/02/08/ubuntu-ohio-ugj-2015-summary/
LoCo Events
Want to learn whether there is an event upcoming in your area? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/
Ubuntu Cloud News
hSenid Mobile joins Canonical’s Charm Partner Programme
Canonical announces the addition of hSenid Mobile, a multi-national Telco Software Solutions provider, to the growing Charm Partner Programme. Artur Tyloch, Global Telco Program Lead at Canonical says, “hSenid have already demonstrated their commitment to Juju with the creation of their CTAP charm. We’re excited to continue working with them to add more valuable telco solutions to the charm portfolio.”
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/hsenid-mobile-joins-canonicals-charm-partner-programme/
Fujitsu joins Ubuntu Certified Public Cloud
Canonical is delighted to welcome Fujitsu as its first Certified Public Cloud partner is Asia. As a Certified Public Cloud partner, Fujitsu will offer the latest Ubuntu images on the world’s most popular cloud operating system.
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/fujitsu-joins-ubuntu-certified-public-cloud/
Mojo: Juju Service Orchestration distilled part 3
Tom Haddon walks through a service deployment using Mojo to help deploy Juju services. In the third part of the series, Tom gives a demonstration of how to deploy a service and check to make sure that it works correctly.
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/03/mojo-juju-service-orchestration-distilled-part-3/
Vzzual join Charm Partner Programme
Canonical announces the addition Vzzual, which offers an automated image tagging (image understanding), image processing, image hosting and image cloud backup service, to their Charm Partner Programme. Richard Jelbert CEO of Vzzual said “Canonical’s Charm Partner Programme allows us to make best use of Canonical’s cloud orchestration tool, Juju, enabling instant integration and scaling at the click of a button."
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/03/vzzual-join-charm-partner-programme/
Announcement - Canonical Cloud Docs added to help.ubuntu.com
Doug Smythies announces that the Canonical Cloud documentation is now officially a part of the help.ubuntu.com documentation portal.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2015-February/019366.html
The Planet
Lubuntu Blog: Community wallpaper contest
Frank Booth writes "Here we go again! It's that time of the year when Lubuntu asks the community to contribute an artistic touch to the distribution." He links to the Flickr site where entries should be uploaded, advises the closing dates for submissions and voting, and adds that the top five wallpapers will be included in Lubuntu 15.04.
http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2015/02/community-wallpaper-contest.html
Carla Sella: Design and Usability
In this article, Ubuntu Phone Insider Carla Sella shares insights on the design and usability of the Ubuntu phone which is focused around the campaign strap-line ‘Life at your fingertips.’
http://carla-sella.blogspot.com/2015/02/design-and-usability-so-its-just-3-days.html
Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu Interviews
Jonathan Riddell writes about two interviews where his work on Kubuntu and KDE have been published. The first is a written interview with The Linux Setup and the second is an audio file on the Hacker Public Radio website of his interview at FOSDEM.
http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=210
Nicholas Skaggs: Unity 8 Desktop Testing
Nicholas Skaggs and the development teams would like to have some community members running the latest version of unity8 desktop as their default desktop this cycle. Links to the wiki page, how to run unity8 desktop even when you are on a stable version of Ubuntu and how to file bugs, are also included in this article.
http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2015/02/unity-8-desktop-testing.html
Daniel Holbach: Get trained on Ubuntu’s HTML5 story
Daniel Holbach shares links to the training materials which will help get you started on writing an app for Ubuntu using HTML5.
https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/02/get-trained-on-ubuntus-html5-story/
Sujeevan Vijayakumaran: Labdoo Laptop-Donation to a school in Sri Lanka
In this article, Sujeevan Vijayakumaran introduces us to Labdoo - an international project which focuses on bringing used laptops to schools in developing countries. Sujeevan walks us through his experience donating laptops to Labdoo and a school in Sri Lanka where they’ve been imaging laptops with Edubuntu.
https://svij.org/blog/2015/02/05/labdoo-laptop-donation-to-a-school-in-sri-lanka/
Randall Ross: Why Smart Phones Aren't - Dénouement
Randall Ross concludes his series into “why smart phones aren’t smart” and his hope to actually see a phone that is smart in his lifetime. Randall asserts that day has come: “the Ubuntu Phone has arrived.”
http://randall.executiv.es/dumbphones-denouement
Randall then follows up with another post where he further explains his intentions with this series: “Ubuntu Phone: (Some) People Are Missing The Point” http://randall.executiv.es/missing-the-point
Ubuntu Phone Insider's Event - London UK
Carla Sella reports on the Ubuntu Phone Insider’s event that finally took place on 6th February with many photographs taken on the day. She links to the phone specifications, notes the phone's speed on switch-on and says: "Well guys, stay tuned, I will tell you more about the Phone in the next days, for now this is all about my experience at the Ubuntu Phone Insider's Event in London."
http://carla-sella.blogspot.com/2015/02/ubuntu-phone-insiders-event-london-uk.html
Other Community News
Interview with Kev (elfy) of the Ubuntu Community Council
In the second interview of the series, Community Council member elfy talks about his first computing experience and some of the projects that he's worked on over the years. elfy says about his focus in Ubuntu today: "Much as it’s always been – supporting people who need it the most."
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2015/02/04/interview-with-kev-elfy-of-the-ubuntu-community-council/
Looking for Ubuntu Server Guide help
Peter Matulis appeals for help in reviewing the current instructions in the Ubuntu Server Guide. He says that the focus is still on Trusty [14.04 LTS], and links to where further information can be found.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2015-February/007032.html
Ubuntu 14.04.2 release date (obviously) delayed
Adam Conrad apologizes for the poor communication regarding the release of Ubuntu 14.04.2 which has been delayed until 19th February after discussion with many stakeholders and some flavor leads. He says: "Again, very sorry for the poor communication leading up to this, but I think this is going to lead to better images and a better product shipped for everyone involved."
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2015-February/003208.html
Canonical News
Snappy Ubuntu Core on Raspberry Pi 2
Canonical writes that Snappy Ubuntu Core is now available on the Raspberry Pi 2. According to Eben Upton, the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation: “I am incredibly excited to have Snappy Ubuntu Core running on the Raspberry Pi 2. Ubuntu has been a key missing piece on our operating system support for the Raspberry Pi.”
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/snappy-ubuntu-core-on-raspberry-pi-2/
Internet of Things: openHAB
Canonical shares that the openHAB will be making it available on top of Snappy in a collaboration with the Ubuntu community. Benefits include ease of deployment as well as a more stable and secure architecture.
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/02/internet-things-introducing-openhab/
==== Internet of Things: CyberVision ===
Canonical announces a collaboration with Cybervision, the makers of Kaa. Kaa is a Internet of Things development solution that will work on top of Snappy Ubuntu to provide a middleware platform for IoT development.
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/06/internet-thing-cybervision/
In The Press
Rolling release vs. fixed release Linux
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols of ZDNet discusses the implementation of the rolling release model used by distributions such as Arch Linux as opposed to the fixed release model used by Ubuntu. He concludes that rolling releases should only be deployed by experts but for everyone else, the extra stability of fixed-release distributions makes them the better choice.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/rolling-release-vs-fixed-release-linux/
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UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue403 (last edited 2015-02-10 04:35:26 by jose)