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| ## Make each article a subsection, via === ## These are big articles that don't fit within another section ## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com |
=== Ubuntu Online Summit === Amrisha reminds us that the next Ubuntu Online Summit [UOS] takes place between 5th and 7th May with “Three days of sessions for developers, designers, advocates, users and all members of our diverse community.” She gives us an overview of the tracks, and previews some of the highlights which include a pre-UOS keynote by Mark Shuttleworth and a Q+A session with Canonical’s CEO, Jane Silber. Amrisha says: “This is going to be perhaps one of the most important summits in recent times. After a successful launch of the phone, followed by the exciting announcement and delivery of snappy Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu is entering a new era.” https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/05/01/ubuntu-online-summit/ === Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) End of Life reached on April 30, 2015 === Adam Conrad on behalf on the Ubuntu Release Team follows up on an earlier End of Life warning to advise that Ubuntu 10.04 is no longer supported, that no more package updates will be accepted, and that it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks. He informs us of the supported upgrade path, links to the instructions and caveats for upgrades, and encourages users to evaluate the latest 14.04 LTS. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-April/002931.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) |
David Pires of the Ubuntu Forums Council announces that Ubuntu Membership was granted to sammiev. * Forum ID: http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=628319 * Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~litle-sam * Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/sammiev https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-May/002210.html |
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| ## This section largely draws from the news from http://insights.ubuntu.com/ and the ## Ubuntu Planet, news from our community, not 3rd party press/blogs |
=== Neutron, 0mq and Git deployment – Ubuntu OpenStack 15.04 Charm Release === James Page writes that the Open``Stack Engineering Team delivered the latest release of the Open``Stack Charms for deploying and managing Open``Stack on Ubuntu using Juju. He lists some of the highlights of the release which include Kilo support, the Distributed Virtual Router, initial 0mq support, and deployment from source. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/04/30/neutron-0mq-and-git-deployment-ubuntu-openstack-15-04-charm-release/ |
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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. |
=== Ubuntu 15.10 Plans Being Discussed Next Week === Michael Larabel of Phoronix reminds us of the forthcoming Ubuntu Online Summit [UOS] where community and Canonical plan the release of Ubuntu 15.10. He lists some of the items to be discussed such as the road map for Scopes, the new terminal app, plans for Snappy and making all scripts Python 3 compatible, and links to the official site where further information about the UOS can be found. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-15.10-UOS-Next-Week === Here's what's new in 7 Ubuntu 15.04 offshoot 'flavors,' from Kubuntu to Ubuntu MATE === Chris Hoffman of PCWorld looks at seven of the nine official Ubuntu flavors which released new desktops as part of the Ubuntu 15.04 release. He shows us screenshots of, and briefly describes the changes to Ubuntu MATE, Kubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, and Ubuntu Kylin. Chris adds that Edubuntu and mythbuntu didn’t see any updates as they are both focused on their 14.04 LTS releases. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2916299/heres-whats-new-in-7-ubuntu-1504-offshoot-flavors-from-kubuntu-to-ubuntu-mate.html |
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| ## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net |
=== Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 28th April 2015 === David Planella is joined by Nicholas Skaggs for another weekly update from the Ubuntu Community Team. Amongst the topics discussed this week are the codename for the “W” release, snappy packages and the forthcoming Ubuntu Online Summit. David and Nicholas also answer questions that are put to them on IRC. https://youtu.be/5QWeh5jLlHA === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E08 – Alone in the Dark === It’s Episode Eight of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain. In this week’s show: * We discuss our Ubuntu Podcast technical setup and, in particular, what’s changed for the current season of shows. * We share some GUI Lurve which is the incredibly useful “time read”, which is a simple, command-line stop-watch. No one should be without it. * And we also chat about doing Parkrun, playing Pillars of Eternity, and watching Daredevil (not the Ben Affleck movie). That’s all for this week, please send your comments and suggestions to: show@ubuntupodcast.org http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/04/30/s08e08-alone-in-the-dark/ |
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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 == 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 - April 21, 2015 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2015-04-21 * Security Team - April 27, 2015 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20150427 |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 415 for the week April 27 - May 3, 2015.
In This Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu Online Summit
Amrisha reminds us that the next Ubuntu Online Summit [UOS] takes place between 5th and 7th May with “Three days of sessions for developers, designers, advocates, users and all members of our diverse community.” She gives us an overview of the tracks, and previews some of the highlights which include a pre-UOS keynote by Mark Shuttleworth and a Q+A session with Canonical’s CEO, Jane Silber. Amrisha says: “This is going to be perhaps one of the most important summits in recent times. After a successful launch of the phone, followed by the exciting announcement and delivery of snappy Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu is entering a new era.”
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/05/01/ubuntu-online-summit/
Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) End of Life reached on April 30, 2015
Adam Conrad on behalf on the Ubuntu Release Team follows up on an earlier End of Life warning to advise that Ubuntu 10.04 is no longer supported, that no more package updates will be accepted, and that it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks. He informs us of the supported upgrade path, links to the instructions and caveats for upgrades, and encourages users to evaluate the latest 14.04 LTS.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2015-April/002931.html
Welcome New Members and Developers
David Pires of the Ubuntu Forums Council announces that Ubuntu Membership was granted to sammiev.
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~litle-sam
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2015-May/002210.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
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/
The Planet
Other Community News
Ubuntu Cloud News
Neutron, 0mq and Git deployment – Ubuntu OpenStack 15.04 Charm Release
James Page writes that the OpenStack Engineering Team delivered the latest release of the OpenStack Charms for deploying and managing OpenStack on Ubuntu using Juju. He lists some of the highlights of the release which include Kilo support, the Distributed Virtual Router, initial 0mq support, and deployment from source.
Ubuntu Phone News
Canonical News
In The Press
In The Blogosphere
Ubuntu 15.10 Plans Being Discussed Next Week
Michael Larabel of Phoronix reminds us of the forthcoming Ubuntu Online Summit [UOS] where community and Canonical plan the release of Ubuntu 15.10. He lists some of the items to be discussed such as the road map for Scopes, the new terminal app, plans for Snappy and making all scripts Python 3 compatible, and links to the official site where further information about the UOS can be found.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-15.10-UOS-Next-Week
Here's what's new in 7 Ubuntu 15.04 offshoot 'flavors,' from Kubuntu to Ubuntu MATE
Chris Hoffman of PCWorld looks at seven of the nine official Ubuntu flavors which released new desktops as part of the Ubuntu 15.04 release. He shows us screenshots of, and briefly describes the changes to Ubuntu MATE, Kubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, and Ubuntu Kylin. Chris adds that Edubuntu and mythbuntu didn’t see any updates as they are both focused on their 14.04 LTS releases.
In Other News
Other Articles of Interest
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 28th April 2015
David Planella is joined by Nicholas Skaggs for another weekly update from the Ubuntu Community Team. Amongst the topics discussed this week are the codename for the “W” release, snappy packages and the forthcoming Ubuntu Online Summit. David and Nicholas also answer questions that are put to them on IRC.
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E08 – Alone in the Dark
It’s Episode Eight of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Mark Johnson, and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain.
In this week’s show:
- We discuss our Ubuntu Podcast technical setup and, in particular, what’s changed for the current season of shows.
- We share some GUI Lurve which is the incredibly useful “time read”, which is a simple, command-line stop-watch. No one should be without it.
- And we also chat about doing Parkrun, playing Pillars of Eternity, and watching Daredevil (not the Ben Affleck movie).
That’s all for this week, please send your comments and suggestions to: show@ubuntupodcast.org
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2015/04/30/s08e08-alone-in-the-dark/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - April 21, 2015 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2015-04-21
Security Team - April 27, 2015 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20150427
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 12.04, 14.04, 14.10 and 15.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
Ubuntu 14.10 Updates
Ubuntu 15.04 Updates
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