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 * Français - http://www.ubuntu-fr.org/lettre/  * Français - Start one! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/IssueXX/Fr
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=== Alpha 3 freeze Ahead, Time to Squash Bugs ===

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed in order for the alpha release to happen. If you have doubts about whether a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it. The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy as a whole: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html

=== Kubuntu Tutorials Day - Bugs ===

This is an in depth look at the process of Bug Triage used by the Kubuntu Development Team. It covers who the team works with, why bug triage is important, what skills are needed, bug reporting, the triage process, testing and sorting the reported bugs, duplicates, working upstream, and much more. To learn more about the bug process for Kubuntu, or to get involved, visit the link. Help make every version bug free by squashing a few yourself. http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/tutorials/kubuntu-tutorials-day-bugs.pdf

=== Ubuntu Live Conference - A Look Back and Ahead ===

With the announcement of the the 2008 Ubuntu Conference, taking place on July 21-22, 2008 in Portland, Oregon, it seems fitting to look back at some of the highlights of the 2007 conference. By following the link to these videos, you can get a feel for how the conference works, or whet your appetite for the upcoming get together. Reminesce, or see what you missed, but make plans to attend the next conference. http://ubuntulive.blip.tv/
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## Would you pull this in LP News? Thanks, b.
=== A fantastic result for Inkscape with Launchpad ===
Just a couple weeks after Inkscape moved its bug tracker to Launchpad (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue67), the results are impressive! The Inkscape community has been working very hard, and there is more than a 4-fold decrease in open bugs. Mark Shuttleworth elaborates on the strength of the Open Source community in his article: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/135
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=== Ubuntu Forums Interview ===
So, K.Mandla, dedicated interviewer, UF moderator and so much more (running half-marathons, speaking four languages..), has finally answered the "Nine Simple Questions". You can read the article here: http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/an-interview-with-kmandla/

=== Ubuntu Tutorial of the Week ===
The idea is to highlight a Tutorial every week, as an example, and maybe improve the quality of the Tutorial & Tips sub-forum.

You can subscribe to the closed thread to get the notifications each week: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655207

The discussion thread regarding the Tutorial of the Week can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655209
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## 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 		 ## 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
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 * OpenVZ to release pre-made Ubuntu VMs - The OpenVZ Project will release on Jan. 8th, pre-made Ubuntu 7.10 server and desktop virtual machines. The OpenVZ Project is an open source community branch of SWsoft, the virtualization company behind Parallels and Virtuozzo. Here's how it works. Users will download an Ubuntu software template from OpenVZ. With this template, they can then set up OpenVZ VMs (virtual machines) of either Ubuntu server or desktop on an existing Linux system. This software represents a combined effort by OpenVZ and Canonical, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, to make it easier for administrators to quickly deploy Ubuntu desktops or servers. How quick? OpenVZ claims that a system manager will be able to set up a new Ubuntu server in about a minute. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7601019362.html

 * When Enlightenment met Ubuntu - Many Linux distributions try to be visually appealing. Some use Beryl-Compiz for cool 3-D effects on resource-laden boxes, while others turn to desktops like Enlightenment for a little bit of gloss at the expense of functionality. Geubuntu is a new distro that combines the best of those two worlds, equipping Enlightenment with bits from GNOME and Xfce on top of Ubuntu. Geubuntu 7.10 "Luna Nuova" is only the second release of the distro, which seems to trace Ubuntu's release cycle. Despite being a young distro with just two releases under its belt, Geubuntu delivers a visually stunning desktop without compromising functionality. Built atop Ubuntu, the distro has a solid, well-tested base. http://www.linux.com/feature/123494

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/97912/Windows_97912.html
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 * Built-in apps get an "A", wireless support an "F" - Dennis O'Reilly at cnet.com blogs has tested Ubuntu. He is very impressed with the overall distribution, and all the applications bundled in Ubuntu, especially the ones he did not expect: F-Spot Photo Manager, GIMP Image Editor, OpenOffice.org Drawing app, XSane Image Scanner, Movie Player, Rhythmbox Music Player, Serpentine Audio CD-Creator, Sound Juicer CD Extractor, Sound Recorder, Ekiga, Evolution, Pidgin client (previously known as Gaim). He also enjoyed the games: "Blackjack, Sudoku, and a Tetris knockoff; there's even a version of my favorite time-waster, Mahjongg". But did not manage to make the wireless work out of the box or with Ndiswrapper. The comments on the article offer different solutions. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9838468-68.html

http://enews.penton.com/enews/windowsitpro/security/2008_01_02_0102_sec_upd/display

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23420

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9839735-68.html

http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/ubuntubeyondthehype.html

http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1848
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## Data pulled from mailing lists and http://fridge.ubuntu.com
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## === Friday, March 16, 2007 ===
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## ==== MOTU Meeting ====
## * Start: 10:00
## * End: 12:00
## * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
## * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Meetings 		=== Wednesday, January 9, 2008 ===

==== Edubuntu meeting ====
 * Start: 20:00 UTC
 * End: 22:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: No agenda listed as of the publication

==== US Team Meeting ====
 * Start: 20:00 US/Pacific
 * End: 21:00 US/Pacific
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/USTeams/MeetingAgenda

=== Thursday, January 10, 2008 ===

==== Desktop Team Development Meeting ====
 * Start: 14:00 UTC
 * End: 15:00 UTC
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: Beyond the normal reporting by each team member, additional agenda items will be listed on the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting Meeting wikipage]
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## accomplished, who is involved, how to get involved/join, etc.  ## accomplished, who is involved, how to get involved/join, etc.
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## http://www.ubuntu.com/usn
## List all security advisories since last UWN.
## Format: * USN-###-#: <package name> vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-###-#
## Ex: * USN-389-1: GnuPG vulnerability - [WWW] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1		  * None Reported
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.02-1ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2006-November/012305.html		  * Accepted: langpack-locales 2.3.18.8 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-January/012586.html
 * Accepted: wesnoth_1.1+reverted+to+1.0.2-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-January/012587.html
 * Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6dapper1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-January/012588.html

=== Ubuntu 6.10 Updates ===

 * Accepted: tzdata 2007k-0ubuntu0.6.10 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008465.html
 * Accepted: wesnoth_1.1.8-1ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008466.html
 * Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6edgy1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008467.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.06-2ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2007-March/008083.html		  * Accepted: tzdata 2007k-0ubuntu0.7.04 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-January/008807.html
 * Accepted: wesnoth_1.2.3-0ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-January/008808.html
 * Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6feisty1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-January/008809.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * tzdata 2007h-0ubuntu0.7.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2007-October/009951.html		  * Accepted: tzdata 2007k-0ubuntu0.7.10 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010068.html
 * Accepted: avahi 0.6.20-2ubuntu3.1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010069.html
 * Accepted: wesnoth_1.2.6-1ubuntu2.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010070.html
 * Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6gutsy1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010071.html
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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).

    * Open (#) +/- # over last week
    * Critical (#) +/- # over last week
    * Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
    * Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
    * All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week		  * Open (38776) +124 # over last week
 * Critical (19) +/-0 # over last week
 * Unconfirmed (19820) +41 # over last week
 * Unassigned (29119) +135 # over last week
 * All bugs ever reported (143449) +1089 # over last week
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## Translation stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy (or current release)
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).

 1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 2. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 3. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 4. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 5. Language (#) +/- # over last week		  1. Spanish (12589) -780 # over last week
 2. French (37728) +/-0 # over last week
 3. Swedish (49184) -73 # over last week
 4. English-UK (27547) -11532 # over last week
 5. German (66656) +/-0 # over last week
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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 71 for the weeks December 30th - January 5th, 2008. In this issue...

UWN Translations

In This Issue

General Community News

Alpha 3 freeze Ahead, Time to Squash Bugs

This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed in order for the alpha release to happen. If you have doubts about whether a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it. The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy as a whole: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html

Kubuntu Tutorials Day - Bugs

This is an in depth look at the process of Bug Triage used by the Kubuntu Development Team. It covers who the team works with, why bug triage is important, what skills are needed, bug reporting, the triage process, testing and sorting the reported bugs, duplicates, working upstream, and much more. To learn more about the bug process for Kubuntu, or to get involved, visit the link. Help make every version bug free by squashing a few yourself. http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/tutorials/kubuntu-tutorials-day-bugs.pdf

Ubuntu Live Conference - A Look Back and Ahead

With the announcement of the the 2008 Ubuntu Conference, taking place on July 21-22, 2008 in Portland, Oregon, it seems fitting to look back at some of the highlights of the 2007 conference. By following the link to these videos, you can get a feel for how the conference works, or whet your appetite for the upcoming get together. Reminesce, or see what you missed, but make plans to attend the next conference. http://ubuntulive.blip.tv/

LoCo News

New in Gutsy Gibbon

Launchpad News

A fantastic result for Inkscape with Launchpad

Just a couple weeks after Inkscape moved its bug tracker to Launchpad (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue67), the results are impressive! The Inkscape community has been working very hard, and there is more than a 4-fold decrease in open bugs. Mark Shuttleworth elaborates on the strength of the Open Source community in his article: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/135

Ubuntu Forum News

Ubuntu Forums Interview

So, K.Mandla, dedicated interviewer, UF moderator and so much more (running half-marathons, speaking four languages..), has finally answered the "Nine Simple Questions". You can read the article here: http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/an-interview-with-kmandla/

Ubuntu Tutorial of the Week

The idea is to highlight a Tutorial every week, as an example, and maybe improve the quality of the Tutorial & Tips sub-forum.

You can subscribe to the closed thread to get the notifications each week: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655207

The discussion thread regarding the Tutorial of the Week can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655209

In The Press

  • OpenVZ to release pre-made Ubuntu VMs - The OpenVZ Project will release on Jan. 8th, pre-made Ubuntu 7.10 server and desktop virtual machines. The OpenVZ Project is an open source community branch of SWsoft, the virtualization company behind Parallels and Virtuozzo. Here's how it works. Users will download an Ubuntu software template from OpenVZ. With this template, they can then set up OpenVZ VMs (virtual machines) of either Ubuntu server or desktop on an existing Linux system. This software represents a combined effort by OpenVZ and Canonical, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, to make it easier for administrators to quickly deploy Ubuntu desktops or servers. How quick? OpenVZ claims that a system manager will be able to set up a new Ubuntu server in about a minute. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7601019362.html

  • When Enlightenment met Ubuntu - Many Linux distributions try to be visually appealing. Some use Beryl-Compiz for cool 3-D effects on resource-laden boxes, while others turn to desktops like Enlightenment for a little bit of gloss at the expense of functionality. Geubuntu is a new distro that combines the best of those two worlds, equipping Enlightenment with bits from GNOME and Xfce on top of Ubuntu. Geubuntu 7.10 "Luna Nuova" is only the second release of the distro, which seems to trace Ubuntu's release cycle. Despite being a young distro with just two releases under its belt, Geubuntu delivers a visually stunning desktop without compromising functionality. Built atop Ubuntu, the distro has a solid, well-tested base. http://www.linux.com/feature/123494

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/97912/Windows_97912.html

In The Blogosphere

  • Built-in apps get an "A", wireless support an "F" - Dennis O'Reilly at cnet.com blogs has tested Ubuntu. He is very impressed with the overall distribution, and all the applications bundled in Ubuntu, especially the ones he did not expect: F-Spot Photo Manager, GIMP Image Editor, OpenOffice.org Drawing app, XSane Image Scanner, Movie Player, Rhythmbox Music Player, Serpentine Audio CD-Creator, Sound Juicer CD Extractor, Sound Recorder, Ekiga, Evolution, Pidgin client (previously known as Gaim). He also enjoyed the games: "Blackjack, Sudoku, and a Tetris knockoff; there's even a version of my favorite time-waster, Mahjongg". But did not manage to make the wireless work out of the box or with Ndiswrapper. The comments on the article offer different solutions. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9838468-68.html

http://enews.penton.com/enews/windowsitpro/security/2008_01_02_0102_sec_upd/display

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23420

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9839735-68.html

http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/ubuntubeyondthehype.html

http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1848

In Other News

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205208008

Meetings and Events

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Edubuntu meeting

  • Start: 20:00 UTC
  • End: 22:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: No agenda listed as of the publication

US Team Meeting

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Desktop Team Development Meeting

  • Start: 14:00 UTC
  • End: 15:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting

  • Agenda: Beyond the normal reporting by each team member, additional agenda items will be listed on the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting Meeting wikipage]

Community Spotlight

Updates and security for 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, and 7.10

Security Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates

Ubuntu 6.10 Updates

Ubuntu 7.04 Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

Bug Stats

  • Open (38776) +124 # over last week
  • Critical (19) +/-0 # over last week
  • Unconfirmed (19820) +41 # over last week
  • Unassigned (29119) +135 # over last week
  • All bugs ever reported (143449) +1089 # over last week

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Infamous Bugs

Translation Stats

  1. Spanish (12589) -780 # over last week
  2. French (37728) +/-0 # over last week
  3. Swedish (49184) -73 # over last week
  4. English-UK (27547) -11532 # over last week
  5. German (66656) +/-0 # over last week

Remaining string to translate in Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/

UWN #: A sneak peek

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

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