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• UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter, please pay attention to the following guidelines:

• We use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobby Gobby] to edit UWN, Gobby can be installed with sudo apt-get install gobby or the package gobby. Once installed point it to 70.171.62.28 port 6522 and password ufl@ftw the host has given permission to any UWN translation team to use the server as well.

Creating a new development copy

• Create it as soon as possible, to allow possible editing by new people

• Use the [:UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/IssueTemplate:Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Template] to start out.

During the Week

• Add content, encourge new people to add their own content

• Pay attention to the [:UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Ideas:Ideas] page

Pre-Release Checklist

• have all sections completed
• run a spellcheck
• FIX any FIXME tags
• check all images are in place and the links are valid
• All editors attributed at the bottom (this usually changes each week)

• Have the MarketingTeam proofread all that is written.

Sending the email

After everybody has checked off, it must be sent to the ubuntu-news mailing list. The email is ubuntu-news@lists.ubuntu.com. The mail will be caught in the spam filter, so will need to find CoreyBurger and get him to pass it through the filter.

• When sending, send from your @ubuntu.com address, send ONLY in plain text.

• Send to ubuntu-news@lists.ubuntu.com

Post Release

• Fix redirect at UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Current

• Change UbuntuWeeklyNews to reflect new current

• Update [:UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Archive:the Archive]