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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #115 for the week October 26th - November 1st, 2008. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 8.10 released, Ubuntu 8.10 Server: significant new features, UDSJaunty, Ubuntu Open Week, New Contributing Developer, Dustin Kirkland interview #2, Ubuntu Brainstorm 8.10 report, SFD in Tunisia, Launchpad EPIC, Over 6 million Forum posts and counting, Ubuntu Sighting, Full Circle Magazine #18, New TurnKey Linux release, Release week for Ubuntu and CohesiveFT, and much, much more!

UWN Translations

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In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu 8.10 released

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server. Intrepid Ibex continues Ubuntu's tradition of integrating the latest, and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. Ubuntu 8.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, rather than upgrading to or installing 8.10. Ubuntu 8.10 is also the basis for new 8.10 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and UbuntuStudio:

It is recommend that all users read the release notes, which document caveats and workarounds for known issues. They are available at:

You can find more information on where to download Ubuntu Desktop, or Server editions here:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-October/000116.html

Ubuntu 8.10 Server: significant new features

Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition will be maintained for 18 months and adds significant enhancements in virtualization, Java development, and system management. This continues the project’s commitment to serve the needs of those users for whom innovation, and performance are vital. The server edition embraces cloud computing, virtualization, mail server enhancements, Java development and deployment, as well as a range of services to help system administrators, and developers. The six-monthly release cycle allows the project to get these features in front of users faster, which in turn helps to make Ubuntu the best option for innovative organizations. http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.10-server

UDSJaunty

At the beginning of a new development cycle, Ubuntu developers from around the world gather to help shape and scope the next release of Ubuntu. The summit is open to the public, but it is not a conference, exhibition or other audience-oriented event. Rather, it is an opportunity for Ubuntu developers -- who usually collaborate online -- to work together in person on specific tasks.

Small groups of developers will participate in short Forum and Workshops (formerly called "BoF"/Birds-of-a-Feather) sessions. This allows a single project to discuss, and document a written specification. These specifications will then be used for planning the new release of Ubuntu, as described in Feature Specifications[1] and Time Based Releases[2]. Find out more about UDSJaunty, including how to attend, and where to find lodging by clicking on the link. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDSJaunty

Ubuntu Open Week

Ubuntu Open Week is a week of IRC sessions that are geared toward teaching. Sessions use a Q+A format, and it's all about getting involved in the rock-and-roll world that is the Ubuntu community. It is also a week for organizing the beginning of a new release cycle, and to help new contributors get involved. Jorge has put together a week full of great sessions to help anyone interested in getting involved, and it's going to be a rockin' week!

Ubuntu Open Week is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3rd - Friday, Nov. 7th in #ubuntu-classroom, on the Freenode IRC network. You can use any IRC client program, such as XChat-GNOME to connect. So, what session topics are on the scheduled? The timetable is available here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek, along with who's giving the presentations, and more. Everyone will want to mark their calendars now to attend any, or all, of the sessions. Don't miss out!

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1702

New Contributing Developer

Please welcome Andrew Starr-Bochicchio(asomething) who is the newest Contributing Developer. Andrew has been actively contributing to Ubuntu for a little over a year now, starting out as a bug triager. During the Hardy cycle he jumped in with a number of bugfix uploads, and has continued working on these through the Intrepid cycle. Andrew continues to be active in bug triage, and other QA activities. Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~andrewsomething Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Andrewsomething

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2008-October/000262.html

Dustin Kirkland Interview #2

In last weeks issue of the UWN, we published an interview with Dustin Kirkland. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue114 This weeks Fridge interview gives us a more in-depth review of Dustin and his work related activities. This new interview is a more technical review, and covers his work on encrypted directories. Follow the link to get the whole story. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1701

Ubuntu Brainstorm 8.10 Report

The Brainstorm project has published a report summarizing its activities from its launch in February 2008 to the end of the Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 development cycle in October 2008. The summary covers:

Read the whole report here: http://www.ndeschildre.net/downloads/UbuntuBrainstorm810Report.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

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

Translation Stats Intrepid

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/

5-a-day bug stats

Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days

Top 5 teams for the past 7 days

5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/

LoCo News

SFD in Tunisia

Software Freedom Days in Tunisia was held on October 29th, 2008. It was delayed until this date because of conflicts with Ramadan. The Tunisian Team participated and hosted a booth of about 10 PCs, 2 sun servers, and 5 Sunray's. There was also a conference with the theme, "Ubuntu: the spirit, the OS and the community". The team handed out about 400 CDs, gave talks, hosted workshops, and sponsored an install party. The article, in French, can be found at http://rafiiik.blogspot.com/2008/11/rsultat-de-la-journe-du-logiciel-libre.html

Launchpad News

Launchpad EPIC

What do you get when you bring together a group of developers, QA engineers and other Launchpad team members? Cheesy photos, of course! They came by air, and by land to meet in London for a couple of weeks at what they’re calling the Launchpad EPIC. It’s was a rare chance to get the full Launchpad team together for planning, training and, of course, unrepentant bad dancing. You can see the "Not so Cheesy" picture at: http://news.launchpad.net/

Ubuntu Forums News

Over 6 Million Forum posts and counting

The forums continue to grow and be a vital part of the Ubuntu Community. Most of us have, at one time or another, hunted for answers, or provided some technical support to the community through the forums. In fact, it's likely that most active community members got their start with Ubuntu by using or working the forums. Recently, stats show that over 6 million posts have been made to the forums, and they are closing in on 1 million threads. Like all the projects in the Ubuntu community, the forums are driven by people who care, and are committed to volunteering their time and effort to make it the best. Thanks to everyone involved, and congratulations on breaking the 6 million post mark!

Ubuntu Sighting

Intrepid Ibex on Berliner Fenster - Mathias Hasselmann tells us about the Berlin subway cars being equipped with LCD screens showing news, headlines, event tips, and advertising. He was recently surprised to see a very familiar wallpaper, and an advertisement for Intrepid Ibex. If you've seen Ubuntu in a place you wouldn't have expected, take a picture, and let the Ubuntu Weekly News know by emailing our list at: ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com We would be happy to include your sighting of Ubuntu from around the world.

http://taschenorakel.de/mathias/2008/10/31/intrepid-ibex-berliner-fenster/

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Full Circle Magazine - Issue #18

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of their eighteenth issue.

This month:

Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-18/

New TurnKey Linux release

In issue #108, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue108, we reported on a new Ubuntu based project code-named TurnKey Linux. The motto of TurnKey is "everything that can be easy, should be easy". In short, the project is trying to make certain tasks, mostly server oriented, easier for the everyday user. In response to that article, it seems the Ubuntu community pitched in to help out. As a result, the project is happy to announce that their latest version of LAMP, Joomla, and Drupal appliances now feature:

Detailed information, screen shots, and release notes are available in the appliances section of their website: http://www.turnkeylinux.org/appliances

Launchpad blueprints for this release can be found at: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/turnkeylinux/2008.10.17-hardy-x86

Release week for Ubuntu and CohesiveFT

This week, Ubuntu released the latest version of its operating system, 8.10 (aka Intrepid Ibex). In an unsurprising twist, the CohesiveFT team is delivering their own Ubuntu bundles of joy, available now in the Elastic Server factory! Elastic Servers are custom application stacks, built from components, virtualization-ready, that you can download to test, or deploy to a cloud. The Community Version of Elastic Server is also free: http://cohesiveft.com/community/

Initial Elastic Server support for Ubuntu comes in the form of the Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS version for 32-bit, and includes Amazon EC2 small, on the most popular bundles in the Elastic Server factory. To quickly locate Ubuntu-ready bundles, go to the Bundle Explorer, and search for the tag, Ubuntu 8_04LTS. This tag indicates that the specific bundle has been tested and approved for use on your Elastic Server. http://es.cohesiveft.com/bundle-explorer

Elastic Server gives you the freedom to choose the components you want from their library of horizontal, open source, and third-party software components. Don't like those? Upload your own components with their Build-Your-Own (BYO) option (here's how): http://www.cohesiveft.com/Elastic_Server/Main/CohesiveFT_FAQ/#addbundles

http://elasticserver.blogspot.com/2008/10/its-release-week-for-ubuntu-and.html

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Mozilla Team Meeting

Monday, November 3, 2008

Ubuntu Open Week

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Server Team Meeting

Ubuntu Open Week

Kernel Team Meeting

Community Council Meeting

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Ubuntu Open Week

QA Team Meeting

Edubuntu Meeting

Platform Team Meeting

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting

Desktop Team Meeting

Ubuntu Java Meeting

Ubuntu Open Week

Friday, November 7, 2008

Ubuntu Open Week

Updates and Security for 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

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Conclusion

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Glossary of Terms

  1. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
  2. QA - Quality Assurance
  3. SFD - Software Freedom Day

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