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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue ## for the week MONTH DAY - DAY, YEAR. In this issue we cover ...
UWN Translations
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In This Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase II
Jono Bacon has announced the Second Free Culture Showcase, your opportunity to show off your creativity in Jaunty Jackalope. The winning entries will be available in the Examples/ folder in the home directory of shipped CDs and download images of the Ubuntu 9.04 release. Entering the showcase is simple:
- Your submission must be one of the following:
- o Audio Entries - no larger than 1MB in size - made available in Ogg Vorbis format. o Video Entries - no larger than 2.5MB in size - made available in Ogg Theora format. o Photo/Graphic Entries - no larger than 0.5MB in size - made available in PNG or JPG formats.
All entries must be licensed and distributable under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
- Upload your submission somewhere online (there are lots of free hosting solutions available such as archive.org). Do not email any of the organizers or judges with your submissions.
Add your entry to one of the submission tables at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFreeCultureShowcase.
- When the deadline for submissions closes, our panel of judges will pick a shortlist, and the Community Council will then pick the final winners from the shortlist.
The deadline is February 6, 2009. http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1427
Interview (maybe move this to ION)
Matthew Helmke interviewed Nicolas Valcárcel Scerpella for the Ubuntu Community Interviews. From an early start with computers at the age of 4, Nicolas has gone on to become a Security Engineer in the OEM Solutions Group for Canonical. A part of the Peruvian LoCo team council and MOTU, he is focusing on bringing more people into packaging. He would like to see more hardware manufacturers writing drivers for Linux and more proprietary software migrating to Linux. http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/11/26/an-interview-with-nicolas-valcarcel/
Archive of Interviews
Daniel Holbach has started an archive of Developer Interviews[1]. He feels that it is great to read about the exciting things that people have done. This can be seen as a "work in progress". He would like to have more interviews of Ubuntu members added to it, and is thinking of adding a box with the latest interviews to the Hall of Fame[2].
New MOTU: Onkar Shinde
We're very pleased to announce that Onkar Shinde (slytherin) joined the MOTU team. His outstanding work in the area of Java packaging and maintenance made our choice easy.
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (48693)+237 over last week
- Critical (18)-1 over last week
- Unconfirmed (19667)-186 over last week
- Unassigned (40549)+250 over last week
- All bugs ever reported (233877)+1639 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 Intrepid
- Spanish (18544)-365 over last week
- French (61913)-21 over last week
- Swedish (76522)-10 over last week
- English (UK) (81459) +/-0 over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese (82142)-375 over last week
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
- crimsun (550)
- jibel (297)
- Chrisccoulson (85)
- alessandro-ghersi (55)
- hew (47)
Top 5 teams for the past 7 days
- dcteam (552)
- ubuntu-berlin (55)
- ubuntu-de-locoteam (55)
- ubuntu-au (47)
- ubuntu-chicago (23)
5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/
LoCo News
Ubuntu Tamil Team
Tiruppur, Nov 22. The Textile Town of TamilNadu, India - Tiruppur[1] witnessed Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex release by its IT Association - TITA[2]. Members of Tiruppur IT Association demonstrated Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex and its various features starting from Tamil Language support, Multimedia Capabilities, Office Suites, Package Management techniques, Wine etc.,
Ubuntu Tamil Team put forth the idea, that a one day Monthly Training program be organized for people who purchase computers through the Association Members, on Ubuntu by the Association itself. This will motivate people to switch over to Free Software with confidence.
Sri Ramadoss and Siva from Ubuntu Tamil Team conducted the event. The second day event explored the Ubuntu Server capabilities for the TITA members. More demand were made on the Server segment.
It was a memorable event and Special Thanks for Tiruppur IT Association for providing us this opportunity. Our heart felt gratitude to Mr. Ravichadran, President of IT association, Mr. Babu, Mr. Thiyagu, Mr. Senthil and others for backing and helping us in conducting this event.
Photos soon at: http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/tiruppur-intrepid-lauch/
Tunisia Team
The Tunisian Team held an install party and conferences on November 15 at Multimedia and Computer Science Institut of Sfax, Tunisia, in conjunction with the local cell of the Tunisian Association Young and Sciences. They started their day with a booth of about 10 laptops powered by Ubuntu, UbuntuStudio and Ubuntu Muslim Edition. There, they distributed about 40 CDs, as well as burning iso images and USB installations. They also made 2 presentations, one to introduce FOSS and Ubuntu and the other to talk about UbuntuStudio. http://rafiiik.blogspot.com/2008/11/ubuntu-install-party-et-confrences.html
New in Intrepid Ibex
Launchpad News
Ubuntu Forums News
RSS Feeds for Ubuntuforums
bapoumba has a solution for those looking for RSS feeds of the Ubuntuforums. The dedicated page for the feeds was lost in the last big upgrade of the Ubuntuforums software. It may come back, but in the meantime here is a work-around. By clicking on a sub-forum thread in the Ubuntuforums front page and looking at the address bar, you will see a number at the very end. This is the forumid number. So, for example, the URL for Absolute Beginner's Talk (ABT) would be http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php?forumids=326. And this one for the whole gear would be http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php.
In The Press
Local hero: Stefan Lesicnik on Linux and Ubuntu - http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=3692
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=os_threeway_2008&num=1
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_810_vs_fedora_10&num=1
In The Blogosphere
In Other News
Xavier School Deploys 600 Ubuntu Linux Desktops
Joe Panettieri of WorksWithU reports that Xavier School in San Juan, Phillipines has deployed more than 600 Ubuntu desktops. The switch from Windows was brought about due to a budget issue based on Microsoft's base licenses and subscription licenses. Ubuntu was chosen because of its ease of use as a desktop, and because of the availability of Edubuntu. http://www.workswithu.com/2008/11/25/xavier-school-deploys-600-ubuntu-linux-desktops/
Ubuntu Podcast #13
Josh Chase and Nick Ali from the Georgia US LoCo released episode #13. Some topics covered:
- Release of Jaunty Alpha 1
- Ubuntu US shop is open for business
- Ubuntu Hall of Fame
- New theme on help.ubuntu.com
Lots of LoCos had 8.10 release parties
- Linux Identity magazine covering Ubuntu 8.10
- Ubuntu onto the ARM architecture
- Aaron Seigo, a KDE developer, has a podcast on UStream
http://ubuntupodcast.net/2008/11/25/ubuntu-podcast-episode-13/
Hardening the Linux Desktop
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/edu/l-dw-linux-harden-desktop-i.html
Using Ubuntu as for the tutorial (registration required)
Coming soon: Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference
Due to be released in mid-January, the Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is a succinct, yet comprehensive guide allowing readers to understand core competencies without wading through volumes. Available from Amazon or a free PDF version will be also be available. http://www.ubuntukungfu.org/blog/2008/11/coming-soon-ubuntu-pocket-guide-and-reference/
Speed up your Ubuntu
techradar.com brings us some hints how to speed up our Ubuntu 8.10 installation. 50 ideas in total will let you quite a choice what you might need or not. http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/50-amazing-ubuntu-time-saving-tips-482714
50 best Linux/Gnome/Ubuntu Desktop themes
Meeting Summaries
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Server Team Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Kernel Team Meeting
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 18:00 UTC (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
Community Council Meeting
- Start: 21:00 UTC
- End: 23:00 UTC
- Location: #ubuntu-meeting
Forum Council Meeting
- Start: 23:00 UTC
- End: 00:00 UTC (Wednesday, December 3, 2008)
- Location: #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Ubuntu Classroom Meeting
- Start: 01:00 UTC
- End: 02:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-classroom
Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Classroom/MeetingAgenda2008Dec3
Ubuntu-us-pa LoCo team Meeting
- Start: 12:30 UTC
- End: 13:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-pa
- Agenda: None as of publication
Foundation Team Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
QA Team Meeting
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 18:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Maryland LoCo IRC Meeting
- Start: 00:00 UTC
- End: 01:00 UTC
- Location: #ubuntu-us-md
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
- Start: 12:00 UTC
- End: 13:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Desktop Team Meeting
- Start: 13:00 UTC
- End: 14:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Ubuntu Java Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Community Spotlight
Updates and Security for 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.10
Security Updates
USN-674-2: HPLIP vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-674-2
USN-675-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-1
USN-675-2: Gaim vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-675-2
USN-676-1: WebKit vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-676-1
USN-677-1: OpenOffice.org vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-677-1
USN-668-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-668-1
USN-678-1: GnuTLS vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-1
USN-680-1: Samba vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-680-1
USN-679-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
- None Reported
Ubuntu 7.10 Updates
compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.5.2+git20070928-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-November/010325.html
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
hal-info 20081124-0ubuntu1~hardy - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012125.html
compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.4-0ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012126.html
bacula 2.2.8-5ubuntu7.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012127.html
compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.4-0ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012128.html
php5 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012129.html
cupsys 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012130.html
linux 2.6.24-23.46 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012131.html
console-setup 1.21ubuntu9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-November/012132.html
Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
hal-info 20081124-0ubuntu1~intrepid - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009511.html
linux-restricted-modules 2.6.27-10.14 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009512.html
linux-backports-modules-2.6.27 2.6.27-10.8 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009513.html
debian-installer 20080522ubuntu24 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009514.html
compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.8-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009515.html
libgnomecanvas 2.20.1.1-1ubuntu3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009516.html
kde4-style-qtcurve 0.59.3-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009517.html
linux-meta 2.6.27.10.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009518.html
debian-installer 20080522ubuntu25 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009519.html
opencryptoki 2.2.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009520.html
gedit 2.24.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009521.html
gnome-settings-daemon 2.24.0-0ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009522.html
evolution-exchange 2.24.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009524.html
evolution-data-server 2.24.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009523.html
evolution 2.24.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009525.html
open-vm-tools 2008.08.08-109361-1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009526.html
alsa-utils 1.0.17-0ubuntu3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009527.html
cups 1.3.9-2ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009528.html
splix 2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009529.html
libv4l 0.5.6-1~intrepid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009530.html
console-setup 1.25ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009531.html
tracker 0.6.6-1ubuntu5.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009532.html
network-manager 0.7~~svn20081018t105859-0ubuntu1.8.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2008-November/009533.html
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