Issue129
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #129 for the week February 8th - February 14th, 2009. In this issue we cover ...
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In This Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu LoCo Teams Meeting
Be sure to put this date on your LoCo and personal calendars, Feb. 28th, 2009. At 6pm UTC there will be an Ubuntu LoCo Team's Community meeting. You can find out more details on the meeting page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamMeeting The meeting will take place in #ubuntu-locoteams on Freenode. Everyone is welcome. This meeting will be to kick off regular LoCo Team Community meetings. http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/02/13/ubuntu-loco-team-meeting-scheduled/
New MOTUs: didrocks, huats, Laney and quadrispro
In the first ever MOTU Council meeting dedicated to developer applications (see UbuntuDevelopers for more information), these two inspiring Frenchmen, Didier Roche (didrocks) and Christophe Sauthier (huats), joined the MOTU team. Please give them a warm welcome to the team!
In an impromptu follow-meeting (because of mis-scheduling) the MOTU Council also approved Iain Lane (Laney).
Also on this happy day the MOTU Council managed to close the last open 'old style' application: Alessio Treglia (quadrispro) is a MOTU now too.
Congratulations to the four of you!
Rockin' LoCo Docs Day
Feb 14th, was LoCo Docs Day for the Ubuntu LoCo Community, and it was a Rockin' event. The LoCo Community came together to work on expanding and improving the LoCo Documentation on the Wiki. It was great to see folks from all the different LoCo's coming together to tweak the already excellent documentation. Here is a list of the work done:
dholbach:
added Category LoCo Teams in a bunch of places
linked Jam information on LoCo Team Knowledge Base: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase
fixed LoCo Activism to redirect to the right page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoActivism
fixed a bunch of links on LoCo Computer Fair How to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoComputerFairHowto
added some more content to LoCo Team Joining: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamJoining
damokles:
extended LoCo Working With Other Groups: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups
extended LoCo Running Installfests: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoRunningInstallfests
added comment on calendar apps on LoCo Creating Website: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCreatingWebsite
nhandler:
Added note about Launchpad supporting team maps to LoCo Creating Map: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCreatingMap
Corrected minor grammatical error in LoCo FAQ: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoFAQ
tyche:
Added positives about lugs to LoCo Working With Other Groups: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups
Add points to "What LoCo Teams Can Provide" in LoCo Working With Other Groups: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups
johnc4510:
added link to LoCo Team Knowledge Base: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase on available event speakers LoCo Team Speakers: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamSpeakers
added link to LoCo Team Knowledge Base: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase on working with area LUGs LoCo Working With Othe rGroups: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups
added a sub-header section on getting your team involved with the area LUGs to LoCo Team How to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto
effie-jayx
added Team Reports to the "Running the Team" section of the LoCo Team How to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto
added LoCo Running Release Party: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoRunningReleaseParty to LoCo Team Knowledge Base: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase
added Release Party information and references for other activities in the LoCo Team Knowledge Base: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase in LoCo Team How to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto
Jono:
- added icons to the main menu items.
updated LoCo Team Contacts: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamContacts
- restructured the front page, added a side bar and logo.
updated LoCo Team Meeting with new meeting: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamMeeting
Jorge Castro
- Edited the FAQ
Syntax fixes on LoCo Creating Planet: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCreatingPlanet
pleia2:https:
Fixed up gender unfriendly language and assumptions on LoCo Computer Fair How to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoComputerFairHowto
boredandblogging:
reference LoCo Hosting: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoHosting on LoCo Creating Website: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCreatingWebsite
clean up LoCo Hosting: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoHosting
Thanks to everyone for getting involved and contributing your time. Of course, today is just one day and we need to continue to work hard to keep our documentation as up to date and authoritative as possible. Jono is planning on organizing more LoCo Doc Days in the future. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoDocsDay
http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/02/13/the-docs-were-indeed-rocked/
Ubuntu Hug Day
Another Hug Day is scheduled for terminating those pesky bugs:
- Date: February 19th, 2009
- Target: network-manager-applet
- IRC channel: #ubuntu-bugs
Everyone is welcome and will be able to make a contribution by attending.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-February/000410.html
Testing needed - Improved mail server stack
During last UDS it was decided to improve the mail server stack available in Ubuntu Server. One of the items that came out of the discussion was a better integration between postfix and dovecot. Ante Karamatic worked on implementing it for Jaunty and his results have been uploaded. To test it all you need is a jaunty system and install the dovecot-postfix package. Once the installation has completed the following configuration will be available:
- SASL authentication for smtp services
Dovecot delivered as the default Local Delivery Agent
- Tls for smtp services
If you’re interested in a integrated mail stack providing a combination of smtp, imap, pop3 and managesieve services, the Jaunty Jackalope will suit you. Have a look at it, test it and with only one simple command: apt-get install dovecot-postfix Please let the Ubuntu Server team know about your suggestions and comments here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Contact
Drupal 5.x and 6.x LoCo Suite Released
That long needed suite of tools has finally been completed.
This suite is designed for any Ubuntu LoCo Communities wanting to host a website. It is designed to allow any LoCo team to quickly create a website using Drupal for their team.
What this suite offers:
An approved theme for any LoCo
- A highly customizable theme
- Launchpad OpenID integration
- Users don't need to create an account on your site
- Launchpad Teams integration
- Can control access levels in site based on LP team memberships
- Fast and friendly support
Official project: https://launchpad.net/loco-drupal
Release Downloads:
Drupal 5.x: https://launchpad.net/loco-drupal/5.x/0.5.0
Drupal 6.x: https://launchpad.net/loco-drupal/6.x/1.1.0
- Drupal 7.x: in development
A Special Thanks: This project would not be possible without all the collaboration involved from:
The Ubuntu South Dakota Local Community: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-southdakota
Michael Lustfield: https://launchpad.net/~mtecknology
The Ubuntu Quebec Local Community: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-qc
David Giard: https://launchpad.net/~swe3tdave
http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/2009/02/13/drupal-5x-and-6x-loco-suite-released/
New MOTU's
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2009-February/005451.html (please be sure to include links to launchpad and wiki for all of these new motu's)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2009-February/005452.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2009-February/005455.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2009-February/005457.html
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (#) +/- # over last week
- Critical (#) +/- # over last week
- Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
- Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
- All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # 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 Jaunty
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Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/
Translation Stats Intrepid
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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
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Top 5 teams for the past 7 days
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5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/
Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
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Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/
LoCo News
Ubuntu Honduras being organized
Anyone interested in helping to organize the Honduras Ubuntu team is invited to come and meet fellow users on the #ubuntu-hn IRC channel, next Thursday night February 19th. When: 9PM, Tegucigalpa (UTC-6) time. Convert to your time zone here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=2&day=19&year=2009&hour=21&min=0&sec=0&p1=245
New in Intrepid Ibex
Launchpad News
Ubuntu Forums News
In The Press
Netbooks: A Curse or a Blessing in an Imploding PC Market?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/netbooks-a-curse-or-a-blessing-in-an-imploding-pc-market/ (please concentrate on the last 3 paragraphs concerning Ubuntu)
In The Blogosphere
Ubuntu and the new user
http://blog.redvoodoo.org/2009/02/ubuntu-and-new-user.html (please be sure to include the link to his wifes blog detailing her experience)
Ubuntu spawns new generation
In just the few years since it was released, Ubuntu Linux has inspired tens of new Linux distributions. Here we look at five of the best. In just the few years that Ubuntu Linux has been around it has become one of the most popular Linux versions available, ahead of others such as Red Hat, Suse and Mandriva. Ubuntu is not only a popular distribution in its own right, but it has spawned a new generation of Linux versions that use its underlying code to build versions for particular interest groups. Apart from the official Ubuntu derivatives such as Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu, there are tens of other distributions built around the Ubuntu community. http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/6933.html
In Other News
Ubuntu Training for USA
Canonical has recently signed up two new training partners in the U.S. Fast Lane and Bridge Education. Both companies are already providing Ubuntu training courses across the U.S., details of which you can find here: http://webapps.ubuntu.com/course_locator/country_US/ As a special introduction offer, they are offering a 10% discount to any Ubuntu loco member who takes a course over the next 6 months.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2009-February/002772.html
HP Mini Mi screenshots
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=8085
Meeting Summaries
=== Server Team Meeting Feb.10th
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-February/027347.html
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Community Spotlight
Updates and Security for 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
Ubuntu 7.10 Updates
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
UWN #: A sneak peek
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