Issue147
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 147 for the week June 15th - June 21st, 2009. In this issue we cover ...
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In This Issue
General Community News
Another https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFreeCultureShowcase
3 new members added to America RMB: Greg Grossmeier, Martin Albisetti, Nick Ali
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-mobile/2009-June/002527.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1154769&page=11#post7467226
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1869
Important for teams that might be using Mibbit to let allow users to communicate with IRC: http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-it/
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
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
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- Language (#) +/- # over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/
# NEEDS UPDATING. # #=== 5-a-day bug stats === # #==== Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days ==== # # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # * person (#) # #==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ==== # # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # * team (#) # #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
New in Karmic Koala
Launchpad News
Ubuntu Forums News
In The Press
Fit-PC2: Ubuntu Desktop In A Tiny Box
http://www.linux.com/news/hardware/desktops/18899-fit-pc2-ubuntu-desktop-in-a-tiny-box
Canonical to boost Ubuntu usability by tackling "papercuts"
Canonical to Certify Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition on HP ProLiant G6
HP servers still half-cold to Ubuntu
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/06/15/hp_debian_ubuntu_support/
Karmic Koala To Offer More Diverse Wallpaper Selection
http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2009/06/16/karmic-koala-to-offer-more-diverse-wallpaper-selection/
One Hundred Papercuts: The Most Exciting Thing Since the Last Thing Canonical Did
Ubuntu's First Ten Paper Cuts Spotted
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzMzNg
ZaReason Ion Breeze 3770
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=zareason_ion_breeze&num=1
Ubuntu 8.04 update: Happy to be back in a Linux environment (revised)
http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2009/06/ubuntu-804-update-running-surp.html
Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States
http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2709
In The Blogosphere
Reconstructor - Version 3.0 Tech Preview
http://reconstructor.aperantis.com/ (reference http://aperantis.com/news/article/3/ for what reconstructor is)
13 things to get excited for in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
http://pinstack.blogspot.com/2009/06/13-things-to-get-excited-for-in-ubuntu.html
HP is business Linux friendly
http://blogs.computerworld.com/hp_is_business_linux_friendly
HP Servers and Ubuntu: Reading Between the Lines
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/06/17/hp-servers-and-ubuntu-reading-between-the-lines/
IBM’s Cloud Will Feature Ubuntu
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/06/15/ibms-cloud-will-feature-ubuntu/
Microsoft, Ubuntu and Social Networking
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/06/19/microsoft-ubuntu-and-social-networking/
Dropbox vs Ubuntu-One
http://yatsite.blogspot.com/2009/06/dropbox-vs-ubuntu-one.html
In Other News
Meeting Summaries
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Community Spotlight
Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
UWN #: A sneak peek
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Conclusion
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