Issue156
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #156 for the week August 16th - August 22nd, 2009. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Developer Week, Karmic UNR packages now open for translation, Another reason to become an Official Ubuntu Member, Next Ubuntu Global Jam, Free Art of Community Book for Approved LoCo teams, Ubuntu Arizona Team Installfest, Launchpad screencasts, Ubuntu Forums Community Interview, Computers without internet are no fun, One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 7, Support the Ubuntu Global Jam, and much, much more!
UWN Translations
- Note to translators and our readers: We are trying a new way of linking to our translations pages. Please follow the link below for the information you need.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations
In This Issue
- Ubuntu Developer Week
- Karmic UNR packages now open for translation
- Another reason to become an Official Ubuntu Member
- Next Ubuntu Global Jam
- Ubuntu Stats
Free Art of Community Book for Approved LoCo Teams
- Launchpad Screencasts
- Ubuntu Forums News
- The Planet
In the Press & Blogosphere
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
Updates & Security
General Community News
Ubuntu Developer Week
Announcing the fourth Ubuntu Developer Week! August 31st - September 4th, 2009
Are you excited about Ubuntu, always had the feeling you want to "give back" in one form or the other and you didn’t know how? Ubuntu Developer Week is the perfect opportunity for you to get involved and get a closer look at what’s happening behind the scenes. Make sure you mark the dates from Monday, 31st August 2009 to Friday, 4th September 2009 in your calendar! Just check out the timetable [1] to learn more about which session is up next. [1]https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek
How this is going to work? Easy!
- Just join #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net and enjoy and
- participate in the sessions.
Check if you need to prepare for a session. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek/Sessions
- Ask your questions in #ubuntu-classroom-chat, participate.
- Learn more about Ubuntu Development.
The devs have a put together a great lineup of speakers this time, with a fantastic assortment of topics, all very much focused on a hands-on experience for you: web development, Launchpad hackery, Debian/Ubuntu packaging, development techniques, etc. etc.
If you are new to Ubuntu development, need more information on the speakers or sessions, check out: http://people.canonical.com/~dholbach/Ubuntu_Developer_Week4.pdf
Ubuntu Developer Week is a fantastic way to learn, get involved, and help make Ubuntu even better. Don't miss out!!
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-August/000604.html
Karmic UNR packages now open for translation
Karmic Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) packages are now open for translation. You can start translating them straight away from here: https://translations.launchpad.net/unr
Please note that we encourage everyone to translate them in that upstream location before translations flow to Ubuntu.
Notes:
Deadline: the deadline for translations in the upstream project is the 10th of September, which coincides with the UserInterfaceFreeze milestone. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule
Ubuntu translations: after that date, translations will be imported to Ubuntu at https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic and translators will still be able to modify them or do the last fixes before the LanguagePackDeadline. The translations will then be included in language packs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule
- Webfav: we are still working on getting webfav translatable through Launchpad. If it is not possible to do this before the translation deadline, and considering that the package has only got one translatable string, we might consider a workaround to allow new translations of this string.
For more information please refer to the following links:
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations-coordinators/msg00121.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-translators/2009-May/002502.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-August/000670.html
Another reason to become an Official Ubuntu Member
All Ubuntu Members who have signed the Code of Conduct have been granted SFTP access to a Web-accessible directory on people.ubuntu.com.
Restrictions
- Use of this service should be with the aim of helping Ubuntu in some way
- Content you upload should be:
- Free (as defined by Ubuntu)
- Your personal information and should not be misrepresented as an official part of the Ubuntu project
- This service is offered gratis and on a best effort basis
- We will need to apply limitations to your use of this service, including disk quotas (about which, see below) and bandwidth restrictions
- We reserve the right to remove content which is any of the following:
- Not related to Ubuntu
- Clearly offensive
- Could trigger legal action
- Otherwise interfere with this or other Ubuntu services
Please see the Legal Page for the full terms and conditions: http://people.ubuntu.com/legal/
Quota: This space is subject to quota restrictions. There is a 1GB "soft" quota, with a 1.5GB "hard" limit, and a 7-day grace period. In practice, this means:
- If the stored data total less than 1GB, nothing special happens.
- It is impossible to store more than 1.5GB of data.
- Any amount between 1GB and 1.5GB triggers the "grace" countdown:
- Once the grace period has expired, further uploads of data will be halted until the account drops below 1GB used for a pre-set period of time.
Connection information and other questions can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PeopleUbuntuCom
For information on becoming an Ubuntu Member see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-August/000672.html
Next Ubuntu Global Jam
The Ubuntu Global Jam is an incredible opportunity for the Ubuntu community to unite together around the weekend of 2nd - 4th Oct 2009 to work together to improve Ubuntu. Everyone is able to contribute to the Jam, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to get involved. Curious about how to make a real difference to Ubuntu? This is a great chance to make that difference.
The Ubuntu Global Jam incorporates events that have been organized the world over to get Ubuntu contributors and fans together to have a great time and improve Ubuntu. Each event has one or more of our four themes:
- Bugs - finding, triaging and fixing bugs.
- Testing - testing the new release and reporting your feedback.
- Documentation - writing documentation about how to use Ubuntu and how to join the community.
- Translations - translating Ubuntu and helping to make it available in everyone's local language.
- Other - other types of contribution such as marketing, packaging, advocacy etc.
LoCos should not feel required to support all themes, but the Global Jam can be used as an opportunity to introduce members to different aspects of the community.
More information on preparation, including a Jam Tutorial Video and artwork banners for your website see the link below.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam
Ubuntu Stats
Bug Stats
- Open (61240) +543 over last week
- Critical (33) +5 over last week
- Unconfirmed (28584) +268 over last week
- Unassigned (52844) +498 over last week
- All bugs ever reported (305138) +1942 over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Translation Stats Jaunty
- Spanish (12411) -19 over last week
- French (39480) -22 over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese (48523) -30 over last week
- Swedish (53808) -2 over last week
- English (United Kingdom) (53848) -13 over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/
Translation Stats Karmic
- Spanish (19593) -1449 over last week
- French (58860) +377 over last week
- Swedish (68401) +244 over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese (71878) -234 over last week
- English (Uk) (80850) +281 over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/
Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
Ideas should be better separated - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21100/
Ask for application restart after security update - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21134/
Places menu is limited to seven bookmarks - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21133/
It's hard to find the newest testing versions of Ubuntu - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21114/
VPN auto-reconnect - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/21112/
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
Jono Bacon: Free Art of Community Book for Approved Ubuntu LoCo Teams
Recently I announced my brand spanking new book The Art of Community and so far the reception has been fantastic! Thanks to everyone who has been spreading the news about the book - continue to do your good thing!
Well, I am a firm believer that you should look after your own family, and I am a member of the awesome Ubuntu family, so I have managed to swing a sweet deal with O’Reilly, the publishers of the book, to send all approved USA based teams a free printed copy of the book and all other approved teams a free electronic copy of the book. While we wish we could send all approved teams across the world a free printed copy, O’Reilly are only able to cater to USA based teams right now. Damn economy.
To keep this as simple as possible, you can request your book by following these steps:
1. The team contact shown on our LoCo Team List https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamList (and only the team contact) should send me an email to jono AT ubuntu DOT com with the subject line Free Art of Community Book For LoCo Team (be sure to type this subject line exactly as here or it may slip through the net).
In your email include all the following details:
- Your full name.
- Which team you are from.
- Your full address (including zip/postal code, region and country).
- Your phone number, including country and area code.
2. I will assess whether you will receive a print or electronic edition.
3. A few weeks after the deadline you should receive your edition of The Art of Community, for free!
A few notes:
- Only approved teams are eligible for the free copies of the book.
Only the team contact for each team (shown here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamList) can make the request for the book.
- There is a limit of one copy of each book per approved team.
- O’Reilly will kindly cover postage, but not any import tax or other shipping fees.
When you have the book, it is up to you what you do with it. We recommend you share it between members of the team. LoCo Leaders: please don’t hog it for yourselves! I would also really appreciate if you write a review of the book on your nearest Amazon website.
- The deadline for getting your requests in Wed 2nd September 2009.
Make sure you get your requests in by the deadline, anything after that will be sent to the bit bucket.
If you have any questions or queries, feel free to drop me an email.
http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/08/21/free-art-of-community-book-for-approved-ubuntu-loco-teams/
Ubuntu Arizona Team Installfest
We're teaming up with the Computer Sciences Dept. at the University of Arizona in Tucson for a co-hosted installfest on campus. Recently the Computer Sciences Dept. has made the switch to "Total Ubuntu" for their systems. They are very excited about teaming up the the Arizona team and are talking about making this a regular event. The Arizona team is hoping to have these co-hosted events on campus at least once a month.
- Date: Saturday August 29th, 2009
- Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Location: University of Arizona - Gould-Simpson Building - 1040 East 4th Street - 9th Floor Atrium
More information including a map of location with available parking is at the link.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1244718
Launchpad News
Launchpad screencasts
Matthew Revell informs us that Launchpad has added 4 new screencasts to help you learn visually.
Gererating and adding a PGP key to Launchpad: http://blog.launchpad.net/general/screencast-generating-and-adding-a-pgp-key-to-launchpad
Sharing translation between releases of the same project: http://blog.launchpad.net/translations/screencast-sharing-translations-between-releases-of-the-same-project
Exporting translations to a Bazaar branch: http://blog.launchpad.net/translations/screencast-exporting-translations-to-a-bazaar-branch
Importing translation templates from a Bazaar branch: http://blog.launchpad.net/translations/screencast-importing-translation-templates-from-a-bazaar-branch
Be sure to check out these highly instructional new videos along with all the other Launchpad Blog news.
Ubuntu Forums News
Tutorial of the Week
August 24, 2009
This is the second ToW from master_kernel (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=201430), a very popular and supported tutorial started in December 2006. Such dedication and popularity had to be recognized. Ever dreamed to compile your kernel? Check the "Master Kernel Thread" and dive! master_kernel will be there to give you a hand. Nice work, see you soon!
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=311158
Community Interviews
Joeb454 (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=373057 ) will now be hosting the Interviews after K.Mandla (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=71172) and Matthew ((http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=17635). You'll find all the relevant links in Joeb454's blog post. Stay tuned!
http://matthewhelmke.net/2009/08/12/passing-the-baton/
http://blog.joeb454.com/2009/08/ubuntu-community-interviews/
The Squirrels are taking over the forums!
It all started out of fun. The Staff decided it was time for another theme week on the forums, and Matthew came up with this squirrel picture (you'll find it in one of the threads). We all gimped our avatars, some even changed it for a pic close to their real location. It did not take much time before our very fast community notices and picks up on the idea. Beware, they are coming in..
First thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1244791
Official invasion announcement: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1244946
The Planet
Daniel Holbach: Computers without internet are no fun
You probably heard “Computers without internet are no fun” or “Linux/Ubuntu without internet is no fun” before and your might have had the same feeling the last time your DSL provider had an outage. Fact is that a lot of areas around the world don’t have a cheap, reliable or fast internet, or even internet at all.
The Ubuntu NGO team is trying to make life with Ubuntu easier for organizations working in those areas. Some of you will know how to set up an off-line mirror of the Ubuntu archive, how to set up squid, how to use rsync and so on. Many people don’t. If you have good ideas, know of good documentation, are knowledgeable in that area, please consider joining the team and mailing list. We want to build good documentation and share best-practices, work on small tools to help overcome common problems.
Another area the NGO team is trying to look into is off-line content. Schools in areas with little or no connectivity would benefit from an off-line Wikipedia or other free content and small scripts to assemble that data, update it and use it with or without a small server would be fantastic. If you know a bit about solutions there or would like to help out. Please consider joining the team and mailing list.
Ubuntu NGO team: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NGO
Join the NGO team & mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-ngo/+join
NGO Offline updating: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NGO/OfflineUpdating
NGO No connectivity: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NGO/NoConnectivity
http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=478
David Siegel: One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 7
One Hundred Paper Cuts Round 7 (https://edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+milestone/round-7) drew to a close last week. Here are the paper cuts that were (or were not) addressed:
GNOME Panel icons (on right side) move apparently randomly on session start in some situations: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/44082
Dates are not consistently displayed according to locale: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/198346
Inconsistent spelling of “Filesystem” (vs. “File system”): https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/297793
Change “abort” to “close” or “cancel” in default KDE apps: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/389751
Notification popup should display filename in header and job number in details rather than the other way around: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/404330
The following paper cuts could use a brave soul to push them until they are fixed:
Downloads should go to ~/Downloads: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-user-dirs/+bug/204567
“Home Folder” has 3 different names: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/382703
“Less than a minute remaining” text is confusing and unnecessary: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/199834
“Eject” should eject the CD-ROM drive tray: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-mount/+bug/203574
Drag and drop of Bookmarks from Places menu copies entire directory instead of creating a link: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/62529
Background image geometry options are confusing: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/416605
Now, on to Round 8: https://edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+milestone/round-8
http://davidsiegel.org/100papercuts-round7/
Nick Ali: Support the Ubuntu Global Jam
In an effort to help strengthen the communities ties to the Ubuntu Global Jam, Nick suggests adding a banner or badge to our personal or LoCo websites. You can find the original source files under Artwork on the Ubuntu Global Jam wiki page here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam The Artwork is attractive and will go a long way towards helping to improve Ubuntu and our community.
http://boredandblogging.com/2009/08/23/support-the-ubuntu-global-jam/
In The Press
Dell plans to Linux to expand netbook presence
Agam Shah from Computerworld tells us that in an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux operating system upgrades. Dell is researching the possibility of offering new Linux-based mobile devices called smartbooks, said Todd Finch, senior product marketing manager for Linux clients, at the OpenSourceWorld conference in San Francisco. The company will also upgrade its Ubuntu Linux operating system for netbooks to the latest version in the next few weeks, he said. Smartbooks are netbook-type devices that are powered by chips designed by Arm. The devices mostly support the Linux operating system and are designed for those who rely on the Web for most of their computing. Dell couldn't say whether it would ultimately offer a smartbook. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136733/Dell_plans_to_expand_netbook_presence_with_Linux
New Ubuntu Installer Coming Soon
Softpedia's Marius Nestor reports that Canonical is working hard these days to redesign the Ubuntu installer (also known as Ubiquity) into something a little more in tune with our times. Ubiquity now has a "Quit" button during all the installation steps, so you can quit the installer at any time. Moreover, the time zone selection items have been changed a little to reflect the region/zone only, and not the city. The updated installer will display some content, every 20 seconds or so, especially created to introduce new users to the Ubuntu operating system, while installing it. The developers have been quoted as saying, "The technology and design for our slide show is now reasonably established, so it's time to polish up the content and get things rolling towards a release." http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Ubuntu-Installer-Coming-Soon-119569.shtml
Ubuntu 9.04 Coming Soon to Dell Netbooks
The Linux Loop recognizes that Dell has been somewhat slow in adopting new versions of Ubuntu. Currently, most of Dell’s Ubuntu computers offer Ubuntu 8.04, which was the last long term support release. Dell has changed their minds, though, at least for netbooks, which will soon offer Ubuntu 9.04, the latest release. Previously, Dell had said they planned to use only the LTS (long term support) releases, since they are supposed to be more stable and are updated and given support for a much longer period of time. It is not yet clear if the decision to upgrade all netbooks to Ubuntu 9.04, which is not an LTS release, will also apply to any other Ubuntu computers. http://www.linuxloop.com/2009/08/15/ubuntu-9-04-coming-soon-to-dell-netbooks/
Ubuntu netbook is colored to match
Jonathan Angel of Linux Devices tells us that Berkeley, Calif.-based system integrator ZaReason is selling a netbook that includes Ubuntu, and even is available with a matching "mocha" case. The Terra A20 includes the usual Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 10-inch display, a 160GB hard disk drive, and an optional internal cellular modem. ZaReason's Terra A20 one-ups even Dell by offering pre-installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a netbook that's as full-featured as most any other. According to ZaReason, the Terra A20 is available now, with prices that start at $350 for a 1GB/160GB configuration. Purchasers may select either Ubuntu, Edubuntu, or Kubuntu. http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ZaReason-Terra-A20/
Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 Benchmarks
Phoronix's Michael Larabel reports that Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 was released last week and with all of its updated packages and changes compared to Ubuntu 9.04, Phoronix decided to carry out a fresh round of benchmarks comparing Ubuntu 9.04 to Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4. Besides some of the synthetic graphics test results being lower in Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4, the rest of the Linux desktop benchmarking spectrum experienced the same or better results. With the switch to EXT4 and some other improvements, in a few tests it shows Ubuntu 9.10 really shining. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_910_alpha4&num=1
In The Blogosphere
Enhanced Command-Not-Found Hook in Ubuntu 9.10
Christopher Tozzi of Works With U notes that the "command-not-found" hook in Ubuntu 9.10 has been enhanced to give more information. For example, when trying to run aircrack-ng and it's not on your machine, you would receive the following information:
The program 'aircrack-ng' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng You will have to enable the component called 'universe' bash: aircrack-ng: command not found
It also catches typos, such as typing gdit
No command 'gdit' found, did you mean: Command 'edit' from package 'mime-support' (main) Command 'gdis' from package 'gdis' (universe) Command 'git' from package 'git-core' (main) Command 'gedit' from package 'gedit' (main) bash: gdit: command not found
As Chris says, "The enhancements to this tiny utility in Ubuntu 9.10 go even further in helping users feel comfortable while exploring the command line." His article is at: http://www.workswithu.com/2009/08/17/enhanced-command-not-found-hook-in-ubuntu-910/
Preview: Ubuntu Experts At Atlanta Linux Fest
Joe Panettieri, writing for Works With U, looks at the upcoming Atlantic Linux Fest that will be held on September 19 in Atlanta, Georgia (in the U.S.). In addition to the participation of several distributions, there will be an Ubucon. Ubucon Atlanta will have a number of speakers, including:
- Pete Graner, the Ubuntu Kernel manager
- Steve Conklin, also on Kernel team
- Dan Chen, who works with audio in Ubuntu, is attending
- John Pugh, the Canonical ISV manager, is attending
- And several other key Canonical sources may also attend (stay tuned)
Joe feels this is important for people to understand the over-all "big picture" of Ubuntu's strategy. Read more at: http://www.workswithu.com/2009/08/19/preview-ubuntu-experts-at-atlanta-linux-fest/
Ubuntu 9.10 vs Windows 7: No Ordinary October Showdown
Joe Panettieri, writing for Works With U, takes note of the fact that Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 are scheduled to be released within days of each other. Generally speaking, Windows 7 has earned positive buzz from testers. However, Ubuntu is aiming for more than just the desktop. Their thrust includes:
- Desktops
Mobile (Notebooks, Netbooks, MIDs and SmartBooks)
- Servers and Virtualization
- Cloud
- Training
- Channel Partners and Customers
Joe feels that Ubuntu has become more than just a desktop distribution. See his reasoning at: http://www.workswithu.com/2009/08/17/ubuntu-910-vs-windows-7-no-ordinary-october-showdown/
What’s New in Ubuntu 9.10
Christopher Tozzi, with Works With U, looks at what Ubuntu 9.10 has to offer that's new or changed. Along with the kernel mode setting and GRUB 2, which he had previously discussed, there are:
- Ubuntu One - which allows people to share files between computers easily.
- Empathy - which replaces Pidgin due to it's lack of support for video chat and convoluted software overhead.
Gnome interface changes - which has undergone some minor tweaking, like the restoration of the System>Shut Down/Log Out menu and the inclusion of the Gnome Control Center in System>Preferences.
See what Chris has to say at: http://www.workswithu.com/2009/08/20/whats-new-in-ubuntu-910/
What makes me want to work in the Ubuntu Community
Helen McCall is a woman of many accomplishments, beginning with mathematical and statistical methods of automated visual identification and finally moving on to Contemporary Circus. Along the way she became interested in Linux, building her own computer and having to compile the versions that were available at the time (1995) and moving to Ubuntu in 2004. As she got involved with Contemporary Circus, she began to have the need to make videos both for training and and artistic production, which led her to a search for good video editing software. One application, called OpenShot[1] showed a great deal of potential. She has since joined Ubuntu Women[2] and found ways to overcome some of her problems, like indexing help files and creating .deb files. Like with any life story, this has no conclusion - only a goal: to become an Ubuntu member.
OpenShot Video Editor: http://www.openshotvideo.com/
Ubuntu Women: http://www.ubuntu-women.org/
http://helen-mccall.blogspot.com/
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Monday, August 24, 2009
- None listed as of publication
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
- Start: 13:00 UTC
- End: 14:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Technical Board Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Server Team Meeting
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Desktop Team Meeting
- Start: 16:30 UTC
- End: 17:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-desktop
Kernel Team Meeting
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 18:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
Ubuntu Beginners Team Meeting
- Start: 23:00 UTC
- End: 24:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Wednesday August 26, 2009
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, August 27, 2009
Karmic FeatureFreeze
Ubuntu Java Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Ubuntu Translations Meeting
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslatingUbuntu/Events/Meetings
MC Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:00 UTC
- Location: None listed as of publication
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Friday, August 28, 2009
Karmic Weekly Release Meeting
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2009-08-28
Saturday, August 29, 2009
- None listed as of publication
Sunday, August 30, 2009
- None listed as of publication
Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04
Security Updates
USN-818-1: curl vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-818-1
USN-819-1: Linux kernel vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-819-1
USN-802-2: Apache regression - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-802-2
USN-809-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-809-1
USN-820-1: Pidgin vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-820-1
USN-817-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-817-1
Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
- None Reported
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
vblade 14-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-August/012276.html
glibc 2.7-10ubuntu5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-August/012277.html
parallels 2.2.2238-2hardy3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-August/012278.html
linux 2.6.24-24.60 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-August/012279.html
Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
goffice 0.6.3-1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-August/009759.html
Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
goffice 0.6.6-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-August/009879.html
blogtk 1.1-2ubuntu2.9.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-August/009880.html
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Glossary of Terms
- NGO - Non-governmental Organization.
- ToW - Tutorial of the Week
Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary
Ubuntu - Get Involved
The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate
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