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## Translation stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty (or current release)
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).
## List the top 5 untranslated languages.

 1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 2. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 3. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 4. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 5. Language (#) +/- # over last week		  * Spanish (10490) -144 over last week
 * French (36412) -715 over last week
 * Brazilian Portuguese (46525) -1223 over last week
 * Swedish (53304) +126 over last week
 * English (United Kingdom) (53342) -73 over last week
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 1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 2. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 3. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 4. Language (#) +/- # over last week
 5. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  * Spanish (16626) +417 over last week
 * French (62207) +772 over last week
 * Brazilian Portuguese (68341) -1314 over last week
 * Swedish (71292) +432 over last week
 * English (Uk) (88814) +1374 over last week

1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
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#=== 5-a-day bug stats ===
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#==== 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. http://qa.ubuntu.com/reports/five-a-day/
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## http://www.ubuntu.com/usn
## List all security advisories since last UWN.
## Format: * USN-###-#: <package name> vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-###-#
## Ex: * USN-389-1: GnuPG vulnerability - [WWW] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1		  * USN-841-1: GLib vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-841-1
 * USN-842-1: Wget vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-842-1
 * USN-843-1: Backup``PC vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-843-1
 * USN-844-1: mimeTeX vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-844-1
 * USN-845-1: Pan vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-845-1
 * USN-846-1: ICU vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-846-1
 * USN-847-1: Devscripts vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-847-1
 * USN-847-2: devscripts vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-847-2
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * postgresql-8.1_8.1.11-0ubuntu0.6.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008478.html		  * langpack-locales 2.3.18.25 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2009-October/012786.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * tzdata 2007h-0ubuntu0.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2008-May/009951.html		  * debian-installer 20070308ubuntu40.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-October/012297.html
 * apt-cacher 1.5.5-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-October/012298.html
 * tzdata 2009n-0ubuntu0.8.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-October/012299.html
 * adept 2.1.3ubuntu25.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2009-October/012300.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>		  * tzdata 2009n-0ubuntu0.8.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-October/009765.html
 * landscape-client 1.3.2.3-0ubuntu0.8.10.0 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/intrepid-changes/2009-October/009766.html
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## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>		  * tzdata 2009n-0ubuntu0.9.04 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-October/009901.html
 * landscape-client 1.3.2.3-0ubuntu0.9.04.0 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-October/009902.html
 * smart 1.2-0ubuntu1.9.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-October/009903.html
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 * Liraz Siri

Contents

Contents

  1. UWN Translations
  2. In This Issue
  3. General Community News
    1. New MOTUs
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Infamous Bugs
    3. Translation Stats Jaunty
    4. Translation Stats Karmic
    5. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
  5. LoCo News
  6. New in Karmic Koala
  7. Launchpad News
  8. Ubuntu Forums News
  9. In The Press
    1. New Ubuntu Community Council elected
    2. Dell's Ubuntu 9.04 Offers More Changes
    3. Screenshots Tour of Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 Beta
    4. Shuttleworth at LinuxCon: Will Ubuntu Lead Free Software?
    5. The Ubuntu obsession of Tanner Helland
    6. Ubuntu Karmic Koala preview
    7. What makes Ubuntu so user friendly?
  10. In The Blogosphere
    1. Dell: Ubuntu Desktop PC Is Back
    2. Ubuntu Linux 9.04 - Technical Details
    3. Karmic Koala: The best Ubuntu Linux ever?
    4. Sex, Live, and Virtualization
    5. Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: New Login Manager
    6. Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: New Theme, Icons
  11. In Other News
    1. Ubuntu 9.10 - Almost Perfect
  12. Meeting Summaries
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  14. Community Spotlight
  15. Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
  16. UWN #: A sneak peek
  17. Archives and RSS Feed
  18. Additional Ubuntu News
  19. Conclusion
  20. Credits
  21. Glossary of Terms
  22. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  23. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #162 for the week October 4th - October 10th, 2009. In this issue we cover ...

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

General Community News

New MOTUs

  • MC Meeting, 2009-10-09:
    • Travis Watkins was welcomed back to the MOTU team and recommended for upload rights for compiz-related packages.
    • Robert Ancell joined the MOTU team.

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

  • Spanish (10490) -144 over last week
  • French (36412) -715 over last week
  • Brazilian Portuguese (46525) -1223 over last week
  • Swedish (53304) +126 over last week
  • English (United Kingdom) (53342) -73 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 (16626) +417 over last week
  • French (62207) +772 over last week
  • Brazilian Portuguese (68341) -1314 over last week
  • Swedish (71292) +432 over last week
  • English (Uk) (88814) +1374 over last week

1. Language (#) +/- # 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

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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

New Ubuntu Community Council elected

http://www.h-online.com/open/New-Ubuntu-Community-Council-elected--/news/114414

Dell's Ubuntu 9.04 Offers More Changes

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzU5Mw

Screenshots Tour of Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 Beta

http://maketecheasier.com/screenshots-tour-ubuntu-karmic-910/2009/10/06

Shuttleworth at LinuxCon: Will Ubuntu Lead Free Software?

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3842626/Shuttleworth-at-LinuxCon-Will-Ubuntu-Lead-Free-Software.htm

The Ubuntu obsession of Tanner Helland

http://insidesocal.com/click/2009/10/the-ubuntu-obsession-of-tanner.html

Ubuntu Karmic Koala preview

http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/04/ubuntu-karmic-koala-preview/

What makes Ubuntu so user friendly?

http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/06/what-makes-ubuntu-so-user-friendly/

In The Blogosphere

Dell: Ubuntu Desktop PC Is Back

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/10/07/dell-ubuntu-desktop-is-back/

Ubuntu Linux 9.04 - Technical Details

http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2009/10/09/ubuntu-linux-904-technical-details.aspx

Karmic Koala: The best Ubuntu Linux ever?

http://blogs.computerworld.com/14871/karmic_koala_the_best_ubuntu_linux_ever

Sex, Live, and Virtualization

http://ubuntu-user.com/Online/Blogs/Marcel-Gagne-Orbiting-Planet-buntu/Sex-Live-and-Virtualization

Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: New Login Manager

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/10/03/ubuntu-910-preview-new-login-manager/

Ubuntu 9.10 Preview: New Theme, Icons

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/10/07/ubuntu-910-preview-new-theme-icons/

In Other News

Ubuntu 9.10 - Almost Perfect

http://lunduke.com/?p=815

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

Archives and RSS Feed

You can always find older Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter

You can subscribe to the Ubuntu Weekly News via RSS at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed

Additional Ubuntu News

As always you can find more news and announcements at:

and

Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • John Crawford
  • Craig A. Eddy
  • Dave Bush
  • Your Name Here
  • Liraz Siri
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

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

Feedback

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