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The Massachusetts Lo``Co Team has made their primary target of $700 and will be attending Anime Boston 2010, and thanks all those who donated so far. This secures them a booth at the event. But they still need printed materials to distribute. They need an additional $1500 to have copies of the Ubunchu Manga to give out. Donations can be made at http://www.ubuntu-massachusetts.com/events/9/ .

Contents

Contents

  1. UWN Translations
  2. In This Issue
  3. General Community News
    1. Edubuntu Council Elections Results
    2. Ubuntu User Days Announcement
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Infamous Bugs
    3. Translation Stats Karmic
    4. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
  5. LoCo News
    1. Ubuntu will be at Anime Boston 2010
  6. New in Karmic Koala
  7. Launchpad News
  8. Ubuntu Forums News
  9. In The Press
    1. Ubuntu 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, 64-bit Kernel Benchmarks
    2. 15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade
    3. Dell netbook updated with Pineview CPU
    4. Great and Disappointing Operating Systems of the Decade
    5. Infamous Chinese pirates launch Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP
    6. Ubuntu: Nine Priorities for Canonical’s Incoming CEO
  10. In The Blogosphere
    1. Neuros LINK, Ubuntu TVPC
    2. Canonical's opportunity to simplify Ubuntu
    3. Dell introduces best Ubuntu netbook ever?
    4. Retrospect on Ubuntu in 2009
    5. The Evolution of Ubuntu.com
    6. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: How we get there
  11. In Other News
    1. Full Circle Magazine #32
  12. Meeting Summaries: <MONTH> <YEAR>
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
    1. Monday, January 4, 2010
      1. Security Team Catch-up
    2. Tuesday, January 5, 2010
      1. Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
      2. Developer Membership Board
      3. Desktop Team Meeting
      4. Kernel Team Meeting
      5. LoCo Teams Meeting
      6. EMEA Membership Meeting
      7. Community Council Meeting
    3. Wednesday, January 6, 2010
      1. Ubuntu Beginners Team Meeting
      2. Cameroonian LoCoTeam monthly IRC meeting
      3. Server Team Meeting
      4. Foundation Team Meeting
      5. QA Team Meeting
    4. Thursday, January 7, 2010
      1. Ubuntu Java Meeting
      2. Ubuntu Translations Meeting
      3. Ubuntu Women IRC Meeting
    5. Friday, January 8, 2010
      1. MC Meeting
      2. Lucid Weekly Release Meeting
    6. Saturday, January 9, 2010
    7. Sunday, January 10, 2010
  14. Community Spotlight
  15. Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 6.06 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 8.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 9.04 Updates
    6. Ubuntu 9.10 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 #174 for the week December 27th - January 2nd, 2010. 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

Edubuntu Council Elections Results

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-December/000815.html

Ubuntu User Days Announcement

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-December/000822.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (76886) +452 over last week
  • Critical (40) -1 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (40039) +333 over last week

* Open (76459) +25 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 Karmic

  1. Spanish (11800) -487 over last week
  2. French (44101) -1685 over last week
  3. Brazilian Portuguese (45039) -499 over last week
  4. Swedish (66418) -197 over last week
  5. English (United Kingdom) (68583) -3287 over last week

1. Spanish (11865) -422 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

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 will be at Anime Boston 2010

The Massachusetts LoCo Team has made their primary target of $700 and will be attending Anime Boston 2010, and thanks all those who donated so far. This secures them a booth at the event. But they still need printed materials to distribute. They need an additional $1500 to have copies of the Ubunchu Manga to give out. Donations can be made at http://www.ubuntu-massachusetts.com/events/9/ .

http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2009/12/ubuntu-will-be-at-anime-boston-2010.html

New in Karmic Koala

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

Ubuntu 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, 64-bit Kernel Benchmarks

Michael Larabel tells us of a request in Phoronix's forums to compare the performance of Linux between using 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, and 64-bit kernels. This came after Linus Torvalds spoke of 25% performance differences between kernels using CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G and those without this option that allows 32-bit builds to address up to 4GB of physical RAM on a system. Larabel decided to compare the performance of the 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, and 64-bit kernels on a modern desktop system and in the fourteen tests conducted for this article Larabel did not find using Ubuntu's 32-bit PAE kernel to have a dramatic performance impact whether it be positive or negative. By far though exhibiting the best performance was the Ubuntu 64-bit kernel that often ended up being leaps and bounds better than the 32-bit kernel. Unless you have technical or business reasons for not migrating to 64-bit Linux with compatible hardware, there is no reason to stick around with a 32-bit kernel and worrying about physical address extension. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_32_pae&num=1

15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade

Tech Radar's Graham Morrison states that if you were sat at your Linux computer one dark evening in late 1999, things would have been considerably different. Your machine would probably be running either Red Hat 6.1 or Mandrake 6. As a Linux user, you'd have been an uber-geek, someone with an obsessive interest in computing and far too much time on your hands. But things have changed. Linux is now an operating system anyone can install and use, and it's growing stronger every year. Morrison goes on to list his 15 game-changing Lunux moments of the decade including October 2004 when Ubuntu Warty Warthog was released. "It's the only Linux distribution in our list, but whether you love or hate Ubuntu, there's no denying that its appearance on the scene has changed Linux dramatically. For mainstream media, it's now often a byword for Linux, and thanks to its charismatic astronaut leader, Linux has a free software advocate to compete with Steve Jobs and Steve Ballmer." http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/15-game-changing-linux-moments-of-the-decade-659030

Dell netbook updated with Pineview CPU

Eric Brown of LinuxForDevices.com reports that Dell announced an updated version of its Ubuntu-ready Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, using Intel's new Atom N450 processor and an optional Broadcom "Crystal HD" media accelerator. The Mini 10 now sports a redesigned keyboard, optional HD video support, and up to 9.5 hours of battery life. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is expected to be available in early January from Dell, with prices starting at $300. The Ubuntu Linux option will also be introduced in the "coming weeks," so initially, it appears that the netbook will ship only with Windows 7 Starter or Windows XP Home. The HD related bundles, meanwhile, will be available in the first quarter of 2010. http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Dell-Mini-10-2010-edition/

Great and Disappointing Operating Systems of the Decade

IT World's Eric Henderson acknowledges that writing about the best and worst in operating system is like a crap magnet: He knows that he is pressing the big red button. People develop a personal relationship with operating systems, whether on servers or their personal machine or phone. The love/hate relationship becomes anchored with deep emotions about the merits/detractions of the devices they use-- through the lenses of operating systems. Henderson goes on to list what he feels are some of the worst operating systems of the past decade, as well as some of the best operating systems. Henderson considers Linux as one of the truly great operating systems and says, "The promise of Linux for civilians is slowly but surely being realized through distros like Ubuntu." http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/89733/great-disappointing-operating-systems-decade

Infamous Chinese pirates launch Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP

Sebastian Anthony of Download Squad says, "From the Chinese pirate masters of the non-sea-faring variety comes ... Ylmf OS!" Not happy with pirating Windows XP itself, these creative Chinese have gone one step further and hacked Ubuntu to look exactly like Windows XP. Why have they moved to Ubuntu? Because their previous release -- a pirate version of Windows XP itself -- is being cracked down on by Microsoft. This isn't the first time copycats or pirates have imitated a prevalent operating system. Cloned in China reported on the case of Tomato Garden Windows XP, another pirate distribution, where the creator was jailed for 4 years and fined $147,000. All in all, despite the questionable legality, it really is a great-looking copycat; almost pixel-perfect. Anthony wonders if Ubuntu developers are happy, or despairing. http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/12/26/chinese-copy-cat-pirates-launch-ubuntu-that-looks-just-like-windows-xp/

Ubuntu: Nine Priorities for Canonical’s Incoming CEO

As Mark Shuttleworth transitions Canonical’s CEO crown to Jane Silber, The VAR Guy believes there are at least nine major Ubuntu priorities that Silber will need to address. His list includes:

  • A New Community
  • Strengthen the Server Story
  • Show Cloud Success
  • Recruit Application Providers
  • Strengthen OEM Relationships
  • Compete and Cooperate with Google, Intel
  • Disclose Customer Wins
  • Related Services
  • Canonical Partner Program

No doubt, Silber will have a full plate when she takes on the CEO crown by March 1, 2010. But she’s in an enviable position. Although it’s difficult to track Canonical’s financial performance, buzz about Ubuntu — particularly on desktop and mobile systems — continues to grow. Click on the following link for the VAR Guy's details on each priority: http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/21/ubuntu-nine-priorities-for-canonicals-incoming-ceo/

In The Blogosphere

Neuros LINK, Ubuntu TVPC

http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2009/12/how-far-will-they-go-to-kill-internet.html

Canonical's opportunity to simplify Ubuntu

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10418223-16.html

Dell introduces best Ubuntu netbook ever?

http://blogs.computerworld.com/15289/dell_introduces_best_ubuntu_netbook_ever

Retrospect on Ubuntu in 2009

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/12/28/retrospect-on-ubuntu-in-2009/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+WorksWithU+(Works+With+U)

The Evolution of Ubuntu.com

http://www.workswithu.com/2009/12/24/the-evolution-of-ubuntu-com/

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: How we get there

http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/12/23/ubuntu-10-04-lts-how-we-get-there/

In Other News

Full Circle Magazine #32

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2010-January/000823.html

Meeting Summaries: <MONTH> <YEAR>

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Monday, January 4, 2010

Security Team Catch-up

  • Start: 18:00 UTC
  • End: 18:30 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: nothing formal, just a weekly catch-up.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting

Developer Membership Board

  • Start: 15:00 UTC
  • End: 16:00 UTC
  • Location: Not listed as of publication
  • Agenda: Not listed as of publication

Desktop Team Meeting

Kernel Team Meeting

  • Start: 17:00 UTC
  • End: 18:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: Not listed as of publication

LoCo Teams Meeting

  • Start: 18:00 UTC
  • End: 19:00 UTC
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-locoteams
  • Agenda: Not listed as of publication

EMEA Membership Meeting

Community Council Meeting

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Ubuntu Beginners Team Meeting

Cameroonian LoCoTeam monthly IRC meeting

Server Team Meeting

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

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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

Ubuntu Women IRC Meeting

Friday, January 8, 2010

MC Meeting

  • Start: 20:00 UTC
  • End: 21:00 UTC
  • Location: Not listed as of publication
  • Agenda: Not listed as of publication

Lucid Weekly Release Meeting

Saturday, January 9, 2010

  • None listed as of publication

Sunday, January 10, 2010

  • None listed as of publication

Community Spotlight

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10

Security Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

  • None Reported

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

  • None Reported

UWN #: A sneak peek

Archives and RSS Feed

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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

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

Glossary of Terms

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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