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## Things Ubuntu-specific are great, but general Linux goings-on are good to, to an extent.
## We don't need to replicate Digg & Slashdot, but certain things are of special interest.
## Just pulling one example from my memory, the story about Indiana schools piloting
## a classroom Linux deployment, a portion of which was Ubuntu, are good. Ubuntu
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=== Ubuntu 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, 64-bit Kernel Benchmarks ===

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_32_pae&num=1

=== 15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade ===

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/15-game-changing-linux-moments-of-the-decade-659030

=== Dell netbook updated with Pineview CPU ===

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Dell-Mini-10-2010-edition/

=== Great and Disappointing Operating Systems of the Decade ===

http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/89733/great-disappointing-operating-systems-decade

=== Infamous Chinese pirates launch Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP ===

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 ===

http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/21/ubuntu-nine-priorities-for-canonicals-incoming-ceo/
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## In this section we want to highlight the blogs that are exceptionally well-written and in-depth.
## Blogs tend to make it easy for low-quality content, so be extra careful on what goes here.
## We should encourage bloggers to spread the word, so this section might be a good way to do so.
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=== 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/

Contents

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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

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (76459) +25 over last week
  • Critical (41) +/-0 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (39700) -6 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 (11865) -422 over last week
  2. French (44436) -1350 over last week
  3. Brazilian Portuguese (45294) -244 over last week
  4. Swedish (66425) -190 over last week
  5. English (United Kingdom) (68951) -2919 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

Ubuntu will be at Anime Boston 2010

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

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_32_pae&num=1

15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/15-game-changing-linux-moments-of-the-decade-659030

Dell netbook updated with Pineview CPU

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Dell-Mini-10-2010-edition/

Great and Disappointing Operating Systems of the Decade

http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/89733/great-disappointing-operating-systems-decade

Infamous Chinese pirates launch Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP

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

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

Meeting Summaries: <MONTH> <YEAR>

Upcoming Meetings and Events

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

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

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  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

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Ubuntu - Get Involved

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