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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #186 for the week Ma4ch 21st - March 27th, 2010. In this issue we cover ...

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In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (77052) +286 # over last week
  • Critical (27) +/-0 # over last week
  • Unconfirmed (36954) −42 # 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 Lucid

  1. English (United Kingdom) (455) +453 # over last week
  2. Spanish (13015) −114 # over last week
  3. French (41207) −1895 # over last week
  4. Brazilian Portuguese (41625) −1764 # over last week
  5. German (62208) Not listed last week

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/

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

New in Lucid Lynx

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

The Planet

In The Press

Hands-on: Ubuntu One music store will rock in Lucid Lynx

http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2010/03/hands-on-ubuntu-one-music-store-will-rock-in-lucid-lynx.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Ubuntu Server Aims for the Enterprise

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/7018/1/

Intel KMS vs. UMS With Ubuntu 10.04

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

Women In, Near, and Around Ubuntu - Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day - Part 1

http://ubuntu-user.com/Online/Blogs/Amber-Graner-You-in-Ubuntu/Women-In-Near-and-Around-Ubuntu-Celebrating-Ada-Lovelace-Day-Part-1

Cloudy with a chance of Linux: Canonical aims to cash in

http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/03/ubuntu-gaining-traction-on-servers-and-in-the-cloud.ars

In The Blogosphere

First look at Ubuntu One Music Store

http://www.edhewitt.co.uk/2010/03/23/first-look-at-ubuntu-one-music-store/

Am I really running Ubuntu?

http://blog.avirtualhome.com/2010/03/23/am-i-really-running-ubuntu/

Ask Ubuntu's Jono Bacon Whatever You Like - Weekly!

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/ask-ubuntus-jono-bacon-whatever-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Dell Backs Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud

http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/03/24/dell-backs-ubuntu-enterprise-cloud/

'Lucid Lynx' Ubuntu enters beta

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-406545.html

Matt Asay on Partisanship

http://www.the-source.com/2010/03/matt-asay-on-partisanship/

The new Ubuntu Linux's five best features

http://blogs.computerworld.com/15784/the_new_ubuntu_linuxs_five_best_features

The Ubuntu Manual Project needs you!

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/ubuntu-manual-project-needs-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

The UbuntuOne Music Store Now Open

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/03/ubuntuone-music-store-now-open.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Ubuntu, Buttons, and Democracy

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3872231/Ubuntu-Buttons-and-Democracy.htm

Ubuntu: Showing Signs of Server Momentum?

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/03/24/ubuntu-showing-signs-of-server-momentum/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

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, 9.10, and 10.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 8.10 Updates

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

UWN #: A sneak peek

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