Issue186
WORK IN PROGRESS
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
- English (United Kingdom) (455) +453 # over last week
- Spanish (13015) −114 # over last week
- French (41207) −1895 # over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese (41625) −1764 # over last week
- 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
Grub is not efficient for dual OS users - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24179/
Nautilus should have a progress bar for those files you're downloading - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24130/
Import Windows (Vista, Seven) gallery (tags, and marks) in F-Spot - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24183/
Regression Analysis - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24117/
Hardware support services are loaded even that hardware is not in use - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/24171/
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
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
Cloudy with a chance of Linux: Canonical aims to cash in
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!
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!
The UbuntuOne Music Store Now Open
Ubuntu, Buttons, and Democracy
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3872231/Ubuntu-Buttons-and-Democracy.htm
Ubuntu: Showing Signs of Server Momentum?
In Other News
Meeting Summaries: <MONTH> <YEAR>
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Monday, March 29, 2010
Security Team Catch-up
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 17:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: nothing formal, just a weekly catch-up.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting
- Start: 13:00 UTC
- End: 14:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Developer Membership Board
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: Not listed as of publication
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
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
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Server Team Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Foundation Team Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
QA Team Meeting
- Start: 17:00 UTC
- End: 18:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Jono Bacon @ Home Videocast : Various Topics and Q+A
- Start: 18:00 UTC
- End: 19:00 UTC
Location: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/at-home-with-jono-bacon
- Agenda: Not listed as of publication
Edubuntu Meeting
- Start: 19:00 UTC
- End: 20:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Thursday, April 1, 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
- Start: 15:00 UTC
- End: 16:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslatingUbuntu/Events/Meetings
Israel LoCo IRC Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-il
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Friday, April 2, 2010
Lucid Weekly Release Meeting
- Start: 16:00 UTC
- End: 17:30 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2010-04-02
Saturday, April 3, 2010
BugJam
- Start: 20:00 UTC
- End: 22:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-dc and IRC channel #ubuntu-bugs
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
DC Loco IRC meeting
- Start: 22:00 UTC
- End: 23:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-dc
- Agenda: None listed as of publication
Sunday, April 4, 2010
- None listed as of publication
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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