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Contents

  1. UWN Translations
  2. In This Issue
  3. General Community News
    1. Restaffing the Regional Membership Boards: Asia/Oceania, EMEA
  4. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Translation Stats Lucid
    3. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week
  5. LoCo News
  6. New in Lucid Lynx
  7. Launchpad News
  8. Ubuntu Forums News
    1. Tutorial of the Month
    2. New Forums Moderators
  9. The Planet
  10. In The Press
    1. PCLinuxOS 2010 Runs Against, But Falls Short Of Ubuntu 10.04
    2. Discover the new features in Ubuntu 10.04, the Lucid Lynx
    3. Did Ubuntu 10.04 Achieve Its Ten Second Boot Goal?
    4. On Track With Our Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 Tests
    5. The Best Improvements in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
    6. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS adds business and ease-of-use tools
    7. Ubuntu 10.04 'Lucid Lynx' arrives on the scene
    8. Ubuntu's Linux OS -- Mac OS X's Doppelganger?
    9. Why Ubuntu excites me more than Windows or Macintosh
  11. In The Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu: Does Freedom Matter?
    2. Frugal Tech Show: Matt Zimmerman, CTO of Canonical (Ubuntu Linux)
    3. Pleasant Surprises with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Release Candidate
    4. Ubuntu 10.04: A Final Look At What to Expect
    5. Ubuntu 10.04 Post-Install Guide: What to do and try after installing Lucid Lynx!
    6. Ubuntu ShipIt now taking pre-orders for Lucid CD’s
    7. Ubuntu wants Adobe, even if Apple doesn't
    8. Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook to get ‘global menu’ panel
    9. My Thoughts on Ubuntu 10.04
    10. Canonical Creates Independent Professional Ubuntu Certification
    11. Installing Ubuntu 10.04: Survival guide
    12. Shuttleworth Clears Ubuntu 10.04 for Liftoff
    13. Why Ubuntu Linux will WIN
    14. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "The Lucid Lynx" released!
    15. Ubuntu 10.04 Manual released
    16. Ubuntu 10.04: Where Ubuntu goes from here
    17. Ubuntu fixes 102 papercuts for Lucid
    18. Ubuntu: Matt Asay Discusses Canonical Revenue Strategy
    19. ZaReason Ships Ubuntu 10.04 Systems
  12. In Other News
  13. Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
    1. Thursday, May 6th, 2010
      1. Forums Council
  15. Community Spotlight
  16. Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, and 10.04
    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
    7. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
  17. UWN #: A sneak peek
  18. Subscribe
  19. Archives and RSS Feed
  20. Additional Ubuntu News
  21. Conclusion
  22. Credits
  23. Glossary of Terms
  24. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  25. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 191 for the week of April 25th - May 1st, 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

Restaffing the Regional Membership Boards: Asia/Oceania, EMEA

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2010-April/000998.html

=== Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 released!===

http://humphreybc.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/getting-started-with-ubuntu-10-04-released/

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (#) +/- # over last week
  • Critical (#) +/- # over last week
  • Unconfirmed (#) +/- # 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. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  2. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  3. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  4. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  5. Language (#) +/- # over 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

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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 Lucid Lynx

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

Tutorial of the Month

For May 2010, we'll highlight ibuclaw's (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=490875) "HowTO: Sudoers Configuration". New users sometimes have difficulties to understand permissions on Linux. This guide is a very good way to start. The subject has already been covered extensively by many forums, blogs and wikis, why point out at this particular one?

  • Well, first because it's ibuclaw's, a dedicated moderator on ubuntuforums.
  • Second, it's built on user cases dedicated to walking new users through the sudoers file.
  • Third, it gets into some fine permissions and aliases, which make the sudoers file quite powerful.
  • Last but not least, even if the thread can be seen as a little old, ibuclaw will be happy to give you support.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1132821

Have fun reading, and please do not break anything!

New Forums Moderators

In April, seven members were incorporated into the ubuntuforums Staff:

All these people have been selected for being dedicated forums users, sharing a happy ubuntu spirit, a cold mind (and you need that when moderating the forums) and always ready to help.

April 29, 2010, breaking news: after a break, K.Mandla (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=71172), is today back with us in the Staff Team.

Happy times!

The Planet

In The Press

PCLinuxOS 2010 Runs Against, But Falls Short Of Ubuntu 10.04

Phoronix's Michael Larabel knows that while a bulk of the Linux community is engaged by the release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS this week, another popular Linux distribution put out its first major update of 2010 a few days ago. PCLinuxOS, the Mandriva-based OS that is one of the top 10 most popular Linux distributions according to DistroWatch, is out with this update that bumps their kernel to Linux 2.6.32.11 while still carrying the BFS scheduler, updated NVIDIA and ATI driver support, locale improvements, and much more. Phoronix compiled a few benchmarks of PCLinuxOS 2010 compared to the latest snapshot of Ubuntu 10.04. In a number of the tests, the performance between PCLinuxOS 2010 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS were neck-and-neck, but Ubuntu did possess some strong leads in the area of OpenGL performance, PostMark, and GraphicsMagick. The only wins that PCLinuxOS had over Lucid Lynx were with Apache and NAS Parallel Benchmarks.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=pclinuxos_2010&num=1

Discover the new features in Ubuntu 10.04, the Lucid Lynx

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/discover-new-features-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx

Did Ubuntu 10.04 Achieve Its Ten Second Boot Goal?

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

On Track With Our Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 Tests

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE5OQ

The Best Improvements in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

http://lifehacker.com/5527259/the-best-improvements-in-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS adds business and ease-of-use tools

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176048/Ubuntu_10.04_LTS_adds_business_and_ease_of_use_tools

Ubuntu 10.04 'Lucid Lynx' arrives on the scene

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx-arrives-on-the-scene/

Ubuntu's Linux OS -- Mac OS X's Doppelganger?

http://www.serverwatch.com/eur/article.php/3878846/Ubuntus-Linux-OS----Mac-OS-Xs-Doppelganger.htm

Why Ubuntu excites me more than Windows or Macintosh

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article7110657.ece

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu: Does Freedom Matter?

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/04/26/ubuntu-does-freedom-matter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

Frugal Tech Show: Matt Zimmerman, CTO of Canonical (Ubuntu Linux)

http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=12765

Pleasant Surprises with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx Release Candidate

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-random-musings-10006480/pleasant-surprises-with-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-release-candidate-10015613/

Ubuntu 10.04: A Final Look At What to Expect

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/04/26/ubuntu-10-04-a-final-look-at-what-to-expect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

Ubuntu 10.04 Post-Install Guide: What to do and try after installing Lucid Lynx!

http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-post-install-guide-what-to.html

Ubuntu ShipIt now taking pre-orders for Lucid CD’s

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/ubuntu-shipit-now-taking-orders-for.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Ubuntu wants Adobe, even if Apple doesn't

http://blogs.computerworld.com/15991/ubuntu_would_welcome_adobe_to_linux

Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook to get ‘global menu’ panel

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/ubuntu-1010-netbook-to-get-global-menu.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

My Thoughts on Ubuntu 10.04

http://www.edhewitt.co.uk/2010/04/29/my-thoughts-on-ubuntu-10-04/

Canonical Creates Independent Professional Ubuntu Certification

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/04/29/canonical-creates-independent-professional-ubuntu-certification/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

Installing Ubuntu 10.04: Survival guide

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/installing-ubuntu-1004-survival-guide.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Shuttleworth Clears Ubuntu 10.04 for Liftoff

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/04/28/ubuntu-10-04-is-here-shuttleworth-checks-in/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

Why Ubuntu Linux will WIN

http://www.kzenpragmaticist.org/2010/04/why-ubuntu-linux-will-win.html

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "The Lucid Lynx" released!

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-lts-lucid-lynx-released.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Ubuntu 10.04 Manual released

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-manual-released.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Ubuntu 10.04: Where Ubuntu goes from here

http://blogs.computerworld.com/16007/ubuntu_10_04_where_ubuntu_goes_from_here

Ubuntu fixes 102 papercuts for Lucid

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/04/ubuntu-fixes-102-papercuts-for-lucid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29

Ubuntu: Matt Asay Discusses Canonical Revenue Strategy

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/04/29/ubuntu-matt-asay-discusses-canonical-revenue-strategy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

ZaReason Ships Ubuntu 10.04 Systems

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/04/29/zareason-ships-ubuntu-10-04-systems/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorksWithU+%28Works+With+U%29

In Other News

Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Forums Council

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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Glossary of Terms

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Ubuntu - Get Involved

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