Issue191
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 ...
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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
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- Language (#) +/- # over last week
- 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:
duanedesign http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=686748
Ms_Angel_D http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=416115
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
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?
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
Ubuntu 10.04: A Final Look At What to Expect
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
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
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
Installing Ubuntu 10.04: Survival guide
Shuttleworth Clears Ubuntu 10.04 for Liftoff
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!
Ubuntu 10.04 Manual released
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
Ubuntu: Matt Asay Discusses Canonical Revenue Strategy
ZaReason Ships Ubuntu 10.04 Systems
In Other News
Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Forums Council
- Start: 22:00 UTC
- End: 23:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
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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