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=== Desktop Testing Team ===

http://ubuntutesting.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/desktop-testing-team/

=== Request For Candidates: Application Review Board ===

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/06/request-for-candidates-application-review-board/


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=== Free Books For Approved LoCo Teams ===

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/05/free-books-for-approved-loco-teams-2/

=== Ubuntu Global Jam: We Need Your Events! ===

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/02/ubuntu-global-jam-we-need-your-events/




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=== Launchpad read-only 08.00-09.30 UTC 12th August ===

Launchpad’s web interface will be read-only (most other aspects will be offline) for 90 minutes on August 12th while we roll-out the latest code.

 Going offline: 08.00 UTC 12th August 2010

 Expected back: 09.30 UTC 12th August 2010

http://blog.launchpad.net/notifications/launchpad-read-only-08-00-09-30-utc-12th-august

=== Launchpad’s Build Farm Improvements ===

http://blog.launchpad.net/cool-new-stuff/launchpads-build-farm-improvements


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=== Thierry Carrez: The increased cloud focus in Ubuntu Server ===

http://fnords.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/the-increased-cloud-focus/

=== David Planella: ??The Hebrew translation team needs your help ===

http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bfthe-hebrew-translation-team-needs-your-help/

=== Ara Pulido: Alpha 3 ISO Tracker New Features ===

http://ubuntutesting.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/alpha-3-iso-tracker-new-features/

=== Daniel Holbach's: Ubuntu Global Jam… slowly getting there ===

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=756



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=== Ubuntu Empire Strikes Back ===

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-empire-strikes-back


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=== Spotify Experiences on Linux ===

http://www.edhewitt.co.uk/tag/spotify/
=== Workstation Benchmarks: Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu Linux ===

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_win7_ws&num=1

=== Does Ubuntu Contribute its Share to Free Software Projects? ===

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3896496_3/Does-Ubuntu-Contribute-its-Share-to-Free-Software-Projects.htm

=== The New Ubuntu (10.10) Font Available For (almost) Everyone To Download [PPA] ===

http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/new-ubuntu-1010-font-available-for.html
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=== Linaro Alpha-3 Released ===

http://www.linuxuk.org/2010/08/linaro-alpha-3-released/

=== 5 Linux powered e-book readers ===

http://cityblogger.com/archives/2010/08/04/5-linux-powered-e-book-readers



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=== At Home With Jono Bacon ===

If you missed the videocast last week it can be found at:

Covered in this episode was

 * CALL FOR EVENTS: Ubuntu Global Jam
 * HOWTO: Team Reporting
 * LoCo Council
 * Q+A

For more information go to:

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/04/at-home-with-jono-bacon-2/


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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 205 for the week August 1st - August 7th, 2010.

In This Issue

General Community News

Desktop Testing Team

http://ubuntutesting.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/desktop-testing-team/

Request For Candidates: Application Review Board

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/06/request-for-candidates-application-review-board/

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

Free Books For Approved LoCo Teams

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/05/free-books-for-approved-loco-teams-2/

Ubuntu Global Jam: We Need Your Events!

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/02/ubuntu-global-jam-we-need-your-events/

Launchpad News

Launchpad read-only 08.00-09.30 UTC 12th August

Launchpad’s web interface will be read-only (most other aspects will be offline) for 90 minutes on August 12th while we roll-out the latest code.

  • Going offline: 08.00 UTC 12th August 2010 Expected back: 09.30 UTC 12th August 2010

http://blog.launchpad.net/notifications/launchpad-read-only-08-00-09-30-utc-12th-august

Launchpad’s Build Farm Improvements

http://blog.launchpad.net/cool-new-stuff/launchpads-build-farm-improvements

Ubuntu Forums News

The Planet

Thierry Carrez: The increased cloud focus in Ubuntu Server

http://fnords.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/the-increased-cloud-focus/

David Planella: ??The Hebrew translation team needs your help

http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bfthe-hebrew-translation-team-needs-your-help/

Ara Pulido: Alpha 3 ISO Tracker New Features

http://ubuntutesting.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/alpha-3-iso-tracker-new-features/

Daniel Holbach's: Ubuntu Global Jam… slowly getting there

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=756

In The Press

Ubuntu Empire Strikes Back

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-empire-strikes-back

In The Blogosphere

Workstation Benchmarks: Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu Linux

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_win7_ws&num=1

Does Ubuntu Contribute its Share to Free Software Projects?

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3896496_3/Does-Ubuntu-Contribute-its-Share-to-Free-Software-Projects.htm

The New Ubuntu (10.10) Font Available For (almost) Everyone To Download [PPA]

http://www.webupd8.org/2010/08/new-ubuntu-1010-font-available-for.html

In Other News

Linaro Alpha-3 Released

http://www.linuxuk.org/2010/08/linaro-alpha-3-released/

5 Linux powered e-book readers

http://cityblogger.com/archives/2010/08/04/5-linux-powered-e-book-readers

At Home With Jono Bacon

If you missed the videocast last week it can be found at:

Covered in this episode was

  • CALL FOR EVENTS: Ubuntu Global Jam
  • HOWTO: Team Reporting
  • LoCo Council

  • Q+A

For more information go to:

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/04/at-home-with-jono-bacon-2/

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR>

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, and 10.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.04 Updates

Ubuntu 9.10 Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

UWN Translations

  • Note to translators and our readers please follow the link below for the information you need.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

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