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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 207 for the week August 15th - 21st, 2010.

In This Issue

General Community News

N-imal?

Mark Shuttleworth announced the code name for Ubuntu 11.04.

Oh yes, it’s that time of year again, when numerate pollsters make nasal proclamations about the naming of the next next version of Ubuntu. When gazers of balls crystal provide nifty suggestions for new new features and, of course, suitable nomenclature to match.

And so, we come swiftly to a conclusion: allow me to introduce the Natty Narwhal, our mascot for development work that we expect to deliver as Ubuntu 11.04.

To read more about Natty Narwhal and what Mark had to say about the thought process behind the name go to:

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/478

Join the fun at the Ubuntu Global Jam

http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/join-the-fun-at-the-ubuntu-global-jam/

Welcome New Ubuntu Members

The approval results from the August 19th Americas Membership meeting are as follows:

Cesar Sevilla

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CesarSevilla

• https://launchpad.net/~c3s4r

Cesar has done a truly extraordinary amount of advocacy work in the form of events for Ubuntu Venezuela (and his local Linux Users Group) throughout Venezuela. He is currently Coordinator of the Academy of Free Software Regional Zulia and is actively participating in the Free Software migration at the national level.

John Baer

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnBaer

• https://launchpad.net/~baerjj-gmail

John is a software development project manager who is an active member of the ubuntu-art team, working on everything from Gtk themes, to Usplash themes, to being the artist behind the popular Lucid Colors countdown banner. He also blogs about Ubuntu and is driven by dedication to a bringing the best user experience possible to the desktop.

Congratulations and welcome to these new members!

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2010-August/001155.html

Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick

http://blog.canonical.com/?p=414

Ubuntu Translations Interviews: Ricardo Pérez (Spanish Translation Team)

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/2102

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

Ubuntu Chicago Global Jam

http://nhandler.wordpress.com/?p=171

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

The Planet

Mark Shuttleworth: N-imal?

http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/478

Jono Bacon: Thankyou, Debian

http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/08/17/thankyou-debian/

Jonathan Riddell: Planet KDE Update

http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/4308

Duane Hinnen: Beginners Team

http://okiebuntu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=207

Elizabeth Krumbach: Ubuntu at the Creative Arts Charter School

http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=3315

In The Press

Shuttleworth: Oracle's Java Lawsuit 'An Extremely Unsophisticated Move'

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3898791/Shuttleworth-Oracles-Java-Lawsuit-An-Extremely-Unsophisticated

Ubuntu's growing plans to add more Cloud contributors to the Open Source Atmosphere

http://www.ubuntu-user.com/content/view/full/1312

AppArmor makes it into the 2.6.36 Upstream Kernel

http://www.ubuntu-user.com/content/view/full/1311

Ubuntu to bring multitouch features to Linux

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/server-os/2010/08/17/ubuntu-to-bring-multitouch-features-to-linux-40089834/

ARM backs Linux server chip start-up

A US start-up chipmaker called Smooth-Stone has raised tens of millions of dollars to develop and sell ARM-based processors for servers, which ARM says will likely run Linux.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/servers/2010/08/16/arm-backs-linux-server-chip-start-up-40089825/

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu Gets Touchy: Canonical Announces uTouch 1.0

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/08/17/ubuntu-gets-touchy-canonical-announces-utouch-1-0/

Xubuntu 10.10: Becoming More Unique

http://www.workswithu.com/2010/08/16/xubuntu-10-10-becoming-more-unique/

Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04 upgrade fails

http://insidesocal.com/click/2010/08/ubuntu-804-to-1004-upgrade-fai.html

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The Canonical Multitouch And Gestures Project

http://voices.canonical.com/chase.douglas/2010/08/16/multitouch-gestures-project/

Thoughts on the Architecture of Multitouch in Ubuntu

http://voices.canonical.com/chase.douglas/2010/08/16/thoughts-on-the-architecture-of-multitouch-in-ubuntu/

Decoding Apple’s Magic Trackpad

http://voices.canonical.com/chase.douglas/2010/08/16/decoding-apples-magic-trackpad/

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Gaming Benchmarks: Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu Linux

At the beginning of this month we published workstation benchmarks comparing Windows 7 to Ubuntu Linux. In those tests, which were a continuation of tests from earlier this year when looking to see whether Windows 7 is faster than Ubuntu 10.04 and how fast is Windows compared to Mac OS X and Linux, the two operating systems performed quite closely in our workstation tests with only a few exceptions. Today, however, we are back to looking at the Linux vs. Windows performance of the Lenovo ThinkPad W510 and this time we are looking at the OpenGL gamingperformance between Windows 7 Professional and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

For more information go to:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_win7_ogl&num=1

Ubuntu Studio Sound Theme is Old But Still Really Good

Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia enhanced Ubuntu variant packed with custom wallpapers, themes, screensavers, system sounds and more. With Canonical in the lookout for a new System Sounds theme for upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, all those who want to contribute may want to check out the original Ubuntu Studio sound theme for inspiration. They are pretty darn good IMO.

http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/08/ubuntu-studio-sound-theme-is-old-but.html

In Other News

Seif Speaks: Interviewing Mr. Gwibber (Ryan Paul)

To read the interview in full go to:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/seif-speaks-interviewing-mr-gwibber.html

Puppy 5.1 codename Lucid is out- Now is compatible with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx package

Puppy Linux 5.1, code-name 'Lucid' as it is binary-compatible with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx packages, has been released. The announcement and release notes say that because of the Ubuntu binary files, the development time to produce program packages that are tested and configured for Lucid Puppy is extremely short.

For more information go to:

http://www.unixmen.com/news-today/1095-puppy-51-codename-lucid-is-out-now-is-compatible-with-ubuntu-1004-lucid-lynx

Oracle puts OpenSolaris to rest

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/application-development/2010/08/16/oracle-puts-opensolaris-to-rest-40089828/

KDE & GNOME cross-desktop development

If you want your application to have the widest reach possible, it would be a good idea to ensure they play nice with both KDE and GNOME. Follow Kunal Deo’s brief tutorial to find out how to get started...

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/kde-gnome-cross-desktop-development/

OpenLuna - An Open Source Project Aimed at Returning Humankind Back to the Moon

The OpenLuna Foundation was founded to return mankind to the moon through private enterprise. With Obama administration deciding to scrap NASA's moon mission once and for all, the role of private enterprise in future space endeavorers of humankind has grown ever larger.

To find out more information go to:

http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/08/openluna-open-source-project-aimed-at.html

Ohio LinuxFest Schedule

The Ohio LinuxFest wants to save the world with Free and Open Source! To encourage that, we're proud to announce our keynote speakers, Stormy Peters and Christopher "Monty" Montgomery! as well as a roster of excellent events and talks sure to inform and entertain all.

Check it there is an UbuCon Scheduled (More information coming soon) and there are several of the Ubuntu Community folks scheduled as speakers.

For More information go to:

http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html

Featured Podcasts

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

• Ubuntu Desktop Team Meeting Minutes for August 17, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2010-08-17

• Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting Minutes from August 17, 1010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileTeam/Meeting/2010/20100817

• Ubuntu Server Team Meeting Minutes for August 17, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20100817

• Ubuntu Kernel Team Meeting Minutes for August 17, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2010-08-17

• Ubuntu Foundations Team Meeting Minutes for August 18, 2010 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/Meetings/2010/0818

• Ubuntu Release Team Meeting Minutes for August 20, 2010 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReleaseTeam/Meeting/2010-08-20

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Wednesday 25 August 2010

Thursday 26 August 2010

Friday 27 August 2010

Saturday 28 August 2010

Sunday 29 August 2010

Monday 30 August 2010

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

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