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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).

    * Open (#) +/- # over last week
    * Critical (#) +/- # over last week
    * Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week		  * Open (87914) -222 over last week
 * Critical (125) +1 over last week
 * Unconfirmed (46148) -14 over last week
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## Translation stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick (or current release)
## See last week's UWN to calculate change over last week.
## NOTE: To be done ONLY on the release date of the UWN (or latter if late).
## List the top 5 untranslated languages.

 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		  1. Spanish (9039) -8 over last week
 2. English (Australia) (28006) -13959 over last week
 3. English (United Kingdom) (43275) -209 over last week
 4. Brazilian Portuguese (45417) -108 over last week
 5. Bosnian (63941) -1921 over last week
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## These come from http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/. Click on the link on the left that says "most popular this week" then put the title for the most popular 5.

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 * heading
 * heading
 * heading		  * There should be a 100% safe proxy handling within the OS for programs. - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28882/
 * Syncronize fonts between computers - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28887/
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=== Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week ===
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## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH  * USN-1260-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1260-1
 * USN-1261-1: Quagga vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1261-1
 * USN-1262-1: Light Display Manager vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1262-1
 * USN-1263-1: Iced``Tea-Web, Open``JDK 6 vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1263-1
 * USN-1264-1: Bind vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1264-1
 * USN-1265-1: system-config-printer vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1265-1
 * USN-1266-1: Open``LDAP vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1266-1
 * USN-1267-1: Free``Type vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1267-1
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH hardy
## End of life - April 2013 (Server)		  * bind9 1:9.4.2.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.9 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-November/012699.html
 * freetype 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/hardy-changes/2011-November/012700.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH lucid
## End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)		  * papyon 0.4.8-0ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012527.html
 * icecc 0.9.4-2ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012528.html
 * linux-firmware 1.34.13 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012529.html
 * libvirt 0.7.5-5ubuntu27.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012530.html
 * yaml-mode 0.0.4-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012531.html
 * libcap2 1:2.17-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012532.html
 * libchewing 0.3.2-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012533.html
 * libmsn 4.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012534.html
 * dovecot-antispam 1.2+20090702-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012535.html
 * quagga 0.99.15-1ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012536.html
 * libvirt 0.7.5-5ubuntu27.19 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012537.html
 * mahara 1.2.4-1ubuntu0.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012538.html
 * openjdk-6 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012539.html
 * openjdk-6b18 6b18-1.8.10-0ubuntu1~10.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012540.html
 * musica 1.11-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012541.html
 * gcalctool 5.30.0.is.5.28.2-0ubuntu3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012542.html
 * man2html 1.6f-3+lenny1build0.10.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012543.html
 * grub 0.97-29ubuntu60.10.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012544.html
 * apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012545.html
 * bind9 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012546.html
 * openldap 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012547.html
 * freetype 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lucid-changes/2011-November/012548.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH maverick
## End of Life - April 2012		  * papyon 0.5.1-0ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009653.html
 * quagga 0.99.17-1ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009654.html
 * dovecot-antispam 1.2+20090702-1ubuntu0.10.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009655.html
 * libmsn 4.1-1.2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009656.html
 * libvirt 0.8.3-1ubuntu19.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009657.html
 * linux-firmware 1.38.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009658.html
 * mahara 1.2.5-2ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009659.html
 * openjdk-6 6b20-1.9.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009660.html
 * openjdk-6b18 6b18-1.8.10-0ubuntu1~10.10.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009661.html
 * musica 2.5-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009662.html
 * libvirt 0.8.3-1ubuntu19.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009663.html
 * man2html 1.6f+repack-1+squeeze1build0.10.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009664.html
 * bind9 1:9.7.1.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009665.html
 * openldap 2.4.23-0ubuntu3.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009666.html
 * freetype 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/maverick-changes/2011-November/009667.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH maverick
## End of Life - October 2012		  * papyon 0.5.5-1ubuntu1.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012274.html
 * libmsn 4.1-1.2ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012275.html
 * pithos 0.3.9-1~ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012276.html
 * quagga 0.99.17-4ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012277.html
 * libvirt 0.8.8-1ubuntu6.7 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012278.html
 * python-enthoughtbase 3.0.6-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012279.html
 * dovecot-antispam 1.2+20090702-1ubuntu0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012280.html
 * ubuntu-dev-tools 0.122.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012281.html
 * mahara 1.2.7-1ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012282.html
 * openjdk-6 6b22-1.10.4-0ubuntu1~11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012283.html
 * openjdk-6b18 6b18-1.8.10-0ubuntu1~11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012284.html
 * icedtea-web 1.1.1-0ubuntu1~11.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012285.html
 * musica 2.15-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012286.html
 * man2html 1.6f+repack-1+squeeze1build0.11.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012287.html
 * bind9 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012288.html
 * openldap 2.4.23-6ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012289.html
 * system-config-printer 1.3.1+20110222-0ubuntu16.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012290.html
 * freetype 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/natty-changes/2011-November/012291.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH oneiric
## End of Life - April 2013		  * papyon 0.5.5-1ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011392.html
 * gnome-desktop3 3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011393.html
 * gsoap 2.8.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011394.html
 * gnome-settings-daemon 3.2.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011395.html
 * gnome-control-center 1:3.2.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011396.html
 * witty 3.1.10-1build0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011397.html
 * ecryptfs-utils 92-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011398.html
 * cups 1.5.0-8ubuntu5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011399.html
 * python-distutils-extra 2.29-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011400.html
 * gwibber 3.2.1-0ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011409.html
 * gnome-alsamixer 0.9.7~cvs.20060916.ds.1-2.1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011401.html
 * xoscope 2.0-3.1ubuntu1.0.11.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011402.html
 * libmsn 4.1-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011403.html
 * pithos 0.3.10-1ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011404.html
 * konversation 1.3.1-2ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011405.html
 * glance 2011.3-0ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011406.html
 * fglrx-installer-updates 2:8.902-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011407.html
 * dvdstyler 1.8.3-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011408.html
 * libreoffice 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011410.html
 * libreoffice-l10n 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011411.html
 * xfce4-power-manager 1.0.10-4ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011412.html
 * exo 0.6.2-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011413.html
 * notify-sharp 0.4.0~r3032-4~ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011414.html
 * quagga 0.99.18-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011415.html
 * appmenu-qt 0.2.2-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011416.html
 * ghostscript 9.04~dfsg-0ubuntu11.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011417.html
 * seahorse 3.2.2-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011418.html
 * at-spi2-atk 2.2.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011419.html
 * at-spi2-core 2.2.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011420.html
 * v4l-utils 0.8.5-3ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011421.html
 * wxsvg 2:1.1.0~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011422.html
 * lightdm 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011423.html
 * mahara 1.4.0-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011424.html
 * openjdk-6 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011425.html
 * openjdk-7 7~b147-2.0-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011426.html
 * icedtea-web 1.1.3-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011427.html
 * musica 2.19-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011428.html
 * nvidia-settings-updates 285.05.09-0ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011429.html
 * virt-viewer 0.4.1-1ubuntu2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011430.html
 * ubuntuone-client 2.0.0-0ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011431.html
 * gnome-themes-standard 3.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011432.html
 * bind9 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011433.html
 * openldap 2.4.25-1.1ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011434.html
 * system-config-printer 1.3.6+20110831-0ubuntu9.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011435.html
 * freetype 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/oneiric-changes/2011-November/011436.html
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 * Liraz Siri

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 242 for the week of November 14 - 20, 2011.

In This Issue

General Community News

Community Acknowledgements and Success Stories

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (87914) -222 over last week
  • Critical (125) +1 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (46148) -14 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 Oneiric

  1. Spanish (9039) -8 over last week
  2. English (Australia) (28006) -13959 over last week
  3. English (United Kingdom) (43275) -209 over last week
  4. Brazilian Portuguese (45417) -108 over last week
  5. Bosnian (63941) -1921 over last week

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week

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/ Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

LoCo News

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

Ubuntu Cloud News

The Planet

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

Monthly Team Reports: October 2011

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Upcoming Meetings and Events

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Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

Ubuntu 10.10 Updates

Ubuntu 11.04 Updates

Ubuntu 11.10 Updates

UWN Translations

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