Issue242
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
- Spanish (9039) -8 over last week
- English (Australia) (28006) -13959 over last week
- English (United Kingdom) (43275) -209 over last week
- Brazilian Portuguese (45417) -108 over last week
- 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
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/
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
Featured Podcasts
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Monthly Team Reports: October 2011
See here for the team report for October 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/October2011
If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting
Upcoming Meetings and Events
For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/
Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10
Security Updates
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: IcedTea-Web, OpenJDK 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: OpenLDAP vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1266-1
USN-1267-1: FreeType vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1267-1
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
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
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
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
Ubuntu 10.10 Updates
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
Ubuntu 11.04 Updates
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
Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
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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