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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature | * KDE Running on Windows 8, Replaces Metro [Video] - http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/08/kde-running-on-windows-8-replaces-metro.html * Intel Continues With Mesa Changes For Valve - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE1NTc * Open Source for the Space Age - http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-source-space-age * Steam to move beyond games on Windows. Will it bring productivity apps to Linux? - http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/289066/steam-move-beyond-games-windows-will-it-bring-productivity-apps-linux * Za``Reason Launch The First Linux Ultra``Book - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/08/zareason-launch-the-first-linux-ultrabook * Party like it's 1999: CDE Unix desktop REBORN- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/09/cde_goes_opensource/ |
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## Change date to reflect the latest meeting date and verify link then just remove the comment out marks ## * Kernel Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_21_February_2012 ## * QA Team - February 15, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120215 ## * Desktop Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-02-21 ## * Security Team - February 13, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120213 ## * Server Team - February 21, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120221 == Weekly Official Ubuntu Flavors Team Meetings == # Edubuntu Team, Lubuntu, Studio and Xubuntu currently (01/2012) have active regular meetings. == Monthly Team Reports: <MONTH> <YEAR> == ## Once a month we do these in the format: ## ## See here for the team report for June 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/MonthYear ## ## If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting |
* Kernel Team - August 7, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_07_Aug_2012 * QA Team - August 8, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120808 * Desktop Team - August 7, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-08-07 * Security Team - August 6, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120806 * Server Team - August 8, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120807 |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 278 for the week August 6 - 12, 2012.
In This Issue
General Community News
Announcing the Ubuntu App Showdown winners
David Planella of the App Developer blog announces the gold, silver and bronze prize winners of the Ubuntu App Showdown, which had a total of 133 app submissions: Lightread, Fogger, and Picksaw. He describes each of these applications, thanks the participants and the Application Review Board (ARB).
In addition to these top prizes, there is also an upcoming prize “community vote” prize. All app developers that participated will also be getting free Ubuntu t-shirts.
http://developer.ubuntu.com/2012/08/announcing-the-ubuntu-app-showdown-winners/
Welcome New Members
A little late with these announcements from July 30th, but welcome!
Stefano Rivera was approved as Ubuntu Core Developer - https://launchpad.net/~stefanor
Matthieu Baerts was granted PPU upload rights for cairo-dock, cairo-doc-plug-ins and latexila - https://launchpad.net/~matttbe
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2012-July/035574.html
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 Precise
- 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 12.04 "Precise Pangolin", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations
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/
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com
LoCo News
The State of the LoCo
Benjamin Kerensa voices the current status quo of LoCo teams in the United States, and shares some of the "troubling" quotes from some unapproved teams he contacted that prevent them from becoming approved teams. In order to address the issues brought up, he suggests: improved mentoring, better engagement with unapproved LoCos, followups and health checks of LoCos who are declined approval and a library of resources that includes a leadership document.
http://benjaminkerensa.com/2012/08/06/the-state-of-the-loco
Resources for Ubuntu LoCos
Benjamin Kerensa informs Ubuntu LoCos about books and other items meant for Ubuntu events namely release parties. Kerensa suggests next resources together with contacts: O’Reilly Books, Apress Books, Peachpit Books, Focal Press Books, Pearson/Addison-Wesley/Pretince Hall/SAMS
http://benjaminkerensa.com/2012/08/07/resources-for-ubuntu-locos
Free Official Ubuntu Book For Approved LoCo Teams
Jono Bacon informs approved Ubuntu LoCo teams about getting a free copy of Official Ubuntu Book together with instructions. Bacon states: “Prentice Hall is happy to send each and every approved LoCo team one free copy of The Official Ubuntu Book. To be entirely clear: this is one copy of the book per team. This will be a great addition to each team’s library of Ubuntu books!”
http://www.jonobacon.org/2012/08/09/free-official-ubuntu-book-for-approved-loco-teams-2/
San Francisco Ubuntu Hour and Debian Dinner Wrap-up
Elizabeth Krumbach writes about her being a host of recently held Ubuntu Hour and Bay Area Debian dinner at San Francisco and how Debian dinners help attendance at the Ubuntu Hour.
http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=6626
Successful Ubuntu Hour in Jo'burg today
Maia Grotepass shares photos from a recent Ubuntu Hour in Johannesburg and thanks queery1985 for “sharing CDs and for organising the Ubuntu Hour.”
http://my-ubuntu-day.blogspot.com/2012/08/successful-ubuntu-hour-in-joburg-today.html
Launchpad News
Ubuntu Forums News
Ubuntu Cloud News
Juju and Nagios, sittin’ in a tree.. (Part 1)
Clint Byrum startes series of posts about Juju and Nagios. In this first post he explains Nagios in detail focusing on two main features that Nagios provides: service monitoring and resource monitoring. He then introduces some of the basic ways that Juju can help when configuring Nagios for service checks.
http://fewbar.com/2012/08/juju-and-nagios-sittin-in-a-tree-polling-your-nrpe/
The Planet
Canonical News
In The Press
In The Blogosphere
In Other News
Other Articles of Interest
KDE Running on Windows 8, Replaces Metro [Video] - http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/08/kde-running-on-windows-8-replaces-metro.html
Intel Continues With Mesa Changes For Valve - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE1NTc
Open Source for the Space Age - http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-source-space-age
Steam to move beyond games on Windows. Will it bring productivity apps to Linux? - http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/289066/steam-move-beyond-games-windows-will-it-bring-productivity-apps-linux
ZaReason Launch The First Linux UltraBook - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/08/zareason-launch-the-first-linux-ultrabook
Party like it's 1999: CDE Unix desktop REBORN- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/09/cde_goes_opensource/
Featured Podcasts
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - August 7, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_07_Aug_2012
QA Team - August 8, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120808
Desktop Team - August 7, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-08-07
Security Team - August 6, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20120806
Server Team - August 8, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120807
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, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
Ubuntu 11.04 Updates
Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
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