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=== Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Beta 1 Released. ===

Kate Stewart announces the release of the Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Beta 1:

“The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.

Codenamed "Quantal Quetzal", 12.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.

For the client, this release now has a consolidated Ubuntu image. There is no longer a traditional CD sized image, DVD or alternate image, but
rather a single 800MB Ubuntu image that can be used from USB or DVD. This change does not affect Ubuntu Server, which remains a traditional CD sized image.

With Ubuntu 12.10, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today. These images, along with Xubuntu will continue to have daily updates for the remainder of the release.”

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2012-September/001883.html

=== Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 Reviews ===
Several blogs covered the release with details, screenshots and videos. The following are a sampling of those reviews selected by our editors.
Summary writers: No need for summaries on each of these articles
 * Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 Has Firefox 15 - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-12-10-Beta-1-Has-Firefox-15-290524.shtml
 * Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 Available for Download - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/09/ubuntu-12-10-beta-1-available-for-download
 * Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Beta 1 Released Video, Screenshots - http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/ubuntu-1210-quantal-quetzal-beta-1.html
 * Edgy penguins test-fly Ubuntu's Quantal Quetzal - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/07/ubuntu_12_10_beta_1_review/
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## Browse ubuntu-news-team list for announcements of new Ubuntu members.
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## Format: Results for the $foo Board Meeting DATE
## * Name (launchpad profile | wiki page)
Results from the 2200 UTC Membership Board Meeting, September 6, 2012:

 * Chris Wilson (https://launchpad.net/~notgary | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/notgary)
 * Jeremy Kerr (https://launchpad.net/~jk-ozlabs | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JeremyKerr)

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-September/001628.html
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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature

== Featured Podcasts ==

## Ubuntu UK Podcast
## Full Circle Magazine Podcast
## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV
## Lococast.net
 * Linaro 12.08 ARM OMAP4 Performance - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linaro_1208_omap4&num=1
 * A Few Thoughts on Why Businesses Resist Migration to Linux - http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/08/why-businesses-resist-migration-to-linux.html
 * Belgium Government Open Sources Code Of Voting Machines - http://www.muktware.com/4268/belgium-government-open-sources-code-voting-machines
 * Linus Torvalds on the Linux desktop's popularity problems - http://www.zdnet.com/linus-torvalds-on-the-linux-desktops-popularity-problems-7000003641/
 * World's first Linux Ultrabook laptop costs as much as a Windows version - http://www.zdnet.com/worlds-first-linux-ultrabook-laptop-costs-as-much-as-a-windows-version-7000003753/
 * How would you fix the Linux desktop? - http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/293349/how-would-you-fix-linux-desktop
 * Two more tiny, sub-$100 Linux PCs join the fray - http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/262009/two_more_tiny_sub100_linux_pcs_join_the_fray.html
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## * 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.
 * Kernel Team - September 4, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting#Tues.2C_04_Sep_2012
 * QA Team - September 5, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/QA/20120905
 * Desktop Team - September 4, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2012-09-04
 * Server Team - September 4, 2012 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20120904


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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 282 for the week September 3 - 9, 2012.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Beta 1 Released.

Kate Stewart announces the release of the Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Beta 1:

“The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products.

Codenamed "Quantal Quetzal", 12.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.

For the client, this release now has a consolidated Ubuntu image. There is no longer a traditional CD sized image, DVD or alternate image, but rather a single 800MB Ubuntu image that can be used from USB or DVD. This change does not affect Ubuntu Server, which remains a traditional CD sized image.

With Ubuntu 12.10, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio also reached Beta 1 status today. These images, along with Xubuntu will continue to have daily updates for the remainder of the release.”

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2012-September/001883.html

Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 1 Reviews

Several blogs covered the release with details, screenshots and videos. The following are a sampling of those reviews selected by our editors. Summary writers: No need for summaries on each of these articles

Welcome New Members and Developers

Results from the 2200 UTC Membership Board Meeting, September 6, 2012:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2012-September/001628.html

Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories

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

  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 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

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

Ubuntu Cloud News

The Planet

Canonical News

In The Press

In The Blogosphere

In Other News

Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

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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Additional Ubuntu News

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Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

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Glossary of Terms

Other acronyms can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/glossary

Ubuntu - Get Involved

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