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## These are big articles that don't fit within another section
## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com
=== Steam Client now available in Ubuntu Software Center ===

The Steam client is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center, after Valve released Steam for Linux officially on Thursday, February 14th. To celebrate, all Linux titles in the Steam store are on sale for up to 75% off until February 21st. Users running Team Fortress 2 in Linux will also receive an in-game Tux penguin item through the end of the month.

http://blog.canonical.com/?p=2171

=== Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS released ===

Ubuntu 12.04.2 has been released, bringing with it many improvements, including an updated kernel and x stack, as well as the ability to install of UEFI systems with Secure Boot enabled. It also includes the updates since last release, so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. In addition to Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Kubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Edubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Mythbuntu 12.04.2 LTS, and Ubuntu Studio 12.04.2 LTS are now available as well.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2013-February/000166.html

=== 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Alpha 2 Released ===

The second alpha of 13.04 Raring Ringtail has been released, which includes Kubuntu and Ubuntu Cloud images. The main Ubuntu version will not have alpha releases, however, opting instead for daily quality and nightly testing. The first milestone for Ubuntu will be the Final Beta Release, scheduled for the end of March. These pre-release versions should not be used by anyone needing a stable system, but should be free of “showstopper CD build or installer bugs.”

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2013-February/001015.html
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## Browse ubuntu-news-team list for announcements of new Ubuntu members.
## developers or PPU
## Forums and IRC also grant membership, where to look for those?
## Format: Results for the $foo Board Meeting DATE
## * Name (launchpad profile | wiki page)

== Community Acknowledgments and Success Stories ==

## This section is for various "Thank You's" and appreciation stories from the community.
## These stories can come from any source: Planet, Facebook, Twitter, Identi.ca, Blogs, News, Press etc.
## Team Leaders throughout the community should be encouraged to put their stories here as well.
Results from the Developer Membership Board Meeting on February 11th:

 * Chris J. Arges (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/christopherarges/CoreDevApplication) became an Ubuntu Contributing Developer

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-February/001733.html
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## Bug stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: http://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bugs
## Note: "Unconfirmed" number comes from "New" number
## 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 (103669) +107 over last week
    * Critical (75) -6 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (51175) -201 over last week
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=== Translation Stats Quantal ===

## Translation stats only take a second to do.
## Data can be found at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal (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

Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations

=== Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week ===

## 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.

 * heading
 * heading
 * heading
 * heading
 * heading
=== Ubuntu Brainstorm Top idea this week ===

 * Clicking on a window covers everything behind it - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30549/
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## Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the top questions
## of the week
 * Removing files with a certain extension except one file from terminal http://askubuntu.com/questions/256521/removing-files-with-a-certain-extension-except-one-file-from-terminal
 * How to copy paste contents in VI editor? http://askubuntu.com/questions/256782/how-to-copy-paste-contents-in-vi-editor
 * How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? http://askubuntu.com/questions/254424/how-can-i-change-what-keys-on-my-keyboard-do
 * Setting up python to start learning http://askubuntu.com/questions/258191/setting-up-python-to-start-learning
 * How can I update the Ubuntu SDK preview from the Qt 5 Beta PPA to the Qt 5 Release PPA http://askubuntu.com/questions/254800/how-can-i-update-the-ubuntu-sdk-preview-from-the-qt-5-beta-ppa-to-the-qt-5-relea
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## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name ===
## Add notes about new locoteams, changed ones, meetings, etc.
## Keep and eye on the Planet, the LoCo Team Portal, and other
## LoCo team Blogs you can add to your RSS Feeds, also the
## loco-contacts mailing list and http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/

== Launchpad News ==

## This section is for news from the Launchpad Blog at http://blog.launchpad.net/

== Ubuntu Forums News ==

## This section is provided to include any interesting updates from the Ubuntu Forums.
## Announcements are often posted in the Community Cafe:
## http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=11
=== Ubuntu Global Jam - Call for Events! & Events are Starting to Appear! ===

Randall Ross writes a couple of blog posts announcing that the Ubuntu Global Jam for the 13.04 cycle is coming soon, and everyone is encouraged to get involved. Ross explains the Global Jam is an event where the community gets together to improve Ubuntu. Lo``Co teams that are planning on hosting events are encouraged to go ahead and register. Documentation about hosting a successful jam is also available, as well as a video showing the basic steps to get started.

http://randall.executiv.es/raring-global-jam

http://randall.executiv.es/raring-global-jam-2

=== It takes two ===

Daniel Holbach writes about the Ubuntu Global Jam, and explains the types of activities that can be done. He also mentions that it is not necessary to have lots of people to participate, it just takes two people getting together to be able to spread and help to Ubuntu through a Global Jam event.

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/02/it-takes-two/
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## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ === Juju core 1.9.8 released ===

Jorge Castro announces the release of a new Juju core. He also mentions some of the new great features, such as a much better multiplatform support (1.9.8 is now working on OSX!).

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/02/11/juju-core-1-dot-9-8-released/

=== Using Ubuntu cloud-images without a cloud ===

Scott Smoser explains how to use the Ubuntu Cloud Images without a cloud, and gives a tutorial on how to do that, with only some minimal requirements.

http://ubuntu-smoser.blogspot.com/2013/02/using-ubuntu-cloud-images-without-cloud.html

=== James Page: Ubuntu OpenStack Activity Update, February 2013 ===

James Page writes an activity update, reporting what has been happening with Ubuntu and Open``Stack during the current month. It includes various things, such as news from the CI Lab, an explanation about the Cloud Archive Version Tracker, and more.

http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/openstack-update-feb/
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ === Daniel Holbach: Спасибо всем! ===

Daniel Holbach announces the release of the Russian version of the Ubuntu Packaging Guide. He also gives a huge “Спасибо всем!” to all of the people who helped achieve this goal. Finally, he mentions that this is not an easy goal to achieve, but they still got their translations to more than 70%. Congratulations!

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/02/%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC/

=== Xubuntu: Xubuntu goes 1GB for Raring, GIMP and Gnumeric are back ===

The ISO size for Xubuntu has increased to 1GB. Although it is too large to fit on a standard 700MB CD, the team voted unanimously to raise the size, a decision that will take effect starting with the Raring release that will be available in April. Gnumeric, a spreadsheet program, and GIMP, the popular image editor, will be included in the distro again, after having been dropped for the 12.10 release due to size constraints.

http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-goes-1gb-for-raring-gimp-and-gnumeric-are-back/

=== Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Announcing the Ubuntu App Design Guides ===

The Ubuntu App Design Guides site has launched, providing developers a resource that will allow them to build “stunning, consistent, and usable applications on a diversity of Ubuntu devices.” The guides will help ensure consistent user experience, behavior, patterns, and design to give users a cleaner, simpler, and more coherent experience.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/2013/02/announcing-the-ubuntu-app-design-guides/

=== Nicholas Skaggs: Some quality resources ===

Nicholas Skaggs writes about some resources available for the QA community, such as Classroom Sessions, Video Tutorial, and various written Walkthroughs.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/02/some-quality-resources.html

=== Robbie Williamson: Can Ubuntu Server Roll Too? ===

Robbie Williamson discusses the idea to make Ubuntu Server a rolling release, and the benefits it may have for the community. He also analyzes the effects it would have with regard to the release cycle.

http://undacuvabrutha.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/can-ubuntu-server-roll-too/
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## This section comes from blog.canonical.com === Canonical exhibiting at CeBIT 5-9 March ===

Anthony Beckley announces that Canonical will be exhibiting at the CeBIT, from the 5th to the 9th of March, in Hannover, Germany. They will also be raffling a Google Nexus 7 Tablet at this event.

http://blog.canonical.com/2013/02/14/canonical-exhibiting-at-cebit-5-9-march/

=== Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu to be published on 21 February 2013 ===

Canonical announces the Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu, to be published on the 21st of February, 2013. They state it will support the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4 smartphones. Attendees of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, 25th - 28th February can also have their phones flashed to Ubuntu by Canonical team members at the Ubuntu stand.

http://www.canonical.com/content/touch-developer-preview-ubuntu-be-published-21-february-2013
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## Things Ubuntu-specific are great, but general Linux goings-on are good to, to an extent.
## We don't need to replicate Digg & Slashdot, but certain things are of special interest.
## Just pulling one example from my memory, the story about Indiana schools piloting
## a classroom Linux deployment, a portion of which was Ubuntu, are good. Ubuntu
## release reviews are also common items in this section.
## For this and the next sections, see:
## https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/LinkSuggestions
=== Computer whiz, 11, saves businessman thousands ===

The Meath Chronicle relates the story of a child who encouraged a businessman to run computers under Ubuntu. Due to his efforts, the company now saves thousands per year on software licenses.

http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/02/13/4014435-computer-whiz-11-saves-businessman-thousandsbr/
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## In this section we want to highlight the blogs that are exceptionally well-written and in-depth.
## Blogs tend to make it easy for low-quality content, so be extra careful on what goes here.
## We should encourage bloggers to spread the word, so this section might be a good way to do so.

== In Other News ==

## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections.
 * Brand New Unity Mockups Show Some Really Neat Ideas for Launcher Improvement - http://www.techdrivein.com/2013/02/better-ubuntu-unity-launcher-mockups-ideas.html
 * Ubuntu 13.04 Gains Improved Mouse & Touchpad Settings - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/02/ubuntu-13-04-gains-improved-mouse-touchpad-settings
 * The Open Source Phones Are Upon Us - http://ostatic.com/blog/the-open-source-phones-are-upon-us
 * Secure Boot comes to Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS - http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Secure-Boot-comes-to-Ubuntu-12-04-2-LTS-1804203.html
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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature  * The Non-Babble Intro to Cloud Computing on Linux - http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/cloud-computing/696267-the-non-babble-intro-to-cloud-computing-on-linux/
 * Two Linux tablet projects take a step forward - http://www.pcworld.com/article/2028281/two-linux-tablet-projects-take-a-step-forward.html
 * Samsung laptops can be NUKED by ANY OS – even Windows: new claim - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/11/samsung_uefi_boot_bug_windows_linux/
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## Ubuntu UK Podcast
## Full Circle Magazine Podcast
## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV
## Lococast.net
=== Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 100 ===

“This week's episode is about dates as we note that the Debian Import Freeze for Raring Ringtail is coming up on 14 February 2013, that the Feature Freeze is set for 7 March 2013, and that President Obama will be delivering a State of the Union address on 12 February 2013. Contributions from across the state for the February 2013 team report were also solicited in-episode.”

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/133

=== Full Circle Podcast Episode 33, With Added Horsepower!! ===

"In this episode we are joined by Freaky Clown, we talk about the Ubuntu Phone release, Linux peripherals and some events."

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2013/02/11/full-circle-podcast-episode-33-with-added-horsepower/
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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 - February 12, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-02-12
 * Desktop Team - February 12, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2013-02-12
 * Security Team - February 11, 2013 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130211
 * Server Team - February 12, 2013 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20130205
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## The following list is in chronological order.

 * Your Name Here
 * Elizabeth Krumbach
 * Nathan Dyer


Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Steam Client now available in Ubuntu Software Center
    2. Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS released
    3. 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Alpha 2 Released
    4. Welcome New Members and Developers
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ubuntu Brainstorm Top idea this week
    3. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
  4. LoCo News
    1. Ubuntu Global Jam - Call for Events! & Events are Starting to Appear!
    2. It takes two
  5. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. Juju core 1.9.8 released
    2. Using Ubuntu cloud-images without a cloud
    3. James Page: Ubuntu OpenStack Activity Update, February 2013
  6. The Planet
    1. Daniel Holbach: Спасибо всем!
    2. Xubuntu: Xubuntu goes 1GB for Raring, GIMP and Gnumeric are back
    3. Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Announcing the Ubuntu App Design Guides
    4. Nicholas Skaggs: Some quality resources
    5. Robbie Williamson: Can Ubuntu Server Roll Too?
  7. Canonical News
    1. Canonical exhibiting at CeBIT 5-9 March
    2. Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu to be published on 21 February 2013
  8. In The Press
    1. Computer whiz, 11, saves businessman thousands
  9. In The Blogosphere
  10. Other Articles of Interest
  11. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 100
    2. Full Circle Podcast Episode 33, With Added Horsepower!!
  12. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  13. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  14. Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    6. Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
  15. Subscribe
  16. Archives
  17. Additional Ubuntu News
  18. Conclusion
  19. Credits
  20. Glossary of Terms
  21. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  22. Feedback

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 304 for the week February 11 - 17, 2013.

In This Issue

General Community News

Steam Client now available in Ubuntu Software Center

The Steam client is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center, after Valve released Steam for Linux officially on Thursday, February 14th. To celebrate, all Linux titles in the Steam store are on sale for up to 75% off until February 21st. Users running Team Fortress 2 in Linux will also receive an in-game Tux penguin item through the end of the month.

http://blog.canonical.com/?p=2171

Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS released

Ubuntu 12.04.2 has been released, bringing with it many improvements, including an updated kernel and x stack, as well as the ability to install of UEFI systems with Secure Boot enabled. It also includes the updates since last release, so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. In addition to Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Kubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Edubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, Mythbuntu 12.04.2 LTS, and Ubuntu Studio 12.04.2 LTS are now available as well.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2013-February/000166.html

13.04 (Raring Ringtail) Alpha 2 Released

The second alpha of 13.04 Raring Ringtail has been released, which includes Kubuntu and Ubuntu Cloud images. The main Ubuntu version will not have alpha releases, however, opting instead for daily quality and nightly testing. The first milestone for Ubuntu will be the Final Beta Release, scheduled for the end of March. These pre-release versions should not be used by anyone needing a stable system, but should be free of “showstopper CD build or installer bugs.”

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2013-February/001015.html

Welcome New Members and Developers

Results from the Developer Membership Board Meeting on February 11th:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-February/001733.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (103669) +107 over last week
  • Critical (75) -6 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (51175) -201 over last week

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Ubuntu Brainstorm Top idea 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 Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

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

LoCo News

Ubuntu Global Jam - Call for Events! & Events are Starting to Appear!

Randall Ross writes a couple of blog posts announcing that the Ubuntu Global Jam for the 13.04 cycle is coming soon, and everyone is encouraged to get involved. Ross explains the Global Jam is an event where the community gets together to improve Ubuntu. LoCo teams that are planning on hosting events are encouraged to go ahead and register. Documentation about hosting a successful jam is also available, as well as a video showing the basic steps to get started.

http://randall.executiv.es/raring-global-jam

http://randall.executiv.es/raring-global-jam-2

It takes two

Daniel Holbach writes about the Ubuntu Global Jam, and explains the types of activities that can be done. He also mentions that it is not necessary to have lots of people to participate, it just takes two people getting together to be able to spread and help to Ubuntu through a Global Jam event.

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/02/it-takes-two/

Ubuntu Cloud News

Juju core 1.9.8 released

Jorge Castro announces the release of a new Juju core. He also mentions some of the new great features, such as a much better multiplatform support (1.9.8 is now working on OSX!).

http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/02/11/juju-core-1-dot-9-8-released/

Using Ubuntu cloud-images without a cloud

Scott Smoser explains how to use the Ubuntu Cloud Images without a cloud, and gives a tutorial on how to do that, with only some minimal requirements.

http://ubuntu-smoser.blogspot.com/2013/02/using-ubuntu-cloud-images-without-cloud.html

James Page: Ubuntu OpenStack Activity Update, February 2013

James Page writes an activity update, reporting what has been happening with Ubuntu and OpenStack during the current month. It includes various things, such as news from the CI Lab, an explanation about the Cloud Archive Version Tracker, and more.

http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/openstack-update-feb/

The Planet

Daniel Holbach: Спасибо всем!

Daniel Holbach announces the release of the Russian version of the Ubuntu Packaging Guide. He also gives a huge “Спасибо всем!” to all of the people who helped achieve this goal. Finally, he mentions that this is not an easy goal to achieve, but they still got their translations to more than 70%. Congratulations!

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/02/%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC/

Xubuntu: Xubuntu goes 1GB for Raring, GIMP and Gnumeric are back

The ISO size for Xubuntu has increased to 1GB. Although it is too large to fit on a standard 700MB CD, the team voted unanimously to raise the size, a decision that will take effect starting with the Raring release that will be available in April. Gnumeric, a spreadsheet program, and GIMP, the popular image editor, will be included in the distro again, after having been dropped for the 12.10 release due to size constraints.

http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-goes-1gb-for-raring-gimp-and-gnumeric-are-back/

Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Announcing the Ubuntu App Design Guides

The Ubuntu App Design Guides site has launched, providing developers a resource that will allow them to build “stunning, consistent, and usable applications on a diversity of Ubuntu devices.” The guides will help ensure consistent user experience, behavior, patterns, and design to give users a cleaner, simpler, and more coherent experience.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/2013/02/announcing-the-ubuntu-app-design-guides/

Nicholas Skaggs: Some quality resources

Nicholas Skaggs writes about some resources available for the QA community, such as Classroom Sessions, Video Tutorial, and various written Walkthroughs.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/02/some-quality-resources.html

Robbie Williamson: Can Ubuntu Server Roll Too?

Robbie Williamson discusses the idea to make Ubuntu Server a rolling release, and the benefits it may have for the community. He also analyzes the effects it would have with regard to the release cycle.

http://undacuvabrutha.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/can-ubuntu-server-roll-too/

Canonical News

Canonical exhibiting at CeBIT 5-9 March

Anthony Beckley announces that Canonical will be exhibiting at the CeBIT, from the 5th to the 9th of March, in Hannover, Germany. They will also be raffling a Google Nexus 7 Tablet at this event.

http://blog.canonical.com/2013/02/14/canonical-exhibiting-at-cebit-5-9-march/

Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu to be published on 21 February 2013

Canonical announces the Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu, to be published on the 21st of February, 2013. They state it will support the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4 smartphones. Attendees of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, 25th - 28th February can also have their phones flashed to Ubuntu by Canonical team members at the Ubuntu stand.

http://www.canonical.com/content/touch-developer-preview-ubuntu-be-published-21-february-2013

In The Press

Computer whiz, 11, saves businessman thousands

The Meath Chronicle relates the story of a child who encouraged a businessman to run computers under Ubuntu. Due to his efforts, the company now saves thousands per year on software licenses.

http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2013/02/13/4014435-computer-whiz-11-saves-businessman-thousandsbr/

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 100

“This week's episode is about dates as we note that the Debian Import Freeze for Raring Ringtail is coming up on 14 February 2013, that the Feature Freeze is set for 7 March 2013, and that President Obama will be delivering a State of the Union address on 12 February 2013. Contributions from across the state for the February 2013 team report were also solicited in-episode.”

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/133

Full Circle Podcast Episode 33, With Added Horsepower!!

"In this episode we are joined by Freaky Clown, we talk about the Ubuntu Phone release, Linux peripherals and some events."

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2013/02/11/full-circle-podcast-episode-33-with-added-horsepower/

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, 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 8.04 Updates

End of life - April 2013 (Server)

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2013 (Desktop) - April 2015 (Server)

Ubuntu 11.10 Updates

End of Life - April 2013

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 12.10 Updates

End of Life - April 2014

Subscribe

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Archives

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Additional Ubuntu News

As always you can find more news and announcements at:

and

Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Elizabeth Krumbach
  • Nathan Dyer
  • And many others

Glossary of Terms

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

Ubuntu - Get Involved

The Ubuntu community consists of individuals and teams, working on different aspects of the distribution, giving advice and technical support, and helping to promote Ubuntu to a wider audience. No contribution is too small, and anyone can help. It's your chance to get in on all the community fun associated with developing and promoting Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate

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