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| ## Make each article a subsection, via === ## These are big articles that don't fit within another section ## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com === Welcome New Members and Developers === ## 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. |
=== UDS 13.05: Ubuntu’s second online developer summit === Michael Hall announces the next Ubuntu Developer Summit from 14th to 16th May, 2013, from 14:00 UTC to 20:00 UTC and encourages people to register a blueprint and ask the track leads to add a session for them. He also notes down some improvements to the Google+ Hangouts, the plenaries, the schedule, summit scheduler and registration processes. http://mhall119.com/2013/04/uds-13-05-ubuntus-second-online-developer-summit/ === New Ubuntu Membership Board Members === Elizabeth Krumbach announces the Ubuntu Membership Board Members approved by the Ubuntu Community Council. Zhengpeng Hou, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre, Jared Norris, Eleanor Chen and Penelope Stowe are welcomed (or welcomed back!) into the 1200 UTC Membership Board and Iulian Udrea, Javier Lopez and Benjamin Kerensa were welcomed (or welcomed back!) into the 2200 UTC Membership Board. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-April/001777.html |
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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 |
=== Changes in Ubuntu Ohio === Stephen Michael Kellat details the future of Ubuntu Ohio, which will involve changing from being led by a council to being led by a sole individual. As of April 7th, that means that Kellat serves as Point of Contact and Leader for Ubuntu Ohio. Coming orders of business include reevaluating how to grow Ohio’s Ubuntu community and to prepare for Ohio Linux Fest 2013. Their “Burning Circle” podcast will continue in the meantime and they will be working to more effectively reach Ubuntu enthusiasts across the state. http://erielookingproductions.info/ubuntu/2013/04/33-changes-in-ubuntu-ohio/ === #FlisolBogota 2013 === Jhosman Lizarazo announces that Flisol Bogota 2013 will take place on May 4th, and will “concentrate conferences, workshops, booths, hackathon, free culture and day facility under one roof.” The primary goal of the event is the promotion and development of free software. The Ubuntu Columbian team will be participating, along with many others. http://jhosman.com/en/ubuntu/general/flisolbogota-2013/ |
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| ## This section largely draws from the aggregated blog at http://cloud.ubuntu.com/ | === Official Ubuntu Mirrors in HP Cloud === Ben Howard writes that Canonical and HP have made official mirrors available in certain regions. Users on Ubuntu Server 12.10 will use the new mirror address automatically, and 12.04 users can configure their systems to use them as well. http://blog.utlemming.org/2013/04/official-ubuntu-mirrors-in-hp-cloud.html === Looking to deploy OpenStack? Ubuntu has you covered === Jorge Castro talks about the tools that are being built in Ubuntu for managing and deploying applications on top of Open``Stack. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/04/09/looking-to-deploy-openstack-ubuntu-has-you-covered/ === What is going on with Juju for 10 April === Jorge Castro gives a summary of the weekly charm call. Some of the work done includes AWS charms, updated docs and plans for integrating screencasts with the documentation. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/04/10/what-is-going-on-with-juju-for-10-april/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ | === Jeremy Bicha: Resigning from the Docs Team === After a considerable amount of work done to improve documentation in Ubuntu since first starting in the 11.04 cycle, Jeremy Bicha has announced that he is resigning from the Docs Team. He cites life and other responsibilities as the reason for the resignation. Jeremy will be available for a few weeks to help pass the torch to anyone that is willing to take his place. http://jeremy.bicha.net/2013/04/08/resigning-from-the-docs-team/ === Kevin DuBois: Mir and Android GPU’s === Kevin Du``Bois explains how the Ubuntu Touch and Mir teams plan to provide a stable graphic driver platform by using components of existing Android drivers. He also includes a video with a sneak peek of Mir and the Qt client for the Ubuntu Touch interface. http://kdubois.net/?p=1825 === Michael Hall: Building an Ubuntu SDK App: rev 1-7 === Michael Hall posts a series of blog posts to illustrate his journey to build an Ubuntu SDK app. He chose a Reddit client to work on and writes down the app’s creation, article viewing, refactoring, packaging and customizing headers. http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-1/ http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-2/ http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-3/ http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-5-6/ http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-7/ === Lubuntu Blog: Box theme reaches 0.38! === The Lubuntu Team announces the availability of their customized Box theme version 0.38 and encourages users to download and play with it. http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2013/04/box-theme-reaches-038.html === Harald Sitter: Boot Artwork for Kubuntu 13.04 === Harald Sitter shares the new boot artwork for Kubuntu 13.04 which is largely based on user input and shares a You``Tube video for the new boot splash. http://apachelog.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/boot-artwork-for-kubuntu-13-04/ === Aurélien Gâteau: Hacking on Ubiquity === Aurélien Gâteau blogs about his experience on hacking the Ubiquity installer for Kubuntu 13.04, doing things like simplifying the layout, improving right-to-left support, and much more. http://agateau.com/2013/04/11/hacking-on-ubiquity === Ubuntu GNOME: Announcing UbuntuGnome.org! === Matt Butler of the Ubuntu GNOME Team announces the new website, ubuntugnome.org, for the official Ubuntu GNOME flavour, and reminds people of different methods that one can approach the team. http://ubuntugnome.org/announcing-ubuntugnome-org/ === James Hunt: Upstart User Sessions in Ubuntu Raring === James Hunt announces that Ubuntu Raring now includes Upstart 1.8. He gives an overview of how Upstart is now capable of also managing the default Ubuntu user's desktop sessions and he explains what changes you need to do if you want to try it out. He also gives a short tutorial of how to write a user job for upstart and how to monitor your upstart session. http://ifdeflinux.blogspot.com/2013/04/upstart-user-sessions-in-ubuntu-raring.html === Canonical Design Team: Core utility apps visual exploration === The Design Team is working on developing the look and feel of the core utility apps. The goal is to focus on the essential information in each app, while keeping the design as clean as possible to give a minimal, sophisticated feel. Further refinements to the concepts will continue to be made in the coming weeks. http://design.canonical.com/2013/04/core-utility-apps-visual-exploration/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc == Canonical News == ## This section largely comes from blog.canonical.com and Canonical ## press releases == In The Press == ## 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 |
=== Ubuntu Touch Summary (week 14) === Bill Filler writes that a good amount of progress has been made the past week for Ubuntu Touch. Updates include dynamic app lens that show applications you install, core apps (calendar, clock, and calculator) included in the daily builds, and performance and HUD updates in the gallery. Work is also underway to enable hardware accelerated media playback, as well as video recording in the camera app. https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg01645.html |
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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. |
=== Ubuntu’s Top Selling Apps for March 2013 === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shares and discusses the top 10 selling apps for March 2013 in the Ubuntu Software Center, where Stormcloud is still in the top position and War in the Box:Paper Tanks, along with Linux Tycoon, makes their first appearance on the chart. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/top-10-paid-apps === Online Results in Ubuntu's Dash: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly === Abhishek of Techsource reviews the Unity Dash’s Online Result feature, lists out it’s benefits, it’s problems, and the ugliness behind the privacy issues and queries. Abhishek concludes “There have been considerable debates about the inclusion of online features in Ubuntu's Dash. Richard Stallman, for example, has gone so far as to call Ubuntu a spyware. However, only time will tell if Shuttleworth's strategy will take off or not.” http://www.junauza.com/2013/04/online-results-in-ubuntu-dash-good-bad-ugly.html === Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Can Outperform Apple OS X 10.8.3 === Michael Larabel of Phoronix compares the performance benchmarks of Ubuntu 13.04 against Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3, does tests on unpacking, graphics and computational compiling, and concludes that Ubuntu has matured a lot for 13.04. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu1304_apple_osx1083&num=1 === Ubuntu 13.04: Canonical's Latest Linux - What's New, What's Not === Christopher Tozzi of The VAR Guy blogs of the not-so-new features in Ubuntu 13.04, and talks about the new development cycle, the removal of Wubi and it’s shifting focus to mobile devices and the cloud. http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/ubuntu-1304-canonicals-latest-linux-whats-new-whats-not === Where'd Gwibber Go in Ubuntu 13.04? And What's Friends? === Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! introduces the newly-rewritten Gwibber for Ubuntu, the Friends app and it’s backend, and notes down features like touch-friendly interfaces, new windows and much more. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/gwibber-not-in-ubuntu-13-04-install-friends === Easily Sign The Ubuntu Code Of Conduct With CoC Signing Assistant === Andrew of Web``Upd8 introduces an Ubuntu Code of Conduct Signing Assistant, where users could easily sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. Note from editors: We don’t often include PPAs, but signing of the CoC is a central part of our community so we felt this was a useful tool. Remember, always use caution when installing PPAs, as they are not verified parts of Ubuntu. http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/easily-sign-ubuntu-code-of-conduct-with.html |
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| ## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature | * Geary crowdfunding for $100,000 on Indiegogo - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/geary-a-beautiful-modern-open-source-email-client * The Latest Humble Weekly Sale (April 9-16) - http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-latest-humble-weekly-sale-april-916.1905/ * A Car Which Runs On Raspberry Pi And Linux - http://www.muktware.com/5471/car-which-runs-raspberry-pi-and-linux * My Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit Picks and Details on Live Video Access to Keynotes - http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/167-amanda-mcpherson/713670-my-linux-foundation-collaboration-summit-picks-and-details-on-live-video-access-to-keynotes/ * You Use Open Source Tools? The Robot Recruiters Know It -- and Like It - http://ostatic.com/blog/you-use-open-source-tools-the-robot-recruiters-know-it-and-like-it |
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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 109 === Stephen Michael Kellat announces the resignations of Michael Gilbert and Cheri Francis from the Ohio high council and the temporary mothballing of that body. He also announces that he is taking control as Point of Contact and Leader for the time being. Ubuntu Ohio is continuing to operate but a bit of realignment is coming. http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/142 === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E07 – A Fistful of Ubuntu === The UK team brings word of news from around the Ubuntu ecosphere including word of Webkit forking, discs only being produced by Canonical for LTS releases effective as of now, and the second online Ubuntu Developer Summit coming in May 2013. http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/04/11/s06e07-a-fistful-of-ubuntu/ === Full Circle Podcast Episode 34, Raspberry Jamboree 2013 Special === "Welcome to the first of a 2 part conference special, in this episode the presenters reflect on the first even Raspberry Jamboree held at the Manchester Central Conference Centre on 9th March 2013" http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2013/04/14/full-circle-podcast-episode-34-raspberry-jamboree-2013-special/ |
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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 - April 9, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-04-09 * Desktop Team - April 9, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2013-04-09 * Security Team - April 8, 2013 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130408 * Server Team - April 9, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20130409 == Monthly Team Reports: March 2013 == See here for the team report for March 2013: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/March2013 If your team is not producing monthly reports, see this page to get your team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/TeamReporting |
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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 312 for the week April 8 - 14, 2013.
In This Issue
General Community News
UDS 13.05: Ubuntu’s second online developer summit
Michael Hall announces the next Ubuntu Developer Summit from 14th to 16th May, 2013, from 14:00 UTC to 20:00 UTC and encourages people to register a blueprint and ask the track leads to add a session for them. He also notes down some improvements to the Google+ Hangouts, the plenaries, the schedule, summit scheduler and registration processes.
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/uds-13-05-ubuntus-second-online-developer-summit/
New Ubuntu Membership Board Members
Elizabeth Krumbach announces the Ubuntu Membership Board Members approved by the Ubuntu Community Council. Zhengpeng Hou, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre, Jared Norris, Eleanor Chen and Penelope Stowe are welcomed (or welcomed back!) into the 1200 UTC Membership Board and Iulian Udrea, Javier Lopez and Benjamin Kerensa were welcomed (or welcomed back!) into the 2200 UTC Membership Board.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-April/001777.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
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
Changes in Ubuntu Ohio
Stephen Michael Kellat details the future of Ubuntu Ohio, which will involve changing from being led by a council to being led by a sole individual. As of April 7th, that means that Kellat serves as Point of Contact and Leader for Ubuntu Ohio. Coming orders of business include reevaluating how to grow Ohio’s Ubuntu community and to prepare for Ohio Linux Fest 2013. Their “Burning Circle” podcast will continue in the meantime and they will be working to more effectively reach Ubuntu enthusiasts across the state.
http://erielookingproductions.info/ubuntu/2013/04/33-changes-in-ubuntu-ohio/
#FlisolBogota 2013
Jhosman Lizarazo announces that Flisol Bogota 2013 will take place on May 4th, and will “concentrate conferences, workshops, booths, hackathon, free culture and day facility under one roof.” The primary goal of the event is the promotion and development of free software. The Ubuntu Columbian team will be participating, along with many others.
http://jhosman.com/en/ubuntu/general/flisolbogota-2013/
Ubuntu Cloud News
Official Ubuntu Mirrors in HP Cloud
Ben Howard writes that Canonical and HP have made official mirrors available in certain regions. Users on Ubuntu Server 12.10 will use the new mirror address automatically, and 12.04 users can configure their systems to use them as well.
http://blog.utlemming.org/2013/04/official-ubuntu-mirrors-in-hp-cloud.html
Looking to deploy OpenStack? Ubuntu has you covered
Jorge Castro talks about the tools that are being built in Ubuntu for managing and deploying applications on top of OpenStack.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/04/09/looking-to-deploy-openstack-ubuntu-has-you-covered/
What is going on with Juju for 10 April
Jorge Castro gives a summary of the weekly charm call. Some of the work done includes AWS charms, updated docs and plans for integrating screencasts with the documentation.
http://www.jorgecastro.org/2013/04/10/what-is-going-on-with-juju-for-10-april/
The Planet
Jeremy Bicha: Resigning from the Docs Team
After a considerable amount of work done to improve documentation in Ubuntu since first starting in the 11.04 cycle, Jeremy Bicha has announced that he is resigning from the Docs Team. He cites life and other responsibilities as the reason for the resignation. Jeremy will be available for a few weeks to help pass the torch to anyone that is willing to take his place.
http://jeremy.bicha.net/2013/04/08/resigning-from-the-docs-team/
Kevin DuBois: Mir and Android GPU’s
Kevin DuBois explains how the Ubuntu Touch and Mir teams plan to provide a stable graphic driver platform by using components of existing Android drivers. He also includes a video with a sneak peek of Mir and the Qt client for the Ubuntu Touch interface.
Michael Hall: Building an Ubuntu SDK App: rev 1-7
Michael Hall posts a series of blog posts to illustrate his journey to build an Ubuntu SDK app. He chose a Reddit client to work on and writes down the app’s creation, article viewing, refactoring, packaging and customizing headers.
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-1/
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-2/
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-3/
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-5-6/
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/building-an-ubuntu-sdk-app-rev-7/
Lubuntu Blog: Box theme reaches 0.38!
The Lubuntu Team announces the availability of their customized Box theme version 0.38 and encourages users to download and play with it.
http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2013/04/box-theme-reaches-038.html
Harald Sitter: Boot Artwork for Kubuntu 13.04
Harald Sitter shares the new boot artwork for Kubuntu 13.04 which is largely based on user input and shares a YouTube video for the new boot splash.
http://apachelog.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/boot-artwork-for-kubuntu-13-04/
Aurélien Gâteau: Hacking on Ubiquity
Aurélien Gâteau blogs about his experience on hacking the Ubiquity installer for Kubuntu 13.04, doing things like simplifying the layout, improving right-to-left support, and much more.
http://agateau.com/2013/04/11/hacking-on-ubiquity
Ubuntu GNOME: Announcing UbuntuGnome.org!
Matt Butler of the Ubuntu GNOME Team announces the new website, ubuntugnome.org, for the official Ubuntu GNOME flavour, and reminds people of different methods that one can approach the team.
http://ubuntugnome.org/announcing-ubuntugnome-org/
James Hunt: Upstart User Sessions in Ubuntu Raring
James Hunt announces that Ubuntu Raring now includes Upstart 1.8. He gives an overview of how Upstart is now capable of also managing the default Ubuntu user's desktop sessions and he explains what changes you need to do if you want to try it out. He also gives a short tutorial of how to write a user job for upstart and how to monitor your upstart session.
http://ifdeflinux.blogspot.com/2013/04/upstart-user-sessions-in-ubuntu-raring.html
Canonical Design Team: Core utility apps visual exploration
The Design Team is working on developing the look and feel of the core utility apps. The goal is to focus on the essential information in each app, while keeping the design as clean as possible to give a minimal, sophisticated feel. Further refinements to the concepts will continue to be made in the coming weeks.
http://design.canonical.com/2013/04/core-utility-apps-visual-exploration/
Other Community News
Ubuntu Touch Summary (week 14)
Bill Filler writes that a good amount of progress has been made the past week for Ubuntu Touch. Updates include dynamic app lens that show applications you install, core apps (calendar, clock, and calculator) included in the daily builds, and performance and HUD updates in the gallery. Work is also underway to enable hardware accelerated media playback, as well as video recording in the camera app.
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg01645.html
In The Blogosphere
Ubuntu’s Top Selling Apps for March 2013
Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! shares and discusses the top 10 selling apps for March 2013 in the Ubuntu Software Center, where Stormcloud is still in the top position and War in the Box:Paper Tanks, along with Linux Tycoon, makes their first appearance on the chart.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/top-10-paid-apps
Online Results in Ubuntu's Dash: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Abhishek of Techsource reviews the Unity Dash’s Online Result feature, lists out it’s benefits, it’s problems, and the ugliness behind the privacy issues and queries. Abhishek concludes “There have been considerable debates about the inclusion of online features in Ubuntu's Dash. Richard Stallman, for example, has gone so far as to call Ubuntu a spyware. However, only time will tell if Shuttleworth's strategy will take off or not.”
http://www.junauza.com/2013/04/online-results-in-ubuntu-dash-good-bad-ugly.html
Ubuntu 13.04 Linux Can Outperform Apple OS X 10.8.3
Michael Larabel of Phoronix compares the performance benchmarks of Ubuntu 13.04 against Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3, does tests on unpacking, graphics and computational compiling, and concludes that Ubuntu has matured a lot for 13.04.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu1304_apple_osx1083&num=1
Ubuntu 13.04: Canonical's Latest Linux - What's New, What's Not
Christopher Tozzi of The VAR Guy blogs of the not-so-new features in Ubuntu 13.04, and talks about the new development cycle, the removal of Wubi and it’s shifting focus to mobile devices and the cloud.
Where'd Gwibber Go in Ubuntu 13.04? And What's Friends?
Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! introduces the newly-rewritten Gwibber for Ubuntu, the Friends app and it’s backend, and notes down features like touch-friendly interfaces, new windows and much more.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/gwibber-not-in-ubuntu-13-04-install-friends
Easily Sign The Ubuntu Code Of Conduct With CoC Signing Assistant
Andrew of WebUpd8 introduces an Ubuntu Code of Conduct Signing Assistant, where users could easily sign the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.
Note from editors: We don’t often include PPAs, but signing of the CoC is a central part of our community so we felt this was a useful tool. Remember, always use caution when installing PPAs, as they are not verified parts of Ubuntu.
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/easily-sign-ubuntu-code-of-conduct-with.html
Other Articles of Interest
Geary crowdfunding for $100,000 on Indiegogo - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/geary-a-beautiful-modern-open-source-email-client
The Latest Humble Weekly Sale (April 9-16) - http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-latest-humble-weekly-sale-april-916.1905/
A Car Which Runs On Raspberry Pi And Linux - http://www.muktware.com/5471/car-which-runs-raspberry-pi-and-linux
My Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit Picks and Details on Live Video Access to Keynotes - http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/167-amanda-mcpherson/713670-my-linux-foundation-collaboration-summit-picks-and-details-on-live-video-access-to-keynotes/
You Use Open Source Tools? The Robot Recruiters Know It -- and Like It - http://ostatic.com/blog/you-use-open-source-tools-the-robot-recruiters-know-it-and-like-it
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Burning Circle Episode 109
Stephen Michael Kellat announces the resignations of Michael Gilbert and Cheri Francis from the Ohio high council and the temporary mothballing of that body. He also announces that he is taking control as Point of Contact and Leader for the time being. Ubuntu Ohio is continuing to operate but a bit of realignment is coming.
http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/142
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E07 – A Fistful of Ubuntu
The UK team brings word of news from around the Ubuntu ecosphere including word of Webkit forking, discs only being produced by Canonical for LTS releases effective as of now, and the second online Ubuntu Developer Summit coming in May 2013.
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/04/11/s06e07-a-fistful-of-ubuntu/
Full Circle Podcast Episode 34, Raspberry Jamboree 2013 Special
"Welcome to the first of a 2 part conference special, in this episode the presenters reflect on the first even Raspberry Jamboree held at the Manchester Central Conference Centre on 9th March 2013"
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - April 9, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting/2013-04-09
Desktop Team - April 9, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2013-04-09
Security Team - April 8, 2013 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20130408
Server Team - April 9, 2013 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20130409
Monthly Team Reports: March 2013
See here for the team report for March 2013: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TeamReports/March2013
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, 11.10, 12.04 and 12.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 8.04 Updates
Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
Ubuntu 11.10 Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 12.10 Updates
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