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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #33 for the week March 18th - March 24th, 2007. In this issue we cover ...
In This Issue
General Community News
Newly Approved Ubuntu Members
- Gabor Suveg
- Eric Lake
- Tiago Faria
- Martin Albisetti
- David Farning
- Dave Murphy
- Morgan Collett
- Cory Kontros
TODO: add launchpad profiles and maybe a short summary of what they've done.
7.04 Beta Released
Betas for Edubuntu, Kubuntu and Ubuntu are out
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/FeistyFawn/Beta/Kubuntu https://wiki.kubuntu.org/FeistyFawn/Beta
kubuntu-de.org KDE 4 Interview
[http://kubuntu-de.org kubuntu-de.org] has interviewed Jonathan Riddell about the plans for KDE 4 in Kubuntu.
http://www.kubuntu-de.org/nachrichten/software/kde/kde4-und-kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu-de.org/interview-mit-riddell-zu-kde4-englisch
Ubuntu specific Google SoC News
Student application deadline
The student application deadline is approaching; applications must be received by 5:00 PM Pacific time (12:00 AM UTC March 27, 2007). Further informations can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GoogleSoC2007/Students
LoCo News
Team News
Albin Tonnerre join MOTU
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2007-March/023438.html
Development News
Matt Zimmerman summarises two months after the split of the development mailing list
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2007-March/023335.html
New Bug tags, including Bite Size
Daniel Holbach has announced some new bug tags in Malone, including the "bitesize" one for very small tasks. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-March/000263.html
Feedback requested on nfs work
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2007-March/023433.html
Testing requested on the new desktop-effects and restricted-manager
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2007-March/023429.html
=== New Kernel Team bug trage policies ==
Ben Collins, lead of the Kernel Team, has announced new bug triage guidelines for the kernel
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-March/000265.html
Bug traceback for the masses
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2007-March/023440.html
New in Feisty Fawn
Developing using Bazaar (bzr)
Matt Zimmerman sought feedback on the use of Bazaar, the distributed revision control system, for packaging, specifically regarding specific tools such as bzr-builddeb. XXX
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2007-March/023399.html
Longstanding bug reporting bug fixed
A longstanding bug in Ubuntu, https://beta.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/7839, was fixed this week with the removal of reportbug, a tool inherited from Debian and the finishing of Apport, a new bug reporting tool in Ubuntu. XXX
Launchpad News
In The Press
"Ubuntu Feisty Fawn: Desktop Linux Matured" - OSNews review
http://www.osnews.com/story.php/17505/Ubuntu-Feisty-Fawn-Desktop-Linux-Matured/
India PRWire has an article about how open-source software like Ubuntu support many Indian languages through the use language packs. Read the full article: http://www.indiaprwire.com/businessnews/20070321/21597.htm
"UBUNTU IS GODZILLA AND MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA IS TOKYO": Venezuelan Radio Talks Ubuntu and so does a local Newspaper
El Diario [http://www.laverdad.com La Verdad], the most popular newspaper in Maracaibo, not once but twice in less than two weeks talked about the use of ubuntu as dekstop and went as far as showing how to install it. [http://www.laverdad.com La verdad] sources this information from the Spanish newspaper "EL PAIS"
all content in Spanish
[http://flickr.com/photos/87048530@N00/430421616/ How to install linux] [http://flickr.com/photos/87048530@N00/430421611/ How to install linux 2]
[http://flickr.com/photos/87048530@N00/430421607/ The Ubuntu Desktop]
The Radio Station la megaestaciĆ³n, jus about the biggiest radio station in Venezuela, in the show FMp3 talked about Ubuntu as a real alternative in the OS world.
[http://www.ubuntu-ve.org/?q=system/files/lamega.mp3 Fmp3 AUDIO]
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) covers Ubuntu
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the public broadcaster in Canada, has covered Ubuntu and how "adopting Linxu can be painless, free". YHou can read the whole story at http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/linux.html
In The Blogoshpere
PROPOSED LINKS:
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/josh/archives/2007/03/my_ubuntu_feisty_fawn_herd_5_r.html
Meetings and Events
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-bugsquad/2007-March/000490.html
Community Spotlight
Updates and security for 6.06 and 6.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates
Ubuntu 6.10 Updates
Bug Stats
- Open (#) +/- # over last week
- Critical (#) +/- # over last week
- Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
- Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
- All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs
Check out the bug statistics: [WWW] http://people.ubuntu-in.org/~carthik/bugstats/
Infamous Bugs
UWN #: A sneak peek
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