Contents

  1. In This Issue
  2. General Community News
    1. Vivid Vervet Beta 1 Released
  3. Ubuntu Stats
    1. Bug Stats
    2. Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
      1. Most Active Questions
      2. Top Voted New Questions
  4. LoCo Events
  5. The Planet
    1. Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Announcing the Ubuntu Porting guide 2.0
    2. Randall Ross: Watch Jono's "Ubuntu: The Past, Present, and Future."
  6. Ubuntu Cloud News
    1. Gyrocom & Canonical lead the field for enterprises deploying OpenStack
    2. 12.04 Azure Cloud Images now using HWE kernel
    3. Juniper & Canonical Partner on OpenStack Cloud Solutions for Telcos
    4. Canonical Cloud Chatter: February 2015 Newsletter
  7. Ubuntu Phone News
    1. Ubuntu at Mobile World Congress 2015
    2. Sometimes it’s so easy to help out
    3. Scopes are not widgets (they are better)
    4. Ubuntu Phone: A deep look into the bq Aquaris E4.5
  8. Canonical News
    1. Internet of Things: Nwave
  9. In The Blogosphere
    1. Ubuntu MATE to Become Official Flavor in a Couple of Days
    2. The Reality of the Ubuntu Phone
    3. Kubuntu 15.04 Beta 1 Feels Like It Awakened KDE from a Long Slumber - Screenshot Tour
    4. Kubuntu 15.04 Is Turning Out Quite Nice, Good Way To Try Out The Latest KDE Expe
    5. Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition Is Official, Will Be at MWC In March
    6. Ubuntu MATE Is Now An Official Ubuntu Flavor
    7. New Video Demos Ubuntu Convergence on Tablet, Phone
    8. Ubuntu Phones, Convergence, Snappy Ubuntu Core to Be Showcased at MWC 2015
  10. In Other News
    1. Full Circle - Issue #94
  11. Other Articles of Interest
  12. Featured Audio and Video
    1. Ubuntu Community Q&A! - 24th February 2015
  13. Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
  14. Upcoming Meetings and Events
  15. Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10
    1. Security Updates
    2. Ubuntu 10.04 Updates
    3. Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
    4. Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
    5. Ubuntu 14.10 Updates
  16. Subscribe
  17. Archives
  18. Additional Ubuntu News
  19. Conclusion
  20. Credits
  21. Glossary of Terms
  22. Ubuntu - Get Involved
  23. Feedback

newspaper-icon41.jpg

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 406 for the week February 23 - March 1, 2015.

In This Issue

General Community News

Vivid Vervet Beta 1 Released

Elfy, on behalf on the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of the first Beta of Vivid Vervet which will become 15.04, telling us which flavors have participated in the release, and from where the images can be downloaded.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2015-February/003227.html

A few news outlets and blogs have covered this first beta release, the following is a collection from our editors:

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

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

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week

Most Active Questions

Top Voted New Questions

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: heemayl (http://askubuntu.com/users/216503/heemayl), Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind), Jacob Vlijm (http://askubuntu.com/users/72216/jacob-vlijm), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli) and Hans (http://askubuntu.com/users/155835/hans)

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

LoCo Events

Want to learn whether there is an event upcoming in your area? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:

http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/

The Planet

Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Announcing the Ubuntu Porting guide 2.0

David Callé writes that to ease the process of porting Ubuntu to a wider selection of phones and tablets the Porting Guide has been updated to reflect the current procedure of enabling new devices. He asks for feedback on either Launchpad or the ubuntu-phone mailing list.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2015/02/24/announcing-ubuntu-porting-guide-20/

Randall Ross: Watch Jono's "Ubuntu: The Past, Present, and Future."

Randall Ross informs us that he watched a video of a talk by Jono [Bacon] and recommends that we do as well as he found it quite interesting. He says that it describes the key moments in Ubuntu's history, and embeds the video in his post.

http://randall.executiv.es/jono-ubuntu-past-present-future

Ubuntu Cloud News

Gyrocom & Canonical lead the field for enterprises deploying OpenStack

Canonical announces that the Technology Infrastructure company Gyrocom is now an Ubuntu Partner and will offer Ubuntu products and services to its customers.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/23/gyrocom-canonical-lead-the-field-for-enterprises-deploying-openstack/

12.04 Azure Cloud Images now using HWE kernel

Ben Howard announces that the next Ubuntu 12.04 Cloud Images on Microsoft Azure will start using the Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel.

http://blog.utlemming.org/2015/02/1204-azure-cloud-images-now-using-hwe.html

Juniper & Canonical Partner on OpenStack Cloud Solutions for Telcos

Canonical announces a partnership with Juniper Networks to provide support for virtualized networks as part of OpenStack.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/26/juniper-canonical-partner-on-openstack-cloud-solutions-for-telcos/

Canonical Cloud Chatter: February 2015 Newsletter

Canonical highlights a few interesting news items from the past month pertaining to OpenStack; Azure; and Juju, and also provides information about the Ubuntu Cloud booth at this year’s Mobile World Congress.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/26/canonical-cloud-chatter-february-2015-newsletter/

Ubuntu Phone News

Ubuntu at Mobile World Congress 2015

Canonical invites everyone to visit their booth at the 2015 Mobile World Congress to hear about Ubuntu running on BQ and Meizu phones, networking in OpenStack, and how Ubuntu Snappy Core powers the Internet of Things.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/26/ubuntu-at-mobile-world-congress-2015-2/

Sometimes it’s so easy to help out

Daniel Holbach describes the new Ubuntu help app for Ubuntu devices and how you can help contribute to the project. He says help is needed in the areas of translation, content, bug fixes and HTML/CSS contributions.

https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/02/sometimes-its-so-easy-to-help-out/

Scopes are not widgets (they are better)

Riccardo Padovani notes that many members of the media don’t have a solid understanding of what scopes accomplish, and acknowledges that this is partially due to lack of publicity. He provides an explanation of the benefits that scopes provide, as well as potential improvements.

http://www.rpadovani.com/scopes-arent-widgets

Ubuntu Phone: A deep look into the bq Aquaris E4.5

Sujeevan Vijayakumaran writes a review of the BQ Aquarius E4.5 Ubuntu Edition that covers scopes, core and system apps, gestures, and the phone’s hardware. In his conclusion he says: “The hardware isn't too bad, even if the display doesn't have a high resolution. You'll get a device for 170€ from bq with a quite good build quality. The device and the system does have a few bugs, hick-ups and lags”

https://svij.org/blog/2015/03/01/ubuntu-phone-a-deep-look-into-the-bq-aquaris-e45/

Canonical News

Internet of Things: Nwave

Canonical shares the news that the low-power wireless networking company Nwave is excited to work with Ubuntu Snappy Core for IoT devices. Their news item includes a video of Nwave's CEO Jonathan Wiggin making the announcement.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/02/25/internet-thing-nwave/

In The Blogosphere

Ubuntu MATE to Become Official Flavor in a Couple of Days

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes that although the Ubuntu MATE developers have been releasing the same versions as the official flavors, and have filed the necessary paperwork to become an official flavor, an announcement has not yet been made. He says that the developers work fast and implement a huge amount of changes in each release.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-MATE-to-Become-Official-Flavor-in-a-Couple-of-Days-474065.shtml

The Reality of the Ubuntu Phone

Matt Hartley of Datamation publishes an overview of Ubuntu on phones that touches on features that impress him as well as a few areas of concern.

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/the-reality-of-the-ubuntu-phone.html

Kubuntu 15.04 Beta 1 Feels Like It Awakened KDE from a Long Slumber - Screenshot Tour

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes that Kubuntu 15.04 Beta 1 (Vivid Vervet) has been released and is ready for testing. He says that the latest version features the Plasma 5 desktop, “the next generation of KDE’s desktop”, which has been “rewritten to make it smoother to use while retaining the familiar setup.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kubuntu-15-04-Beta-1-Feels-Like-It-Awakened-KDE-from-a-Long-Slumber-Screenshot-Tour-474442.shtml

Kubuntu 15.04 Is Turning Out Quite Nice, Good Way To Try Out The Latest KDE Expe

Michael Larabel of Phoronix quickly reviews Kubuntu 15.04 which is due for release in April and will use the Plasma 5 desktop by default. He shows us some screenshots of the desktop, and reminds us that we can try out Plasma 5 for ourselves by testing the latest daily development images.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=21496

Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition Is Official, Will Be at MWC In March

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! announces that the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition will debut at Mobile World Congress in March.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/meizu-mx4-ubuntu-edition-is-official-will-be-at-mwc-in-march

Ubuntu MATE Is Now An Official Ubuntu Flavor

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! says that Ubuntu Mate made the announcement that it was now an official flavor when releasing its first beta in the Ubuntu 15.04 development cycle. Joey adds that there won't be too many user facing differences apart from images being hosted on the main Ubuntu image server but behind the scenes the benefits of official status are more substantial.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/ubuntu-mate-is-now-an-official-ubuntu-flavor

New Video Demos Ubuntu Convergence on Tablet, Phone

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reposts a short video made by Canonical's Will Cooke entitled "Convergence in action on Ubuntu" which shows how the Engineering Team is progressing with plans for a seamless experience across devices.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/02/new-video-shows-off-ubuntu-convergence-demoed-on-tablet-phone

Ubuntu Phones, Convergence, Snappy Ubuntu Core to Be Showcased at MWC 2015

Marius Nestor of Softpedia reports that Canonical will be at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to showcase its latest Ubuntu technologies including the convergence of the Unity 8 interface, the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition and the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition. He says that Canonical will also demonstrate Ubuntu Snappy Core and the latest Ubuntu OpenStack innovations.

http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/Ubuntu-Phones-Convergence-Snappy-Ubuntu-Core-to-be-Showcased-at-MWC-2015-474420.shtml

In Other News

Full Circle - Issue #94

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of our ninety-fourth issue.

This month:

plus: News, Arduino, Q&A, and soooo much more.

Get it while it's hot!

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-94

Ubuntu Community Q&A! - 24th February 2015

In another regular Q&A session, David Planella, Daniel Holbach and Michael Hall answer viewers' questions which are put to them on IRC.

http://youtu.be/eDnzjm7ZIiU

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 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 10.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2015 (Server)

Ubuntu 12.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2017

Ubuntu 14.04 Updates

End of Life - April 2019

Ubuntu 14.10 Updates

End of Life - July 2015

Subscribe

Get your copy of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter delivered each week to you via email at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news

Archives

You can always find older Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter

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:

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://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/

Or get involved with the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter team! We always need summary writers and editors, if you're interested, learn more at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Join

Feedback

This document is maintained by the Ubuntu Weekly News Team. If you have a story idea or suggestions for the Weekly Newsletter, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-news-team and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Ideas. If you'd like to contribute to a future issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, please feel free to edit the appropriate wiki page. If you have any technical support questions, please check http://community.ubuntu.com/help-information/ for more information on where to get help.

Except where otherwise noted, this issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License CCL.png

UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue406 (last edited 2015-03-03 02:25:30 by lyz)