||<>|| ## This document contains numerous comments to help make getting ## involved with the UWN easy and to help set some guidelines/standards. ## By contributing, you understand that your contribution may be appended to, ## modified, deleted, moved, copied, and redistributed without further ## consultation. Please feel free to add comments to help explain changes ## and/or additions to the UWN to other editors. ## Final revision will be approved and mailed by Corey Burger (Burgundavia), ## Martin Albisetti (beuno) or Cody Somerville (somerville32). ## For more information, please contact ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com or ## visit #ubuntu-marketing on irc.freenode.net ## Good Luck from Cody Somerville, Corey Burger, Melissa Dapper and Martin Albisetti. ## Edit the following to include issue number, date info, and a short list ## of the top articles in this release. Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #40 for the week May 6th - May 12th, 2007. In this issue we cover the long awaited stable release of Ubuntu Studio, the new Ubuntu Central American Lo``Co Team, the growing media coverage on Ubuntu (both press and blogs), and we highlight the amazing work done by the MOTU Team. ## Translations are welcome by anyone. Once you've finished yours, please remove the "Start one!" text. ## Feel free to add any other languages. '''UWN Translations''' * Deutsch - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue40/De * Español - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue40/Es * Français - http://ubuntu-fr.org/lettre/lhu40.html * Italiano - http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/NewsletterItaliana * Português - Start one! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/IssueXX/Pt * Português do Brasil - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue40/PtBR == In This Issue == ## In this section, list major topics of interest using bullets. ## Format: * ## Ex: * Ubuntu overtakes Microsoft with 90% market share * Ubuntu Studio released * Arizona LoCo Team growth * New Ubuntu Central American Team * Lots of media coverage * MOTU Team * Security Updates == General Community News == ## Make each article a subsection, via === ## These are big articles that don't fit within another section === Ubuntu Studio Released === A stable version of Ubuntu Studio was released to heavy anticipation on May 10th. Ubuntu Studio is an unofficial derivative of Ubuntu which is heavily geared to multimedia manipulation: video editing, audio production, image manipulation and more. Some features include a low latency kernel for audio work, a modified installer, and Ardour 2. Support is also available in the IRC channel ''#ubuntustudio'' and in the Ubuntu Forums. http://ubuntustudio.org/ == LoCo News == The Arizona Team, "The Hottest Lo``Co on Earth," started up a month ago and already has 30 members. The Lo``Co has started a Server Team to help teach and train users who are interested in Linux server technologies. The Server Team is already working with and has gotten a donated server from the De``Vry Linux Users Group in Phoenix, Arizona. In order to keep their members informed, the Arizona Lo``Co also puts out its own newsletter and has published three issues so far. Find out more information about the Lo``Co at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam An Ubuntu Central American Team has been created with the participation of five teams: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Panama and Belize will be added once they register their teams. The Nicaragua Team will mentor the other teams, in order to organize them, get them active, and approved before the end of the year. A joint project is already being planned: the two-day Central American Ubuntu Festival in Managua, Nicaragua for the release of Gutsy. The event will have conferences, installfests, booths, exhibitions, contests, and much more. Read more at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/loco-contacts/2007-May/001347.html == 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. * Jason Brooks, at eWeek, thinks Linux is getting closer to fixing bug #1. Jason thinks Ubuntu's best features are "its excellent software management tools, its well-organized community and its large catalog of ready-to-install free software applications." As more people use Linux applications, they will find it easier to install and update compared to Windows. The spruced up implementation of the Network``Manager gets high praise as it was deemed "essential" in Blueprints for 7.04. Read the full article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2126937,00.asp * The BBC covers the new Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project with Intel. Intel CEO Paul Otellini has shown off a device using a prototype of the Ubuntu mobile platform. Devices powered by Intel's new low-energy chips will be much smaller than conventional processors and consume only 10% of the power. The Ubuntu platform aims to maximize energy efficiency while "offering a graphical interface designed specifically for the small screen." More details are expected after the Ubuntu Developer Summit. Read the full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6634195.stm * Jo Best, at Business Week, also covers the Ubuntu and Intel parternship. Ubuntu CTO Matt Zimmerman says "It is clear that new types of device - small, handheld, graphical tablets which are internet-enabled - are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate. These devices place new demands on open source software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power management and better responsiveness." Linux is expected to run on 200 million mobile devices by 2012. Read the full article: http://www.businessweek.com/print/globalbiz/content/may2007/gb20070509_681142.htm * VMWare has released Workstation 6 which supports paraviritualization with paravirt-ops. Paravirt-ops "allows users to run the same Linux kernel in paravirtualized mode on a hypervisor as well as on native hardware" meaning companies have to maintain fewer Linux kernels, will be able to save money, and simplify development. Ubuntu 7.04 is the first distribution to support paravirt-ops. Jane Sibler, director of operations at Canonical, says "VMware and the Ubuntu community have worked closely together to ensure that Linux customers can use a single operating system for both virtual and physical environments as well as receive optimal performance and an excellent out-of-box experience in both environments." Read the full article: http://www.sys-con.com/read/373486.htm * Rodney Gedda, at Info``World Nederland, discusses Mooter Media's move to Ubuntu when implementing a platform "that would scale from 100,000 transactions a day in 2005 to a projected 100 million a day in 2007 and beyond." Mooter CIO Mark Hetherington's design required the platform to be massively scalable and redundant and support new releases quickly without interruptions. Mark says "Our platform of choice was Linux for development reasons and our distribution of choice, Ubuntu, gave us a much more flexible way of managing software in an automated manner. The Debian packages allow you to deploy far more automatically whereas deploying to Red Hat is a pain in the bum." Read the full article: http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E18002572D7000AE210 * Will Smith, at Maximum PC, goes through the process of installing Ubuntu 7.04. Will says with Ubuntu "you can boot off the CD to determine whether or not your rig will work with the OS before you make a single change to the hard drive. You can tell if you’re going to have a problem before you hose your system, which is always a good thing." He goes on to describe how to find and install applications and restricted drivers using Synaptic. Will comments "it is actually safe to run an Ubuntu install without any kind of malware-fighting utilities running in the background." Google and the Ubuntu forums are mentioned as good places to find help for any technical problems. Read the full article: http://www.maximumpc.com/linux == In The Blogosphere == ## 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. * Jessamyn Charity West, a librarian at Calef Library, in Washington, Vermont, created a video of installing Ubuntu on donated computers. Three computers came with no legal licenses for Windows, so Jessamyn burned an ISO of Ubuntu and proceeded to overwrite Windows. She comments how Ubuntu is instantly useful since it comes with Open``Office and Gaim pre-installed. See the video at http://www.librarian.net/stax/2042/do-you-ubuntu/ * Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, at ZDNet, is excited with the idea of Ubuntu on mobile devices. He thinks current embedded platforms are awful and Ubuntu can help change this and it would be good exposure for Linux as a whole. Adrian says "I can tell you now that I'm looking forward to seeing it in action! This release of Ubuntu could change how we interact with out mobile devices forever." Read more at: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=396 * Steve Ross, at FON, blogs about installing Ubuntu 7.04. He goes through the default installation, automatically partitioning his drive and keeping Windows. Ubuntu was able to import most of his pictures, music, and documents from Windows and Steve notes that everything "just worked." Next, he connects a back up hard drive, Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse, and a card reader to the computer and everything works seamlessly. Steve goes on to say "I know this sounds like an advertisement for Ubuntu, I guess it is." Read more at http://blog.fon.com/en/archive/technology/adios-microsoft.html and http://blog.fon.com/en/archive/technology/ubuntu-day-two.html * Pablonius Monk, at Pablo's Point, talks about reviving an either old Sony Vaio desktop with Ubuntu. Initially the computer had Windows 98SE and was upgraded to XP in 2002. Performance degraded severely and Pablonious started looking for alternatives. He took the plunge with Ubuntu and comments "to say I've gotten my use out of that computer is an understatement. Ubuntu really helped me stretch it out." Read more at http://pablospoint.blogspot.com/2007/05/dellighted-about-ubuntu.html * Alex, on his Gentoo blog, writes about how Ubuntu is helping out Linux. He says that Ubuntu is made with usability in mind, "has a commercial support of involved vendor", is about community, has a successful business model, and listens to its users. Alex thinks that Ubuntu will succeed in areas that Red Hat has failed, and Ubuntu will be more careful with its community compared to Novell. Read more at http://blog-of-gentoo.blogspot.com/2007/05/ubuntu-is-superos.html * Tech``Book``Report reviews the latest Ubuntu release. It talks about running the Live CD so the user can try out Ubuntu and look at the wide range of available applications. Once booted into Ubuntu, "you are presented with an uncluttered and rather elegant looking desktop." Tech``Book``Report finds the installation easy and requires little technical knowledge and its easy to keep the system updated. Ubuntu doesn't try to overwhelm the user by installing too many applications by default. Overall, "Ubuntu feels rock solid, and the ease of use is impressive." Read more at http://www.techbookreport.com/tbr0296.html * Carla Schroder, editor of Linux Today, discusses how online discussions can be hurtful and destructive. People justify mistreating others by hiding behind free speech and ridiculing political correctness. Carla thinks the fact that Ubuntu enforces a code of conduct, has helped create a community "that supports courtesy and discourages rotten behavior, without needing jackbooted forum cops on duty all the time." Read more at http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-05-11-025-35-OP-CY == Meetings and Events == ## Data pulled from mailing lists and http://fridge.ubuntu.com ## Either use bullets or sub-headings to organize content. ## Format: ## ## === Friday, March 16, 2007 === ## ## ==== MOTU Council Meeting ==== ## * Start: 10:00 ## * End: 12:00 ## * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting ## * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Council/Meetings === Tuesday, May 15, 2007 === ==== Community Council Meeting ==== * Start: 13:00 * End: 16:00 * Location: #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda ==== Kernel Team Meeting ==== * Start: 15:00 * End: 16:00 * Location: #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting === Wednesday, May 16, 2007 === ==== Launchpad Users Meeting ==== * Start: 08:00 * End: 09:00 * Location: #launchpad * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaunchpadUserMeeting/2007-05-16 ==== Edubuntu Meeting ==== * Start: 12:00 * End: 13:00 * Location: #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuMeetingAgenda === Thursday, May 17, 2007 === ==== Ubuntu Development Team Meeting ==== * Start: 16:00 * End: 18:00 * Location: #ubuntu-meeting === Friday, May 18, 2007 === ==== Forum Council Meeting ==== * Start: 20:00 * End: 22:00 * Location: #ubuntu-meeting * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ForumCouncilAgenda == Community Spotlight == === MOTU: Masters of our Repositories === Masters of the Universe (MOTUs) are the brave souls who keep the Universe and Multiverse repositories of Ubuntu in shape. They are community members who spend their time adding, maintaining, and supporting as much as possible the software found in Universe. They keep Ubuntu equipped with the latest and greatest of applications. Like most teams in Ubuntu, they are always looking for new contributors, check out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU You never know, you might fall in love with packaging. == Updates and security for 6.06, 6.10, and 7.04 == === Security Updates === ## http://www.ubuntu.com/usn ## List all security advisories since last UWN. ## Format: * USN-###-#: vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-###-# ## Ex: * USN-389-1: GnuPG vulnerability - [WWW] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1 * USN-458-1: Moin``Moin vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-458-1 * USN-457-1: elinks vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1 === Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates === ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * - ## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.02-1ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2006-November/012305.html * elinks 0.10.6-1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2007-May/012418.html * moin 1.5.2-1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2007-May/012419.html * firestarter 1.0.3-1.1ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2007-May/012420.html * lighttpd 1.4.11-3ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2007-May/012421.html === Ubuntu 6.10 Updates === ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * - ## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.06-2ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2006-November/008083.html * elinks 0.11.1-1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2007-May/008327.html * moin 1.5.3-1ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2007-May/008328.html === Ubuntu 7.04 Updates === ## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes ## List all uploads since last UWN. ## Format: * - ## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.06-2ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2007-March/008083.html * elinks 0.11.1-1.2ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2007-May/008594.html * moin 1.5.3-1.1ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2007-May/008595.html == Bug Stats == * Open (30632) +745 # over last week * Critical (23) +0 # over last week * Unconfirmed (15369) +454 # over last week * Unassigned (23105) +617 # over last week * All bugs ever reported (100454) +1305 # over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Check out the bug statistics: http://people.ubuntu-in.org/~carthik/bugstats/ == Archives and RSS Feed == You can always find older Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter issues at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter You can subscribe to the Ubuntu Weekly News via RSS at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed == Additional Ubuntu News == As always you can find more news and announcements at: http://www.ubuntu.com/news and http://fridge.ubuntu.com/ == Conclusion == Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. See you next week! == Credits == The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by: ## The following list is in chronological order. * Martin Albisetti * Nick Ali * And many others == RSS == You can suscribe to the UWN feed at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed == Feedback == This document is maintained by the Ubuntu Marketing Team. 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