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=== 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)
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## 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 (119483) +213 over last week
    * Critical (344) +23 over last week
    * Unconfirmed (58496) +45 over last week
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## AUTOMATIC (preferred method, more stats!)
## Run: ./askubuntu/askubuntu.py
## MANUAL: Go to askubuntu.com and click on "WEEK" to get the
## top questions of the week
==== Most Active Questions ====

 * Unable to find the .lit file reader app clit http://askubuntu.com/questions/740492/unable-to-find-the-lit-file-reader-app-clit
 * How to close a GNOME terminal tab from the keyboard? http://askubuntu.com/questions/742025/how-to-close-a-gnome-terminal-tab-from-the-keyboard
 * Moving entire Linux installation to another drive http://askubuntu.com/questions/741723/moving-entire-linux-installation-to-another-drive
 * How to replace my username in a script with variable http://askubuntu.com/questions/742053/how-to-replace-my-username-in-a-script-with-variable
 * Are all versions of Ubuntu secure against DROWN attack? http://askubuntu.com/questions/741935/are-all-versions-of-ubuntu-secure-against-drown-attack

==== Top Voted New Questions ====

 * Unable to find the .lit file reader app clit http://askubuntu.com/questions/740492/
 * Moving entire Linux installation to another drive http://askubuntu.com/questions/741723/
 * Are all versions of Ubuntu secure against DROWN attack? http://askubuntu.com/questions/741935/
 * does rolling back the kernel in Ubuntu compromise security http://askubuntu.com/questions/740735/
 * How to close a GNOME terminal tab from the keyboard? http://askubuntu.com/questions/742025/

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: cl-netbox (http://askubuntu.com/users/260935/cl-netbox), Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind), Byte Commander (http://askubuntu.com/users/367990/byte-commander), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli) and muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru)
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## Run the ./loco-events/loco-events.py script to get a list
 * Ubuntu Hour San Francisco, Ubuntu California: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/3328-ubuntu-hour-san-francisco/
 * Ubuntu Amazonas: Curso Animaciones 3D con Blender, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3322-ubuntu-amazonas:-curso-animaciones-3d-con-blender/
 * Ubuntu Amazonas: Curso Manejador de Base de Datos MySQL, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3320-ubuntu-amazonas:-curso-manejador-de-base-de-datos-mysql/
 * Ubuntu Amazonas: Curso Soporte Técnico Linux y Redes Cableadas, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3321-ubuntu-amazonas:-curso-soporte-técnico-linux-y-redes-cableadas/
 * Chemnitzer Linuxtage 2016, German Ubuntu Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-de-locoteam/3327-chemnitzer-linuxtage-2016/
 * ubunu brainstorming 1604, Ubuntu Mauritius: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-mu/3326-ubunu-brainstorming-1604/
 * Az Loco Installfest/Linux and open source workshop, Arizona Lo``Co Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3318-az-loco-installfest/linux-and-open-source-workshop/
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== In Other News ==

## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections.

== Other Articles of Interest ==

## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature
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## Run security-and-updates/ListSecurity.py YEAR MONTH
 * [USN-2914-1] OpenSSL vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-March/003331.html
 * [USN-2915-1] Django vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-March/003332.html
 * [USN-2916-1] Perl vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-March/003333.html
 * [USN-2918-1] pixman vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-March/003334.html
 * [USN-2919-1] Jas``Per vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-March/003335.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH precise
## End of Life - April 2017
 * xdelta3 3.0.0.dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-February/024987.html
 * xerces-c 3.1.1-1+deb6u2build0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-February/024988.html
 * xerces-c 3.1.1-1+deb6u2build0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024989.html
 * xdelta3 3.0.0.dfsg-1+deb7u1build0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024990.html
 * openssl 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.35 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024991.html
 * linux-ti-omap4 3.2.0-1478.104 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024992.html
 * linux-meta-ti-omap4 3.2.0.1478.73 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024993.html
 * openssl 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.35 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024994.html
 * python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024995.html
 * python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.20 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024996.html
 * perl 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024997.html
 * perl 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.5 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024998.html
 * didiwiki 0.5-9+deb6u1build0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/024999.html
 * didiwiki 0.5-9+deb6u1build0.12.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025000.html
 * jasper 1.900.1-13ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025001.html
 * pixman 0.30.2-1ubuntu0.0.0.0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025002.html
 * jasper 1.900.1-13ubuntu0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025003.html
 * pixman 0.30.2-1ubuntu0.0.0.0.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025004.html
 * linux-lts-trusty 3.13.0-81.125~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025006.html
 * linux-meta-lts-trusty 3.13.0.81.73 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025007.html
 * linux-signed-lts-trusty 3.13.0-81.125~precise1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025005.html
 * linux-lts-trusty_3.13.0-81.125~precise1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/precise-changes/2016-March/025008.html
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH trusty
## End of Life - April 2019
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-64.84~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021396.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.64.55 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021397.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-64.84~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021398.html
 * linux-lts-utopic_3.16.0-64.84~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021399.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-53.59~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021400.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.53.38 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021401.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-53.59~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021402.html
 * linux-lts-vivid_3.19.0-53.59~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021403.html
 * didiwiki 0.5-11+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021404.html
 * websvn 2.3.3-1.1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021405.html
 * xerces-c 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-February/021406.html
 * websvn 2.3.3-1.1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021407.html
 * didiwiki 0.5-11+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021408.html
 * xerces-c 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021409.html
 * openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021410.html
 * openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021411.html
 * python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021412.html
 * python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.12 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021413.html
 * linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-9.24~14.04.1~beta1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021414.html
 * linux-signed-lts-xenial 4.4.0-9.24~14.04.1~beta1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021415.html
 * linux-meta-lts-xenial 4.4.0.9.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021416.html
 * perl 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021417.html
 * perl 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021418.html
 * multipath-tools 0.4.9-3ubuntu7.10 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021419.html
 * linux 3.13.0-81.125 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021420.html
 * linux-signed 3.13.0-81.125 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021421.html
 * linux-meta 3.13.0.81.87 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021422.html
 * linux_3.13.0-81.125_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021423.html
 * linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-65.85~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021424.html
 * linux-meta-lts-utopic 3.16.0.65.56 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021425.html
 * linux-signed-lts-utopic 3.16.0-65.85~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021426.html
 * linux-lts-utopic_3.16.0-65.85~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021427.html
 * linux-keystone 3.13.0-51.76 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021428.html
 * linux-meta-keystone 3.13.0.51.49 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021429.html
 * jasper 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021430.html
 * pixman 0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021431.html
 * jasper 1.900.1-14ubuntu3.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021432.html
 * pixman 0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021433.html
 * biosdevname 0.4.1-0ubuntu6.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021434.html
 * neutron 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021435.html
 * numactl 2.0.9~rc5-1ubuntu3.14.04.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021436.html
 * ifupdown 0.7.47.2ubuntu4.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021437.html
 * squashfs-tools 1:4.2+20130409-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021438.html
 * libvirt 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.18 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021439.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.16 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021440.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.5-0ubuntu1.17 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021441.html
 * linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-54.60~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021442.html
 * linux-meta-lts-vivid 3.19.0.54.39 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021443.html
 * linux-signed-lts-vivid 3.19.0-54.60~14.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021444.html
 * linux-lts-vivid_3.19.0-54.60~14.04.1_amd64.tar.gz - - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021445.html
 * gce-utils 1.3.2-0ubuntu1~14.04.0 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/trusty-changes/2016-March/021446.html

End of Life - April 2019
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## Run security-and-updates/ListUpdates.py YEAR MONTH wily
## End of Life - July 2016
 * gajim 0.16-1+deb8u1build0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-February/012937.html
 * gajim 0.16-1+deb8u1build0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-February/012938.html
 * didiwiki 0.5-11+deb8u1build0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-February/012939.html
 * xerces-c 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-February/012940.html
 * didiwiki 0.5-11+deb8u1build0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012941.html
 * xerces-c 3.1.1-5.1+deb8u1build0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012942.html
 * openssl 1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012943.html
 * openssl 1.0.2d-0ubuntu1.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012944.html
 * python-django 1.7.9-1ubuntu5.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012945.html
 * python-django 1.7.9-1ubuntu5.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012946.html
 * perl 5.20.2-6ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012947.html
 * perl 5.20.2-6ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012948.html
 * jasper 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012949.html
 * jasper 1.900.1-debian1-2.4ubuntu0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012950.html
 * biosdevname 0.4.1-0ubuntu8.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012951.html
 * neutron 2:7.0.3-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012952.html
 * numactl 2.0.10-1ubuntu6.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012953.html
 * ifupdown 0.7.54ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012954.html
 * glib2.0 2.46.2-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012955.html
 * gst-libav1.0 1.6.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012956.html
 * gst-plugins-base1.0 1.6.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012957.html
 * gst-plugins-good1.0 1.6.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012958.html
 * gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.6.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012959.html
 * gst-plugins-ugly1.0 1.6.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012960.html
 * gstreamer1.0 1.6.3-1ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012961.html
 * ceilometer 1:5.0.2-0ubuntu1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012962.html
 * pidgin 1:2.10.11-0ubuntu4.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012963.html
 * network-manager 1.0.4-0ubuntu5.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012964.html
 * ceph 0.94.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012965.html
 * cloud-init 0.7.7~bzr1149-0ubuntu6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012966.html
 * linux-raspi2 4.2.0-1026.34 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012967.html
 * linux-meta-raspi2 4.2.0.1026.29 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012968.html
 * gce-utils 1.3.2-0ubuntu1~15.10.0 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/wily-changes/2016-March/012969.html

End of Life - July 2016


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WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 457 for the week February 29 - March 6, 2016.

In This Issue

General Community News

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open (119483) +213 over last week
  • Critical (344) +23 over last week
  • Unconfirmed (58496) +45 over last week

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: cl-netbox (http://askubuntu.com/users/260935/cl-netbox), Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind), Byte Commander (http://askubuntu.com/users/367990/byte-commander), Oli (http://askubuntu.com/users/449/oli) and muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru)

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

LoCo News

Attending the February Tijuana Tech Meetup.

Philip Ballew tells us about his "chance to go and promote Ubuntu, just south of my home in San Diego at the Tijuana Intercomunidades meetup." He emphasizes his enthusiasm to share Ubuntu further in northern Mexico.

https://philipballew.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/tijuiana-tech-meetup/

LoCo Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world:

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

The Planet

Other Community News

Ubuntu MATE February 2016 supporters

Martin Wimpress of the Ubuntu MATE project thanks the people who donated funds to the Ubuntu MATE project in February of 2016. "Many thanks to everyone who donated to the Ubuntu MATE project this month. You have been generous as always and ensured that we can meet all the costs associated with running the Ubuntu MATE project and the community site. In fact, this month we are able to reward some developers for working on Ubuntu MATE projects."

https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-february-2016-supporters/

Ubuntu Cloud News

Ubuntu Phone News

"Ubuntu Love"! [Phone + Apps = Freedom]

Marcos Costales points out some of the apps for the Ubuntu Phone. He highlights some apps and a brief description of what they do in a paragraph. He mentions Podbird, Dekko, OSMScout, and some more generic apps such as the file manager and the terminal. He ends by thanking the Ubuntu Phone developers for their work.

http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2016/03/ubuntu-love-phone-apps-freedom.html

Why does reinventing the Personal Mobile experience matter?

Following the release of the first Ubuntu Tablet, which is the “first of our fully converged devices,” Amrisha Prashar announces the Ubuntu Convergence Competition. The competition asks: “With this, we want to know what your life would look like if all your computing needs fitted into one device?” Responses should be made on Twitter using the hashtag #UbuntuReinvents for a chance to win the BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/03/03/why-does-reinventing-the-personal-mobile-experience-matter/

Canonical News

In The Press

Converged PC and smartphone is the future, says Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth

Tim Anderson from The Register interviewed Mark Shuttleworth at Mobile World Congress 2016. “Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, told The Register that converged devices – phones that can also be PCs – are the future of personal computing.” He highlights Mark’s statement, “People have said that’s a little crazy, and now suddenly we’ve got some of the biggest companies in the world saying that’s a great idea.” Tim then goes on to highlight some of the skepticism from the technology community about the Ubuntu Phone and some downfalls of Ubuntu Touch. “For this reason, your next phone is unlikely to run Ubuntu.”

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/03/converged_pc_and_smartphone_future_mark_shuttleworth/

Baby Ubuntus toddle forth into the big scary world of beta

Scott Gilbertson of The Register notes some of the incoming changes for the Ubuntu flavors in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus). He highlights the changes in each flavor and ends with “That's good advice for any of these releases – this is a beta release, so install at your own risk.”

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/03/ubuntu_16_04_little_linuxes_beta_review/

In The Blogosphere

This Is The New Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Default Wallpaper

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! highlights the new wallpaper for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus). He also gives a brief description of the image. “Angular geometric accents are retained, and the design bathes in a gradient growing across the official Ubuntu color spectrum. What starts in deep Canonical purple finishes in bright community orange at the upper-right of the image.” He then gives download links for the new background image.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/02/ubuntu-16-04-default-wallpaper

10 reasons why you should stop picking on Ubuntu Unity

Jack Wallen for Tech Republic points out that Unity has received some criticism in the past that was warranted at the time, but that it has improved significantly. Jack writes about ten different reasons why you should consider it again. He highlights convergence, Ubuntu Touch, eliminated privacy risks, and the new ability to move the launcher. He ends by saying: “Ubuntu Unity is not the desktop pariah you once thought it was. This desktop environment has evolved into a beautiful, efficient interface that does not deserve the scorn and derision heaped upon it by so many.”

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-reasons-why-you-should-stop-picking-on-ubuntu-unity/

Ubuntu convergence finally impresses me

Jack Wallen for Tech Republic points out that he is impressed with the Ubuntu convergence concept and points out some pros and cons of convergence and Ubuntu Touch. “I hope this happens. Canonical and the Ubuntu Phone developers have been working tirelessly on this project and it needs (nay, deserves) a win of this magnitude.”

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-convergence-finally-impresses-me/

Ubuntu Is Close To Finally Removing Python 2 From Their Desktop ISO

Michael Larabel from Phoronix summarizes Barry Warsaw’s update and push to get Python 2 off of the desktop image for Ubuntu. “He explains that it's in the printer space the cause for still keeping Python 2 around... "system-config-printer is already itself ported to Python 3, but it transitively depends on Python 2 through the chain of python3-smbc to libsmbclient to samba-libs to libpython2.7. So the real problem is fully porting Samba to Python 3. Ubuntu is not the only distro converging on this bottleneck."”

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-D-Still-Has-Python2

Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 1st March 2016

Alan Pope and Nicholas Skaggs present an hour of updates on behalf of the Canonical Community Team. They open with announcements about Google Summer of Code and Ubuntu Online Summit. They then answer questions to them provided over IRC. The questions were primarily about Ubuntu Touch and Unity 8, with some miscellaneous questions as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heurx3DqUlY

Juju Office Hours for March 2016

Jorge Castro hosts “an open Q+A about everything happening in the Juju ecosystem.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=318TKYlxV4w

Keynote: The Magic of Application Modelling

Mark Shuttleworth’s keynote at the Config Management Camp, Gent, Belgium on “The Magic of Application Modelling.”

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/03/01/the-magic-of-application-modelling/

Full Circle Weekly News #07

A short podcast (<10 minutes) with just the news. No chit-chat. No time wasting. Just the latest FOSS/Linux/Ubuntu news.

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/full-circle-weekly-news-07/

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