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## 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) |
On behalf of the Ubuntu Forums Council, David Pires writes to inform that vasa1 application for Ubuntu Membership was accepted: * Vasa1: ForumID: http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=449866 | Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~aesouza2008 | Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/vasa1 https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2016-June/002501.html |
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## 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/ |
=== Arizona Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Release Party 3.0 Final Report === MajB writes a summary on their Xenial Xerus release party which was held on April 21, 2016. He raves that the party was a success. He states that there were technical discussions about systemd, writing ISOs to USB sticks, and plans for the future. http://azloco.com/node/241 === Upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 presentations in Felton and San Francisco === Elizabeth K. Joseph provides us with details concerning her upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 presentations in Felton and San Francisco. The article contains details concerning where and when the presentations will be held in addition to an RSVP link for the San Francisco release party in July. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2016-June/002737.html === Announcing Ubuntu at Texas Linux Fest 2016 === José Antonio Rey announces that Ubuntu will have a presence at Texas Linux Fest 2016, July 7-8th. He states that there will be Ubuntu computers, as well as some Nexus 4 phones running Ubuntu to demonstrate convergence. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-tx/2016-June/000720.html |
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ | === Daniel Holbach: Being among the first in a new community === Daniel Holbach tells us about Snappy Playpen; a project where early snap contributors hung out and thrashed out ideas and problems, and even had fun. Daniel lists some of the achievements before inviting you to come join the fun in week 3 concentrating on server apps and electron based apps. Finally Daniel thanks those involved. https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2016/06/being-among-the-first-in-a-new-community/ === Dustin Kirkland: HOWTO: Classic, apt-based Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server on the rpi2! === Dustin Kirkland blogs about Ubuntu Core being the "snappiest way" to run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi 2. If however you still want to run the classic apt/deb, Dustin provides instructions to download and write to microSD the Pi image with further instructions about its use. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/06/howto-classic-apt-based-ubuntu-server.html === Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Snapd 2.0.9: full snap confinement on Elementary 0.4 === David Callé writes that a new snapd is heading to your 16.04 systems, and outlines the included changes, and what's coming in the next snapd release (and available if you want to install from source). http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2016/06/23/snapd-209-full-snap-confinement-elementary-04/ === Kubuntu: Kubuntu Dojo 2 – Kubuntu Ninjas === Are you interested in being a developer? then come join the Kubuntu Dojo on Thursday June 30 @ 1800 UTC. This is the second free course and covers Debian & Ubuntu packaging. Read for details. http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-dojo-2-kubuntu-ninjas/ === Xubuntu: Looking for memorable and fun Xubuntu stories! === To celebrate Xubuntu's tenth birthday a new campaign and competition is being announced. If you have a fun or memorable Xubuntu story you may wish to enter the competition. Prizes are five sets of Xubuntu stickers from UnixStickers.com with two also receiving Xubuntu t-shirt. http://xubuntu.org/news/looking-memorable-fun-xubuntu-stories/ === Dustin Kirkland: HOWTO: Host your own SNAP store! === Dustin Kirkland provides us with an overview of how to setup a SNAP store on any platform that supports SNAPs. This guide reveals how simple it is to create and use SNAP stores to distribute software across Ubuntu devices. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/06/howto-host-your-own-snap-store.html |
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## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc |
=== Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations === Svetlana Belkin announces that seven members of the Membership Board are nearing the end of their two year term, and a call out for members who'd like to be considered for the Board to apply/be nominated. What's required and how to apply is detailed, and applications close July 1st @ 12:00 UTC. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2016/06/20/ubuntu-membership-board-call-for-nominations-4/ |
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## This section largely draws from the news from http://insights.ubuntu.com/ and the ## Ubuntu Planet, news from our community, not 3rd party press/blogs == Ubuntu Phone News == ## Just like cloud, this section largely draws from the news from http://insights.ubuntu.com/ ## and the Ubuntu Planet, news from our community, not 3rd party press/blogs == 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 |
* A New Research Cloud on Ubuntu OpenStack - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/06/20/a-new-research-cloud-on-ubuntu-openstack/ |
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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. |
=== Why You Should Use Ubuntu LTS === Matt Hartley of Datamation writes that “one of the most common issues I see among newer Linux users is the desire to upgrade their distribution needlessly to a new bleeding-edge version.” In this article he states why people would be “better off” sticking to a stable version, citing an Ubuntu LTS, that has been out for a while. http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-you-should-use-ubuntu-lts-1.html === Canonical changes the game by announcing universal snap packages === “Canonical had a game changing announcement up its sleeve, one that could seriously shift the Linux landscape. Jack Wallen explains why universal snap packages are a major step forward for Linux and open source.” http://www.techrepublic.com/article/canonical-changes-the-game-by-announcing-universal-snap-packages/ === Shuttleworth Doesn't Expect Other OSes to Want to Fetch Snaps from Ubuntu Store === Marius Nestor of Softpedia reports on Mark Shuttleworth’s responses to criticism over the the Snappy server not being released with the broader Snaps announcement. He writes that according to Mark Shuttleworth, “the simplest approach for application developers to deliver their apps as Snaps from their own store would be to offer them over HTTP.” http://news.softpedia.com/news/shuttleworth-doesn-t-expect-other-oses-to-want-to-fetch-snaps-from-ubuntu-store-505601.shtml === Intel Skylake Graphics: Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 + Latest Open-Source Driver Code === Michael Larabel of Phoronix shares the results of his latest tests of the Intel Skylake graphics on Windows versus the latest open source drivers on Ubuntu 16.04. After sharing a series of results, he writes: “While the open-source Intel driver stack is getting faster in some of the tests with Linux 4.7 and Mesa 12.1-dev, the Linux numbers across the board for GpuTest were noticeably slower compared to Windows 10 Pro x64 with the latest Intel proprietary driver.” http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-win10-mesa121&num=1 |
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## Any news or links that don't fit neatly into other sections. | === Full Circle Magazine #110 === Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of issue one hundred and ten. This month: * Command & Conquer * How-To : Python, Install Ubuntu with Clonezilla & VirtualBox, and Migrating From VAX * Graphics : Inkscape * Linux Labs: Ubuntu on my Chromebook and Small LTSP Installation Pt. 2 * Book Review: Learn to program with Minecraft * Ubuntu Games: Dota 2 Reborn, and Vassal plus: News, Q&A, and soooo much more. Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-110 |
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## Bullet-point list of articles that are more generic linux in nature | * Flatpak Officially Released for Next-Generation, Standalone GNU/Linux Apps - http://news.softpedia.com/news/flatpak-officially-released-for-next-generation-standalone-gnu-linux-apps-505589.shtml |
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## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net |
=== Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 21st June 2016 === Watch the Ubuntu Community Team in their regular weekly Q&A Links they posted on irc include: * http://google.com/+SnapcraftIo * https://twitter.com/snapcraftio * https://www.facebook.com/snapcraftio * https://github.com/kyrofa/nextcloud-snap/blob/master/snapcraft.yaml https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2WPneq8isk === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E17 – Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother - Ubuntu Podcast === “It’s Episode Seventeen of Season Nine of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson, Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Mycroftare here and speaking to your brain.” http://ubuntupodcast.org/2016/06/23/s09e17-sherlock-holmes-smarter-brother/ === Full Circle Weekly News #23 === Just a quick message to let you know that Full Circle Weekly News #23 is out: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/full-circle-weekly-news-23/ and, Full Circle Magazine #110 came out a couple of days ago: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-110 The show is also available via: RSS: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/feed/podcast Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=85347&refid=stpr Tune``In Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Full-Circle-Weekly-News-p855064/ and PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/the-full-circle-weekly-news |
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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 == 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 - June 21, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2016-06-21 * Security Team - June 20, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20160620 * Server Team - June 21, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20160621 |
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## The following list is in chronological order. * Your Name Here |
* Elizabeth K. Joseph * Chris Guiver * Chris Sirrs * Leonard Viator |
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## Common acronyms |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 471 for the week June 20 - 26, 2016.
In This Issue
General Community News
Welcome New Members and Developers
On behalf of the Ubuntu Forums Council, David Pires writes to inform that vasa1 application for Ubuntu Membership was accepted:
Vasa1: ForumID: http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=449866 | Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~aesouza2008 | Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/vasa1
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2016-June/002501.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
Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week
Ask (and answer!) questions at http://askubuntu.com
LoCo News
Arizona Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Release Party 3.0 Final Report
MajB writes a summary on their Xenial Xerus release party which was held on April 21, 2016. He raves that the party was a success. He states that there were technical discussions about systemd, writing ISOs to USB sticks, and plans for the future.
Upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 presentations in Felton and San Francisco
Elizabeth K. Joseph provides us with details concerning her upcoming Ubuntu 16.04 presentations in Felton and San Francisco. The article contains details concerning where and when the presentations will be held in addition to an RSVP link for the San Francisco release party in July.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2016-June/002737.html
Announcing Ubuntu at Texas Linux Fest 2016
José Antonio Rey announces that Ubuntu will have a presence at Texas Linux Fest 2016, July 7-8th. He states that there will be Ubuntu computers, as well as some Nexus 4 phones running Ubuntu to demonstrate convergence.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-tx/2016-June/000720.html
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
Daniel Holbach: Being among the first in a new community
Daniel Holbach tells us about Snappy Playpen; a project where early snap contributors hung out and thrashed out ideas and problems, and even had fun. Daniel lists some of the achievements before inviting you to come join the fun in week 3 concentrating on server apps and electron based apps. Finally Daniel thanks those involved.
https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2016/06/being-among-the-first-in-a-new-community/
Dustin Kirkland: HOWTO: Classic, apt-based Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server on the rpi2!
Dustin Kirkland blogs about Ubuntu Core being the "snappiest way" to run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi 2. If however you still want to run the classic apt/deb, Dustin provides instructions to download and write to microSD the Pi image with further instructions about its use.
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/06/howto-classic-apt-based-ubuntu-server.html
Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Snapd 2.0.9: full snap confinement on Elementary 0.4
David Callé writes that a new snapd is heading to your 16.04 systems, and outlines the included changes, and what's coming in the next snapd release (and available if you want to install from source).
http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2016/06/23/snapd-209-full-snap-confinement-elementary-04/
Kubuntu: Kubuntu Dojo 2 – Kubuntu Ninjas
Are you interested in being a developer? then come join the Kubuntu Dojo on Thursday June 30 @ 1800 UTC. This is the second free course and covers Debian & Ubuntu packaging. Read for details.
http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-dojo-2-kubuntu-ninjas/
Xubuntu: Looking for memorable and fun Xubuntu stories!
To celebrate Xubuntu's tenth birthday a new campaign and competition is being announced. If you have a fun or memorable Xubuntu story you may wish to enter the competition. Prizes are five sets of Xubuntu stickers from UnixStickers.com with two also receiving Xubuntu t-shirt.
http://xubuntu.org/news/looking-memorable-fun-xubuntu-stories/
Dustin Kirkland: HOWTO: Host your own SNAP store!
Dustin Kirkland provides us with an overview of how to setup a SNAP store on any platform that supports SNAPs. This guide reveals how simple it is to create and use SNAP stores to distribute software across Ubuntu devices.
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/06/howto-host-your-own-snap-store.html
Other Community News
Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations
Svetlana Belkin announces that seven members of the Membership Board are nearing the end of their two year term, and a call out for members who'd like to be considered for the Board to apply/be nominated. What's required and how to apply is detailed, and applications close July 1st @ 12:00 UTC.
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2016/06/20/ubuntu-membership-board-call-for-nominations-4/
Ubuntu Cloud News
A New Research Cloud on Ubuntu OpenStack - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/06/20/a-new-research-cloud-on-ubuntu-openstack/
In The Blogosphere
Why You Should Use Ubuntu LTS
Matt Hartley of Datamation writes that “one of the most common issues I see among newer Linux users is the desire to upgrade their distribution needlessly to a new bleeding-edge version.” In this article he states why people would be “better off” sticking to a stable version, citing an Ubuntu LTS, that has been out for a while.
http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-you-should-use-ubuntu-lts-1.html
Canonical changes the game by announcing universal snap packages
“Canonical had a game changing announcement up its sleeve, one that could seriously shift the Linux landscape. Jack Wallen explains why universal snap packages are a major step forward for Linux and open source.”
Shuttleworth Doesn't Expect Other OSes to Want to Fetch Snaps from Ubuntu Store
Marius Nestor of Softpedia reports on Mark Shuttleworth’s responses to criticism over the the Snappy server not being released with the broader Snaps announcement. He writes that according to Mark Shuttleworth, “the simplest approach for application developers to deliver their apps as Snaps from their own store would be to offer them over HTTP.”
Intel Skylake Graphics: Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 + Latest Open-Source Driver Code
Michael Larabel of Phoronix shares the results of his latest tests of the Intel Skylake graphics on Windows versus the latest open source drivers on Ubuntu 16.04. After sharing a series of results, he writes: “While the open-source Intel driver stack is getting faster in some of the tests with Linux 4.7 and Mesa 12.1-dev, the Linux numbers across the board for GpuTest were noticeably slower compared to Windows 10 Pro x64 with the latest Intel proprietary driver.”
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-win10-mesa121&num=1
In Other News
Full Circle Magazine #110
Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community are proud to announce the release of issue one hundred and ten.
This month:
Command & Conquer
How-To : Python, Install Ubuntu with Clonezilla & VirtualBox, and Migrating From VAX
- Graphics : Inkscape
- Linux Labs: Ubuntu on my Chromebook and Small LTSP Installation Pt. 2
- Book Review: Learn to program with Minecraft
- Ubuntu Games: Dota 2 Reborn, and Vassal
plus: News, Q&A, and soooo much more.
Get it while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-110
Other Articles of Interest
Flatpak Officially Released for Next-Generation, Standalone GNU/Linux Apps - http://news.softpedia.com/news/flatpak-officially-released-for-next-generation-standalone-gnu-linux-apps-505589.shtml
Featured Audio and Video
Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 21st June 2016
Watch the Ubuntu Community Team in their regular weekly Q&A
Links they posted on irc include:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2WPneq8isk
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S09E17 – Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother - Ubuntu Podcast
“It’s Episode Seventeen of Season Nine of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark Johnson, Alan Pope, Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Mycroftare here and speaking to your brain.”
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2016/06/23/s09e17-sherlock-holmes-smarter-brother/
Full Circle Weekly News #23
Just a quick message to let you know that Full Circle Weekly News #23 is out: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podcast/full-circle-weekly-news-23/ and, Full Circle Magazine #110 came out a couple of days ago: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-110
The show is also available via: RSS: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/feed/podcast Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=85347&refid=stpr TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Full-Circle-Weekly-News-p855064/ and PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/the-full-circle-weekly-news
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - June 21, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2016-06-21
Security Team - June 20, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20160620
Server Team - June 21, 2016 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20160621
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 12.04, 14.04, 15.10 and 16.04
Security Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
Ubuntu 15.10 Updates
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
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Conclusion
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Credits
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- Elizabeth K. Joseph
- Chris Guiver
- Chris Sirrs
- Leonard Viator
- And many others
Glossary of Terms
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