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| ## Make each article a subsection, via === ## These are big articles that don't fit within another section ## Suggested sources: ubuntu-news-team mailing list, fridge.ubuntu.com |
=== Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) reaches End of Life on April 28 2017 === Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, reminds us that Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) was released almost five years ago, and that the support period will reach end of life (EOL) on Thursday, April 28th. He provides details of the supported upgrade path, and links to upgrade instructions. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-March/003777.html === Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance) === Dustin Kirkland of Canonical writes that while Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is reaching End of Life, Canonical is offering Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) for Ubuntu Advantage customers. Users of 12.04 LTS are recommended to update to 14.04 LTS or 16.04 LTS, but for those customers who cannot, 12.04 ESM now continues support for core packages in 12.04. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2017-March/000217.html These announcements were covered by several sites, the following are several articles selected by our editors: * Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Throws LTS Users a Lifeline - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/03/ubuntu-12-04-esm-support * Canonical extends Ubuntu 12.04 support for paying customers - http://www.zdnet.com/article/canonical-extends-ubuntu-12-04-support-for-paying-customers/ * Canonical announces Ubuntu Linux 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance) - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/15/ubuntu_12_04_extended_security_maintenance/ * Canonical Goes Long for Ubuntu Server Support - http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/canonical-goes-long-for-ubuntu-server-support.html === Upcoming Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations === Brian Murray on behalf of the Developer Membership Board writes to tells us that because Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre and Adam Conrad's terms will be expiring soon, two new members need to be selected. Brian provides details of the Membership Board, qualifications required, and how to submit applications, which need to be submitted before March 21, 2017. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2017-March/001205.html |
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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) |
QIII, on behalf of the Ubuntu Forum Council, is happy to announce the newest Ubuntu Member via forums contributions: * Paddy Landau (LP: https://launchpad.net/~paddy-landau | Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/paddy-landau | Forums profile: https://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=572807) https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2017-March/002634.html Łukasz Zemczak, on behalf of the Developer Membership Board, is also happy to announce the newest Ubuntu Contributing Developer: * Dan Streetman (LP: https://launchpad.net/~ddstreet | Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ddstreet) https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/devel-permissions/2017-March/001052.html Lastly, the Kubuntu Council is happy to announce the newest Kubuntu Member: * Darin Miller (LP: https://launchpad.net/~darinmiller | Wiki: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/~darinmiller) http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-has-a-new-member-darin-miller/ |
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| == LoCo News == ## Make each article a subsection, via === Section name === ## 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/ |
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| ## This section is for Ubuntu News from "The Planet" at http://planet.ubuntu.com/ == Other Community News == ## This section is for Ubuntu News from elsewhere in the community: ## mailing lists, team blogs not on planet, etc |
=== Jorge Castro: What a kickass ride this has been! === Jorge Castro informs us that after twenty Ubuntu releases, many thousands of edits and nearly 400,000 miles of air travel, he is moving on from Ubuntu. Jorge tells us about his new job at Heptio, and writes, "I’ve been privileged to work with some of the brightest people in the industry, and for that I’ll always be grateful." https://blog.jorgecastro.org/2017/03/17/service-jorge-stop-git-rebase-heptio-master-service-jorge-start/ |
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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 |
* Webinar: network function virtualization and juju - https://www.sdxcentral.com/event/vnf-deployments-ubuntu-open-baton/ * Webinar: Learn the secrets to innovate and scalable VNF delopyment - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/16/webinar-learn-the-secrets-to-innovative-and-scalable-vnf-deployment/ |
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| ## 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 |
* This elevator catches intruders, saves lives, generates money - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/13/this-elevator-catches-intruders-saves-lives-generates-money/ * The Smart Multi-Personality Vending Machine - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/13/the-smart-schizophrenic-vending-machine/ * NXP and Canonical to demo Ubuntu Core on the LS1043A at Embedded World - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/14/nxp-and-canonical-to-demo-ubuntu-core-on-the-ls1043a-at-embedded-world/ * The Orange Pi community gets a snap store - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/16/the-orange-pi-community-gets-a-snap-store/ |
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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. == 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 |
* Ubuntu 17.04 — Official Mascot Artwork Revealed - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/03/ubuntu-17-04-mascot-logo * Mir 1.0 Expected To Come Early In Ubuntu 17.10 Cycle - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mir-1.0-Early-Ubuntu-17.10 |
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| ## Ubuntu UK Podcast ## Full Circle Magazine Podcast ## At Home With Jono Bacon - Weekly Community QA on UStreamTV ## Lococast.net |
=== Kubuntu Podcast 21 === Once again, Ovidiu-Florin, Rick Timmis and Aaron Honeycutt bring us the monthly Kubuntu news. Quality of the podcast is much improved over previous casts due to Rick’s hardware upgrades. Discussion topics summarized in the Intro and Kubuntu News sections include KDE Slimbook, Nimbusoft, Plasma 5.9, HAM radio hardware and software. Video is sponsored by Big Blue Button, Linode and Bytemark. http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-podcast-21/ === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S10E02 - Wiry Labored Sense === "It’s Season Ten Episode Two of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain." http://ubuntupodcast.org/2017/03/16/s10e02-wiry-labored-sense/ |
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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 - March 14, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2017-03-14 * Security Team - March 13, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20170313 * Server Team - March 14, 2017 - https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-03-14-16.02.html |
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* Simon Quigley * OerHeks * Chris Guiver * Darin Miller |
WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 503 for the week March 13 - 19, 2017.
In This Issue
General Community News
Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) reaches End of Life on April 28 2017
Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, reminds us that Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) was released almost five years ago, and that the support period will reach end of life (EOL) on Thursday, April 28th. He provides details of the supported upgrade path, and links to upgrade instructions.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2017-March/003777.html
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance)
Dustin Kirkland of Canonical writes that while Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is reaching End of Life, Canonical is offering Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) for Ubuntu Advantage customers. Users of 12.04 LTS are recommended to update to 14.04 LTS or 16.04 LTS, but for those customers who cannot, 12.04 ESM now continues support for core packages in 12.04.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2017-March/000217.html
These announcements were covered by several sites, the following are several articles selected by our editors:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Throws LTS Users a Lifeline - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/03/ubuntu-12-04-esm-support
Canonical extends Ubuntu 12.04 support for paying customers - http://www.zdnet.com/article/canonical-extends-ubuntu-12-04-support-for-paying-customers/
Canonical announces Ubuntu Linux 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance) - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/15/ubuntu_12_04_extended_security_maintenance/
Canonical Goes Long for Ubuntu Server Support - http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/canonical-goes-long-for-ubuntu-server-support.html
Upcoming Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations
Brian Murray on behalf of the Developer Membership Board writes to tells us that because Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre and Adam Conrad's terms will be expiring soon, two new members need to be selected. Brian provides details of the Membership Board, qualifications required, and how to submit applications, which need to be submitted before March 21, 2017.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2017-March/001205.html
Welcome New Members and Developers
QIII, on behalf of the Ubuntu Forum Council, is happy to announce the newest Ubuntu Member via forums contributions:
Paddy Landau (LP: https://launchpad.net/~paddy-landau | Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/paddy-landau | Forums profile: https://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=572807)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2017-March/002634.html
Łukasz Zemczak, on behalf of the Developer Membership Board, is also happy to announce the newest Ubuntu Contributing Developer:
Dan Streetman (LP: https://launchpad.net/~ddstreet | Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ddstreet)
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/devel-permissions/2017-March/001052.html
Lastly, the Kubuntu Council is happy to announce the newest Kubuntu Member:
Darin Miller (LP: https://launchpad.net/~darinmiller | Wiki: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/~darinmiller)
http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-has-a-new-member-darin-miller/
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 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
Jorge Castro: What a kickass ride this has been!
Jorge Castro informs us that after twenty Ubuntu releases, many thousands of edits and nearly 400,000 miles of air travel, he is moving on from Ubuntu. Jorge tells us about his new job at Heptio, and writes, "I’ve been privileged to work with some of the brightest people in the industry, and for that I’ll always be grateful."
Ubuntu Cloud News
Webinar: network function virtualization and juju - https://www.sdxcentral.com/event/vnf-deployments-ubuntu-open-baton/
Webinar: Learn the secrets to innovate and scalable VNF delopyment - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/16/webinar-learn-the-secrets-to-innovative-and-scalable-vnf-deployment/
Canonical News
This elevator catches intruders, saves lives, generates money - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/13/this-elevator-catches-intruders-saves-lives-generates-money/
The Smart Multi-Personality Vending Machine - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/13/the-smart-schizophrenic-vending-machine/
NXP and Canonical to demo Ubuntu Core on the LS1043A at Embedded World - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/14/nxp-and-canonical-to-demo-ubuntu-core-on-the-ls1043a-at-embedded-world/
The Orange Pi community gets a snap store - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/03/16/the-orange-pi-community-gets-a-snap-store/
In The Blogosphere
Ubuntu 17.04 — Official Mascot Artwork Revealed - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/03/ubuntu-17-04-mascot-logo
Mir 1.0 Expected To Come Early In Ubuntu 17.10 Cycle - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mir-1.0-Early-Ubuntu-17.10
Featured Audio and Video
Kubuntu Podcast 21
Once again, Ovidiu-Florin, Rick Timmis and Aaron Honeycutt bring us the monthly Kubuntu news. Quality of the podcast is much improved over previous casts due to Rick’s hardware upgrades. Discussion topics summarized in the Intro and Kubuntu News sections include KDE Slimbook, Nimbusoft, Plasma 5.9, HAM radio hardware and software. Video is sponsored by Big Blue Button, Linode and Bytemark.
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-podcast-21/
Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S10E02 - Wiry Labored Sense
"It’s Season Ten Episode Two of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson and Martin Wimpress are connected and speaking to your brain."
http://ubuntupodcast.org/2017/03/16/s10e02-wiry-labored-sense/
Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
Kernel Team - March 14, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Newsletter/2017-03-14
Security Team - March 13, 2017 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Security/20170313
Server Team - March 14, 2017 - https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-03-14-16.02.html
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, 16.04 and 16.10
Security Updates
Ubuntu 12.04 Updates
Ubuntu 14.04 Updates
Ubuntu 16.04 Updates
Ubuntu 16.10 Updates
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