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## 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.
 * "Canonical launches Web-based systems management for Ubuntu" - Canonical, the company
behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, announced on July 22 at the Ubuntu Live conference
in Portland, Ore., the availability of Landscape, its Web-based systems management
program for Ubuntu servers and desktops. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9110241259.html

http://techiqmag.com/2007/07/22/var-case-study-ubuntu-linux-in-k-12-school/

http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/linux/10841/ubuntu-launches-update-service-support-subscribers

http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/application/10842/canonical-creates-personal-package-archive-service-ubuntu

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-marketing-submissions/2007-July/000046.html

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9027630&intsrc=news_ts_head

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/07/blindness_to_pe.html
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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.
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/shuttleworth-ub.html

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/ubuntu-must-pla.html

 * "Linux 2.6.23-rc1 Released" - http://lkmltimes.brucalipto.org/announce/linux-2623-rc1/
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=== Tuesday, July 24, 2007 ===
 
==== Kernel Team Meeting ====
 * Start: 15:00
 * End: 16:00
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Meeting

=== Wednesdayday, July 25, 2007 ===
 
==== Edubuntu Team Meeting ====
 * Start: 12:00
 * End: 14:00
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuMeetingAgenda
 
==== Xubuntu Developers Meeting ====
 * Start: 20:00
 * End: 22:00
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings

=== Thursday, July 26, 2007 ===
 
==== Ubuntu Development Team Meeting ====
 * Start: 15:00
 * End: 17:00
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: ?

=== Thursday, July 27, 2007 ===
 
==== MOTU Team Meeting ====
 * Start: 12:00
 * End: 14:00
 * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
 * Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.comMOTU/Meetings
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=== Ubuntu 6.10 Updates ===

## https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes
## List all uploads since last UWN.
## Format: * <packagename> - <link to mailing list message>
## Ex: * lvm2 2.02.06-2ubuntu3.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2006-November/008083.html
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 * flashplugin-nonfree 9.0.48.0.0ubuntu1~7.04.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2007-July/008667.html
 * kernel-package 10.065ubuntu6 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2007-July/008668.html
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 * Dawid van Wyngaard

WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #50 for the week July 21st - July 27th, 2007. In this issue we cover ...

UWN Translations

In This Issue

General Community News

LoCo News

New in Gutsy Gibbon

Launchpad News

In The Press

  • "Canonical launches Web-based systems management for Ubuntu" - Canonical, the company

behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, announced on July 22 at the Ubuntu Live conference in Portland, Ore., the availability of Landscape, its Web-based systems management program for Ubuntu servers and desktops. http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9110241259.html

http://techiqmag.com/2007/07/22/var-case-study-ubuntu-linux-in-k-12-school/

http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/linux/10841/ubuntu-launches-update-service-support-subscribers

http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/application/10842/canonical-creates-personal-package-archive-service-ubuntu

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-marketing-submissions/2007-July/000046.html

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9027630&intsrc=news_ts_head

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/07/blindness_to_pe.html

In The Blogosphere

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/shuttleworth-ub.html

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/ubuntu-must-pla.html

Meetings and Events

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Kernel Team Meeting

Wednesdayday, July 25, 2007

Edubuntu Team Meeting

Xubuntu Developers Meeting

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Ubuntu Development Team Meeting

  • Start: 15:00
  • End: 17:00
  • Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
  • Agenda: ?

Thursday, July 27, 2007

MOTU Team Meeting

Community Spotlight

Updates and security for 6.06, 6.10, and 7.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates

Ubuntu 6.10 Updates

Ubuntu 7.04 Updates

Bug Stats

  • Open (#) +/- # over last week
  • Critical (#) +/- # over last week
  • Unconfirmed (#) +/- # over last week
  • Unassigned (#) +/- # over last week
  • All bugs ever reported (#) +/- # over last week

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

Infamous Bugs

Translation Stats

  1. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  2. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  3. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  4. Language (#) +/- # over last week
  5. Language (#) +/- # over last week

Remaining string to translate in Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/

UWN #: A sneak peek

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:

and

Conclusion

Thank you for reading the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

See you next week!

Credits

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Martin Albisetti
  • Dawid van Wyngaard
  • And many others

RSS

You can subscribe to the UWN feed at: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/uwn/feed

Feedback

If you would like to submit an idea or story you think is worth appearing on the UWN, please send them to ubuntu-marketing-submissions@lists.ubuntu.com. This document is maintained by the Ubuntu Marketing Team. Please feel free to contact us regarding any concerns or suggestions by either sending an email to ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com or by using any of the other methods on the Ubuntu Marketing Team Contact Information Page (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam). 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 send then ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com.

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