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* Built-in apps get an "A", wireless support an "F" - Dennis O'Reilly at cnet.com blogs has tested Ubuntu. He is very impressed with the overall distribution, and all the applications bundled in Ubuntu, especially the ones he did not expect: F-Spot Photo Manager, GIMP Image Editor, OpenOffice.org Drawing app, XSane Image Scanner, Movie Player, Rhythmbox Music Player, Serpentine Audio CD-Creator, Sound Juicer CD Extractor, Sound Recorder, Ekiga, Evolution, Pidgin client (previously known as Gaim). He also enjoyed the games: "Blackjack, Sudoku, and a Tetris knockoff; there's even a version of my favorite time-waster, Mahjongg". But did not manage to make the wireless work out of the box or with Ndiswrapper. The comments on the article offer different solutions. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9838468-68.html | * Built-in apps get an "A", wireless support an "F" - Dennis O'Reilly at cnet.com blogs has tested Ubuntu. He is very impressed with the overall distribution, and all the applications bundled in Ubuntu, especially the ones he did not expect: F-Spot Photo Manager, GIMP Image Editor, Open Office.org Drawing app, XSane Image Scanner, Movie Player, Rhythmbox Music Player, Serpentine Audio CD-Creator, Sound Juicer CD Extractor, Sound Recorder, Ekiga, Evolution, Pidgin client (previously known as Gaim). He also enjoyed the games: "Blackjack, Sudoku, and a Tetris knockoff; there's even a version of my favorite time-waster, Mahjongg". But did not manage to make the wireless work out of the box or with Ndiswrapper. The comments on the article offer different solutions. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9838468-68.html |
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WORK IN PROGRESS
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 71 for the weeks December 30th - January 5th, 2008. In this issue...
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In This Issue
General Community News
Alpha 3 freeze Ahead, Time to Squash Bugs
This milestone is intended to be used for tracking bugs that must be fixed in order for the alpha release to happen. If you have doubts about whether a bug should block the alpha, please err on the side of caution by using the milestone for the bug so that the release team can review it. The number of bugs blocking the alpha is expected to be relatively small, so if you don't have any milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider helping with the list of bugs that are listed as release-critical for hardy as a whole: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+bugs https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html
Kubuntu Tutorials Day - Bugs
This is an in depth look at the process of Bug Triage used by the Kubuntu Development Team. It covers who the team works with, why bug triage is important, what skills are needed, bug reporting, the triage process, testing and sorting the reported bugs, duplicates, working upstream, and much more. To learn more about the bug process for Kubuntu, or to get involved, visit the link. Help make every version bug free by squashing a few yourself. http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~jpatrick/tutorials/kubuntu-tutorials-day-bugs.pdf
Ubuntu Live Conference - A Look Back and Ahead
With the announcement of the the 2008 Ubuntu Conference, taking place on July 21-22, 2008 in Portland, Oregon, it seems fitting to look back at some of the highlights of the 2007 conference. By following the link to these videos, you can get a feel for how the conference works, or whet your appetite for the upcoming get together. Reminesce, or see what you missed, but make plans to attend the next conference. http://ubuntulive.blip.tv/
LoCo News
New in Gutsy Gibbon
Launchpad News
A fantastic result for Inkscape with Launchpad
Just a couple weeks after Inkscape moved its bug tracker to Launchpad (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue67), the results are impressive! The Inkscape community has been working very hard, and there is more than a 4-fold decrease in open bugs. Mark Shuttleworth elaborates on the strength of the Open Source community in his article: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/135
Ubuntu Forum News
Ubuntu Forums Interview
So, K.Mandla, dedicated interviewer, UF moderator and so much more (running half-marathons, speaking four languages..), has finally answered the "Nine Simple Questions". You can read the article here: http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/an-interview-with-kmandla/
Ubuntu Tutorial of the Week
The idea is to highlight a Tutorial every week, as an example, and maybe improve the quality of the Tutorial & Tips sub-forum.
You can subscribe to the closed thread to get the notifications each week: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655207
The discussion thread regarding the Tutorial of the Week can be found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=655209
In The Press
OpenVZ to release pre-made Ubuntu VMs - The OpenVZ Project will release on Jan. 8th, pre-made Ubuntu 7.10 server and desktop virtual machines. The OpenVZ Project is an open source community branch of SWsoft, the virtualization company behind Parallels and Virtuozzo. Here's how it works. Users will download an Ubuntu software template from OpenVZ. With this template, they can then set up OpenVZ VMs (virtual machines) of either Ubuntu server or desktop on an existing Linux system. This software represents a combined effort by OpenVZ and Canonical, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, to make it easier for administrators to quickly deploy Ubuntu desktops or servers. How quick? OpenVZ claims that a system manager will be able to set up a new Ubuntu server in about a minute. http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7601019362.html
When Enlightenment met Ubuntu - Many Linux distributions try to be visually appealing. Some use Beryl-Compiz for cool 3-D effects on resource-laden boxes, while others turn to desktops like Enlightenment for a little bit of gloss at the expense of functionality. Geubuntu is a new distro that combines the best of those two worlds, equipping Enlightenment with bits from GNOME and Xfce on top of Ubuntu. Geubuntu 7.10 "Luna Nuova" is only the second release of the distro, which seems to trace Ubuntu's release cycle. Despite being a young distro with just two releases under its belt, Geubuntu delivers a visually stunning desktop without compromising functionality. Built atop Ubuntu, the distro has a solid, well-tested base. http://www.linux.com/feature/123494
7 Months with Ubuntu - In early June 2007, Mark Joseph Edwards finally got around to giving Ubuntu another look (using a bootable Live CD) and was pleasantly surprised. The new OS recognized all his hardware immediately, including his printers, wired Ethernet cards, and half a dozen different Wi-Fi cards. He then poked around the desktop a little bit and discovered that almost all the tools he needed for day-to-day work were either already installed by default or were available for easy Internet-based installation with a few clicks of the mouse. It was at that point that Ubuntu really got my attention. He found myself thinking that he could quickly install Ubuntu along with all the tools he need and take the OS for an extended long-term test drive. He found that Ubuntu is reasonably secure, has decent desktop controls that help prevent unwanted access (similar to Vista's User Access Control--UAC), and is relatively quickly patched when security problems appear in various OS components. Installing those patches is easy too--a bit easier than typical desktop updates on Windows platforms. http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/97912/Windows_97912.html
In The Blogosphere
Built-in apps get an "A", wireless support an "F" - Dennis O'Reilly at cnet.com blogs has tested Ubuntu. He is very impressed with the overall distribution, and all the applications bundled in Ubuntu, especially the ones he did not expect: F-Spot Photo Manager, GIMP Image Editor, Open Office.org Drawing app, XSane Image Scanner, Movie Player, Rhythmbox Music Player, Serpentine Audio CD-Creator, Sound Juicer CD Extractor, Sound Recorder, Ekiga, Evolution, Pidgin client (previously known as Gaim). He also enjoyed the games: "Blackjack, Sudoku, and a Tetris knockoff; there's even a version of my favorite time-waster, Mahjongg". But did not manage to make the wireless work out of the box or with Ndiswrapper. The comments on the article offer different solutions. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9838468-68.html
http://enews.penton.com/enews/windowsitpro/security/2008_01_02_0102_sec_upd/display
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23420
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13880_1-9839735-68.html
http://www.mandrake.tips.4.free.fr/ubuntubeyondthehype.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1848
In Other News
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205208008
Meetings and Events
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Edubuntu meeting
- Start: 20:00 UTC
- End: 22:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
- Agenda: No agenda listed as of the publication
US Team Meeting
- Start: 20:00 US/Pacific
- End: 21:00 US/Pacific
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Desktop Team Development Meeting
- Start: 14:00 UTC
- End: 15:00 UTC
- Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
Agenda: Beyond the normal reporting by each team member, additional agenda items will be listed on the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting Meeting wikipage]
Community Spotlight
Updates and security for 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, and 7.10
Security Updates
- None Reported
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates
Accepted: langpack-locales 2.3.18.8 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-January/012586.html
Accepted: wesnoth_1.1+reverted+to+1.0.2-0ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-January/012587.html
Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6dapper1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/dapper-changes/2008-January/012588.html
Ubuntu 6.10 Updates
Accepted: tzdata 2007k-0ubuntu0.6.10 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008465.html
Accepted: wesnoth_1.1.8-1ubuntu0.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008466.html
Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6edgy1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edgy-changes/2008-January/008467.html
Ubuntu 7.04 Updates
Accepted: tzdata 2007k-0ubuntu0.7.04 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-January/008807.html
Accepted: wesnoth_1.2.3-0ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-January/008808.html
Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6feisty1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/feisty-changes/2008-January/008809.html
Ubuntu 7.10 Updates
Accepted: tzdata 2007k-0ubuntu0.7.10 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010068.html
Accepted: avahi 0.6.20-2ubuntu3.1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010069.html
Accepted: wesnoth_1.2.6-1ubuntu2.4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010070.html
Accepted: opera 9.25-20071214.6gutsy1 (source) - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gutsy-changes/2008-January/010071.html
Bug Stats
- Open (38776) +124 # over last week
- Critical (19) +/-0 # over last week
- Unconfirmed (19820) +41 # over last week
- Unassigned (29119) +135 # over last week
- All bugs ever reported (143449) +1089 # over last week
As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad
Infamous Bugs
Translation Stats
- Spanish (12589) -780 # over last week
- French (37728) +/-0 # over last week
- Swedish (49184) -73 # over last week
- English-UK (27547) -11532 # over last week
- German (66656) +/-0 # over last week
Remaining string to translate in Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/
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