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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 87 for the weeks April 13th - April 19th, 2008. In this issue we cover...

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In This Issue

General Community News

Announcing Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Candidate

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. Codenamed "Hardy Heron", 8.04 LTS continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The release candidate is considered to be complete, stable, and suitable for testing by any user. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition features incremental improvements to familiar applications, with an emphasis on stability for this second Ubuntu long-term support release. The Ubuntu 8.04 LTS family of variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu, have also reached RC status. The final release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is scheduled for 24 April 2008. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2008-April/000110.html

Ubuntu Open Week

The aim of the week is to help the Ubuntu community to grow, and they have an awesome set of topics ready for you. If you’ve considered getting involved in Ubuntu and don’t know where to start, then this is a great opportunity to jump in. There will be sessions on all kinds of subjects including an "Ask Mark" session. Remember, being part of Ubuntu does not have to be a technical, hardcore, programming or packaging job. You can be involved with artwork, marketing, advocacy, local community teams, documentation, translations and more. If you are interested in being a part of the Ubuntu project, there is sure to be a session for you, take this time to join the Ubuntu Community and become part of the world-class team that puts Ubuntu together. We are keen to show that everyone can be a part of our growing community. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1402.

http://blog.qa.ubuntu.com/node/4

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2008-April/003868.html

Ubuntu Stats

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/BugSquad

Infamous Bugs

Translation Stats Hardy

  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 strings to translate in Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/

LoCo News

Berlin Release Party

release party wiki page, reminder

FISL: summary of what it is (http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7635) and some links that are Ubuntu specific:

http://www.bani.com.br/2008/04/17/fisl-first-day/

http://www.bani.com.br/2008/04/18/fisl-second-day/

add link to flickr pictures

New in Hardy Heron

Launchpad News

Ubuntu Forums News

In The Press

http://www.osnews.com/story/19646/A_Year_Later_Sales_of_Linux_on_Dell_Computers_Continue_to_Grow

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1356685/

In The Blogosphere

http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/linux-is-good-for-the-elderly/

http://www.linux.com/feature/132575

http://comphobby.org/archives/163-Ubuntu-8.04-Beta.html

http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/opinion/index.cfm?articleid=1307

http://ubuntuliving.blogspot.com/2008/04/computerworld-linux-ready-for-desktop.html

http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10007846o-2000469549b,00.htm

In Other News

  • Canonical Announces Ubuntu Desktop Training - Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced training for corporate and home desktop users to get started with Ubuntu. "This desktop training is designed with new users in mind, so they can experience first hand how easily Ubuntu, and free software, can fit into their work and personal lives," said Billy Cina, training manager, Canonical. The retail price for this course is $100 and can be purchased through shop.canonical.com. Bulk discounts for corporations are available upon request. http://www.ubuntu.com/news/online-desktop-training [Nick, should that last line be pulled out?]

  • Free One-click Software Delivery Service Now Offers Full-Featured CNR Client for Upcoming Version of Ubuntu HardyHeron - Linspire, Inc. developer of CNR.com (http://www.cnr.com/), an easy-to-use, one-click digital software delivery service for desktop Linux and web-based software, today announced the immediate availability of a beta CNR Client for the Ubuntu 8.04 long term support (LTS) Linux distribution edition currently in beta. Available to freely download at CNR.com, the beta CNR Client for Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10 and now for 8.04 HardyHeron, provides users free access to an online marketplace where they can find, learn about and with one-click download and install the latest desktop Linux software applications of their choice, both free and commercial. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/cnrcom-releases-beta-cnr-client-for-ubuntu-804,354504.shtml (Nick, look at this one and see if you want it somewhere else please)

  • Curl debuts its RIA features for Ubuntu Linux - Curl Inc. today announced support for Ubuntu Linux, which will allow desktop Ubuntu users to easily see Curl-enhanced Web content on their computers without having to manually configure a player. "It gives Ubuntu users the ability to see Curl content in the way it is meant to be seen," with enhanced features, Halstead said. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9078299

Meeting Summaries

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Community Spotlight

Updates and Security for 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, and 7.10

Security Updates

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Updates

Ubuntu 6.10 Updates

Ubuntu 7.04 Updates

Ubuntu 7.10 Updates

UWN #: A sneak peek

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