Thread: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 222

welcome ubuntu weekly newsletter, issue 222 week june 19 - 25, 2011.

in issue

• call testing maverick language pack updates
• ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) development update
• ubuntu oneiric open translation
• ubuntu cloud portal: graphics ninjas invited help
• ubuntu stats
• loco news
• loco council meeting digest
• launchpad news
• ubuntu certification: components test?
• accessible qt in oneiric!
• has unity knocked ubuntu off pedestal?
• full circle magazine - issue #50
• weekly ubuntu development team meetings
• upcoming meetings , events
• updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 , 11.04
• and more!

general community news

call testing maverick language pack updates

next set of maverick translations updates before release ready test. please test them, if not translator can them using them , giving feedback.

more information can found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/24/ca...-pack-updates/

ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) development update

oneiric development in full swing , feature freeze still 7 weeks away, of intrusive changes landing in development release speak. alpha 2 released in 2 weeks should great time check out what's happening. week daniel holbach talks own experience , first steps ubuntu world.

more information can found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/23/ub...opment-update/

ubuntu oneiric open translation

current development release of ubuntu oneiric open translation. if translator invited work on until next user interface freeze on week of 25th of august.

more information can found at: http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2...r-translation/

ubuntu cloud portal: graphics ninjas invited help

ubuntu cloud team looking adrenaline rushed graphics ninjas improve graphics reflect recent content , events.

more information can found at: http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2011/06/grap...vited-to-help/

ubuntu stats

bug stats

• open (90506) -17 on last week
• critical (150) +1 on last week
• unconfirmed (49430) -648 on last week

always, bug squad needs more help. if want started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bugsquad

ubuntu brainstorm top 5 week

• make easier new users find correct software - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28148/
• right-clicking on unity's launcher icon should list opened window titles. - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28159/
• add save , load option backups gnome-config-tool (gcontool) - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28151/
• tomboy great , better - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28155/
• ubuntu 1 notes nice...but better - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28154/

ubuntu brainstorm community site geared toward letting add ideas ubuntu. can submit own idea, or vote or against idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/

ask ubuntu top 5 questions week

• what beginner need know before switching ubuntu? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/49827...hing-to-ubuntu
• what ?proposed? repository? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/49691...sed-repository
• application taking pretty screenshots (like os x does) - http://askubuntu.com/questions/50604...like-os-x-does
• what default swap size? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/50308...ault-swap-size
• what difference between remove , remove in synaptic package manager? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/49890...ptic-package-m

ask (and answer!) own questions @ http://askubuntu.com

loco news

planet ubuntu ireland ? lets chatting

redoing ubuntu-ie website here irish team. have our own planet , there many members; great add more of blogs on here. don't have post ubuntu; post you, do, , projects you're working on. we?re community , should know our community. don't have based in ireland; lots of expats want in touch , keep date 1 another.

more information can found at: http://www.lczajkowski.com/2011/06/2...-get-chatting/

vancouver's natty u-party!

last friday evening, vancouver threw party in celebration of ubuntu , unity. call our parties "u-party" appeal everyone, not ubuntu users. on course of next few days sharing of highlights (at least ones i'm allowed share). share of ideas helped make party special.

more information can found at: http://randall.executiv.es/uparty-n-1

ubuntu-ie , canonical meet in dublin

next week of folks work in canonical launchpad , platform team in dublin on sprint. irish loco having pub meet hello of them. welcome drop in , hi. it?d nice put names faces , meet folks such great job on ubuntu!

more information can found at: http://www.lczajkowski.com/2011/06/2...-up-in-dublin/

the world needs hear you

ubuntu community week chance learn how ubuntu communities , loco teams work. it's chance showcase great work ubuntu group doing people find ubuntu, grow community, , make events more awesome! have few slots lefts presenters, not many! so, if have ubuntu story tell please head on over ucw wiki page , nominate spread wisdom.

more information can found at: http://randall.executiv.es/ucw3

loco council meeting digest

following teams processed @ last loco council meeting: ubuntu ireland (approved), ubuntu japan (approved), ubuntu denmark (approved), , ubuntu venezuela (approved).

more information can found at: http://ubuntulococouncil.wordpress.c...eeting-digest/

hello, world!

first of our official ubuntu loco council blog posts. we?ll doing sorts of fun community-based posts, updates, , news. may reached on loco mailing list, ?loco-council? <loco-council@lists.ubuntu.com>. keep in mind moderate it, please don?t worry bounce message! can found on irc, in freenode/#ubuntu-locoteams. if ping us, please ask bot! have ?!lococouncil?, , ping.

more information can found at: http://ubuntulococouncil.wordpress.c...21/ello-world/

launchpad news

consistent display of tangential links

on launchpad there lot of links take focus away current task. usually, these exist let more information on launchpad or take off launchpad @ upstream information. these links represented 1 of 2 ways?a blue link globe takes new website, or blue or green link internal link opens new window. everyone?s been bitten clicking link while in process of filling out form , losing data they?ve spend 5 minutes filling out. there survey put showing rough ideas of how indicate link opens in new window. it?s short survey, , launchpad team love input.

more information can found at: http://blog.launchpad.net/general/co...ngential-links

launchpad meet-up dublin

there going launchpad meet-up in dublin next wednesday (29th june) 8pm @ porterhouse on nassau street. come , meet of canonical launchpad team, few other canonical types , members of ubuntu irish loco.

more information can found at: http://blog.launchpad.net/general/la...meet-up-dublin

knowing user in launchpad

launchpad team testing changes person picker used on many pages in launchpad. general goal ensure can trust know user seeing is. listing of users shows unique-name. irc nicknames added, since common users search on them. active in project working shown project?s badge right of name. there cases want see more details user before choosing, listing includes link see user?s profile. person picker defects being tracked person-picker tag.

more information can found at: http://blog.launchpad.net/general/kn...s-in-launchpad

the planet

victor tuson palau: ubuntu certification: components test?

victor palau tells more certification. certification generic level of functionality expected hardware running on ubuntu release. part of challenge identify hardware components should included in test. aim cover accepted components, while excluding fringe ones may of interest small set of user base. in past has been bit hard understand components tested certification , has lead questions ?why finger reader scan not working in certified system?? when answer certification not test finger-reading functionality.

more information can found at: http://victorpalau.net/2011/06/24/ub...ts-do-we-test/

kashmiri arabic script ? questions, questions?

bruno maag posts informative update pertaining upcoming ubuntu font suite release. important questions posed in article kashmiri arabic script fonts. please visit post @ canonical design blog if can offer helpful suggestions.

more information can found at: http://design.canonical.com/2011/06/...ons-questions/

didier roche: accessible qt in oneiric!

in post didier roche discusses addition of qt , accessibility features made available unity 2d starting oneiric release cycle.

more information can found at: http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/accessi...-in-oneiric%21

victor tuson palau: ubuntu hardware: debugging hard problems

victor palau, platform services director @ canonical, shares of issues of ideas debugging , implementing suspend(s3) , hibernate(s4) states.

more information can found at: http://victorpalau.net/2011/06/21/ub...hard-problems/

sergio meneses: performed ubuntuopenweek in spanish!

in blog post, sergio andres meneses echav?z, computer engineering student @ university francisco de paula santander, shares recent success of 'the ubuntu open week in spanish'. event covered issues of interest , news ubuntu including management of wikis, code of conduct signing, , special talk on unity.

more information can found at: http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress...ek-in-spanish/

ubuntu cloud: ensemble updates , hit list

posted kim0 @ cloud portal, post lists useful information ensemble, next generation service orchestration framework. information includes overview of current progress of project, current 'hit list' of issues need addressed.

more information can found at: http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2011/06/ense...-and-hit-list/

juha siltala: grand review of 3 new desktops, pt. 2: unity experience

here in depth review of kde4, gnome3, , unity. juha k. siltala (a researcher , doctoral student @ center research on activity, development , learning (cradle), university of helsinki) has created excellent blog post gives great overview of these different technologies.

more information can found at: http://www.siltala.net/?p=378

in press

browser ubuntu: chrome new firefox

mark shuttleworth announced google chrome or open-source cousin, chromium, replace firefox default browser in ubuntu linux in 12.04 release cycle.

more information can found at: http://memeburn.com/2011/06/browser-...e-new-firefox/

has unity knocked ubuntu off pedestal?

in article katherine noyes of pcworld notes of feedback being given new unity interface ubuntu ships default.

more information can found at: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente..._pedestal.html

ubuntu sliding in popularity

in techeye.net article author edward berridge discusses possible reasons the fall in ubuntu's popularity @ distro-watch.

more information can found at: http://www.techeye.net/software/ubun...-in-popularity

in blogosphere

testing new login manager ubuntu, lightdm

in 11.10 ubuntu switching lightdm display manager. see suggested mock-ups , learn how can testing new light, themeable display manager.

more information can found at: http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com...or-ubuntu.html

first impressions of virtualboxed ubuntu

in blog post, josh braun, cornell university ph.d. candidate, shares first impressions having switched dual-booting osx , ubuntu running ubuntu in virtualbox under osx.

more information can found at: http://wideaperture.net/blog/?p=3312

loco council meeting

paul mellors discusses attendance @ first loco council meeting , process teams go through re-approved council.

more information can found at: http://paulmellors.blogspot.com/2011...l-meeting.html

in other news

full circle magazine - issue #50

full circle - independent magazine ubuntu linux community proud announce release of our half-centenary issue.

month:

• command , conquer.
• how-to : program in python - part 24, libreoffice - part 5, ubuntu development - part 2, , use kde (4.6).
• linux lab - gnome shell -vs- unity.
• review - pam facial recognition.
• top 5 - usb installers.
• i think - should ubuntu keep it's current schedule, or switch rolling release?

plus: ubuntu games, story, , much more!

while it's hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-50/

featured podcasts

ubuntu uk podcast: s04e09 ? brave new world

laura cowen, tony whitmore, alan pope, , guest presenter alan bell oop north in studio b (with noisy podcats no dishwasher) episode 9 of season 4 of ubuntu podcast uk loco team!

in week?s show:

• we talk monkeying around microserver (we must segment them @ point), going doctor experience in london (we don?t reveal spoilers), , going through 108 locks in 1 weekend on canal boat.
• in news
• we give updates on oggcamp11 * interview actor, director, drm-free audio books advocate barnaby edwards new venture, textbookstuff (which can via ubuntu 1 music store).
• we have competition win audio book textbookstuff. entries competition@ubuntu-uk.org sunday 17th july
• we have bit ubuntu
• ..and bit that?s not ubuntu
• and had command line love
• finally have feedback.

more information available at: http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2011/06...ave-new-world/

full circle podcast #21: wibberty wibberty woo

in episode, why need ubuntu? desktop versus cloud.

ogg: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podpre...p21_240611.ogg

mp3: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/podpre...p21_240611.mp3

more information available at: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2011/0...-wibberty-woo/

weekly ubuntu development team meetings

• ubuntu desktop team meeting minutes june 21st, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/desktopteam/meeting/2011-06-21
• ubuntu mobile team meeting minutes june 23rd, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/mobileteam/m.../2011/20110623
• ubuntu server team meeting minutes june 21st, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetinglogs/server/20110621
• ubuntu kernel team meeting minutes june 21st, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/kernelteam/meeting/2011-06-21
• ubuntu release team meeting minutes june 24th, 2011 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/releaseteam/meeting/2011-06-24

upcoming meetings , events

upcoming meetings , events please visit calendars @ ubuntu-news.org: http://ubuntu-news.org/calendars/

updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 , 11.04

security updates

• usn-1155-1 nbd vulnerability - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001356.html
• usn-1156-1 tgt vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001357.html
• usn-1157-1 firefox vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001358.html
• usn-1157-2 mozvoikko - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001359.html
• usn-1149-1 firefox , xulrunner vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001360.html
• usn-1157-3 firefox regression - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001361.html
• usn-1158-1 curl vulnerabilities - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001362.html

ubuntu 8.04 updates

• curl 7.18.0-1ubuntu2.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ha...ne/012667.html

ubuntu 10.04 updates

• nginx 0.7.65-1ubuntu2.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lu...ne/012370.html
• skype 2.2.0.35-0lucid1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lu...ne/012371.html
• curl 7.19.7-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lu...ne/012372.html

ubuntu 10.10 updates

• skype 2.2.0.35-0maverick1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ma...ne/009518.html
• curl 7.21.0-1ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ma...ne/009519.html

ubuntu 11.04 updates

• skype 2.2.0.35-0natty1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011987.html
• curl 7.21.3-1ubuntu1.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011988.html
• cups 1.4.6-5ubuntu1.3 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011989.html
• compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011990.html
• libgpod 0.8.0-2ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011991.html
• initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu3.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011992.html
• apt 0.8.13.2ubuntu4 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011993.html
• multipath-tools 0.4.8-14ubuntu10.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011994.html
• gwyddion 2.22-1ubuntu0.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011995.html
• epdfview 0.1.7-5ubuntu1.1 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011996.html
• qt4-x11 4:4.7.2-0ubuntu6.2 - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/na...ne/011997.html

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