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welcome ubuntu weekly newsletter, issue 221 week june 14 - 20, 2011.

in issue

  • ubuntu 11.10 development update
  • call nominations americas regional membership board
  • ubuntu stats
  • loco news
  • michigan loco sponsorship of mug
  • launchpad news
  • new requirements ubuntu certification
  • an interview alan bell
  • delivery channels openstack on ubuntu
  • calxeda shows off new partners , launch ubuntu os
  • ubuntu 11.10 isos hybrid cd/usb images
  • weekly ubuntu development team meetings
  • monthly team reports: may 2011
  • upcoming meetings , events
  • updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 , 11.04
  • and more!


general community news

help testing translations in new natty language packs

next set of translations ubuntu 11.04 "natty narwhal" ready. please test them. please take special care test localization of firefox since there changes in how firefox handles translations. please ask teams test them , provide indication they've done following simple steps , submitting signoff.

more information can found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/14/he...language-packs

unity contributor report 14 june

we've got bunch of new rockstars since last status report 11.04 including daniel van vugt, marius gedminas, manuel nicetto, jeremy bicha, nico van der walt, , cameron heart. of more familiar names marco biscaro, oliver sauder, , andrea azzarone have been awesome @ fixing bugs. contribute unity, follow step step instructions , wiki page. code launchpad, set development environment, , getting used launchpad workflow. then, pick bug, fix bug, , code unity. join ~unity-community-hackers team , start digging in. there weekly meeting @ 000utc on #ayatana on freenode irc if feel hanging , getting organized , ask questions.

more information can found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/14/un...t-for-14-june/

ubuntu 11.10 development update

daniel holbach writes busy week oneiric development. oneiric still in development phase, of heavy lifting being done , things still broken. goes on still great time involved , fix few issues on. interesting dates coming in next few weeks include dh_python2 porting jam on june 23rd , ubuntu developer week coming july 11th 15th. week full of development tutorials, workshops , interactive sessions. week, hear abhinav upadhyay india , experience getting fixes ubuntu.
more information can found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/16/ub...opment-update/

call nominations americas regional membership board

terms of 2 members of americas regional membership board shall expire, , new members must selected. candidates should ubuntu members themselves, , should qualified evaluate prospective ubuntu members , decide when entrust them additional privileges , responsibilities go along being member. please send nominations ubuntu-membership-boards @ lists.ubuntu.com (which private mailing list accessible rmb members) prior 19:00 utc 30th june 2011.

more information can found at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001323.html

results of june 16th americas membership board meeting

@ june 16th america's membership meeting, brian thomason welcomed official ubuntu membership! brian works canonical technical lead canonical's isv partners , has been company since 2007. of work time devoted management of both partner repository , "for purchase" section of software center. in addition active in georgia loco organized natty release party in atlanta. can see brian's work in weekly column omg! ubuntu called "download of week."

more information can found at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/001324.html

ubuntu stats

bug stats

  • open (90523) +1148 on last week
  • critical (149) +14 on last week
  • unconfirmed (50078) +352 on last week


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

ubuntu brainstorm top 5 week



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



loco news

zamboanga city natty release party

philippine loco team hold 2 natty narwhal release parties june 24, 1 in manila , other in zamboanga city. allow team maximize efforts , exposure serving 2 out of 3 island groups. zamboanga city event organized yolynne media , hosted elearning centre, inc. visit http://ubuntu-ph.org/ more infomation.

more information can found at: http://blog.knightlust.com/2011/06/z...release-party/

better late never – natty release party [philippines]

folks in philippines kick off june 2011 natty narwhal release party. if you’re in greater manila area , itching meet fellow ubuntu users, join party , share ubuntu stories on pizza , bottle of beer (or cup of coffee) on june 24.

more information can found at: http://blog.knightlust.com/2011/06/b...release-party/

michigan loco sponsorship of mug

recently, ubuntu michigan loco took on michigan!/usr/group (mug) night. recently, mug started sponsorship program targeted @ companies. company can choose sponsor meeting $150 sponsorship recognized , of employees full members year. michigan loco put out call raise funds sponsor meeting , blasted past $150 amount , ended donating $185 mug. there 6 awesome talks amazing members of loco team. there videos of event posted later.

more information can found at: http://blog.grossmeier.net/2011/06/1...orship-of-mug/

loco team directory translation updates

loco team portal team working on finalizing updates loco team directory push out new release in next week. there have been many changes translation strings loco team directory. team appreciate if translators take , update translation strings need updated prior then. there secondary release few days or week after initial release if there enough translations done after warrant update. there changes coming cycle loco team directory create fair amount of new strings need translated. please file bugs on strings worded differently make translations easier.

more information can found at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lo...ne/005434.html

san francisco ubuntu hour , bay area debian dinner

san francisco ubuntu hour , bay area debian dinners in june landed on wednesday 8th, world ipv6 day. there 7 people @ 6pm ubuntu hour @ roastery on new montgomery. conversation included how ubuntu syncs packages debian, exciting work of new dex team , various ubuntu tidbits. debian dinner began @ 7pm on @ henry’s hunan restaurant on natoma street, across alley roastery. biggest dinner since november, bringing in 10 people, including 2 debian developers (thanks again coming devin , jonathan!).

more information can found at: http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=4511

launchpad news

farewell, jonathan

on thursday, june 16th, jonathan lange, launchpad product strategist announced leaving launchpad . has held position 4 , half years. lange moving next door work on ubuntu developer program within ubuntu platform team.

more information can found at: http://blog.launchpad.net/general/farewell-jonathan

visualizing ubuntu differences against debian

on past few months, launchpad's red squad have been working make easier create , manage derivative distributions in launchpad. have released beta of new feature lets visualize differences between ubuntu's oneiric series , debian sid. there new portlet on distroseries page list numbers of packages in both distributions, numbers in sid , numbers in oneiric. clicking on links takes pages show differences in more detail , allows request debdiffs , add comments on packages. bugs on feature tracked using 'derivation' bug tag. note not meant replacement mom – yet.

more information can found at: http://blog.launchpad.net/cool-new-s...against-debian

using visibility rudimentary javascript templating

when designing pages work with-and-without javascript enabled, you’ll tempted repeat of user-interface text in template , in javascript file. text appears of time. 1 alternative render text time, , show of time. in launchpad, add "unseen" class text in order hide it. in yui3, it’s easy add or remove classes using node.toggleclass(). adds 'unseen' class foo when baz true, , removes when baz false. if page needs have more 1 instance of text, approach doesn't directly apply. however, it’s easy imagine extending using hidden copy prototype , copying needed.

more information can found at: http://blog.launchpad.net/general/us...ipt-templating

the planet

victor palau: new requirements ubuntu certification

@ blog post, victor palau reports changes being made ubuntu certification procedures. coverage of suspend, resume , boot testing being revamped. in article list of proposed tests system need pass become ubuntu certified 11.10 cycle.

more information can found at: http://victorpalau.net/2011/06/16/ne...certification/

silver fox: interview alan bell

silver fox interviewed uk loco team leader alan bell life , involvement ubuntu project, including efforts ubuntu-for-all , thoughts on future of ubuntu.

full interview can found at: http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2011/...ith-alan-bell/

thierry carrez: delivery channels openstack on ubuntu

thierry carrez gives brief overview of available ways acquire openstack packages, including various ppa options.

more information can found at: http://fnords.wordpress.com/2011/06/...very-channels/

matthew helmke: official ubuntu book, sixth edition

official ubuntu book sixth edition out, , matthew helmke has led team. in blog post, find amazon.com link edition can purchased. book continues quality introduction ubuntu software , community surrounds it.

more information can found at: http://matthewhelmke.net/2011/06/the...sixth-edition/

elizabeth krumbach: buy ubuntu earrings , schools using ubuntu!

maile urbancic, co-founder , former cto of non-profit partimus.org , founder of boutique academia, has been granted permission canonical to begin producing ubuntu earrings. these earings sold @ boutiqueacademia.com $18, , $6 of graciously donated partimus.org. partimus.org has been deploying , maintaining ubuntu labs in san francisco bay area schools , beyond. "pick earrings or loved one, , out public schools using ubuntu @ same time."

more information can found at: http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=4515

in press

calxeda shows off new partners , launch ubuntu os

calxeda, startup building servers using arm chips, has launched partner program, known trailblazer. companies such eucalyptus, gluster, canonical , opscode lined tuesday behind arm-based server company show willingness work calxeda’s specialized hardware, designed perform better energy efficiency. calxeda said use ubuntu’s linux distribution operating system gear.
more information can found at: http://gigaom.com/cloud/calxeda-show...ntu-as-its-os/

microsoft eyes ubuntu , debian love on hyper-v

microsoft says hyper-v virtualization stack may support ubuntu , debian linux distros centos, red hat, , suse. after adding centos support last month, it's looking support other linux distros on hyper-v , management software. think ubuntu next big popular thing them at. requests coming web hosters in europe.
more information can found at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06...ubuntu_debian/

ubuntu 11.10 isos hybrid cd/usb images

in article colin watson officially announces availability of hybrid iso installer images. these hybrid iso's can burned cd normal, or, can copied directly usb device without need external solution. starting on june 16th of amd64 , i386 cd images on cdimage.ubuntu.com available hybrid images.

more information can found at: http://www.h-online.com/open/news/it...s-1261923.html

'harmony' open source contributors on horizon

in effort make participation in open source projects easier, amanda brock, general legal counsel canonical, started project harmony in may of 2010. project harmony has spent year collecting feedback on how refine terms governing contributors open source projects. effort scheduled completed on june 23. version 1.0 of project harmony rules officially released after.

more information can found at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06...contributions/

pcworld: tony bradley: 30 days ubuntu linux

mentioned in our last issue, tony bradley's series continues. among other things, tony discusses in detail conversion gnome classic unity , syncing , streaming ubuntu one.

more information can found at: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...y_convert.html , http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...buntu_one.html

weekly ubuntu development team meetings



monthly team reports: may 2011

see here team report may 2011: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/teamreports/may2011

if team not producing monthly reports, see page team started: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/buildingcommunity/teamreporting

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



ubuntu 8.04 updates



ubuntu 10.04 updates



ubuntu 10.10 updates



ubuntu 11.04 updates



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credits

ubuntu weekly newsletter brought by:

  • elizabeth krumbach
  • mike holstein
  • nigel babu
  • chris druif
  • cheri francis
  • alan bell
  • nathan handler
  • and many others


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