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welcome ubuntu weekly newsletter, issue 258 week march 19 - 25, 2012.

in issue

  • ubuntu 12.04 (precise pangolin) beta 2 freeze in effect.
  • the ubuntu user surveys - parts 1 , 2
  • ubuntu 12.04 development update
  • ubuntu stats
  • is ubuntu global jam event me?
  • approval / re-approval guidelines updated
  • egypt loco approved
  • launchpad news
  • ubuntu cloud day in india - april 4th, bangalore
  • contributing unity artists: svg icons
  • ubuntu , youth survey
  • an interview lovinglinux
  • ubuntu docs: call help
  • a new ui system testing
  • kubuntu , state of free consumer software
  • the pangolin wallpaper selection takes flight
  • unity 5.8 out, ready beta2!
  • introducing subway juju charm
  • in press
  • in blogosphere
  • world hosting day dell openstack-powered cloud solution ubuntu
  • other articles of interest
  • weekly ubuntu development team meetings
  • weekly official ubuntu flavors team meetings
  • upcoming meetings , events
  • updates , security
  • and much more!


general community news

ubuntu 12.04 (precise pangolin) beta 2 freeze in effect.

of writing post, ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 release week away , archive put in hard freeze prepare it. during freeze, uploads main must approved member of release team, if have fixes important in, please in touch possible (and preferably, packages uploaded in parallel!).

http://release-blog.ubuntu.com/?p=201

the ubuntu user surveys - parts 1 , 2

gerry carr, communications manager, shares results of ubuntu user surveys, surveyed users in english, spanish , portuguese , focused on demographics.

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/03/21...urveys-part-1/
http://blog.canonical.com/2012/03/22...urveys-part-2/

ubuntu 12.04 development update

in exciting ubuntu 12.04 development update development news team gives insight daily happenings of developers, while benjamin kerensa sits down interview ubuntu developer , ubuntu desktop team member, martin pitt.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/03/22/...ent-update-19/

ubuntu stats

bug stats

  • open (91684) + 579 on last week
  • critical (99) - 1 on last week
  • unconfirmed (47498) + 271 on last week


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

translation stats oneiric

1. english (australia) (2) +/-0 on last week
2. spanish (8214) -261 on last week
3. english (united kingdom) (23834) -3662 on last week
4. bosnian (37539) -1 on last week
5. brazilian portuguese (42584) +/- 0 on last week

remaining strings translate in ubuntu 11.10 "oneiric oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/translations

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



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

loco news

is ubuntu global jam event me?

charlene tessier writes experience being lead area's ubuntu global jam event. "well, first told there theme - jam (stuff put on bread) , jammies (aka pajamas)? kind of tech event this? that's not all. let's make [a] day event variety of different activities levels of participation," wrote tessier. "did happen theme ask?" have read blog post find out.

http://frenchfortunecookie.wordpress...-event-for-me/

approval / re-approval guidelines updated

ubuntu loco council announces have released improved
set of approval/re-approval guidelines locos should make the
process more straightforward.

http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2012/0...lines-updated/

egypt loco approved

loco council shares news of egyptian loco team's approval on march 20th , highlights them "great example of quality application included nice graphs visualise of plans loco putting place."

http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2012/0...loco-approved/

launchpad news

why there time

dan harrop-griffiths explains why there time usability testing. testing methods can range simple complex, , setting "basic tests handful of users, running them , writing results doesn't need take more day or two."

http://blog.launchpad.net/general/wh...is-always-time

ubuntu cloud news

ubuntu cloud day in india - april 4th, bangalore

canonical host first ubuntu cloud day in bangalore, india on april 4th. event aimed @ engineers , developers professional interest in using ubuntu cloud developer tool. sponsored intel , feature keynote speakers canonical team, presentations intel , other partners. registration required attend , can found on canonical blog.

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/03/19...4th-bangalore/

the planet

michael hall: contributing unity artists: svg icons

michael hall explains how artists can contribute unity submitting svg icons ubuntu applications through corresponding bug report filed in launchpad.

http://mhall119.com/2012/03/contribu...sts-svg-icons/

jose antonio rey: ubuntu , youth survey

jose antonio rey posted anonymous 3-page short survey collect data on people ages 13-20 , participation within ubuntu project. survey intended collect statistics on youth participation session may take place during ubuntu developer summit.

http://joseeantonior.wordpress.com/2...-youth-survey/

s.fox: interview lovinglinux

lovinglinux talks becoming interested in computers, linux , ubuntu; "i started play computers in 80's, when parents gave me tk 85, unlicensed zx81 clone. wasn't until 90's, when entered university, start using pc's know today, research , entertainment. don't know when became interested in linux, remember few unsuccessful attempts use distributions received computer magazines, until came in contact ubuntu hardy heron, in 2008. guess many users me drawn ubuntu because of vista. never looked since then."

http://serial-coder.co.uk/blog/2012/...h-lovinglinux/

jeremy bicha: ubuntu docs: call help

jeremy bicha of ubuntu docs team makes call ubuntu community complete 12.04 documentation tasks left before release.

http://jeremy.bicha.net/2012/03/22/u...call-for-help/

ara pulido: new ui system testing

ara pulido of canonical hardware certification team asks ubuntu users test new ui in ubuntu friendly ready use come 12.04 release time.

http://arapulido.com/2012/03/23/a-ne...ystem-testing/

kubuntu , state of free consumer software

jonathan riddell highlights past announcements kubuntu , state of free consumer software , kde.

http://blogs.kde.org/node/4547

canonical design team: pangolin wallpaper selection takes flight

cycle selection of images has been put forward inclusion in ubuntu. there have been questions on other blogs process, thought worth doing quick refresher. each release ask community contributors images included in last release if they'd choose images should go upcoming release.

http://hungfu.wordpress.com/2012/03/...-takes-flight/

didier roche: unity 5.8 out, ready beta2!

didier roche of unity team discusses unity 5.8 milestone , new features expect, including changes in multi-monitor support.

http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/unity-5...y-for-beta2%21

benjamin kerensa: introducing subway juju charm

benjamin kerensa announces release of subway juju charm, , highlights underlying open source project made reality.

http://benjaminkerensa.com/2012/03/23/subway-juju-charm

in press

ubuntu linux , canonical moving forward, 2 years after leadership change

sean michael kerner of internet news.com writes "it's move today in 2012 still working out ubuntu , canonical. got chance chat silber , told me point blank there no way going former position @ canonical, she's loves job ceo much."

http://www.internetnews.com/blog/ske...g-forward.html

say hello canonical's new linux desktop: ubuntu 12.04 beta review

steven j. vaughan-nichols of zdnet opines experience ubuntu 12.04 beta. vaughan-nichols writes, "canonical's next long-term support release of flagship linux distribution, ubuntu 12.04 in late beta. next release, due out on april 26th, in beta now. i've been using several weeks , far, good." continues, "i rather unity well. ubuntu's developers have been doing release not getting hud ready, have been cleaning unity , getting ready business users."

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-sourc...a-review/10651

why linux dead on desktop

pcworld writer tony bradley opines why feels linux cannot compete on desktop, , cites struggle , effort try use ubuntu month factor.

https://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...p_is_dead.html

in blogosphere

ubuntu 12.04 multi-monitor launcher behaviour decided

joey sneddon discusses results of recent multi-monitor poll conducted ubuntu design team.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/03/u...-monitor-to-be

the smart login manager of ubuntu

swapnil bhartiya discusses quirks , behavior of ubuntu login manager (lightdm).

http://www.muktware.com/articles/343...manager-ubuntu

gnome classic in ubuntu 12.04: it's nothing ever changed

in article joey sneddon shares great news users still enjoy old-school classic panel look, , how setup in ubuntu 12.04.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/03/g...-ever-changed/

15 new photo wallpapers chosen ubuntu 12.04

joey sneddon of omg! ubuntu! shares 15 wallpapers chosen included in ubuntu 12.04 lts.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/03/1...papers-chosen-

ubuntu 12.04 without wubi installer

sam osborne of imediamonkey discusses proposed removal of wubi in ubuntu 12.04. osborne writes, "for unaware, wubi (windows-based ubuntu installer) allows user install ubuntu alongside windows, without having partition hard drive. put simply, installer adds boot option @ boot - giving users option boot either windows or ubuntu." article reveals 1 of reasons move make possible wubi maintained , enhanced outside ubuntu development cycle.

http://www.imediamonkey.com/ubuntu-1...ubi-installer/

in other news

world hosting day dell openstack-powered cloud solution ubuntu

martin stadtler shares news dell has decided partner canonical provide openstack-powered cloud solution.

http://blog.canonical.com/2012/03/21...n-with-ubuntu/

other articles of interest



weekly ubuntu development team meetings



weekly official ubuntu flavors team meetings



upcoming meetings , events

upcoming meetings , events please visit calendars @ fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 , 11.10

security updates



ubuntu 8.04 updates



end of life - april 2013 (server)

ubuntu 10.04 updates



end of life - april 2013 (desktop) - april 2015 (server)

ubuntu 10.10 updates



end of life - april 2012

ubuntu 11.04 updates



end of life - october 2012

ubuntu 11.10 updates



end of life - april 2013

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conclusion

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credits

ubuntu weekly newsletter brought by:

  • elizabeth krumbach
  • emma marshall
  • charles profitt
  • chris druif
  • benjamin kerensa
  • matt rudge
  • and many others


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