news 28 Posted March 31, 2015 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 410 for the week March 23 - 29, 2015. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue410 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) Final Beta released * Ubuntu Stats * [Announcement] Andorra Weekly Linux Meeting * LoCo Events * Robie Basak: On Ubuntu and License Compliance * Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu-Based SuperX 3.0 Released * Daniel Holbach: On being an Ubuntu member * Council: Ubuntu Membership * Ubuntu Cloud News * Calculator Reboot 2.0.139: The final countdown * Origami Unicorn Challenge * Canonical News * Ubuntu And Ericsson Partner To Helps Telcos Achieve Flexibility * Ubuntu on the Acer Aspire Switch 11 2-in-1 tablet (video) * BQ Is Cleaning Up Their Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Kernel * OS X 10.10 vs. Ubuntu 15.04 vs. Fedora 21 Tests: Linux Sweeps The Board * The Most Common, Annoying Issue When Benchmarking Ubuntu On Many Systems * Full Circle Issue #95 * Other Articles of Interest * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 and 14.10 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) Final Beta released === Adam Conrad, on behalf on the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of the Final Beta of Vivid Vervet which will become 15.04, telling us which flavors have participated in the release, and from where the images can be downloaded. Adam makes special reference to two serious bugs which affect all flavors, and also links to various sites from where further information about getting technical support and submitting bug reports can be found. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2015-March/003254.html The release was covered by a number of news sites and blogs around the web. The following articles are a selection found by our editors: * Ubuntu 15.04 Final Beta Released - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-15.04-Beta-Final * Ubuntu 15.04 Beta 2 Released, Ready for Download - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/03/download-ubuntu-15-04-beta-release * Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet Final Beta Available For Download - http://www.webupd8.org/2015/03/ubuntu-1504-vivid-vervet-final-beta.html * Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) Final Beta Officially Released - Screenshot Tour - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-15-04-Vivid-Vervet-Final-Beta-Officially-Released-Screenshot-Tour-476863.shtml * Ubuntu 15.04 Final Beta, And It's Official Flavours Are available For Download - http://www.unixmen.com/ubuntu-15-04-final-beta-and-its-official-flavours-are-available-for-download/ == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (118509) +128 over last week * Critical (276) +8 over last week * Unconfirmed (59194) +137 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week === ==== Most Active Questions ==== * How to display the paths in $PATH separately http://askubuntu.com/questions/600018/how-to-display-the-paths-in-path-separately * Why I can't uncompress a .bz2 file using tar? http://askubuntu.com/questions/600558/why-i-cant-uncompress-a-bz2-file-using-tar * Command Line - Move here [on hold] http://askubuntu.com/questions/601239/command-line-move-here * What are '.save' files? http://askubuntu.com/questions/601985/what-are-save-files * How to label occurences of text? http://askubuntu.com/questions/602123/how-to-label-occurences-of-text ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * How to display the paths in $PATH separately http://askubuntu.com/questions/600018/ * Why I can't uncompress a .bz2 file using tar? http://askubuntu.com/questions/600558/ * What are '.save' files? http://askubuntu.com/questions/601985/ * Consequences of using apt-get in ubuntu touch http://askubuntu.com/questions/600065/ * Total video time in a Directory http://askubuntu.com/questions/600286/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru), heemayl (http://askubuntu.com/users/216503/heemayl), Sylvain Pineau (http://askubuntu.com/users/32239/sylvain-pineau), terdon (http://askubuntu.com/users/85695/terdon) and A.B. (http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a- Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === [Announcement] Andorra Weekly Linux Meeting === Ubuntu user lib2know informs us that there is a weekly Linux meeting in Andorra on Mondays at 6pm local time. lib2know links to a website which gives information regarding the Where?, When?, What? and Who?, and a map which shows the location of the meeting point. http://ubuntuorg/showthread.php?t=2271333 == LoCo Events == Want to learn whether there is an event upcoming in your area? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ == The Planet == === Robie Basak: On Ubuntu and License Compliance === In response to licensing concerns related to Juju, Robie Basak tells us the hardships of making sure the packages in Ubuntu are GPL-compliant. He describes how massive a project like Juju is but at the same time how determined the Ubuntu team are to fix errors as quickly as possible. http://www.justgohome.co.uk/blog/2015/03/on-ubuntu-and-license-compliance.html === Kubuntu Wire: Kubuntu-Based SuperX 3.0 Released === Marco Parillo reports on the recent release of SuperX 3.0 which is based on Kubuntu 14.04 LTS. He runs through some of the software that is included, and links to the original article and slideshow at Softpedia. http://wire.kubuntu.org/?p=272 === Daniel Holbach: On being an Ubuntu member === Daniel Holbach asks: "What does being an Ubuntu member mean to you? Why did you do it back then?" He announces two calls of action, to encourage team members who haven't applied for Ubuntu Membership to apply, and for existing members to give serious consideration to join the Ubuntu Membership Boards. https://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2015/03/on-being-an-ubuntu-member/ === Council: Ubuntu Membership === The Council reminds us that it has been sometime since they last talked about Ubuntu Membership through forum contributions. They provide links from where further information can be found, and add that in addition to normal Ubuntu Member benefits you can also take part in forming the forum's moderation team. https://ubuntuforumsorg.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/ubuntu-membership/ == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Ericsson and Canonical partner to drive cloud innovation === Canonical announces a partnership with Ericsson today with a three year goal. This goal is to combine resources to push innovation in the IT cloud and telecom cloud fields. Ericsson will use Ubuntu as the core OS for Ericsson's Cloud System platform. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/03/26/ericsson-and-canonical-partner-to-drive-cloud-innovation/ === Phoronix Test Suite now available for cloud users === Jorge Castro highlights a Phoronix article citing the continued work on a Juju charm for Phoronix Test Suite. With this charm people can quickly and easily deploy the suite on all the Ubuntu supported clouds. He also notes that soon we will have Windows, Debian, and CentOS support as well to cover your multi-platform goals. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2015/03/25/phoronix-test-suite-now-available-for-cloud-users/ === Codership further extends relationship with Canonical === Canonical welcomes Codership creators or Galera Cluster to the Charm Partner Programme. Work is being done to combine their work on the Galera Cluster into a Juju charm. Sakari Keskitalo, COO at Codeship reports that the charm will be available in the Charm Store soon. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/03/27/codership-further-extends-relationship-with-canonical/ === Recurring Juju Office Hours, starting 26 April === Jorge Castro reports that there has been an amazing increase interest in Juju and as such there will be Q and A, tutorials, mini charm schools and much more. He says that it all starts April 26 with announcements being made to the website (https://juju.ubuntu.com) and Share this post Link to post
