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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 428

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 428 for the week July

27 - August 2, 2015.

 

== Links to UWN ==

 

* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue428

 

== In This Issue ==

 

* Wily Werewolf Alpha 2 Released

* DMB Election Results

* Ubuntu Stats

* Goodness Gracious Me

* LoCo Events

* Xubuntu: Artwork Project for 15.10: Making LibreOffice look integrated

* Unity Team: What's new in Mir 0.14

* Dustin Kirkland: Appellation of Origin: FROM ubuntu

* Launchpad News: Improved filtering options for Gmail users

* Nicholas Skaggs: Opportunity: Automated Installer Testing

* Ubuntu GNOME: Help needed to test 14.04.3

* Ubuntu Cloud News

* Easily port mobile HTML5 games to Ubuntu Phone

* Ubuntu defibrillates 14.10 for one LAST patch

* Ubuntu MATE Is Dropping The Ubuntu Software Center

* Entroware Now Sells the Ubuntu-Powered Proteus with a New Card

* Full Circle Issue #99

* Other Articles of Interest

* Featured Audio and Video

* Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings

* Upcoming Meetings and Events

* Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04 and 15.04

* And much more!

 

== General Community News ==

 

=== Wily Werewolf Alpha 2 Released ===

 

Martin Wimpress, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the

second alpha of Wily Werewolf, which will become Ubuntu 15.10. He

informs us of the flavors that took part in the release, where to

download the images, and links to sites from where further information

about the release can be found.

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2015-July/003331.html

 

 

=== DMB Election Results ===

 

Micah Gersten announces the result of the recent Developer Membership

Board [DMB] election which took place due to the resignation of Scott

Kitterman. Micah congratulates Adam Conrad and welcomes him to the

board, and thanks Scott for his years of service.

 

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/technical-board/2015-July/002132.html

 

== Ubuntu Stats ==

 

=== Bug Stats ===

 

* Open (118785) -5 over last week

* Critical (297) no change over last week

* Unconfirmed (59259) +29 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 ====

 

* Why is everybody so concerned about etc/passwd?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/654923/why-is-everybody-so-concerned-about-etc-passwd

* How to edit multiple text files with a single command?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/655496/how-to-edit-multiple-text-files-with-a-single-command

* Do I "need" DKMS? http://askubuntu.com/questions/653603/do-i-need-dkms

* How to roll-back a shell command once executed?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/654666/how-to-roll-back-a-shell-command-once-executed

* Wine segfault on Ubuntu 14.04

http://askubuntu.com/questions/653732/wine-segfault-on-ubuntu-14-04

 

==== Top Voted New Questions ====

 

* Why is everybody so concerned about etc/passwd?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/654923/

* How do unknown fonts get substituted? http://askubuntu.com/questions/653208/

* How to edit multiple text files with a single command?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/655496/

* syslog doesn't exist! http://askubuntu.com/questions/654264/

* Is there an easy way to log all activity that a shell script does?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/654706/

 

People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: A.B.

(http://askubuntu.com/users/367165/a-B), heemayl

(http://askubuntu.com/users/216503/heemayl), Charles Boling

(http://askubuntu.com/users/235811/charles-boling), Rinzwind

(http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind) and Pilot6

(http://askubuntu.com/users/167850/pilot6)

 

Ask (and answer!) questions at http://askubuntu.com

 

== LoCo News ==

 

=== Goodness Gracious Me ===

 

Miles Sharpe reports that the Africas Group, coordinating Ubuntu Local

Community Teams in Africa, recently held a meeting. He summarizes what

he classifies as a "rip roaring success" and said he struggled to keep

up with the pace and excitement of the meeting at times.

 

http://kilosubuntu.blogspot.com/2015/07/goodness-gracious-me.html

 

== 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 ==

 

=== Xubuntu: Artwork Project for 15.10: Making LibreOffice look integrated ===

 

The Xubuntu team reports that it has started work to integrate the

look of LibreOffice with the rest of the desktop. 15.10 will be the

first Xubuntu version to include LibreOffice out of the box.

 

http://xubuntu.org/news/artwork-project-for-15-10-making-libreoffice-look-integrated/

 

=== Unity Team: What's new in Mir 0.14 ===

 

Cemil Azizoglu announces the new features for Mir 0.14, including

preparation work for new buffer semantics, MirEvent-2.0 related

changes and unifications, the replacement of InputDispatcher in favor

of SurfaceInputDispatcher, numerous bug fixes and more.

 

https://unity.ubuntu.com/2015/07/28/whats-new-in-mir-0-14/

 

=== Dustin Kirkland: Appellation of Origin: FROM ubuntu ===

 

Dustin Kirkland responds to concerns about the use of Ubuntu in Docker

images, writing: "I am speaking for my employer, Canonical, when I say

you are not violating our policies if you use Ubuntu with Docker in

sensible, secure ways. Some have claimed otherwise, but that's simply

sensationalist and untrue." He goes on to explain in further detail

how Ubuntu can be used in Docker and how to go about working with

Canonical if any permission for usage is required, concluding:

"Believe it or not, we're really quite reasonable people! Canonical

has a lengthy, public track record, donating infrastructure and

resources to many derivative Ubuntu distributions. Moreover, we've

successfully contracted mutually beneficial distribution agreements

with numerous organizations and enterprises. The result is happy users

and happy companies."

 

http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2015/07/appellation-of-origin-from-ubuntu.html

 

=== Launchpad News: Improved filtering options for Gmail users ===

 

Colin Watson writes that some email clients including Gmail have a

problem filtering email from Launchpad effectively. He says that a new

option is available on the Launchpad personal details page to include

filtering information in email footers, and shows us how Gmail users

should set up their filters to read this information.

 

http://blog.launchpad.net/notifications/improved-filtering-options-for-gmail-users

 

=== Nicholas Skaggs: Opportunity: Automated Installer Testing ===

 

Nicholas Skaggs reports that after some of the automated tests stopped

working, a community member discovered that the CI team within

Canonical can no longer run these tests. As such, Daniel Chapman and

Daniel Kessel have been involved with handling tests and getting a

community-driven test infrastructure up, but they need help. He

concludes his post by saying that diverse skills are needed and asks

"Are you interested in helping make flavors better? Do you have some

technical skills in writing tests, the web, python, or running a

jenkins server? Or perhaps you are willing to learn? If so, please get

in touch!"

 

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2015/07/opportunity-automated-installer-testing.html

 

=== Ubuntu GNOME: Help needed to test 14.04.3 ===

 

Ali Linx appeals on behalf of the Ubuntu GNOME team for help testing

14.04.3 which is due for release on 6th August 2015. He provides links

to the testing tracker, the new testing procedures, and concludes his

post with: "As always, your endless help and continuous support are

highly appreciated."

 

http://ubuntugnome.org/help-needed-to-test-14-04-3/

 

== Ubuntu Cloud News ==

 

* ODS Video: Driving quality control into OpenStack cloud development

- http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/07/27/ods-video-driving-quality-control-into-openstack-cloud-development/

* Big Data: Moving from Complexity to Simplicity with Juju & Azure -

http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/07/29/big-data-moving-from-complexity-to-simplicity-with-juju-azure/

* Charms as Babies -

https://joseeantonior.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/charms-as-babies-introduction/

& https://joseeantonior.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/charms-as-babies-chapter-1-the-cloud-juju-and-charms/

 

== Ubuntu Phone News ==

 

=== Easily port mobile HTML5 games to Ubuntu Phone ===

 

With the aid of screenshots, Alan Pope guides us through the entire

process of creating a game called Don't Crash from a starting point of

licensing it from Code Canyon through porting, creating a manifest,

creating a security profile and desktop file, and building a click

package. He then shows us how he tested and tweaked the app before

uploading the game to the store.

 

http://popey.com/blog/2015/07/28/easily-port-mobile-html5-games-to-ubuntu-phone/

 

Alan's article was translated into Spanish by Marco Costales:

http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/migrar-facilmente-juegos-moviles-en.html

 

== In The Press ==

 

=== Ubuntu defibrillates 14.10 for one LAST patch ===

 

Richard Chirgwin of The Register informs us that despite Ubuntu 14.10

reaching end-of-life on July 23rd, the release received one last

kernel patch to cover several severe vulnerabilities. Richard says

that Canonical advises that an upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 is the

preferred course of action.

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/27/ubuntu_defibrillates_1410_for_one_last_patch/

 

== In The Blogosphere ==

 

=== Ubuntu MATE Is Dropping The Ubuntu Software Center ===

 

Michael Larabel of Phoronix relays the news that the Ubuntu Software

Center will be removed from the default install of Ubuntu MATE 15.10.

He says that the application has already been removed from the daily

images, and that developer Martin Wimpress has said that a replacement

has already been lined up but that it is not the Debian Synaptic UI.

 

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-MATE-Drops-USC

 

=== Entroware Now Sells the Ubuntu-Powered Proteus with a New Card ===

 

Silviu Stahie of Softpedia writes that the Entroware Proteus, which

only ships with Ubuntu or Ubuntu MATE, will now ship with a video

card. He says that the card, aN Nvidia GTX 960M with 2GB of RAM, is

available for new orders at no extra cost.

 

http://news.softpedia.com/news/entroware-now-sells-the-ubuntu-powered-proteus-with-a-new-card-487975.shtml

 

== In Other News ==

 

=== Full Circle Issue #99 ===

 

Full Circle - the independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community

are proud to announce the release of our ninety-ninth issue.

 

This month:

 

* Command & Conquer

* How-To : LaTeX, LibreOffice, and Programming JavaScript

* Graphics : Inkscape.

* Chrome Cult

* Linux Labs: Customizing GRUB

* Ubuntu Phones

* Review: Meizu MX4 and BQ Aquaris E5

* Book Review: How Linux Works

* Ubuntu Games: Brutal Doom, and Dreamfall Chapters

 

plus: News, Arduino, Q&A, and soooo much more.

 

Get it while it's hot!

 

http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-99

 

== Other Articles of Interest ==

 

* desktop Unix has not arrived - http://polka.bike/blog/desktop_unix

 

== Featured Audio and Video ==

 

=== Ubuntu Community Q&A - 28th July 2015 ===

 

David Planella is joined by Michael Hall for another regular Ubuntu On

Air! Q&A session in which they answer questions put to them on IRC.

 

 

=== Juju Office Hours - 30th July 2015 ===

 

Jorge Castro and Marco Ceppi introduce another live Juju Office Hours

session. This time they are joined by Matt Bruzek, Charles Butler,

Cory Johns and Jay Wren who each update us on what they are currently

working on.

 

 

=== Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S08E21 - United Passions ===

 

It's Episode Twenty-one of Season Eight of the Ubuntu Podcast! Mark

Johnson, Laura Cowen, Martin Wimpress, and Alan Pope are all together

again!

 

In this week's show:

 

We look at what's been going on in the news:

* Ripping CDs and movies for personal use is once again illegal in UK

* Filmmakers fighting "Happy Birthday" copyright find a 1927 version

of the "Happy Birthday" lyrics, pre[censored] Warner/Chappell's 1935

copyright by eight years.

* The Debian GNU/Linux Project has dropped support for the Sparc

architecture, effective immediately.

* Ubuntu Phone review from Engadget: "years in the making, but still

not consumer-ready"

* The Kubuntu project has published reference images of Plasma

Mobile, a new mobile platform based on Ubuntu mobile and KDE

technologies

* Is it time to remove Adobe Flash from your Linux computer?

 

We also take a look at what's been going on in the community:

* London PodCrawl 2015 - 12th September, 12pm - London, UK

* Ubuntu 14.10 is now no longer supported - upgrade!

* The latest OTA Update for Ubuntu phones brings shell rotation (the

display rotates with the phone) and fixes battery life...

* The Ubuntu Software Center is going to be removed from future

versions of Ubuntu MATE, in favour of something better (not

synaptic)...

 

 

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