news 28 Posted April 5, 2009 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #136 for the week March 29th - April 4th, 2009. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Beta released, Newly Approved LoCo Teams, Package Training Sessions, Hug Day: April 9th, Ubuntu Brainstorm: Call for Idea Reviewers, New MOTU, The Fourth Horseman, New Ubuntu Mirror: Colombia, Ubuntu Florida and Pennsylvania Jaunty Release Parties, Launchpad 2.2.3 released, Launchpad: Official Bug Tags, Checkbox 0.7.1 released, Ubuntu Podcast: Qimo, Ubuntu Podcast #24: Mark Shuttleworth Interview, Ubuntu-UK Podcast: The Return, Ubuntu Server Team Minutes: March 31st, and much, much more! == UWN Translations == * Note to translators and our readers: We are trying a new way of linking to our translations pages. Please follow the link below for the information you need. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations == In This Issue == * Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Beta released * Newly Approved LoCo Teams * Package Training Sessions * Hug Day: April 9th * Ubuntu Brainstorm: Call for Idea Reviewers * New MOTU * The Fourth Horseman * Ubuntu Stats * New Ubuntu Mirror: Colombia * Ubuntu Release Parties: Florida & Pennsylvania * Launchpad 2.2.3 released * Launchpad: Official Bug Tags * The Planet * In the Press & Blogosphere * Ubuntu Podcast #24: Mark Shuttleworth Interview * Ubuntu-UK Podcast: The Return * Ubuntu Server Team Minutes: March 31st * Upcoming Meetings & Events * Updates & Security == General Community News == === Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Beta Released === The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04. This is the first release of UNR to be fully integrated into the Ubuntu family, fully up to date with the latest applications and hardware support. Netbook Remix features: * Built-for-purpose interface: that means that favourite applications and websites are just a click away, Ubuntu Netbook Remix makes a great choice for netbook users. * Faster boot times: improvements to Ubuntu's start-up process mean you can spend less time waiting and more time being productive with your Ubuntu Netbook desktop. * Models known to work well: * Asus Eee PC 900 * Asus Eee PC 1000 * Asus Aspire One * Samsung NC10 * Dell Mini9 Please see http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/jaunty/beta for details. The Beta can be downloaded from: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/9.04/beta/ Your comments, bug reports, patches and suggestions will help turn this Beta into the best release of Ubuntu ever. Please note that, where possible, we prefer that bugs be reported using the tools provided, rather than by visiting Launchpad directly. Please add the tag ubuntu-unr to any bug reports so we can quickly find any bugs specific to Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Instructions can be found at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2009-April/000120.html === Newly Approved Ubuntu LoCo Teams === On Tuesday, March 31st the Ubuntu LoCo Council met to consider team applications. The results are as follows: * Ubuntu Russia: The Russian Team got outstanding team support during the meeting from its members, and the Council noticed. The also noticed all the great work the Russian Team has done. A suggestion was made that the team should host more events in the future, but it was easy to see that this team is off to a great start. Application: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RussianTeam/ApprovalApplication Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RussianTeam * Ubuntu Malaysia: The Malaysian Team showed strong community work through support, events and advocacy. They have 164 registered members and have worked to help the government in its adoption of FOSS. They also are working on building a local language wiki. Application: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MalaysianTeam/ApprovalApplication Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MalaysianTeam The LoCo Council and the Ubuntu Community congratulate these newly approved Ubuntu LoCo Teams. http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2009/03/31/%23ubuntu-meeting.html === Package Training Sessions === The Ubuntu Developer Community is proud to announce the following new initiative to help YOU find your way into developing Ubuntu. Starting now, Thursday is Packaging Training day. The team will have regular one-hour sessions in #ubuntu-classroom on irc.freenode.net. The team will have speakers who present a packaging technique, with time for any packaging related questions you might have. The team will also provide translators for non English speakers in #ubuntu-classroom-[de, es, ...], who will help to translate your questions. The team will rotate session times to make sure the sessions work for all time zones. They'll follow a 1st Thursday 6:00 UTC, 2nd Thursday 12:00 UTC, 3rd Thursday 18:00 UTC, 4th Thursday 0:00 UTC (5th Thursday 6:00 UTC) pattern. For April, the following sessions are scheduled: * 9th April, 12:00 UTC: James Westby, bzr builddeb –in-15-minutes * 16th April, 18:00 UTC: Didier Roche, How-to update a package * 23rd April, 00:00 UTC: , TBA * 30th April, 06:00 UTC: Daniel Holbach, Getting Started with Ubuntu Development If you want to give a session, request a session, help out as a translator, share your comments, help with the organization, or anything else, please head over to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training and let us know. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-March/000559.html === Hug Day: April 9th === Time to get involved in making Ubuntu even better by participating in Hug Day! * Date: April 9, 2009 * Target: Bugs with Patches * Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-bugs * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20090409 * Information: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs/ Get involved in helping to squash those pesky bugs! === Ubuntu Brainstorm: Call for Idea Reviewers === After observing the current trends and workload, the QA Team felt that there was a need for more idea reviewers. Therefore, they are looking for Brainstorm users who would be willing to volunteer for doing the reviews. Who are Idea Reviewers? Brainstorm idea reviewers' group is a part of the Ubuntu Brainstorm Moderator[1] team. They are responsible for performing an initial screening of ideas inside the Idea Sandbox[2] before they are sent to the Popular Ideas[3] section. Idea Reviewers Share this post Link to post
