news 28 Posted May 3, 2009 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #140 for the week April 26th - May 2nd, 2009. In this issue we cover: Karmic Open for Development, Notify OSD to be discussed at Ubuntu UDS Karmic, Ubuntu Open Week Summary, New Ubuntu Member, Ubuntu Hug Day: May 7th, LoCo News: Jaunty Release Parties, Launchpad 2.2.4, Launchpad's web service code released as stand alone libraries, New prefixes in the help sub-forums, Hiding post (bean) counts, Announcing the Ubuntu High Availability Team, Ubuntu Brains, Ubuntu 9.04 does not use ext4 by default, Ubuntu-UK podcast: Partners in Crime, Canonical engaging Ubuntu Software Partners, Team Meeting Summaries for April 2009, 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 == * Karmic Open for Development * Notify OSD to be discussed at Ubuntu UDS Karmic * Ubuntu Open Week Summary * New Ubuntu Member * Ubuntu Hug Day: May 7th * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo News: Jaunty Release Parties * Launchpad 2.2.4 * Launchpad's web service code released as stand alone libraries * New prefixes in the help sub-forums * Hiding post (beans) count * Announcing the Ubuntu High Availability Team * Ubuntu Brains * Ubuntu 9.04 does not use ext4 by default * In the Press & Blogosphere * Ubuntu-UK podcast: Partners in Crime * Canonical Engaging Ubuntu Software Partners * Team Meeting Summaries for April 2009 * Upcoming Meetings & Events * Updates & Security == General Community News == === Karmic Open for Development === On Tuesday, April 28th, following the setting up of the toolchain, Karmic Koala began it's general development stage. Automatic syncing with Debian will begin shortly. The release schedule for Karmic is available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicReleaseSchedule. The first milestone is expected to take place mid-May, and cessation of automatic syncs with Debian around the end of August. It is suggested that developers getting involved with Karmic during the initial state of flux be prepared to recover from anything up to complete system failure. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-April/000564.html === Notify OSD to be discussed at Ubuntu UDS Karmic === * Ubuntu UDS Karmic Koala: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDSKarmic * Dates: May 25th-May29th * Where: Palau de Congressos de catalunya, Barcelona Spain At UDS Karmic later this month, there will be a session for discussing improvements to the Notify OSD notification server. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/dx-karmic-notify-osd Topics for discussion will include: * experimenting with better positioning for the notification bubbles * improving the appearance and behavior (making composited bubbles more obviously unclickable, and non-composited bubbles classier) * implementing the duration rules, so that notifications with longer text are shown for longer * better handling of long backlogs of notifications * investigating whether we can use non-critical priorities for anything useful * helping to get the FreeDesktop.org notifications specification to 1.0 * a Qt implementation * investigating a "do-not-disturb" mode * accessibility, e.g. sound theme compliance and maybe alt text for icons * media key confirmation bubbles (Play, Pause, Previous, Next) * suppressing bubbles when any window is full-screen * a test suite for the rendering layer. If you want to take part in the discussion, keep an eye on the schedule here: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-karmic/ to find out when the session will be. If you can't attend(either physically or virtually) but have suggestions you'd like considered, please add them to the Notify OSD comments page. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD/Comments https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2009-May/008022.html === Ubuntu Open Week Summary === Ubuntu Open Week finished up last Friday, and as usual, it was a great 5 days of sessions geared toward helping the community get involved. Open Week kicks off the start of each new Ubuntu release in development. With Jaunty Jackalope released, and the announcement of Karmic Koala in development, it was the perfect time to get the community together. Ubuntu Open Week gives the community an introduction to many of the Ubuntu Teams that help make Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Community what they are. One of the most looked forward to, and highly attended sessions was of course, the Q&A session with the leader of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth(sabdfl), but the list of prominent Ubuntu community members hosting sessions was, as always, impressive. You can find the logs of all the Ubuntu Open Week Sessions here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek just scroll down the page to "The Timetable" header and click on any session title to read the logs. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-May/000531.html === New Ubuntu Member === From The Asia Oceania Membership Board Meeting April 28th, 2009 Harisfazillah Jamel from Ubuntu Malaysian LoCo Team is now a new Ubuntu Member. He has been promoting Ubuntu at various conferences and has conducted several seminars on Ubuntu together with his Malaysian counterparts. More about him and his contributions at: Wiki https://wiki.ubuntu.com/linuxmalaysia Launchpad https://launchpad.net/~linuxmalaysia The Asia Oceanic Membership Board is happy to welcome this new Ubuntu Member! The next meeting of the Asia Oceanic Board will be held on 12 May 09 at 10.00 UTC https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-May/000529.html === Ubuntu Hug Day: May 7th === Martin Mai has announced the next Ubuntu Hug Day: * Date: 7th May, 2009 * Target: compiz * Page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20090507 * IRC: #ubuntu-bugs * Infos: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs/ https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-May/000528.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (54430) +1075 over last week * Critical (16) -1 over last week * Unconfirmed (24407) +722 over last week * Unassigned (46513) +1063 over last week * All bugs ever reported (277693) +2696 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Translation Stats Jaunty === * Spanish (14704) -242 over last week * French (43385) +134 over last week * Swedish (54350) +115 over last week * Brazilian Portuguese (55719) -112 over last week * English (Uk) (58986) -6 over last week Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/ === Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week === * Remove some unneeded screensavers - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19513/ * Audio playback is not CPU-efficient - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19445/ * Project's official website not shown in Synaptic - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19582/ * Show more information when overwriting a file - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19505/ * Cleanup tool is useless (a workaround, not a solution) - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19515/ Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ == LoCo News == === Jaunty Launch Party: Waterloo === The Jaunty Launch Party, held in Waterloo, New York, was planned by Jeremy (ausimage) and Landen (slick666) as both a release party and a public information session. There were roughly 30 people in attendance with about 65% of the audience already using Linux. The event was the first multi-region, multi-LUG event planned and executed by the New York State Ubuntu local team. Among other things, a presentation, focused on potential new users, was given. "The Ubuntu Experience" covered the meaning of Ubuntu and why that focus makes the ubuntu community a good choice for end users. There was also a lengthy question and answer session, food, drink, and entertainment. More, including pictures can be seen at the link. http://ftbeowulf.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/jaunty-launch-party-waterloo/ === Jaunty Release Party: Kentucky === The Ubuntu Kentucky LoCo will be holding a Jaunty Release party on May 9th from 4PM-7PM(EST)in conjunction with the Blue Grass Linux User Group[1]. The event will be held at Tates Creek Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, and is open to the public. A copy of their flyer and a map of the location can be found at their link. A facebook event is available to help them plan on the number of people attending. 1. http://www.bglug.net/ http://etank.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/jaunty-release-party/ === Jaunty Release Party at "The Jackalope" in Austin, TX === Dustin Kirkland notes that the Jaunty Release Party in Austin, Texas, may have been the only one held in a bar named for the 9.04 namesake: The Jackalope (a picture of the sign is included at the link, as well as other pictures of the party). About 30 people showed up to join in the festivities, beer and demonstrations. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2009/04/pictures-from-jaunty-release-party-at.html === Ubuntu-ZA-jhb had a cake === A member of the Ubuntu-za community prevailed on his wife and daughter to bake a cake for their release party. A picture is included at the link. http://blog.smartcube.co.za/2009/04/30/ubuntu-za-jhb-had-a-cake/ === Ubuntu Berlin Jaunty Release Party === The Ubuntu Berlin Jaunty Release Party was once again held in c-base (their conference center). Once again, there were advertisements for the party on Berlin's metro TV system, which resulted in a lot of new people who had never heard of Ubuntu and were curious. More than 200 people showed up for barbecue and CDs, talks (that were streamed live on the internet), and a general good time. See pictures of the event at the link. http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=415 === Philippine Team Release Party === The Filipino Linux and Ubuntu enthusiasts gathered together for three hours and discussed different topics about Ubuntu and Linux! The Philippine Team held their release party on April 25th. The Filipino Linux and Ubuntu enthusiasts gathered together for three hours and discussed different topics about Ubuntu and Linux! A list of attendees, links to blogs, and picture albums is available at the link. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PhilippineTeam/ReleaseParty === Ubuntu-FL Release Party === The Florida team held release parties in 3 locations: Pensacola, Jacksonville and Gainesville. Pictures from the events are available at the following links: * Pensacola Jaunty Release Party http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3471814793_dca0b393e7.jpg?v=0 * Jacksonville/St. Augustine Jaunty Release Party http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QIvIs9Ju_ODvDOORaxhrPw?feat=directlink * Gainesville Jaunty Release Party http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dPjtXPE-EZAUj1MK9ag30g?feat=directlink === Manchester Ubuntu Release Party Success === Manchester, United Kingdom, held their first ever event and were pleased with the turnout. They had 60+ people invade the bar at the BBC building on Oxford Road, and really enjoyed themselves. Advertising for the event was assisted by BBC Backstage Blog[1], and a full write up of the event was posted to the WorksWithU site[2]. More than 60 people had the opportunity to attend and be introduced to the Ubuntu community. 1. http://welcomebackstage.com/2009/04/ubuntu-904-release-party/ 2. http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/01/ubuntu-904-a-social-event/ https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2009-May/000530.html === Ubuntu Chicago Jaunty Release Party === nixternal gave us a look at the Chicago Jaunty Release party. The event was organized by Jim Campbell, Kevin Harriss, and Ilan who is Kevin’s boss, and it took place at the Institute of Design. Talks were given on what was new in Ubuntu, Xubuntu, the Server and Kubuntu for 9.04, Pictures of the event can be seen at the link, as well as at the following 2 links: * http://www.flickr.com/photos/nixternal/sets/72157617231898933/ * http://www.flickr.com/photos/j1mc/sets/72157617364414205/ http://blog.nixternal.com/2009.04.25/chicago-style-release-party/ == Launchpad News == === Launchpad 2.2.4 === Launchpad 2.2.4 introduces several new features such as the ability to import translations from bazaar branches and more AJAX in the web interface. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/launchpad-announce/2009-April/000036.html ==== Import translations from Bazaar branches ==== In the last release, the ability to import translation templates from Bazaar branches was added. Now, you can now import the actual translations. The most common scenario that this feature will likely be used for is the initial import of translations when you start using Launchpad Translations for a project that already has translations. To make this easy to accomplish, a "Request Bazaar import” option has been added in the menu bar of your project's release series right next to "Settings". You need to have an official branch linked to this release series in order to see this button. You can go to the "Settings" page and choose "Import templates and translation files" to have Launchpad continuously import both translation templates and actual translations from your branch. The approval of translation files after they are uploaded works just as if they were uploaded through the upload form. http://blog.launchpad.net/translations/import-translations-from-bazaar-branches ==== Introducing AJAX in the Launchpad web interface ==== Launchpad has started moving towards a JavaScript-driven interface to streamline how Launchpad is used. Green links are being added to various pages in order to make it clear to users that they can click on the link without navigating away from the page that they are currently working on. Launchpad 2.2.4 also includes a new milestone picker as well as a redesigned way to set the privacy of a bug, both of which use AJAX. ==== Two years since 1.0 ==== Here are some of the ways Launchpad has grown since releasing the beta of Launchpad 1.0 two years ago. *People registered: 898,261 April 2007, 2,728,657 today *Projects registered: 2,323 April 2007, 11,475 projects today *Bug reports: 125,310 April 2007, 367,178 today *Code branches: 2,459 April 2007, 29,380 today Launchpad has also introduced Personal Package Archives, a web Share this post Link to post
