news 28 Posted June 10, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 371 for the week June 2 - 8, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue371 == In This Issue == * A new era for the Ubuntu community team, or business as usual * Welcome New Members and Developers * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu California Local Community Team & OCLUG held an Installfest at Fullerton * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS release party + Offline meeting 14.04 Tokyo * Ubuntu Cloud News * The Fridge: Alternate Meeting Channel * The Fridge: Renewed call for 12:00 UTC Membership Board Nominees * Jamie Strandboge: Application isolation with AppArmor - part IV * Adnane Belmadiaf: How I Did Make The Ubuntu HTML5 Range Slider * Canonical News * In The Press * In The Blogosphere * Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 3rd June 2014 * Core Apps Discussion - 5th June 2014 * Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E10 - The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 13.10 and 14.04 * And much more! == General Community News == === A new era for the Ubuntu community team, or business as usual === David Planella informs the community that now Jono Bacon has stepped down as Community Manager, a new era in Ubuntu begins, and that for his former team it will be business as usual. He says that although there will be changes, the weekly Q&A Ubuntu on Air session will continue. David ends by reminding us of the the Ubuntu Online Summit that will take place between June 10th-12th. http://davidplanella.org/new-era-ubuntu-community/ === Welcome New Members and Developers === At the Developer Membership Board meeting of 2014-06-02 Rohan Garg (shadeslayer) was approved as MOTU, application here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/shadeslayer/MOTUDeveloperApplication https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2014-June/001997.html At the Ubuntu Membership Board meeting on June 5th, Alberto and Sylvain were welcomed as Ubuntu Members: "Alberto Salvia Novella is the coordinator of the One Hundred Papercuts project, helps out in the Bug Control & Ubuntu Evangelists teams. Sylvain Pineau is one of the main developers for System Testing (aka CheckBox) and SRU Hardware Testing. He is also active on Ask Ubuntu." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2014-June/001999.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (110200) -18 over last week * Critical (169) -6 over last week * Unconfirmed (54645) +139 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 can I create a script that allows all users to change network connections? http://askubuntu.com/questions/480960/how-can-i-create-a-script-that-allows-all-users-to-change-network-connections * Can't detect wireless networks with an Intel Wireless 5100 http://askubuntu.com/questions/478166/cant-detect-wireless-networks-with-an-intel-wireless-5100 * I can't find my HDD(hard disk) http://askubuntu.com/questions/480964/i-cant-find-my-hddhard-disk * Tomboy notes aren't searchable from Dash http://askubuntu.com/questions/480968/tomboy-notes-arent-searchable-from-dash * What is the recommended disk partition for kubuntu 14.04 manual install and dual boot with Windows 8.1 64 bit? http://askubuntu.com/questions/450558/what-is-the-recommended-disk-partition-for-kubuntu-14-04-manual-install-and-dual ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * Make it so you can't stop command with CTRL+C http://askubuntu.com/questions/477474/ * When you uninstall a program on Ubuntu, does the software leave any residue? http://askubuntu.com/questions/479359/ * How can I get the name of the current terminal from command-line? http://askubuntu.com/questions/476641/ * Does Ubuntu Touch consume less power than Android? http://askubuntu.com/questions/476137/ * Is Ubuntu MAAS free? http://askubuntu.com/questions/476608/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: Rinzwind (http://askubuntu.com/users/15811/rinzwind), JohnnyEnglish (http://askubuntu.com/users/235295/johnnyenglish), trench (http://askubuntu.com/users/4456/trench), Feldpausch All4 (http://askubuntu.com/users/272010/feldpausch-all4) and Tim (http://askubuntu.com/users/186134/tim) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Ubuntu California Local Community Team & OCLUG held an Installfest at Fullerton === Nathan Haines shares details from a recent installfest in Fullerton California, discussing preparation and the day itself. He goes on to share some of his materials from the event to help other teams. http://nhaines.livejournal.com/68010.html === Ubuntu 14.04 LTS release party + Offline meeting 14.04 Tokyo === Fumihito YOSHIDA shares photos and details from a recent release party for 14.04 in Tokyo which attracted 100 attendees. The day featured several sessions put on by members of the community. http://fabric-janitor.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-few-weeks-ago-ubuntu-japanese-team.html == Ubuntu Cloud News == * IBM App Throwdown - Canonical's Juju selected as top five finalist - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/06/03/ibm-app-throwdow-canonicals-juju-selected-as-top-five-finalist/ * Juju is now on Github - http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/06/04/juju-is-now-on-github/ == The Planet == === The Fridge: Alternate Meeting Channel === Jose Antonio Rey informs us that due to an increase in IRC meetings an alternate channel called #ubuntu-meeting-2 has been opened, and that the Technical Board were the first to use the new channel. Jose gives an email address and an IRC channel for teams to use to schedule their team meetings. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/06/04/alternate-meeting-channel/ === The Fridge: Renewed call for 12:00 UTC Membership Board Nominees === Elizabeth K. Joseph reminds us that at the end of April there was a call for nominations to the Membership Board. She says that, although some nominations have been received, they have all been for the 22:00 UTC board. Elizabeth recaps on the requirements for the position and says that without sufficient people to run the 12:00 UTC session it is possible that there may have to be a modified membership application process for the APAC region. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/06/05/renewed-call-for-1200-utc-membership-board-nominees === Jamie Strandboge: Application isolation with AppArmor - part IV === Jamie Strandboge writes about the improvements to AppArmor in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS including mediation of signals and ptrace, policy updates, and the python rewrite of userspace tools. Jamie lists some things that he like to see done for Ubuntu 14.10, saying that some of the bug fixes will be backported to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. http://penguindroppings.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/application-isolation-with-apparmor-part-iv/ === Adnane Belmadiaf: How I Did Make The Ubuntu HTML5 Range Slider === Adnane Belmadiaf shares some instructions for how he made his HTML5-based range slider which can be used in other applications. http://daker.me/2014/06/how-i-did-make-the-ubuntu-html5-range-slider.html == Canonical News == === Making ubuntu.com responsive: dealing with responsive images (10) === Inayaili de Leon Persson completes the series on making ubuntu.com resposive by writing about how to handle responsive images. She takes the various image formats and tells us how each of them was handled. Inayaili says that, despite visible improvements, there are plenty of things left to explore including the use of an asset server which is currently being worked on. http://design.canonical.com/2014/06/making-ubuntu-com-responsive-dealing-with-responsive-images/ Other news from Canonical: * Deploying OpenStack all day long: The maths behind the magic. - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/06/02/deploying-openstack-all-day-long-the-maths-behind-the-magic/ * Canonical announces expanded Ubuntu support for the Cavium workload - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/06/03/canonical-announces-expanded-ubuntu-support-for-the-cavium-workload/ * Canonical and Mirantis collaborate to accelerate enterprise OpenStack - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/06/04/canonical-and-mirantis-collaborate-to-accelerate-enterprise-openstack/ * Showcasing Ubuntu at Mobile Asia Expo 2014 - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/06/04/showcasing-ubuntu-at-mobile-asia-expo-2014/ == In The Press == * Dell brings Ubuntu to tablets with new Inspiron hybrids - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248740/Dell_brings_Ubuntu_to_tablets_with_new_Inspiron_hybrids == In The Blogosphere == * Samsung Unveils First Tizen Smartphone -- Should Ubuntu Be Worried? - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/06/samsung-first-tizen-phone-unveiled * Dell's New Hybrid Laptops Will Offer Ubuntu Preinstalled - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/06/dell-announce-new-laptops-optional-ubuntu * Canonical and Cavium Expand SoC Partnership for Ubuntu, OpenStack - http://thevarguy.com/ubuntu/060314/canonical-and-cavium-expand-soc-partnership-ubuntu-and-openstack * Ubuntu 14.10 Is Looking To Settle On The Linux 3.16 Kernel * http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTcwOTI * Ubuntu One Formally Shuts Down - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/06/ubuntu-one-discontinued-grab-files-now * Canonical Works Out Plans For RTM Version Of Ubuntu Phone - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTcxMTE * Lubuntu 14.10 To Hold Off On Shipping LXQt Desktop By Default - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/06/changes-planned-for-lubuntu-14-10 * Next Week Is An Ubuntu Summit: Unity 8 & Mir News - http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTcxMjU == Featured Audio and Video == === Ubuntu Community Team Q&A - 3rd June 2014 === David Planella is joined by Alan Pope, Michael Hall, Nicholas Skaggs and Daniel Holbach for the first in a new series of weekly Q&A sessions which will be held by Ubuntu's Community Team at 1800 UTC each Tuesday. === Core Apps Discussion - 5th June 2014 === Nekhelesh Ramananthan introduces the second in the new series of Ubuntu on Air! sessions set up to discuss the development of core apps. Nekhelesh is joined by Alan Pope, David Planella, Andrew Hayzen and Victor Thompson. === Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S07E10 - The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion === We're back with Season Seven, Episode Nine of the Ubuntu Podcast! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and Laura Cowen are drinking tea and eating very rich chocolate cake (like this one, only more chocolatey) in Studio L. In this week's show: * We interview Martin Wimpress from the MATE desktop team. * We also discuss: Beards. Again. Secret projects that can't be talked about. Getting even closer to sending Tony up a mountain in Malawi. Going on an Ubuntu Sprint to Malta. Moving web and email hosting to Clook, a Northern hosting service. * We share some Gooey Lurve from Mark: "Undo Closed Tab" in Firefox * And we read your feedback - thanks for sending it in! Share this post Link to post
