news 28 Posted July 21, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 375 for the weeks July 7 - 20, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue375 == In This Issue == * 12.04.x HWE Stack EOL Notification * Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) End of Life reached on July 17 2014 * Ubuntu Stats * Ubucon LatinAmerica Speakers! #1 * Juju 1.20 is out the door! * Brightbox now offering official Ubuntu images * Jonathan Riddell: Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 announcements * The Fridge: New Ubuntu Membership Board Members * The Fridge: [Proposed] Ubuntu Online Summit dates: 4-6 Nov 2014 * Lubuntu Blog: PCManFM 1.2.1 * Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Content Hub to replace Friends API * Lubuntu Blog: Box support for MATE * Nicholas Skaggs: A new test runner approaches * Upstart 1.13 released * Unity8 & Mir update July 8 & 15, 2014 * Canonical News * This Feisty Linux Company Has An Interesting Plan To Topple Android * In The Blogosphere * Featured Audio and Video * 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 == === 12.04.x HWE Stack EOL Notification === Leann Ogasawara announces the upcoming End of Life for the 12.04.x HWE Stack. She mentions that "on August 7, 2014, the 5th and final point release for 12.04 (ie. 12.04.5) will deliver the kernel and graphics stack derived from 14.04. At that time, security updates and bug fixes for older hardware enablement stacks will no longer be provided." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-July/000186.html === Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) End of Life reached on July 17 2014 === Adam Conrad sends a follow-up to the announcement sent out last month, stating that as of July 17th, 2014, Ubuntu 13.10 is no longer supported. "No more package updates will be accepted to 13.10, and it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks," he mentions. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-July/000187.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (111254) +495 over last week * Critical (170) -4 over last week * Unconfirmed (55588) +326 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 ==== * Xubuntu 14.04: Empty desktop on boot http://askubuntu.com/questions/500133/xubuntu-14-04-empty-desktop-on-boot * Cannot connect via FTP on Ubuntu 12.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/500489/cannot-connect-via-ftp-on-ubuntu-12-04 * fontconfig-infinality causes 13.04 boot failure http://askubuntu.com/questions/287606/fontconfig-infinality-causes-13-04-boot-failure * Ubuntu 12.04 - no internet after wakeup, wifi/lan connected, but reaching only local network http://askubuntu.com/questions/500485/ubuntu-12-04-no-internet-after-wakeup-wifi-lan-connected-but-reaching-only-l * Virus infection in Ubuntu 14.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/500255/virus-infection-in-ubuntu-14-04 ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * how to know if a authenticate box is real or fake? http://askubuntu.com/questions/498449/ * boot up problem (14.04 + GRUB + Swap + Nvidia) - with pictures http://askubuntu.com/questions/498161/ * what does the first '.' do in . ~/.bashrc? http://askubuntu.com/questions/498352/ * My .bashrc alias not run in .desktop file http://askubuntu.com/questions/498617/ * List files appended with an order number http://askubuntu.com/questions/497851/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: Mikolaj Bartnicki (http://askubuntu.com/users/280493/mikolaj-bartnicki), Rana Muhammad Waqas (http://askubuntu.com/users/197678/rana-muhammad-waqas), AthloX (http://askubuntu.com/users/57224/athlox), Creator (http://askubuntu.com/users/288159/creator) and steeldriver (http://askubuntu.com/users/178692/steeldriver) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Ubucon LatinAmerica Speakers! #1 === Sergio Meneses announces the first round of speakers for UbuCon Latin America this year, including Bhavani Shankar, Marcos Alvarez Costales, Fernando Lanero, Fernando Garcia Amen and Darwin Proano Orellana. The event will be taking place during August in Cartagena, Colombia. http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/ubucon-latinoamerica-speakers-1/ == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Juju 1.20 is out the door! === Jorge Castro announces the release of Juju 1.20, with many improvements, including High Availability, Availability Zone Placement, and improvements to LXC an MAAS components. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/07/08/juju-1-dot-20-is-out-the-door/ === Brightbox now offering official Ubuntu images === Jorge Castro lets us know that Brightbox is now offering official Ubuntu images for their users to create Ubuntu Cloud instances. http://www.jorgecastro.org/2014/07/16/brightbox-now-offering-official-ubuntu-images/ == The Planet == === Jonathan Riddell: Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 announcements === Jonathan Riddell writes that Frameworks 5 and Plasma 5 are almost out of the door and ready for release, and in follow up posts announces the formal release of Plasma 5 and a release event in Barcelona. https://blogs.kde.org/2014/07/07/frameworks-5-and-plasma-5-almost-done https://blogs.kde.org/2014/07/17/plasma-51-kickoff https://blogs.kde.org/2014/07/17/barcelona-plasma-and-kde-frameworks-50-release-party === The Fridge: New Ubuntu Membership Board Members === Elizabeth K. Joseph announces the appointment or membership renewal for the Ubuntu Membership Board. * Alan Pope * Rick Spencer * Marco Ceppi * Chris Wayne * Svetlana Belkin * John Chiazzese * C de-Avillez * Pablo Rubianes * Silver Fox Congratulations to the new and renewed members of the team! http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/07/07/new-ubuntu-membership-board-members-2/ === The Fridge: [Proposed] Ubuntu Online Summit dates: 4-6 Nov 2014 === Daniel Holbach proposes the dates for the next Ubuntu Online Summit. Holbach also mentions that these are still open for discussion, as there is currently a conflict with another event, and a link to the Share this post Link to post
