news 28 Posted February 9, 2016 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 453 for the week February 1 - 7, 2016. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue453 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu Online Summit: 3-5 May 2016 * Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations * Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase submissions are now open again! * Canonical reinvents the personal mobile computing experience * Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) End of Life reached on 4 February 2016 * Welcome New Members and Developers * Ubuntu Stats * Scale and Ubucon * Ubuntu activities at Barcamp Yangon 2016 * UbuCon Summit and SCALE 14x in Pasadena * LoCo Events * Mythbuntu: Mythbuntu theme survey * Svetlana Belkin: Ubuntu Membership News: New Page Wiki Added * Sean Davis: Catfish 1.3.4 Released (New PPA) * Canonical Design Team: A new look for tablet * Thomas Ward: NGINX PPA Cleanup * Randall Ross: Have We Converged Yet? * Joe Liau: People = People * Ubuntu Desktop on i386 * Calling for Server Guide reviewers/contributors - - XENIAL * Ubuntu Cloud News * Ubuntu Phone News * Canonical News * In The Blogosphere * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 12.04, 14.04 and 15.10 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu Online Summit: 3-5 May 2016 === Daniel Holbach announces that the dates of the next Ubuntu Online Summit will be 3rd to 5th May 2016. He writes: "Summit and related pages will be updated in due time." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/community-announce/2016-February/000039.html === Vacant Developer Membership Board seats: Call for nominations === Dimitri John Ledkov informs us that Iain Lane and Stephane Graber have expressed their wish to resign from the Developer Membership Board and that the terms for Brian Murray, Micah Gersten, and himself will expire soon. He says that his email is a call for nominations, explains what is required of nominees and outlines the process that needs to be followed until the "call for votes begins." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2016-February/001167.html === Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase submissions are now open again! === Nathan Haines announces the opening of the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase submissions, which requests submissions from the video, audio, and photographic realms. "Not only will the chosen content be featured on the next set of pressed Ubuntu discs shared worldwide across the next two years, but it will serve the joint purposes of providing a perfect test for new users testing Ubuntu's live session or new installations, but also celebrating the fantastic talents of artists who embrace Free content licenses." He continues with a brief description of the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase, and includes a link for further information. Lastly, he thanks all of the artists who provided wallpapers for the release of 15.10. http://nhaines.livejournal.com/69721.html === Canonical reinvents the personal mobile computing experience === Canonical announces the launch of the first in a series of converged devices alongside their European partner BQ. The Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet brings the full Ubuntu experience to life. They list the key Ubuntu convergence factors, the features specific to the Aquaris M10, and tell us the value of Ubuntu convergence to both businesses and consumers. Canonical end their announcement advising: "The Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet will be on sale from Q2 2016 via BQ's online store." http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/04/canonical-reinvents-the-personal-mobile-computing-experience/ Other news outlets and blogs have covered the news about the release of the tablet, the following is a selection from our editors: * Ubuntu Tablets Arrive: Canonical Reaches Convergence for Linux-Based OS - http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/ubuntu-tablets-arrive-canonical-reaches-convergence-linux * Canonical Reveals The Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Tablet - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-M10-Aquaris-Tablet * New Ubuntu Tablet: Everything You Need to Know - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/02/bq-m10-ubuntu-tablet-everything-you-need-to-know * Meet The World's First Ubuntu Tablet (That Is Also a Desktop PC) - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/02/bq-aquaris-m10-ubuntu-tablet-announced-specs * New Ubuntu Tablet: Photo Gallery - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/02/new-ubuntu-tablet-photo-gallery * Canonical Announces the First Ubuntu Converged Device, the BQ Aquaris M10 Tablet - http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-announces-the-first-ubuntu-converged-device-the-bq-aquaris-m10-tablet-499927.shtml * Everything You Need to Know About BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition Tablet - http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bq-aquaris-m10-ubuntu-edition-tablet-gallery-499929.shtml * Canonical's new Ubuntu tablet can also be your PC - http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/4/10914004/canonical-m10-ubuntu-tablet-convergence * The first Ubuntu tablet is a desktop too - http://www.cnet.com/products/bq-aquaris-m10-ubuntu-edition/ === Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) End of Life reached on 4 February 2016 === Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the "End of Life" of Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet), advising that no more package updates will be accepted and that the release will be archived in the coming weeks. Adam advises us of the supported upgrade path, and provides instructions and caveats for the upgrade to Ubuntu 15.10 which continues to be supported with security updates. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2016-February/003294.html === Welcome New Members and Developers === Walter Lapchynski, on behalf of the Ubuntu Membership Board, announces a new Ubuntu Member added on 4th February at the 2200 UTC meeting: * Simon Quigley (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tsimonq2 | https://launchpad.net/~tsimonq2) https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2016-February/002400.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (118560) -218 over last week * Critical (315) +8 over last week * Unconfirmed (58076) -308 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 does 'ls > ls.out' cause 'ls.out' to be included in list of names? http://askubuntu.com/questions/728382/why-does-ls-ls-out-cause-ls-out-to-be-included-in-list-of-names * Is my system able to run 64-bit OS? http://askubuntu.com/questions/728360/is-my-system-able-to-run-64-bit-os * How do I search for `!` (exclamation mark) in a manual page? http://askubuntu.com/questions/729442/how-do-i-search-for-exclamation-mark-in-a-manual-page * Bash - Check directory for files against list of partial file names http://askubuntu.com/questions/729633/bash-check-directory-for-files-against-list-of-partial-file-names * What does this "printf" command do? http://askubuntu.com/questions/728161/what-does-this-printf-command-do ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * Why does 'ls > ls.out' cause 'ls.out' to be included in list of names? http://askubuntu.com/questions/728382/ * What does this "printf" command do? http://askubuntu.com/questions/728161/ * Is my system able to run 64-bit OS? http://askubuntu.com/questions/728360/ * Bash - Check directory for files against list of partial file names http://askubuntu.com/questions/729633/ * How do I search for `!` (exclamation mark) in a manual page? http://askubuntu.com/questions/729442/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: kos (http://askubuntu.com/users/380067/kos), Pilot6 (http://askubuntu.com/users/167850/pilot6), Tim (http://askubuntu.com/users/186134/tim), Mathnode (http://askubuntu.com/users/69501/mathnode) and Severus Tux (http://askubuntu.com/users/497359/severus-tux) Ask (and answer!) questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Scale and Ubucon === Philip Ballew writes about his working "assisting and attending UbuCon at SCALE" in Pasadena a couple weeks ago. He writes "All of the talks were amazing. One of the talks was about building a Juju Charm. Another was about g[e]tting started in Free software as a career. I saw a keynote by Mark Shuttleworth, and also a member of my local community, Nathan Haines." He continues by showing us a couple photos from the event and sharing some details about the rest of the conference. https://philipballew.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/scale-and-ubucon/ === Ubuntu activities at Barcamp Yangon 2016 === THOHI of Ubuntu Myanmar shares details about Ubuntu-related activities at the recent Yangon Barcamp where University of Computer Studies Yangon (UCSY) and University of Information Technology (UIT) students are working on their own University-specific distro. They also inform us that Ubuntu Myanmar participates in these events to share "about Ubuntu, Open Source, FOSS, Open hardware and Raspberry Pi." A link to their Flickr page is also included, which has photos from the event. http://thohi.ubuntu-mm.net/ubuntu-activities-at-barcamp-yangon-2016/ === UbuCon Summit and SCALE 14x in Pasadena === Sujeevan Vijayakumaran writes about the recent UbuCon Summit at SCALE14x in Pasadena, sharing details about talks and activities from each day along with a series of photos. He concludes that he "really enjoyed UbuCon and SCALE" and hopes "to have the chance to go to another UbuCon Summit in the next year and hope to see you all there again!" https://svij.org/blog/2016/02/06/ubucon-summit-and-scale-14x-in-pasadena/ == LoCo Events == The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks: * Ubuntu Hour San Francisco, Ubuntu California: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/3303-ubuntu-hour-san-francisco/ * PyTatuy 2016, Ubuntu Venezuela Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ve/3301-pytatuy-2016/ * Ubuntu Hour Berkeley, Ubuntu California: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-california/3290-ubuntu-hour-berkeley/ * Az Loco Installfest/Linux and open source workshop, Arizona LoCo Team: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-arizona/3297-az-loco-installfest/linux-and-open-source-workshop/ Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the LoCo Team Portal to browse upcoming events around the world: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ == The Planet == === Mythbuntu: Mythbuntu theme survey === Thomas Mashos writes that the Mythbuntu team would like some feedback on the current MythTV theme, and links to a Polldaddy Survey. He points out that no personal information is collected whether the survey is completed or not. https://sites.google.com/a/mythbuntu.org/website/home/news/mythbuntuthemesurvey === Svetlana Belkin: Ubuntu Membership News: New Page Wiki Added === Svetlana Belkin informs us that she recently added a new page to the Ubuntu Membership board area of the Wiki called "Best Practices" which will hold guides on how to apply, and what to expect of the process from those who applied for Ubuntu Membership in the past. She says: "Hopefully this page can help the new applicants." http://senseopenness.com/ubuntu-membership-news-new-page-wiki-added/ === Sean Davis: Catfish 1.3.4 Released (New PPA) === Sean Davis shares a screenshot of newly released Catfish 1.3.4 which includes a number of bug fixes, adds initial support for PolicyKit, and is available in a new PPA. He informs us that there are three versions in the PPA: a stable release, a development release and a daily release. Sean provides instructions on how to add the PPA to your system. https://smdavis.us/2016/01/31/catfish-1-3-4-released-new-ppa/ === Canonical Design Team: Trimming the fat from the Ubuntu online tour === Barry McGee from the Canonical Design Team describes some of the resource optimizations to the Ubuntu Online Tour. He highlights some of the optimizations he made and the tools he used to record this information. http://design.canonical.com/2016/02/trimming-the-fat-from-the-ubuntu-online-tour/ === Canonical Design Team: A new look for tablet === Inayaili de Leon Persson from the Canonical Design Team updates us on the recent redesign of the Tablet page on the Ubuntu website, including several comparisons with screenshots. She also tells us what was the process to decide how to redesign it. http://design.canonical.com/2016/02/a-new-look-for-tablet/ === Thomas Ward: NGINX PPA Cleanup === Thomas Ward details the recent cleanup operations on the NGINX PPAs for stable and mainline releases. He also documents future operational changes for the PPA in regards to end-of-life Ubuntu releases. http://dark-net.net/?p=117 === Randall Ross: Have We Converged Yet? === Randall Ross shares and reflects on a blog post by "long-time Ubuntu Vancouverite" Wayne who shared his thoughts on Ubuntu's convergence announcement. He concludes "It's about the agenda that is behind the technology. The friendly folks who make Ubuntu are charting a course in computing that respects people. The Ubuntu Tablet is another way to deliver that goal. That's the real news." http://randall.executiv.es/convergence === Joe Liau: People = People === Joe Liau reflects on a series of definitions around "Ubuntu" and "People" and how they relate to the reasons why we work on building Ubuntu. He writes "When we come together to celebrate Ubuntu, we celebrate the humans who are involved in the project. Our events and attention focus on the people and not just software. This means that we establish environments that allow and encourage people to be people. We don't get Ubuntu by simply having people there. We get Ubuntu by acknowledging that those people are human beings who are part of the bigger picture." http://blog.josephliau.com/people-people/ == Other Community News == === Ubuntu Desktop on i386 === Dimitri John Ledkov begins a discussion on the ubuntu-devel mailing list about the future of the i386 ISOs for the Ubuntu Desktop. He suggests that "people with i386-only hardware are unlikely to be capable to run Unity 7 Desktop, and probably run other Ubuntu variants" and proposes ceasing to build, validate and ship the ubuntu-desktop-i386.iso. He proposes: "we should only test the relevant multiarch i386 pieces that are there to support 3rd-party, i386-only apps on amd64 desktop." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2016-February/039161.html === Calling for Server Guide reviewers/contributors - - XENIAL === Peter Matulis calls for help reviewing the current Ubuntu Server Guide, invites us to visit the online site, and lists the subjects that need attention in order of priority. He also requests help fixing specific bugs and vali[censored] reviews (merge proposals). https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-server/2016-February/007164.html == Ubuntu Cloud News == * The Start of Charm: Another Guide for New Juju Charmers - http://blog.josephliau.com/the-start-of-charm-another-guide-for-new-juju-charmers/ * Embeddable cards for Juju - http://design.canonical.com/2016/02/embeddable-cards-for-juju/ * Telco Demos With Juju: DataStax - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/03/telco-demos-with-juju-datastax/ * From the trenches: Juju 'Management' Camp - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/04/juju-management-camp/ * Juju Charmer Summit Update - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/03/juju-charmer-summit-update/ * Juju Charmers Summit: The Real Day - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/05/juju-charmers-summit-the-real-day/ == Ubuntu Phone News == === UI Toolkit for OTA9 === Zsombor Egri updates us with the latest changes which have been introduced into the OTA-9 toolkit. These include a new PageHeader, Toolbar, Facelifted Scrollbar, and a unified BottomEdge experience which he illustrates with some partial screenshots. http://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2016/02/01/ui-toolkit-ota9/ === !1 Ano con Ubuntu Phone! === Marcos Costales tells us of his experience after using the Meizu MX4 phone with Ubuntu as his daily driver for a year. He highlights what he found with applications and convergence, and attaches several pictures of his journey. This article is in Spanish. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2016/02/1-ano-con-ubuntu-phone.html === Phone Update: OTA-9 === Amrishar Prashar lists the key updates that landed in the Ubuntu Phone update known as OTA-9. Amongst those listed are custom ringtones, an audible warning on low battery, and the first release of pocket desktop components. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/05/phone-update-ota-9/ == Canonical News == * #UbuntuAtMWC Competition - http://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/04/ubuntuatmwc-competition/ * Why robots can't live without apps - https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/04/why-robots-cant-live-without-apps/ == In The Blogosphere == * Dell will ship XPS 13 Developer Edition "Project Sputnik" Linux laptops with Skylake chips - http://www.pcworld.com/article/3029193/laptop-computers/dell-to-ship-xps-13-developer-edition-linux-laptop-with-skylake.html * Canonical Releases Groundbreaking Snapcraft 2.1 Ubuntu Snappy Creator Tool - http://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-releases-groundbreaking-snapcraft-2-1-ubuntu-snappy-creator-tool-499880.shtml * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Will Ship An Older Version Of Nautilus - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/02/ubuntu-16-04-reverts-to-older-version-of-nautilus * Ubuntu Linux in the Wild: How a French University Uses Unity - http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/ubuntu-linux-wild-how-french-university-uses-unity * Ubuntu 6.06 To Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Performance Benchmarks: 10 Years Of Linux Performance - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu-dapper-xerus&num=1 * Canonical To Demo OnePlus & Sony Devices Running Ubuntu - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/02/ubuntu-phone-sony-oneplus-fairphone-community-ports * Ubuntu.com Gets a New Look for the Tablet Section, Rest of Website to Follow - http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-com-gets-a-new-look-for-the-tablet-section-rest-of-website-to-follow-499989.shtml == Featured Audio and Video == === Community Team Q&A - 2nd February 2016 === Alan Pope and Daniel Holbach present an hour of updates and Q&A on behalf of Canonical's Community Team. After up[censored] us on the recent UbuCon in Pasadena, and briefly discussing the next Google Summer of Code and the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase for Ubuntu 16.04, they answer questions that are put to them on IRC. === Kubuntu Podcast #9 - Pimp your Plasma Desktop === "Welcome to the Kubuntu Podcast show - Join Aaron Honeycutt, Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN and Rick Timmis as they discuss all things Kubuntu." === Full Circle Weekly News #03 === "A short podcast ( Share this post Link to post
