news 28 Posted November 24, 2008 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #118 for the week November 16th - November 22nd, 2008. In this issue we cover: Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 1 released, The Ubuntu Hall of Fame, Ubuntu for the Holidays, New Community Developers, LoCo Release Parties, Launchpad offline November 24th, Meet Barry Warsaw, OpenID from your Launchpad profile, Launchpad t-shirts, Ubuntu UK Podcast, Ubuntu Podcast #12, Linux Identity Magazine Covers Ubuntu 8.10, and much, much more! == In This Issue == * Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 1 released * The Ubuntu Hall of Fame * Ubuntu for the Holidays * New Community Developers * LoCo Release Parties * Launchpad offline November 24th * Meet Barry Warsaw * OpenID from your Launchpad profile * Launchpad t-shirts * In The Press * Ubuntu UK Podcast * Ubuntu Podcast #12 * Linux Identity Magazine Covers Ubuntu 8.10 * On Distributions, Kubuntu, and KDE == General Community News == === Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 1 released === Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 1 has been released. As with any pre-release, it is *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. This first in a series of milestone CD images can be obtained from: * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu) * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-1/ (Kubuntu) * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-1/ (Xubuntu) * http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/jaunty/alpha-1/ (Ubuntu Studio) Further links to mirrors, change lists, interesting events, and bug reports can be reached at the link: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-November/000513.html === The Ubuntu Hall of Fame === Jono Bacon has announced the formation of the Ubuntu Hall of Fame[1]. His intention is for it to be a showcase in which the wider community is proud to be featured. This is still a work in progress, and Jono (and those that have helped him start this) would like input and ideas about additional features and which areas of the community they should be showcasing. More detailed information is on Jono's blog. [1] http://hall-of-fame.ubuntu.com/ http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1407 === Ubuntu for the Holidays === Those in the United States now have the availability of a more local Ubuntu store, and just in time for the holidays. Faster and less expensive than ordering from Europe, the US shop carries a wide range of Ubuntu-branded items, and will soon include Kubuntu merchandise. The U.S. and international shops can both be found at shop.ubuntu.com. http://www.ubuntu.com/news/us-based-shop === New Community Developers === Charlie Smotherman (porthose) has been working with Ubuntu since Dapper, maintains a couple Ubuntu-originated packages in Debian, and has been doing great things in the MOTU Mentoring Reception Team. Please welcome him as a recognised Contributing Developer. Launchpad page: https://edge.launchpad.net/~cjsmo Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CharlieSmotherman https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2008-November/000282.html Stefan Lesicnik (stefanlsd) has been helping out with universe security, developer documentation, and general package work for several months. Please join me in welcoming him as a Contributing Developer. Launchpad page: https://launchpad.net/~stefanlsd Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/stefanlsd https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2008-November/000283.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (48456)-5 over last week * Critical (19) +/-0 over last week * Unconfirmed (19853)-51 over last week * Unassigned (40299)+26 over last week * All bugs ever reported (232238)+1545 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 Intrepid === * Spanish (18909)-479 over last week * French (61934)-1 over last week * Swedish (76532)-192 over last week * English (UK) (81459)+4 over last week * Brazilian Portuguese (82517)-167 over last week Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex," see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/ === 5-a-day bug stats === ==== Top 5 contributors for the past 7 days ==== * crimsun (411) * chrisccoulson (53) * weboide (45) * angusthefuzz (44) * dholbach (29) ==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ==== * dcteam (415) * ubuntu-de-locoteam (60) * ubuntu-berlin (57) * ubuntu-us-ohio (44) * ubuntu-br-pe (26) 5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/ == Kubuntu News == The Kubuntu team had a meeting Richard "Arby" Birnie (ISO Tester, system-config-printer-kde hacker) and Ralph "txwikinger" Janke (5-a-day hero) were grilled and given membership. We also discussed specs for UDS, KDE 4.2 Beta packaging, bug status Share this post Link to post
