news 28 Posted February 1, 2009 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #127 for the week January 25th - January 31st, 2009. In this issue we cover: Call for testing of DRBD: Server Team, New MOTU, Arizona LoCo installfest, Launchpad 2.2.1 released, Exporting translations upstream, PartyBoi2 interview, Ubuntu pocket guide and reference book, Ubuntu Nokia project (a community project), Technical Board Meeting, Server Team: January 2009, MOTU Council, 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 == * Call for testing of DRBD: Server Team * New MOTU * Ubuntu Bugs & Stats * Arizona LoCo Installfest * Launchpad 2.2.1 released * Exporting translations upstream * PartyBoi2 interview * In the Press & Blogosphere * Ubuntu pocket guide and reference book * Ubuntu Nokia Project (a community project) * Technical Board Meeting * Server Team: January 2009 * MOTU Council Meeting * Upcoming Meetings & Events * Updates & Security == General Community News == === Call for testing of DRBD: Server Team === DRBD has been updated to the latest version in Jaunty. 8.3 brings in some interesting new features: * support for devices bigger than 4 TBytes * checksum based resynchronization to speed up resync processes over slow networks * support for stacked resource * RedHat cluster suite (rgmanager) integration scripts Now that both the kernel module and the userspace tools have been updated DRBD is ready to be tested in Jaunty. Ante wrote up test instructions in a wiki page. Following his instructions and reporting the results is a great way to contribute to the Ubuntu Server team and help the shaping of the next release. If you’re already using DRBD in a specific environment and have access to a test setup, the Server Team would love to hear if this new version works well in your infrastructure. Let the team know of your findings at the next Ubuntu Share this post Link to post
