news 28 Posted November 8, 2010 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 217 for the weeks October 17th - November 7th, 2010. == In This Issue == * UWN Catchup, Help the Graner Family * Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship Unity * Unity on Wayland * Emmet Hickory replaces Richard Johnson on Community Council * Ubuntu Cloud Community Needs You * Yes, we did it: SpreadUbuntu.com is up now! * Ubuntu Stats * First Mountain View Ubuntu Hour * Meet Ian Booth * New Features for Bug Supervisors * Stéphane Graber: Edubuntu live now available online * Daniel Holbach: Much Imporved Harvest Online Again * Randall Ross: Wither Brainstorm * Matt Zimmerman: Ubuntu and Qt * Valorie Zimmerman: Listening to Our Better Angels * Raphaël Hertzog: Managing distribution-specific patches with a common source package * Jorge Castro: How I use Banshee * Ubuntu, open source apps use on the rise: Linux Users Group * Donate your bandwidth to support Ubuntu downloads * Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat: One Hit, One Miss * Level Up to IPv6 with Ubuntu 10.10 on Comcast * Boosting Ubuntu's Productivity: 20 Tips * Ubuntu Netbook 10.10: Usability vs. Constraints * Unity and uTouch * Banshee becomes Ubuntu 11.04 default music player * Mark Shuttleworth talks about Project Harmony, Unity, Windicators and more * Mark Shuttleworth denies move to "Open Core" * London Stock Exchange Sets a New World Record in Trade Speed Using Linux * Canonical Highlights Touch Support on Ubuntu Netbooks * Ubuntu UK Podcast S03E19 - If we only knew * Full Circle Podcast #13: The One Where You’re a Rabbit * Ucasts 0003: Update Manager Introduction * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security * UWN Sneak Peek == General Community News == === UWN Catchup, Help the Graner Family === We've been a bit silent over the last three weeks. This has been in part due to the very busy Ubuntu Developer Summit, but also because our great editor, Amber Graner had the misfortune of her house being burnt down during UDS leaving nothing left. Fortunately, her family (including the dog) are safe and unharmed. This issue will be a bulk issue covering news items from the last three weeks. If we missed something, please let us know and we'll be delighted to include it in the next issue. A fundraiser has been established to help the Graner family. If you are interested, please read further on the Ubuntu-News site: http://ubuntu-news.org/2010/10/29/help-the-graner-family/ === Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship Unity === Mark Shuttleworth just announced at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Orlando that we will be shipping the Unity environment in the Ubuntu desktop edition. Unity is the environment we shipped on the Ubuntu Netbook Edition for the first time in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, and users and OEMs have been enjoying the experience. It is an environment that is inspired by great design, touch, and a strong and integrated experience. I think this is a fantastic opportunity for Free Software, and this is going to be a busy cycle. We have a lot of work to do, and we know that quality is a firm focus for this release, and we have identified a solid set of issues we need to focus on and resolve, but I know the final product will be something that we will all be proud of. Another key focus is performance; we have already started porting Unity from Mutter to Compiz and the initial work is much faster, most notably on hardware that has traditionally had the most trouble from bug reports. Quality meets design meets performance. Together as a community we can make this rock. There is going to be some questions about this decision in relation to GNOME. I want to make something crystal clear: Ubuntu is a GNOME distribution, we ship the GNOME stack, we will continue to ship GNOME applications, and we optimize Ubuntu for GNOME. The only difference is that Unity is a different shell for GNOME, but we continue to support the latest GNOME Shell development work in the Ubuntu archives. http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/10/25/ubuntu-11-04-to-ship-unity/ http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/10/31/unity-some-further-clarification-points/ === Unity on Wayland === Mark Shuttleworth announced on his blog that the next major step for Unity is to deliver it on the Wayland display server. While this will be a big transition for Ubuntu, Mark states that it doesn't need to cause a reset in the way we run software. Software that will not be ported to work with the new display server will still be able to run under an X server compatibility mode. Related projects such as uTouch will be ported to Wayland as well, but timelines are somewhat tricky. Mark walks through the thought process behind the decision and how it could impact future hardware support on Ubuntu. http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/551 === Emmet Hickory replaces Richard Johnson on Community Council === Due to a range of other commitments, Richard Johnson has stepped down from the Ubuntu Community Council. The current members of the CC want to thank Richard Johnson for all the work he put into Ubuntu Governance. He will be missed. Everybody wishes him all the best on his next endeavors. Emmet Hikory is replacing Richard Johnson, based on the outcome of the last Community Council vote. Welcome aboard Emmet! http://ubuntu-news.org/2010/10/19/emmet-hikory-replaces-richard-johnson-on-ubuntu-community-council/ === Ubuntu Cloud Community Needs You === "I'm interested in Ubuntu and the cloud, how do I get involved" is a question I got a few times already. I thought it would be a good idea to answer this as a blog post. I believe one of the very first things you'd want to do, is to make sure you're on the main communication channels, talking to the community, asking questions, seeing other questions being answered, trying to answer some yourself, sharing opinions and generally "connecting" with the rest of the community. That is a great first step. So I'll highlight the main communication venues for the Ubuntu cloud community, as well as a way to get kick-started. Places to be: * Ubuntu Cloud , while pretty young, there has been a pretty good Share this post Link to post
