news 28 Posted June 28, 2011 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 222 for the week June 19 - 25, 2011. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue222 == In This Issue == * Call for Testing Maverick Language Pack Updates * Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric) Development Update * Ubuntu Oneiric Open for Translation * Ubuntu Cloud Portal: Graphics Ninjas invited to help * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo News * LoCo Council Meeting Digest * Launchpad News * Ubuntu Certification: What components do we test? * Accessible Qt now in Oneiric! * Has Unity Knocked Ubuntu Off Its Pedestal? * Full Circle Magazine - Issue #50 * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 * And much more! == General Community News == === Call for Testing Maverick Language Pack Updates === The next set of Maverick translations updates before release are now ready to test. Please help test them, even if you are not a translator you can help them just by using them and giving feedback. More information can be found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/24/call-for-testing-maverick-language-pack-updates/ === Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric) Development Update === Oneiric development is in full swing and with Feature Freeze still 7 weeks away, most of the intrusive changes are landing in the development release as we speak. Alpha 2 will be released in two weeks which should be a great time to check out what's currently happening. This week Daniel Holbach talks about his own experience and his first steps into the Ubuntu world. More information can be found at: http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/06/23/ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-development-update/ === Ubuntu Oneiric Open for Translation === The current development release of Ubuntu Oneiric is now open for translation. If you are a translator you are invited to work on it until the next User Interface Freeze on the week of the 25th of August. More information can be found at: http://davidplanella.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/ubuntu-oneiric-open-for-translation/ === Ubuntu Cloud Portal: Graphics Ninjas invited to help === The Ubuntu cloud team is looking for some adrenaline rushed graphics ninjas to improve their graphics to reflect recent content and events. More information can be found at: http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2011/06/graphics-ninjas-invited-to-help/ == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (90506) -17 over last week * Critical (150) +1 over last week * Unconfirmed (49430) -648 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week === * Make it easier for new users to find the correct software - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28148/ * Right-clicking on a unity's launcher icon should list opened window titles. - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28159/ * Add save and load option for backups to the gnome-config-tool (gcontool) - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28151/ * Tomboy is great and could even be better - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28155/ * Ubuntu One Notes is nice...but could be better - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28154/ Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ === Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week === * What does a beginner need to know before switching to Ubuntu? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/49827/what-does-a-beginner-need-to-know-before-switching-to-ubuntu * What is the ?proposed? repository? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/49691/what-is-the-proposed-repository * Application for taking pretty screenshots (like OS X does) - http://askubuntu.com/questions/50604/application-for-taking-pretty-screenshots-like-os-x-does * What is the default swap size? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/50308/what-is-the-default-swap-size * What is the difference between remove and completely remove in synaptic package manager? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/49890/what-is-the-difference-between-remove-and-completely-remove-in-synaptic-package-m Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Planet Ubuntu Ireland ? Lets get chatting === We are redoing the ubuntu-ie website here for the Irish team. We have our own planet and there are many members; it would be great to add more of your blogs on here. You don't have to post about Ubuntu; post about you, what you do, and what projects you're working on. We?re a community and we should get to know our community. You don't have to be currently based in Ireland; lots of us expats want to get in touch and keep up to date with one another. More information can be found at: http://www.lczajkowski.com/2011/06/23/planet-ubuntu-ireland-lets-get-chatting/ === Vancouver's Natty U-Party! === Last Friday evening, Vancouver threw a party in celebration of Ubuntu and Unity. We call our parties "U-Party" to appeal to everyone, not just Ubuntu users. Over the course of the next few days I will be sharing some of the highlights (at least the ones that I'm allowed to share). I will also share some of the ideas that helped make this party special. More information can be found at: http://randall.executiv.es/uparty-n-1 === Ubuntu-ie and Canonical Meet up in Dublin === Next week some of the folks that work in Canonical from Launchpad and the Platform team will be in Dublin on a sprint. The Irish LoCo is having a pub meet up to say hello to some of them. Everyone is welcome to drop in and say hi. It?d be nice to put the names to the faces and well meet the folks who do such a great job on Ubuntu! More information can be found at: http://www.lczajkowski.com/2011/06/22/ubuntu-ie-and-canonical-meet-up-in-dublin/ === The World Needs To Hear You === Ubuntu Community Week is your chance to learn about how Ubuntu communities and LoCo teams work. It's also your chance to showcase the great work your Ubuntu group is doing to help people find Ubuntu, to grow your community, and to make events even more awesome! We have a few slots lefts for presenters, but not many! So, if you have a good Ubuntu story to tell please head on over to the UCW wiki page and nominate yourself to spread your wisdom. More information can be found at: http://randall.executiv.es/ucw3 === LoCo Council Meeting Digest === The following teams were processed at the last LoCo Council meeting: Ubuntu Ireland (Approved), Ubuntu Japan (Approved), Ubuntu Denmark (Approved), and Ubuntu Venezuela (Approved). More information can be found at: http://ubuntulococouncil.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/loco-council-meeting-digest/ === Hello, World! === This is the first of our official Ubuntu LoCo Council blog posts. We?ll be doing all sorts of fun community-based posts, updates, and Share this post Link to post
