news 28 Posted July 19, 2011 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 224 for the week July 11 - 17, 2011. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue224 == In This Issue == * Run Ocelot, Run! (Unity Report for 13 July) * Ubuntu 11.10 Development update * Ubuntu Developer Summit Sponsorship Now Open * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu Colombia en la Campus Party 2011 * Better control of your bug mail * In Response – Ubuntu Slogan * Ubuntu Developer Week: Summary Day 1-4 – Outlook Day 2-5 * NGO Team Plans for Oneiric * Ubuntu Orange is #dd4814 * Ubuntu Cloud Days, 10 days to go * 12.1-inch netbook runs Ubuntu on dual-core Atom * Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 2 Review, Screenshots, Download Links * Gwibber Gets Revamped For Ubuntu 11.10: Faster, Lighter, Prettier * Featured Podcasts * 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 == === Run Ocelot, Run! (Unity Report for 13 July) === The Unity team, back from their trip to Dublin, is fresh hacking away at bugs, and new features. With the upcoming release of 11.10 there is plenty for community members and all Ubuntu users to help participate with. There will be many ways to find a bug get your patch into the project. http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/07/13/run-ocelot-run-unity-report-for-13-july/ === Ubuntu 11.10 Development update === As unity is being hacked away at, Ubuntu developers take time out for Ubuntu Developer Week where anyone is free to ask the Ubuntu Developers about the precess of making a Ubuntu release. There is a new contributor, Juan Negron, who is interviewed in the article and he has a lot of good information to point out about Ubuntu and Canonical. http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/07/14/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-3/ === Ubuntu Developer Summit Sponsorship Now Open === Looking to go to the next Ubuntu Developer Summit? Sponsorships are now open from Canonical and waiting for people to apply for them in order to get everyone who needs to be at the summit, there and working. http://ubuntu-news.org/2011/07/15/ubuntu-developer-summit-sponsorship-now-open-2/ === Ubuntu Developer Week: Summary Day 1-4 – Outlook Day 2-5 === Ubuntu Developer week was held from July 12th through 15th and in a series of blog posts Daniel Holbach discusses how each day went and the outlook for the next day. http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/ubuntu-developer-week-summary-day-1-outlook-day-2/ http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/ubuntu-developer-week-summary-day-2-%E2%80%93-outlook-day-3/ http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/ubuntu-developer-week-summary-day-3-%E2%80%93-outlook-day-4/ http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/ubuntu-developer-week-summary-day-4-%E2%80%93-outlook-day-5/ == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (88973) -1492 over last week * Critical (154) -1 over last week * Unconfirmed (48342) -42 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 Natty === 1. [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+lang/es|Spanish]] (7138) -5 over last week 2. [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+lang/en_GB|English (United Kingdom)]] (10102) 3. [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+lang/pt_BR|Brazilian Portuguese]] 30214 -5 over last week 4. [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+lang/fr|French]] 42561 -2 over last week 5. [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+lang/de|German]] (59901) Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations === Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week === * Make F9 put focus on Status Menus; make F10 put focus on Application Menus - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28287/ * More and more laptop come with the nvidia optimus technology. - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28260/ * Requiring a flickr account should not be essential to submitting new wallpaper - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28255/ * Save basket songs of Ubuntu Music Store - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28269/ * Creating launchers, starting programs on startup, etc, could be easier - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28285/ 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 and Contributors this week === * Shut down computer from keyboard - http://askubuntu.com/questions/53263/shut-down-computer-from-keyboard * Does Canonical pay application developers? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/52884/does-canonical-pay-application-developers * Why does grub store multiple kernels? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/52728/why-does-grub-store-multiple-kernels * Recover deleted data with rm -rf ? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/52693/recover-deleted-data-with-rm-rf * Is it possible to install without a Live CD? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/53276/is-it-possible-to-install-without-a-live-cd Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Ubuntu Colombia en la Campus Party 2011 === Sergio discusses Ubuntu Columbia's participation in Campus Party 2011 and includes a video of his lecture (in Spanish), photos and other details from the event (article is in Spanish). http://sergioandresmeneses.wordpress.com/?p=47 == Launchpad News == === Better control of your bug mail === Lauchpad has changed how you subscribe to bugs to customize the bug mail you receive. You can now filter to receive all changes including comments, changes that are not comments, or just when the bug is fixed or re-opened. Subscriptions to all bugs of a project can also be customized more easily. All subscriptions can also be changed easily at a later date. http://blog.launchpad.net/cool-new-stuff/better-bug-subscriptions === Squiggle === When you are signed into Launchpad you can now go to https://launchpad.net/~ and will be automatically redirected to your launchpad page. If you are not already signed into Launchpad, it will bring you to a sign-in page. This can also be used with bugs, blueprints, translations, and answers or any other place your log-in name would normally go. http://blog.launchpad.net/general/squiggle === Echoes from the Dublin Thunderdome === The Launchpad team was recently in Dublin for their semi-annual all-hands event. During this week they focused on user interface infrastructure resulting in many fixed bugs, improvements in testing, and some back end changes. http://blog.launchpad.net/general/echoes-from-the-dublin-thunderdome == The Planet == === Elizabeth Krumbach: Can you write article summaries for Ubuntu Weekly News? === Elizabeth talks about some of the work that goes into publishing the Ubuntu Weekly News (hey, that's us!) each week and does a call for volunteers who can help write article summaries for links collected throughout the week. http://princessleia.com/journal/?p=4566 === Charlene Tessier: In Response – Ubuntu Slogan === In the last issue of UWN we published Charlene's initial call for the need of a Ubuntu slogan. Here she discusses and responds to the the responses her post generated and reviews some of the suggested slogans. http://frenchfortunecookie.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/in-response-ubuntu-slogan/ === Ubuntu NGO Team: NGO Team Plans for Oneiric === A brief explanation of the purpose and goals of the NGO Team, and an overview of the plans for the 11.10 cycle. Plans include modifications to their case study template, reaching out to community members who have been working with NGO projects and pushing forward on the software packaging front. http://ubuntungo.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/ngo-team-plans-for-oneiric/ === Canonical Design Team: Ubuntu Orange is #dd4814 === What exact color is the ubuntu orange? It's #dd4814! This article and its comments show how the Ubuntu brand is using the color. http://design.canonical.com/2011/07/ubuntu-orange-is-dd4814/ === Andrew SB: Can i haz answers? === AskUbuntu.com is growing, expanding, and getting more questions, Andrew shares some statistics and talks about how you can help. Also includes a funny picture of a cat. http://andrewsomething.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/can-i-haz-answers/ === Jono Bacon: Thunderbird In Ubuntu 11.10 === Jono Bacon talks about his switch from Evolution to Thunderbird when he upgraded to 11.10 and how it impacted him as a user. http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/07/14/thunderbird-in-ubuntu-11-10/ === Ara Pulido: What is a Core Component? === Ara has been hard at work on the Ubuntu Friendly hardware project and in this post discusses and asks "What is a Core Component?" She ends with a request for feedback from the community, including "What components are vital for your laptop/netbook?" and "What components in your desktop you couldn't live without?" http://arapulido.com/2011/07/14/what-is-a-core-component/ === Harald Sitter: Kubuntu and KDE SC 4.7: A Love Story === In this post Harald discusses the extraordinary effort of the Kubuntu team to bring KDE SC 4.7 to Kubuntu which included the preparation of 130 source packages for upload. He also takes time to thank several individuals who were instrumental in getting this completed. http://apachelog.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/kubuntu-and-kde-sc-4-7-a-love-story/ === Ubuntu Cloud Portal: Ubuntu Cloud Days, 10 days to go === Ahmed Kamal of the Ubuntu Cloud team reminds the community of Ubuntu Cloud Days coming up on July 25-26. http://cloud.ubuntu.com/2011/07/ubuntu-cloud-days-10-days-to-go/ === Ubuntu Women: Hello World! === The Ubuntu Women project has launched a blog! 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