news 28 Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 227 for the week July 31 - August 6, 2011. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue227 == In This Issue == * The Road to Alpha 3 * Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 Released * Ubuntu Stats * LoCo News * Launchpad News * Ubuntu Membership and Contributions to Upstream Projects * Making Ubuntu a Platform for App Developers The Survey * Ubuntu Desktop Manager Talks Aiming For Apple, Community Feedback, Unity Polish and More * Ubuntu 11.10 Adds Options to Change Launcher Opacity, Hide Mounted Drives, More * 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 == === Interview with Cheri Francis on UDS === Elizabeth Krumbach interviews Ubuntu contributor Cheri Francis on her experiences at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) held in Budapest this past May. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/07/31/interview-with-cheri-francis-on-uds/ === The Road to Alpha 3 === All of the work the desktop team has done the past week has landed in the recently released Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3, while the Unity team have been concentrating on feature work and backlog bugs. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/08/04/the-road-to-alpha-3/ === Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing === This article has highlights from the recent Usability Testing done on both the Thunderbird and Evolution E-mail clients, handled by an external consultant at the Canonical offices in London. http://design.canonical.com/2011/08/thunderbird-evolution-usability-testing/ === Oneiric Ocelot Alpha 3 Released === The second of a series of milestone images, Oneiric Oceltot Alpha 3, was officially released on the 4th of August; links to installation images are provided. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-release/2011-August/000295.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (89061) +4755 over last week * Critical (183) +24 over last week * Unconfirmed (47648) +1082 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 Oneiric === 1. Spanish: (11882) +1314 over last week 2. Brazilian Portuguese: (53054) +1117 over last week 3. English (United Kingdom): (54693) +4216 over last week 4. French: (76170) +4944 over last week 5. German: (78889) +2986 over last week Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Oncelot", see more at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations === Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week === * Change Language In Time and Date Applet - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28353/ 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 === * How to use "grep" command to find text including subdirectories - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55325/how-to-use-grep-command-to-find-text-including-subdirectories * Is the command line structure the same for Linux and Ubuntu? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55397/is-the-command-line-structure-the-same-for-linux-and-ubuntu * How do I create panes within a Nautilus window? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55446/how-do-i-create-panes-within-a-nautilus-window * What is the blue triangle on the home button for? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/56003/what-is-the-blue-triangle-on-the-home-button-for * How can I install add-apt-repository - http://askubuntu.com/questions/55478/how-can-i-install-add-apt-repository-closed Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Jono Bacon: Kick Out The Jam === Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon makes a call to all LoCo Teams to help bring Ubuntu to the masses by arranging Global Jams in their areas. He includes a How-to for throwing a Global Jam. http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/08/05/kick-out-the-jam/ == Launchpad News == === Fast JSONCache updates now active for improved responsiveness === You can now get updated copies of the IJSONRequestCache, to make it easier to update your pages on Launchpad. http://blog.launchpad.net/code/fast-jsoncache-updates-now-active-for-improved-responsiveness == The Planet == === Ubuntu Women: Now on Social Media === Ubuntu Women has expanded it's presence beyond IRC, discussion forums, Share this post Link to post
