news 28 Posted October 31, 2011 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 239 for the week October 24 - 30, 2011. == Links to UWN ==  * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue239 == In This Issue ==  * Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS-P) * Ubuntu Community Survey Results * Ubuntu Community Survey Next Steps: Leadership * Ubuntu Community Survey Next Steps: Enhancing Recognition and Credit * Ubuntu 12.04 Development update * Ubuntu Stats * Call for LoCo Council Nominations * Colin Watson: Quality in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS * Ubuntu Women Month of Making: Winners! * Jono Bacon: Ubuntu Accomplishments System Spec * Daniel Holbach: Planning Ubuntu 12.04 * Amber Graner: You Matter - 1st Annual Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day * Mark Shuttleworth: Automated deployment of Ubuntu with Orchestra * Dustin Kirkland: Getting Started with Ubuntu Orchestra -- Servers in Concert! * Ubuntu Linux will try for the business desktop * Ubuntu and Dell rekindle their love, in China * Review: Edubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" * Ubuntu Software Center Offers Books, Magazines * Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's parent company, reorganizes * White Paper: Secure Boot impact on Linux * Ronnie Tucker: Full Circle 54 - Closing Windows * Featured Podcasts * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10 * and much much more. == General Community News == === Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS-P) === The Ubuntu Developer Summit for the 12.04 Ubuntu release (UDS-P) will take place from October 31 through November 4, 2011 at the Caribe Royal in Orlando, Florida. UDS is the seminal Ubuntu event in which we define the focus and plans for our up-coming version of Ubuntu. The event pulls together Canonical engineers, community members, partners, ISVs, upstreams and more into an environment focused on discussion and planning. For those individuals who won't be here in person, yet still want to participate in this planning process, remote participation is possible. Find out more about the sessions for each day as well as the details on how you can participate remotely at http://uds.ubuntu.com/ and http://uds.ubuntu.com/participate/remote/ === Stefano Rivera is now part of the DMB === The Ubuntu Technical Board has added Stefano Rivera to the Developer Membership Board. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2011-October/000906.html === Ubuntu Community Survey Results === Based on concerns raised in a recent Community Council meeting Community Manager, Jono Bacon, released a survey he developed in collaboration with the Ubuntu Community Council to gather data from Ubuntu Members. Results and his initial commentaries are in. http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/10/24/ubuntu-community-survey-results/ === Ubuntu Community Survey Next Steps: Leadership === As part of a series of posts discussing the next steps from the Ubuntu Community Survey Report Jono Bacon looks at leadership within Ubuntu. Bacon's focus is on two main points--how accessible are leadership positions and how effective are the current leaders within the Ubuntu community. http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/10/24/ubuntu-community-survey-next-steps-leadership/ === Ubuntu Community Survey Next Steps: Enhancing Recognition and Credit === In his ongoing series of posts discussing next steps asrising rom the Ubuntu Community Survey Report,  Jono Bacon, looks at ways to enhance recognition for contributions and various ways to give credit where credit is due. http://www.jonobacon.org/2011/10/26/ubuntu-community-survey-next-steps-enhancing-recognition-and-credit/ === Ubuntu 12.04 Development update === Only a week into the release cycle of Pangolin and the uploads have already started (921 to be "Precise"). Currently a primary focus is to see what upstream packages have been updated since the Ubuntu 11.10 release. http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/10/27/ubuntu-12-04-development-update-2/ == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats ===  * Open (91827) +608 over last week * Critical (136)  +17 over last week * Unconfirmed (47307) +200 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 ===  * Spanish (9108) -19  over last week * Brazilian Portuguese (45524) -152 over last week * English (United Kingdom) (46057)  +5 over last week * French (69992)  -272 over last week * German (74039)  +9  over last weekRemaining 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 Ideas This Week ===  * File management isn't as easy as it could be  - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28802/ * Currently there is no keyboard shortcut to maximize the Dash  - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28772/ * Finding and opening of a certain file takes time with file browser - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28774/ 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 can I get in contact with an Ubuntu developer to help with a problem?  - http://askubuntu.com/questions/71243/how-can-i-get-in-contact-with-an-ubuntu-developer-to-help-with-a-problem * Why does it take so long for Ubuntu to say "command not found" - http://askubuntu.com/questions/72853/why-does-it-take-so-long-for-ubuntu-to-say-command-not-found * Where is force quit? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/72017/where-is-force-quit * How do I teach bash in Ubuntu some curse words? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/73262/how-do-i-teach-bash-in-ubuntu-some-curse-words * How do I find the amount of free space on my hard drive? - http://askubuntu.com/questions/73160/how-do-i-find-the-amount-of-free-space-on-my-hard-drive Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === 11.10 Release Party... That's a wrap! === Benjamin Kerensa about the Ubuntu Oregon LoCo team and its 11.10 Release Party in Portland which was held on  Saturday, October 22, 2011.  Kerensa says there was a healthy turn out of both Canonical and Ubuntu community indicating this LoCo is continuing to grow. http://benjaminkerensa.com/2011/10/24/11-10-release-party-thats-a-wrap/ === Instant Ubuntu Group: Just Add Water === Share this post Link to post
