Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 316

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Posted May 13, 2013

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 316 for the week 6 - 13

May, 2013.

== Links to UWN ==

* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue316

== In This Issue ==

* Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Desktop, and 11.10

(Oneiric Ocelot) End of Life reached on May 9, 2013

* Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit 13.05

* Our Community Website

* Ubuntu Stats

* Jono Bacon: Sprinting In Oakland

* Nicholas Skaggs: People behind Ubuntu quality: Javier, Howard and Jackson

* Rick Spencer: Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan, or How an App

Developer Benefits from Designer/Developer Collaboration

* Ian Weisser: Brainstorm Big 5 - May 2013

* London OpenStack & MySQL Meetups May 23rd

* Samsung U1000 [censored]ier Than Galaxy S4 But Doesn't Run Android [First

Samsung Ubuntu Concept]

* Ubuntu vs Android Tablets, Smartphones: Canonical's Secret Weapon

* Where's my Ubuntu for Android?

* First looks at Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04

* In The Blogosphere

* In Other News

* Other Articles of Interest

* Upcoming Meetings and Events

* Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04

* And much more!

== General Community News ==

=== Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Desktop, and 11.10

(Oneiric Ocelot) End of Life reached on May 9, 2013 ===

Adam Conrad, from the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the end of life of

Ubuntu 8.04, the desktop version of 10.04, and 11.10. He also provides

the upgrade paths and instructions for upgrading.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/05/10/ubuntu-8-04-hardy-heron-end-of-life-reached-on-may-9-2013/

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/05/10/ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx-desktop-end-of-life-reached-on-may-9-2013/

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/05/10/ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot-end-of-life-reached-on-may-9-2013/

=== Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit 13.05 ===

Chris Johnston reminds the community to participate in the next virtual

Ubuntu Developer Summit starting on May 14th. He highlights the various

tracks and track leads and participants. Johnston also lists some of the

bug fixes which have landed on the latest summit portal. He invites

everyone to keep reporting problems so the portal keeps improving and

leading to a better vUDS.

http://www.chrisjohnston.org/ubuntu/virtual-ubuntu-developer-summit-13-05

=== Our Community Website ===

Daniel Holbach writes about the progress on the Community part of the

ubuntu.com website. 'The first stage of the work is largely done.

Michael Hall set up a wordpress test instance here where we put all the

updated content, which is a great achievement already. It's not only up

to date, but also much more welcoming and friendly. The Canonical Web

team should help us update the style to match the new ubuntu.com site',

he mentions.

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/05/our-community-website/

== Ubuntu Stats ==

=== Bug Stats ===

* Open (106096) - 201 over last week

* Critical (78) + 4 over last week

* Unconfirmed (52053) - 43 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 Ideas this week ===

* Command in "Select an application to open" dialog -

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30738/

* Run out of trackpad space - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30734/

* Automate suggesting an update server even more -

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30732/

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 ===

* Did I just delete everything with find -exec mv?

-http://askubuntu.com/questions/293235/did-i-just-delete-everything-with-find-exec-mv

* How to sandbox applications? -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/292925/how-to-sandbox-applications

* Why doesn't `sudo cd /var/named` work? -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/291666/why-doesnt-sudo-cd-var-named-work

* Can't figure out how to install "humble double fine bundle" -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/292564/cant-figure-out-how-to-install-humble-double-fine-bundle

* How to completely remove Unity, and replace it with Cinnamon? -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/292394/how-to-completely-remove-unity-and-replace-it-with-cinnamon

Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

== The Planet ==

=== Jono Bacon: Sprinting In Oakland ===

Jono Bacon provides a reflection on the recent Client Sprint he had with

other Canonical employees. He states the aim of the Sprint was to

"ensure the many different teams working on Ubuntu Touch at Canonical

are in sync and working as efficiently as possible." For those

disappointed with the lack of a physical UDS, he says the Sprint was

necessary to allow more team coordination and alignment not possible in

a UDS setting. However, he is pleased with the progress the team is

making to deliver Ubuntu Touch 1.0 by October/November.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/05/06/sprinting-in-oakland/

=== Nicholas Skaggs: People behind Ubuntu quality: Javier, Howard and

Jackson ===

In his new interview series 'People behind Ubuntu quality', Nicholas

Skaggs introduces the community to Javier from Mexico, Howard from Hong

Kong, and Jackson from Australia. These interviews feature personal

experiences, impressions of the community, and future expectations for

Ubuntu from these members of the QA team.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-javier.html

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-howard.html

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-jackson.html

=== Ted Gould: Application Centric User Experience ===

Ted Gould gives hints about a new way to make the Ubuntu Desktop more

user-centric through the intense use of Upstart. He invites anyone

interested to join the conversation and help develop it.

http://gould.cx/ted/blog/Application_Centric_User_Experience

=== Timo Jyrinki: Qt 5 in Debian and Ubuntu, patches upstreaming ===

Timo Jyrinki talks about the changes in--and relation between--Debian

and Ubuntu in the Qt5 edge packages. He describes how the patches have

been integrated in different upstream projects.

http://losca.blogspot.com/2013/05/qt-5-in-debian-and-ubuntu-patches.html

=== Rick Spencer: Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan, or How an App

Developer Benefits from Designer/Developer Collaboration ===

Rick Spencer writes about the latest progress with his Feedzilla app

called TechNews. Though he found it easy to write the app, he

acknowledges that the "implementation was depressingly ugly." But after

hearing about ListItems on the Ubuntu SDK, Rick quickly learns the

importance of design in apps.

http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2013/05/ugly-duckling-to-beautiful-swan-or-how.html

=== Ian Weisser: Brainstorm Big 5 - May 2013 ===

Ian Weisser makes a callout to review and consider as "data point" the

more popular ideas at Brainstorm for the next Ubuntu development cycle.

He also shares the top ideas over the past 6 months, "Alternative

Sources of Income", and shares its own point of view while encouraging

anyone interested to discuss it.

http://cheesehead-techblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/brainstorm-big-5-may-2013.html

== Other Community News ==

=== Lubuntu Blog: Get extra apps for Lubuntu ===

A new repository was announced with a few non-official apps.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2013/05/get-extra-apps-for-lubuntu.html

== Canonical News ==

=== London OpenStack & MySQL Meetups May 23rd ===

Mark Baker writes about the OpenStack and MySQL meetups happening in

London next May 23rd.

http://blog.canonical.com/2013/05/13/london-openstack-mysql-meetups-may-23rd/

== In The Press ==

=== Samsung U1000 [censored]ier Than Galaxy S4 But Doesn't Run Android [First

Samsung Ubuntu Concept] ===

Justin Brown from Sidhtech writes about the new Samsung U1000 running

under the Ubuntu Touch platform.

http://www.sidhtech.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s4-ubuntu/1004351/

=== Ubuntu vs Android Tablets, Smartphones: Canonical's Secret Weapon ===

The VAR Guy covered the main strategy of Canonical's entrance in the

smartphones and tablets market and the benefits of using a single code

base in PC, tablet, and smartphone software development.

http://thevarguy.com/mobile-device-management-software-solutions/ubuntu-vs-android-tablets-smartphones-canonicals-secret-

=== Where's my Ubuntu for Android? ===

Dusan Belic questions the fact that Canonical announced Ubuntu for

Android but never released it.

http://www.intomobile.com/2013/05/07/wheres-my-ubuntu-android/

=== First looks at Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04 ===

Jesse Smith of DistroWatch Weekly compares Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04 and

concludes that despite the good and bad points found in the two flavors,

many of us won't mind skipping this release while we wait for the next

big thing.

http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20130506

=== 10 reasons why Canonical and Ubuntu will connect the masses with

Linux ===

Jack Wallen of TechRepublic looks at why the Ubuntu distribution offers

the best chance of Linux gaining widespread acceptance. He comes to the

conclusion that whilst neither Canonical or Ubuntu are perfect,

Canonical's goal is admirable, that it must succeed, and is confident

that success is within reach.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-reasons-why-canonical-and-ubuntu-will-connect-the-masses-with-linux/3716

== In The Blogosphere ==

=== Desktop Support for Ubuntu 10.04 & 11.10 Officially Ends ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reports that these two releases will

no longer receive bug fixes, updated packages, or critical security

updates; he also reflects on why they were memorable releases.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/ubuntu-10-04-11-10-reach-end-of-life

=== What Social Media (And the World) Owes to Open Source ===

Giovanni Rodriguez believes that open source is a way of bringing people

together. Recognizing the ever-increasing relevance and the world's

declining interest of open source, "which arguably gave birth to social

media," he asserts that it empowers both the community and the

individuals involved.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2013/05/07/what-social-media-and-the-world-owes-to-open-source/

=== Enhanced Previews, Scope Toggles Added to Unity Testing PPA ===

Joey Elijah-Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! announces that Enhanced Previews, or

"'content-specific search engine' plugins" can be installed on Ubuntu

13.04 via one of two Unity Testing PPAs. A notable feature includes

scope toggles which allows the user to either enable or disable a plugin.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/unity-previews-enhanced-toggles

=== Spotify Pushes Out Bug Fix Update on Linux ===

Joey Elijah-Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes about the new Spotify

release, highlighting that "you will find a new icon, faster start up

times, and a handful of other minor fixes."

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/spotify-for-linux-updates

=== Ubuntu's Best Selling Apps for April ===

Joey Elijah-Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! announces April's Best Selling apps.

Although "there is no change at the top of the chart" - Stormcloud is

the still the top paid app - a handful of indie games continue to sell,

as well as a few newcomers.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/top-10-ubuntu-apps-for-april

=== The Breakouts: UEFI ===

Jonathan Riddell tries to unravel the mysteries of multiple partitions

and UEFI on a Sony Vaio laptop that came with Windows 8 installed. He

concludes that, amongst other things, "UEFI is a giant MS conspiracy to

make installing Linux more faffy than it already is".

http://blogs.kde.org/2013/05/09/breakouts-uefi

== In Other News ==

=== Luna Beta 2 Released ===

Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Elementary OS has been in the works for some

time now, and Cassidy James can now announce that Luna is now in its

second beta stage. Hopefully, this turns out to be an amazing project,

and we will have yet another great Ubuntu-based distro.

http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-beta-2-released

=== Dell launches new Latitude 3330 laptop ===

Dell announced the release of the Latitude 3330 laptop, with full

support for Microsoft Windows 8 and Ubuntu Linux, as a viable laptop

replacement for existing IT infrastructures in schools. Some of its

features are a 13.3-inch anti-glare screen, an HD 720 webcam, VGA, HDMI,

USB3.0, and WiFi connection support.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/tech-biz/05/07/13/dell-launches-new-latitude-3330-laptop

=== ET deals: $599 for Alienware X51 mini gaming PC with Ubuntu Linux ===

Ubuntu may have Steam, but now, according to Tom Supples of Extreme

Tech, Ubuntu also has proper gaming computers. Could this be

foreshadowing something big in the gaming area? Only time will tell.

http://www.extremetech.com/deals/155111-et-deals-599-for-alienware-x51-mini-gaming-pc-with-ubuntu-linux

== Other Articles of Interest ==

* Debian 7: The New Upstream -

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/debian-7-the-new-upstream.html

* Resource management in Python 3.3, or contextlib.ExitStack FTW! -

http://www.wefearchange.org/2013/05/resource-management-in-python-33-or.html

* Linux Stickers - For Your Notebook - Laptop - Desktop - Device -

http://www.linuxnewshere.com.au/index.php/linux-stickers-for-your-notebook-laptop-device

== Upcoming Meetings and Events ==

For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at

fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

== Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04 ==

=== Security Updates ===

* [uSN-1817-1] libxml2 vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002100.html

* [uSN-1818-1] Mesa vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002101.html

* [uSN-1819-1] OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002102.html

* [uSN-1820-1] gpsd vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002103.html

* [uSN-1821-1] telepathy-idle vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002104.html

=== Ubuntu 8.04 Updates ===