news 28 Posted January 20, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 351 for the week January 13 - 19, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue351 == In This Issue == * Growing an Active Ubuntu Advocacy Community * Ubuntu User Days coming up! * Ubuntu Stats * Defining Bug Status for the ubuntu-locoteams Project * UGJ, ETA 3 months * Jonathan Riddell: Tier 1 is a Slam Dunk * David Planella: Make Ubuntu speak your language * Benjamin Kerensa: Thoughts on Ubuntu Touch Images * Stephen M. Webb: The future looks very small. * Randall Ross: Planet Ubuntu Needs More Awesome - Parts 1 & 2 * Steve Conklin: Ubuntu File System Benchmarking * Valve's OpenGL Debugger Developed on Kubuntu * Ubuntu App Heroes interviewed: the Weather app developers * Testing wanted: grub2 2.02~beta2-2 * Sheets transition * In The Blogosphere * Featured Audio and Video * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Monthly Team Reports: December 2013 * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04 and 13.10 * And much more! == General Community News == === Growing an Active Ubuntu Advocacy Community === Jono Bacon gives us a rundown on the four basic steps to grow your local Ubuntu Advocacy Community. Starting with the Ubuntu Advocacy Kit, and building up to local hangouts and portals, Jono gives us all a quick review of the basic steps involved in helping to build and/or grow your local community. http://www.jonobacon.org/2014/01/17/growing-an-active-ubuntu-advocacy-community/ === Ubuntu User Days coming up! === Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph announces the upcoming Ubuntu User Days, an internet relay chat-based series of classes on Saturday, January 25th. Classes include: Command line made easy, Unity: Tips, tricks and configuration, Equivalent Applications and Finding Support for Ubuntu. http://ubuntuclassroom.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/ubuntu-user-days-coming-up/ == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (107452) -159 over last week * Critical (138) +15 over last week * Unconfirmed (52156) -126 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Ask Ubuntu Top Questions this week === ==== Most Active Questions ==== * Instaling tp-link TL-WN723N http://askubuntu.com/questions/408040/instaling-tp-link-tl-wn723n * linux graphics utility intel http://askubuntu.com/questions/345571/linux-graphics-utility-intel * Can't boot my USB Windows installer in th BIOS under ubuntu 12.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/408013/cant-boot-my-usb-windows-installer-in-th-bios-under-ubuntu-12-04 * wireless networking disabled by hardware switch. unblock only wifi? http://askubuntu.com/questions/408078/wireless-networking-disabled-by-hardware-switch-unblock-only-wifi ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * How can I flip a single bit in a file? http://askubuntu.com/questions/406463/ * List all MAC addresses in my local network http://askubuntu.com/questions/406792/ * Can `cat` show files using code markup in colors? http://askubuntu.com/questions/405960/ * Partition table gone and bad MBR, trying to recover through TestDisk http://askubuntu.com/questions/405759/ * Does contributing on Ask Ubuntu help me to become an Ubuntu Member? http://askubuntu.com/questions/405924/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: Braiam (http://askubuntu.com/users/169736/braiam), aditya patil (http://askubuntu.com/users/184942/aditya-patil), arhimed (http://askubuntu.com/users/77399/arhimed), fossfreedom (http://askubuntu.com/users/14356/fossfreedom) and Lekensteyn (http://askubuntu.com/users/6969/lekensteyn) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == LoCo News == === Defining Bug Status for the ubuntu-locoteams Project === Jose Antonio Rey explains the process for defining, verifying and eventually closing bugs in the Ubuntu LoCo Council's (re)-verification process. http://lococouncil.ubuntu.com/2014/01/13/defining-bug-status-for-the-ubuntu-locoteams-project/ === UGJ, ETA 3 months === Javier L. reminds us that the Ubuntu Global Jam, a world wide event intended to collaborate as a community around Ubuntu, will take place from Friday 4th April 2014 to Sunday 6th April 2014. Javier says that the Ubuntu-MX team will host their event on Saturday 5th April and that they have already pushed publicity through their media channels. http://viajemotu.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/ugj-eta-3-months/ == Ubuntu Cloud News == === Call for testing: Juju and gccgo === James Page informs us that an objective for 14.04 is to have a single toolchain for Go in Juju and the only way that this can be done is to use gccgo instead of golang-go. James shows us how to switch between the golang gc built binaries and the gccgo built versions to make diagnosing gccgo specific issues easier. http://javacruft.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/call-for-testing-juju-and-gccgo/ == The Planet == === Jonathan Riddell: Tier 1 is a Slam Dunk === Jonathan Riddell writes "KDE Frameworks 5 tech preview shipped last week and we've been packaging furiously. This is all new packaging from scratch, none of our automated scripts we have for KDE SC. Tier 1 is in our experimental PPA for Trusty. Special thanks to Scarlett our newest Kubuntu Ninja who is doing a stormer." Jonathan links to the KDE Frameworks 5 web page and to the experimental PPA where the packages can be found. http://blogs.kde.org/2014/01/13/tier-1-slam-dunk === David Planella: Make Ubuntu speak your language === David Planella reminds us all of the importance of translation and how you can help. With the upcoming release of the first Ubuntu Touch phones in the coming year. David tells us that translation will be vitally important to ensure full viability around the world in the coming weeks, months and years. http://davidplanella.org/make-ubuntu-speak-your-language/ === Benjamin Kerensa: Thoughts on Ubuntu Touch Images === Benjamin Kerensa responds to the announcement that Canonical will cease to produce Ubuntu Touch images for certain Nexus devices in the near future. He suggests that instead of producing a set number of images for a select few devices, Canonical could instead choose to simply update its instructions on building images for any device, leaving it up to developers to produce images for their device(s). http://benjaminkerensa.com/2014/01/14/thoughts-ubuntu-touch-images === Stephen M. Webb: The future looks very small. === Stephen Webb explains the work he and others are doing in Ubuntu to ensure that Ubuntu works out-of-the-box on high DPI screens. As it currently stands neither Windows nor Ubuntu does too good of a job on such screens though that is sure to change in the next few years as they become more common. http://bregmatter.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/the-future-looks-very-small/ === Randall Ross: Planet Ubuntu Needs More Awesome - Parts 1 & 2 === Randall Ross publishes his promised summary of the survey results along with a bonus "Colour Commentary" and recommendations. Randall tells us that he will wrap up the series in his next post with general conclusions and a prescription on how to make Planet Ubuntu awesome again. http://randall.executiv.es/pu-more-awesome-pt1 & http://randall.executiv.es/pu-more-awesome-pt2 === Steve Conklin: Ubuntu File System Benchmarking === Steve Conklin tells us that he's been working to implement file system benchmarking as part of the test process that the kernel team applies to every kernel update. Steve reproduces an announcement that he sent Share this post Link to post
