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welcome ubuntu weekly newsletter, issue 310 week march 25 - 31, 2013.

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in issue

  • ubuntu 8.04 (hardy heron) server, 10.04 (lucid lynx) desktop , 11.10 (oneiric ocelot) reaching end of life on may 9 2013
  • ubuntu stats
  • hey north america, africa, south america, europe, asia, oceania! on map?
  • daniel holbach: accompanying new generation of developers
  • rick spencer: user interaction ubuntu components
  • jono bacon: smart scopes not landing in 13.04, land in 13.10
  • nicholas skaggs: beta testing extraordinaire ubuntu quality
  • ubuntu touch summary (week 12)
  • app patterns applied: weather key journeys
  • mark shuttleworth - disruptors 2013
  • in blogosphere
  • full circle magazine #71 has arrived!
  • other articles of interest
  • featured audio , video
  • weekly ubuntu development team meetings
  • upcoming meetings , events
  • updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04 , 12.10
  • and more!


general community news

ubuntu 8.04 (hardy heron) server, 10.04 (lucid lynx) desktop , 11.10 (oneiric ocelot) reaching end of life on may 9 2013

adam conrad, on behalf of ubuntu release team, announces formal end of life (eol) dates of ubuntu 8.04 (hardy heron) server, 10.04 (lucid lynx) desktop , 11.10 (oneiric ocelot) desktop , server.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/29/...on-may-9-2013/

ubuntu stats

bug stats

  • open (104914) +218 on last week
  • critical (76) +1 on last week
  • unconfirmed (51456) +62 on last week


always, bug squad needs more help. if want started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bugsquad

ubuntu brainstorm top idea week



ubuntu brainstorm community site geared toward letting add ideas ubuntu. can submit own idea, or vote or against idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/

ask ubuntu top 5 questions week



ask (and answer!) own questions @ http://askubuntu.com

loco news

hey north america, africa, south america, europe, asia, oceania! on map?

randall ross writes series of blog posts calling out teams in continents throughout world added global portal of teams @ loco.ubuntu.com.

http://randall.executiv.es/on-the-map-north-america

http://randall.executiv.es/on-the-map-africa

http://randall.executiv.es/on-the-map-south-america

http://randall.executiv.es/on-the-map-europe

http://randall.executiv.es/on-the-map-asia

http://randall.executiv.es/on-the-map-oceania

the planet

daniel holbach: accompanying new generation of developers

daniel holbach gives overview of work done ubuntu developer advisory team in last 3 release cycles , makes call more volunteers join them in efforts reach out new contributors, new contributors involved, , collect feedback on how development process can improved newcomers.

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/03/...-ofdevelopers/

rick spencer: user interaction ubuntu components

rick spencer shows how used ubuntu components add actions ubuntu touch app.

http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/20...omponents.html

jono bacon: smart scopes not landing in 13.04, land in 13.10

jono bacon reports dash team has withdrawn feature freeze exception (ffe) allow further time smart scopes mature before including part of ubuntu. further time working on user experience expected improve quality enough launch 13.10.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/03/29/...land-in-13-10/

nicholas skaggs: beta testing extraordinaire ubuntu quality

nicholas skaggs of ubuntu quality team announces online testing event final beta iso image on tuesday april 2nd 1800-2200 utc.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/201...th-ubuntu.html

other community news

ubuntu touch summary (week 12)

ricardo salveti de araujo highlights of app development work going on ubuntu touch, including enabling initial bluetooth support nexus 7, couple application renames, , updates media-player , notes-app.

https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg01363.html

app patterns applied: weather key journeys

christina li of canonical design team shows off ideas interaction weather app in ubuntu touch.

http://design.canonical.com/2013/03/...-key-journeys/

in press

mark shuttleworth - disruptors 2013

forbes features mark shuttleworth 1 of 12 people shaking fields. shuttleworth represents "computing" field , writes "this guy 1 tough competitor. idea of relaxing vacation spot antarctica or international space station. yes, he's been both. he'll need moxie muscle mobile market."

http://www.forbes.com/special-report...ttleworth.html

in blogosphere

reasons why love unity previews #735

joey sneddon of omg! ubuntu! shares of work of "prolific unity scopes developer" david calle has "recently been showing off interesting new features he's built unity previews."

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/r...y-previews-736

opensuse 12.3 vs. ubuntu 13.04

matt hartley of datamation compares features in ubuntu , latest opensuse release. examines options of desktop environments, audio subsystem, drivers, codecs, , software installation.

http://www.datamation.com/open-sourc...u-13.04-1.html

[ubuntu in wild] unity in use norwegian military

joey sneddon of omg! ubuntu! reports on video shows norwegian military using ubuntu everyday computational needs.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/u...egian-military

mapr, canonical team offer hadoop on ubuntu linux

rick whiting of crn writes mapr m3 edition of hadoop become available through canonical's ubuntu partner archive release of 13.04. mapr juju charm available 13.04 release.

http://www.crn.com/news/applications...untu-linux.htm

ubuntu powered promo booth? bet [ubuntu in wild]

joey sneddon of omg! ubuntu! reports on every day machine running ubuntu; time promotional pod used in british betting shop.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/u...tu-in-the-wild

in other news

full circle magazine #71 has arrived!

month:

  • ubuntu news.
  • how-to : programming in python, libreoffice, , using paf.
  • graphics : blender, , inkscape.
  • book review: python kids.
  • review: chrome os
  • plus: q&a, command & conquer, linux labs, ask new guy, story, , more!


http://fullcirclemagazine.org/2013/0...1-has-arrived/

other articles of interest



featured audio , video

ubuntu ohio - burning circle: burning circle episode 108

burning circle episode week asks weekly question , demos how call in answer questions via sip using twinkle.

http://ohio.ubuntu-us.org/node/140

ubuntu podcast uk loco: s06e05 - good, bad , ubuntu

uk loco podcast reviews latest news, including python trademark resolution, linux video editing kickstarter, china's new ubuntu, nokia's attempt block webm, , forbes list of disruptive people in business. other topics include secure boot / restricted boot, latest ubuntu technical board meeting, , bug in fedora's bug tracker, plus upcoming events.

http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2013/03...nd-the-ubuntu/

weekly ubuntu development team meetings



upcoming meetings , events

upcoming meetings , events please visit calendars @ fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

updates , security 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04 , 12.10

security updates



ubuntu 8.04 updates



end of life - may 2013 (server)

ubuntu 10.04 updates



end of life - april 2013 (desktop) - april 2015 (server)

ubuntu 11.10 updates



end of life - april 2013

ubuntu 12.04 updates



end of life - april 2017

ubuntu 12.10 updates



end of life - april 2014

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conclusion

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see next week!

credits

ubuntu weekly newsletter brought by:

  • elizabeth krumbach
  • mathias hellsten
  • tiago carrondo
  • david morfin
  • jim connett
  • and many others


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