Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #142
Craig A. Eddy
tyche at cox.net
Sun May 17 19:37:34 BST 2009
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #142 for the week May
10th - May 16th, 2009. In this issue we cover: Karmic Koala Alpha 1
Released, Landscape 1.3 released, Server Team: Hungry for Merges,
Meta-cycles: Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu Florida: Jaunty Release Parties &
Qimo build day, Ubuntu Forums: Tutorial of the Week, Infinote-based
Gobby hits Karmic, New Ubuntu Forums LoCo Administrator, Ubuntu podcast
#28, WorkWithU Vodcast: Episode #1, Server Team Meeting: May 12th, Hall
of Fame: Ante Karamatic, and much, much more!
== UWN Translations ==
* Note to translators and our readers: We are trying a new way of
linking to our translations pages. Please follow the link below for the
information you need.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Translations
== In This Issue ==
* Karmic Koala Alpha 1 Released
* Landscape 1.3 released
* Server Team: Hungry for Merges?
* Meta-cycles: Mark Shuttleworth
* Ubuntu Stats
* Ubuntu Florida: Jaunty Release Parties
* Ubuntu Florida: Qimo build day
* Ubuntu Forums Tutorial of the Week
* Infinote-based Gobby hits Karmic
* New Ubuntu Forums LoCo Administrator
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu Podcast #28
* WorksWithU Vodcast #1
* Server Team Meeting: May 12th
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Hall of Fame interview: Ante Karamatic
* Updates & Security
== General Community News ==
=== Karmic Koala Alpha 1 Released ===
Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 has been released. Pre-releases of Karmic are *not*
encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not
comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are,
however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in
testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. This release consists only of the
alternate and server CDs; the desktop CD will follow in the next Alpha
release.
* Ubuntu: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/alpha-1/
* Kubuntu: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-1/
* Xubuntu: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/karmic/alpha-1/
Bug reports should be reported as described on:
* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2009-May/000569.html
=== Landscape 1.3 released ===
Landscape is the package that allows server and desktop administrators
to maintain Ubuntu on physical, or virtual servers, and to more easily
manage their deployments. The new release, Landscape 1.3, also makes
that service available to the Amazon EC2 cloud. Landscape is available
as part of the commercial support package, or as a stand-alone service.
New features in Landscape include:
* Management of Ubuntu on Amazon EC2
* The ability to choose Ubuntu images on Amazon EC2
* Management of physical and virtual machines
* Updated Custom Graph feature
http://www.ubuntu.com/news/manage-ubuntu-server-in-amazon-ec2-cloud
=== Server Team: Hungry for Merges? ===
Ubuntu developers are focusing on merging packages from Debian unstable
into karmic repositories. Those that want to help improve their skills
in merging packages, they have a list for both the main and universe
repositories that is available. To get the packages, go to the Ubuntu
Merge-O-Matic[1]. The Merging[2] wiki page has more information on the
process. When finished, upload the changes or ask for sponsorship[3] and
don't forget to sent the patches to Debian.
1. Merge-O-Matic - https://merges.ubuntu.com/
2. Merging wiki page - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/Merging
3. Sponsorship - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess
http://ubuntuserver.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/hungry-for-merges-the-ubuntu-server-team-has-a-selection-for-your-appetite/
== Mark Shuttleworth ==
=== Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software ===
Mark Shuttleworth is looking for your comments. Ubuntu has been running
on the basis of 6 month releases with LTS every 2 years or so. But now
the question is, "What IS the best way to approach big releases?" What
would be a good period of time for release of significant changes such
as KDE made when it moved from the 3.X series to the 4.0 series? Is 2
years enough? Is it too much? Should it even be cycled on a periodic
basis, like the Ubuntu releases are currently using? Mark's blog asks a
lot of questions like this, with significant background to amplify what
it is that he's asking, and he would like input from the community as to
their ideas and reasons why.
http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/288
== Ubuntu Stats ==
=== Bug Stats ===
* Open (55939) +424 # over last week
* Critical (16) +1 # over last week
* Unconfirmed (25670) +600 # over last week (Format to use when result
is zero)
* Unassigned (48080) +579 # over last week (Format to use when result is
zero)
* All bugs ever reported (282319) +2068 # 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 Jaunty ===
* Spanish (14447) -110 # over last week
* French (43162) -35 # over last week
* Brazilian Portuguese (54099) -1620 # over last week
* Swedish (54349) +/-0 # over last week
* English (United Kingdom) (48986) -10000 # over last week
Remaining strings to translate in Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex," see more
at: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/
=== 5-a-day bug stats ===
==== Top 5 teams for the past 7 days ====
1. club-ubuntu.org-GBJ09 (295)
2. gbj-UK-0902 (203)
3. gbj-florida-0902 (159)
4. gbj-chicago-0902 (129)
5. gbj-oklahoma-0902 (129)
5-A-Day stats provided by Daniel Holbach. See
http://daniel.holba.ch/5-a-day-stats/
=== Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week ===
* Better visualization of unmounted drives in Nautilus -
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19840/
* SVG support in Open Office - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19817/
* Improve Brasero to match K3b features -
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19824/
* Different languages for different user accounts currently not possible
- http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19765/
* Make Installation of Security Tools easier by adding a new package
category - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19823/
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/
== LoCo News ==
=== Ubuntu Florida: Jaunty Release Party Roundup ===
dantalizing has put up a long list of Release Parties, dates, and
pictures to show what the Florida Team has accomplished across their state:
* April 23 - Pensacola -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/149-jaunty-release-party-pensacola-gallery.html
* April 25 - Jacksonville -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/143-jaunty-release-party-jax.html
* April 25 - Gainesville -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/148-jaunty-release-party-gainesville-gallery.html
* May 2 - Tallahassee -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/145-tallahassee-release-party-gallery.html
* May 2 - Tampa -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/142-tampa-release-party-gallery.html
* May 3 - Orlando -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/150-jaunty-release-party-orlando-gallery.html
* May 10 - Miami/Fort Lauderdale -
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/gallery-ubottmenu-85/147-miami-release-party-gallery.html
An eighth party is planned for June 6. Details about the parties can be
seen at the link.
http://wrevolution.org/2009/05/15/ubuntu-florida-jaunty-release-party-roundup/
=== Ubuntu Florida: Qimo build day ===
The first ever Qimo Build Day is scheduled for May 23, in Lakeland,
Florida. Come join the Ubuntu Florida Local Community team and other
volunteers to help put computers into the hands of kids! Details can be
found here:
http://www.qimo4kids.com/post/Qimo-4-Kids-Computer-Build-Day!.aspx
http://www.ubuntu-fl.org/index.php/news/17-events/146-qimo-build-day.html
== Ubuntu Forums News ==
=== Tutorial of the Week ===
The tutorial of the week for May 11, 2009, is HowTo: Install the very
latest MPlayer under Jaunty Jackalope from andrew.46
(http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=208550). You can find it here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1081070 This is a nifty
tutorial that will show you how to successfully compile the subversion
MPlayer under Jaunty Jackalope.
From the archives, ubuntu-freak's
(http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=314581) "Comprehensive Multimedia
& Video Howto" was the Tutorial of the Week for October 06, 2008 and
should be used if you do not wish to compile applications.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683
This week tutorial is very well presented, and, most of all, supported.
You can even browse a recent tutorial from the same author, "Top 10
Tricks and Tips for the svn MPlayer" that focuses on MPlayer usage.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1154431
Long hours of fun ahead!
Note: you can use the Tutorial of the Week Discussion Thread to suggest
tutorials or howtos. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1154431
== The Planet ==
=== Philipp Kern: Infinote-based Gobby hits Karmic ===
Gobby 0.5 (or to be more precise 0.4.92) just hit the Karmic Koala. It
is sadly not protocol compatible to the old version but it features
local undo and redo! Furthermore it's not yet stable on-the-wire wise.
The software itself is fairly stable but it could be a bit bumpy if the
server protocol version goes out of date. If you want to try it out on
earlier versions, Philipp is offering backports in the Infinote PPA for
Intrepid and up. https://launchpad.net/~infinote/+archive/ppa Thanks to
Greg Heynes, there will also be a KDE client for Gobby, called... Kobby!
http://www.philkern.de/weblog/en/ubuntu/gobby_infinote_hits_karmic.html
=== Ryan Troy: New Ubuntu Forums LoCo Administrator ===
Ryan announces that Joeb454 who has been a staff member on the Ubuntu
Forums for quite some time has offered to take over the managing of the
LoCo sub-forums. The Forum Council gave Joe the big +1’s he needed. We
believe Joe will do a great job taking care of the details. So, if you
have a LoCo forum and need help or need one get with Joe.
http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=373057
http://moxiefoxtrot.com/2009/05/15/ubuntuforums-loco-admin/
== In The Press ==
=== Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 1 Released - The Karmic Koala Chronicles ===
Softpedia's Marius Nestor says that while everybody is enjoying Ubuntu
9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), somewhere deep in the Ubuntu headquarters the
developers are working hard to bring us all the new stuff that happens
in the Linux world today. Ubuntu 9.10, dubbed Karmic Koala, which is
scheduled for release in late October this year, was recently uploaded
to the official mirrors. As always, Nestor did not expect something
exciting from the first, and not even from the next two or three alpha
versions of Ubuntu. Probably starting with the fifth or sixth alpha we
will see some big changes, like that professional theme everyone is
still waiting for, and which Mark Shuttleworth promised us.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-10-Alpha-1-Screenshot-Tour-111623.shtml
=== Xubuntu: A Simple Approach To Ubuntu ===
Linux.com's Rob Reilly says he's always liked Kubuntu but now that he's
back doing freelance work again, tweaking the very cool resident desktop
features all the time was beginning to distract him from pursuing fame
and fortune as a humble word-smith. Having heard that the xfce desktop
was simple and light, it seemed reasonable to try to speed up his
article production with a streamlined process. Reilly found that for the
new Linux user, Xubuntu is an easy to use version of Ubuntu that is
fast, simple, and reliable. Experienced or "get it done" types will
appreciate the minimalist approach, that can be beefed up to whatever
degree that is needed.
http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/9809-xubuntu-a-simple-approach-to-ubuntu
=== Next Ubuntu Alpha reveals video change ===
The next Ubuntu should see improved video performance, along with
updates to the underlying Linux and open-source infrastructure. Ubuntu
9.10 will feature a new Intel video driver architecture to solve
problems in Ubuntu 9.04, released just last month. Ubuntu 9.10 will
switch from the current EXA acceleration method to UXA. A kernel-mode
setting, meanwhile, will reduce video mode switching flicker during
start up and - the team said - "dramatically" speed up the suspend and
resume time.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/14/karmic_koala_alpha/
=== Building Applications Using Ubuntu One ===
Stuart Langridge, a hacker, author, and speaker living in the UK and
working for Canonical building online services, says that Ubuntu One is
not just a collection of services for Ubuntu, it’s a platform that you
can build your own services on. Stuart Langridge explains some of the
APIs that Ubuntu One offers to developers, what they do, and how you can
make use of them. You’ll see some examples of applications you might
want to build that take advantage of data storage in the cloud and
automatically-synchronised database backing for your apps, and you’ll
get a glimpse of how to build programs to help people work
collaboratively through Ubuntu One both on the desktop and on the web.
http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/detail/8843
=== Ubuntu One: Free Online Storage ===
Daniel Pop-Silaghi, Linux Editor for Softpedia, reports that Canonical
has just released a new "cloud" service for all users: Ubuntu One. If
you are familiar with services like Dropbox, Ubuntu One apparently does
the same job. The main features are seamless integration and
synchronization between multiple machines and a convenient web
interface. But, while Dropbox works across all main platforms, the
Ubuntu One application will exclusively be available for Ubuntu 9.04
operating systems. Ubuntu One is surely a service worth watching, and
Pop-Silagh says he's sure Canonical has some aces up its sleeve to make
its new project much more appealing than the competition.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-One-Free-Online-Storage-111347.shtml
=== Ubuntu 9.04 vs Mac OS X 10.5.6 Benchmarks ===
Phoronix's Michael Larabel recalls that last year when he looked at
Ubuntu versus Mac OS X both operating systems had performed
competitively. Since then Apple has released a minor update to Leopard
(v10.5.6) and Canonical last month released Ubuntu 9.04 so he felt it
was time to compare these latest releases against each other. In looking
over these results, Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.6 was faster than Canonical's
Ubuntu 9.04 in 17 of the 29 benchmarks. The graphics performance in
Ubuntu 9.10, which will be out after the release of Mac OS X 10.6, may
improve with Intel working to fix its regressions. Beyond improving the
graphics performance and potentially some minor performance improvements
thanks to an updated Linux kernel and the newer GCC 4.4 series, we would
not anticipate the Ubuntu 9.10 performance to be drastically different.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_jaunty_osx&num=1
=== Hands on: Canonical aims for the cloud with new Ubuntu One ===
ARS Technica's Ryan Paul tells us that Canonical, the company behind the
popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, is preparing to launch a new Web
service called Ubuntu One, which will bring cloud synchronization and
collaboration features to the Linux desktop. The service is under heavy
development, but it is expected to be ready for widespread use when
Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, is released in October. Ubuntu One
will support tight desktop integration and to achieve that goal, the
developers are building client software that will make the service a
seamless part of the desktop experience. The software is currently
available to beta testers in an Ubuntu Personal Package Archive hosted
on Launchpad. The source code will be released soon under open licenses
and is said to be usable on other Linux distributions.
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/hands-on-canonical-aims-for-the-cloud-with-new-ubuntu-one.ars
=== Health Check: Ubuntu and Debian's special relationship ===
Richard Hillesley of H-Online notes that Ubuntu is five years old. The
release of Jaunty Jackalope coincided with the fifth anniversary of a
meeting that Mark Shuttleworth called of a dozen or so Debian Developers
in his London flat in April 2004 to map out his project to create a
distribution that was capable of taking Linux to the masses. During the
five years since that meeting Ubuntu has sprung from nothing to become
the most popular Linux on the street. "I'm of the opinion that Ubuntu
could not exist without Debian", Shuttleworth has written. "So it's
absolutely my intention to see that Ubuntu is a constructive part of the
broader Debian landscape. It's vital that Ubuntu help to sustain and
grow Debian, because it's the breadth and strength of Debian which make
up the "shoulders of greatness" on which we in the Ubuntu community
stand when we reach for the stars."
http://www.h-online.com/open/Health-Check-Ubuntu-and-Debian-s-special-relationship--/features/113260/0
== In The Blogosphere ==
=== Ubuntu Fans Move Quickly to Ubuntu 9.04 ===
When it comes to deploying Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), Canonical’s
installed base seems to be a loyal, eager crowd. A poll conducted by
WorksWithU, the vast majority of site visitors have already upgraded to
Ubuntu 9.04.
According to the poll, conducted over the past three weeks:
* 71 percent of WorksWithU readers are already running Ubuntu 9.04
* 11 percent planned to upgrade sometime in April
* 11 percent planned to upgrade within three months
* 5 percent had no plans to use Ubuntu 9.04
* 2 percent planned to upgrade before the end of 2009
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/13/ubuntu-fans-move-quickly-to-ubuntu-904/
=== Dell offers Ubuntu Mini 10 plus SSD option ===
Dell now offers a Mini 10, loaded with Ubuntu for $399 in the U.S. and
Canada. Addition options exist, such as upgrading to either a 32GB or
64GB SSD. There is also the possibility of a 6-cell battery or a bigger
3-cell battery, Tristan Eaton-inspired designs and HD display.
http://eeepc.net/dell-offers-the-ubuntu-mini-10-plus-ssd-option/
=== Moving Ubuntu Mirror Server ===
Dulmandakh reports on a major boost for the Mongolian Ubuntu community.
Their mirror repository has just upgraded to a more powerful server from
Dell. This mirror was started in 2006 to make it easier and faster to
make package installation and updates - up to 10 times faster. Now, with
the more powerful server, they expect to be able to serve more Ubuntu
users and support the FOSS community.
http://dulmandakhs.blogspot.com/2009/05/moving-ubuntu-mirror-server.html
=== Canonical Launching Ubuntu One Storage Service ===
Canonical has begun beta testing a managed storage service — known as
Ubuntu One — that allows Ubuntu 9.04 users to share and sync files
between multiple Ubuntu PCs. The service, known as Ubuntu One, is in
beta and available in two formats:
* Free for up to 2GB of storage
* $10 for a 10GB monthly storage plan
Ubuntu One represents Canonical’s latest attempt to build profitable
recurring revenue services around the company’s popular Linux distribution.
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/11/canonical-launching-ubuntu-one-storage-service/
=== In Defense of the Six-Month Release Cycle ===
The poor experience of many users upgrading to Jaunty has prompted calls
for a less ambitious Ubuntu release cycle. Instead of pushing out an
updated version of Ubuntu with a new feature set every six months, some
have argued, developers should issue new releases less frequently, or
recommend that only LTS versions be used for production. Ubuntu stands
out as an impressive exception in a software ecosystem where road maps
often have little meaning. Since Warty Warthog made its appearance in
April 2004, Ubuntu has issued a new release every six months exactly on
schedule, with the singular exception of version 6.06, which was
deliberately postponed six weeks. In most cases, each new release has
actually been stable and ready for production use. Ubuntu’s ability to
meet deadlines provides an aura of reliability and professionalism that
attracts users on both desktops and servers.
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/11/in-defense-of-the-six-month-release-cycle/
== In Other News ==
=== Ubuntu Podcast #28 ===
In this episode, Nick and Josh discuss:
* known 9.04 bugs with workarounds
* Adobe Air on 64 Bit Linux
* Dustin Kirklands screen-profiles renamed to Byobu
The recording of this episode got chopped off a bit, but they wanted to
mention Keith Packard's blog post about the Intel open source drivers.
http://keithp.com/blogs/Sharpening_the_Intel_Driver_Focus/ Keith has
been working on X for a long time and talks about how complex the driver
has become and how its coming along. Thanks to Jorge Castro for the link.
http://ubuntupodcast.net/
=== WorksWithU Vodcast: Episode #1 ===
Welcome to the WorksWithU vodcast, produced by contributing bloggers
Joshua Chase and Nick Ali. In this edition, Josh and Nick discuss recent
Ubuntu developments — including the launch of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty
Jackalope), plus some key Canonical initiatives and directions. Josh and
Nick are familiar names to many Ubuntu community members. Both are
active in the Atlanta Ubuntu Loco, and they speak regularly with
Canonical insiders as well as Ubuntu industry leaders.
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/05/11/workswithu-vodcast-episode-1/
== Meeting Summaries ==
=== Server Team Meeting: May 12th ===
Here are the minutes of the meeting. They can also be found online with
the irc logs here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20090512.
* Merges: mathiaz reminded that karmic had opened and merging was one of
the favorite activities of the Ubuntu developers these days. He also
mentioned the list of easy merges [1] published in the Roadmap. These
packages should not be too difficult and thus are perfect to get used to
the whole merge process.
[1]:
http://ubuntuserver.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/hungry-for-merges-the-ubuntu-server-team-has-a-selection-for-your-appetite/
* MIT krb5 1.7: coffedude asked about the state of krb5 in Karmic.
mathiaz explained that krb5 1.7 had been synced from Debian. libkrb53
will be removed from Karmic once the transition to libkrb5-3 has been
completed.
* Karmic Alpha1: mathiaz reminded that Karmic Alpha1 is scheduled for
Thursday. Help in iso testing is welcome once the iso candidates are
available.
* UDS: dendrobates announced that the Server team will have 2 session
rooms and a break out room for UDS. The sessions will also be randomized
amongst the physical rooms so that we will not just get to sit in the
same room. However it may be a little complicated figuring out where to
go. ttx said that a riddle would have to be solved to get to the right
room while kirkland hoped for a broken RNG.
More important though was dendrobates announcement that he would buy a
beer for any server team community team members that shows up.
dendrobates looks like this [2] and becoming a member of the server team
is a simple two steps
process [3].
[2]: https://launchpad.net/~dendrobates/
[3]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/GettingInvolved#becomemember
* Web Mirror Manager: gourgi asked whether the web mirror manager [4]
blueprint would be discussed. nijaba pointed to the relevant blueprint
[5] in Launchpad which will be discussed in the Fondations track.
[4]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WebMirrorManager
[5]:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-karmic-repository-management
* screen-profiles renamed to byobu: kirkland announced that the
screen-profiles project had been renamed to byobu, a japanese term for
elegant folding room dividers, aka folding screens.
* Agree on next meeting date and time: Due to travels and UDS it was
decided to cancel the meeting for the next two weeks.
Next meeting will be on Tuesday, June 2nd at 15:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-May/028242.html
== Upcoming Meetings and Events ==
=== Sunday, May 17, 2009 ===
==== Ubuntu-us-az LoCo Team Meeting ====
* Start: 04:00 UTC
* End: 04:30 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-az irc.freenode.net
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings
=== Monday, May 18, 2009 ===
* None listed as of publication
=== Tuesday, May 19, 2009 ===
==== Community Council Meeting ====
* Start: 10:00 UTC
* End: 12:00 UTC
* Location: #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda
==== Technical Board Meeting ====
* Start: 14:00 UTC
* End: 15:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
==== Server Team Meeting ====
* Start: 15:00 UTC
* End: 16:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting
==== Desktop Team Meeting ====
* Start: 16:30 UTC
* End: 17:30 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-desktop
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting
==== Kernel Team Meeting ====
* Start: 17:00 UTC
* End: 18:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: Not listed as of publication
==== LoCo Council Meeting ====
* Start: 19:00 UTC
* End: 20:00 UTC
* Location: IRC chanel #ubuntu-meeting
==== Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team Meeting ====
* Start: 23:00 UTC
* End: 00:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/Meetings
=== Wednesday, May 20, 2009 ===
==== Americas Board Meeting ====
* Start: 00:00 UTC
* End: 01:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/Americas
==== Ubuntu-us-pa LoCo Team Meeting ====
* Start: 12:30 UTC
* End: 13:30 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-us-pa
* Agenda: None as of publication
==== Foundation Team Meeting ====
* Start: 16:00 UTC
* End: 17:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: None listed as of publication
==== QA Team Meeting ====
* Start: 16:00 UTC
* End: 17:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Meetings/
=== Thursday, May 21, 2009 ===
==== Ubuntu Mobile Team Meeting ====
* Start: 12:00 UTC
* End: 13:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: None listed as of publication
==== Ubuntu Java Meeting ====
* Start: 14:00 UTC
* End: 15:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-meeting
* Agenda: None listed as of publication
==== Packaging Training: Reviewing New Packages ====
* Start: 18:00 UTC
* End: 19:00 UTC
* Location: IRC channel #ubuntu-classroom
* Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training
=== Friday, May 22, 2009 ===
* None listed as of publication
=== Saturday, May 23, 2009 ===
* None listed as of publication
== Community Spotlight ==
=== Hall of Fame, Ante Karamatic ===
Ante is one of the oldest contributor to the Ubuntu Server team having
joined on a Friday, the 11th of November 2005. He is a regular attendee
of the Ubuntu Server Team meeting and has always specific issues to
discuss. His insight has also been valuable during most of the sessions
at past Ubuntu Developer Summits. While he considers that Ubuntu Server
is a rock-solid product he still has a list of small improvements that
should be made.
His bug triaging and packaging skills are put in full action while
helping out a wide variety of packages such as the redhat-cluster suite,
drbd and bacula. During the last release cycle he also worked on an
improved out-of-the box experience for dovecot and postfix. As you can
see Ante has a definite interest in everything related to high
availability and mission critical components in corporate environments.
Whenever he finds time to come down from his snowboard and reach his
computer you'll find him hanging out in the ubuntu-server IRC channel
helping out with support requests, discussing webserver benchmarking or
planning for the next feature he's working on to move Ubuntu Server
another step ahead.
http://hall-of-fame.ubuntu.com/?feature=ante-karamatic
== Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04 ==
=== Security Updates ===
* USN-774-1: MoinMoin vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-774-1
* USN-776-1: KVM vulnerabilities - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-776-1
* USN-775-1: Quagga vulnerability - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-775-1
* USN-776-2: KVM regression - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-776-2
=== Ubuntu 6.06 Updates ===
* None Reported
=== Ubuntu 8.04 Updates ===
* None Reported
=== Ubuntu 8.10 Updates ===
* None Reported
=== Ubuntu 9.04 Updates ===
* udev 141-1.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009792.html
* pptpd 1.3.4-2.1ubuntu1.9.04.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009793.html
* mysql-dfsg-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009794.html
* foomatic-db-engine 4.0.0-0ubuntu6.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009795.html
* claws-mail-extra-plugins 3.5.0-3ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009796.html
* awstats 6.7.dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009797.html
* metacity 1:2.25.144-0ubuntu2.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009798.html
* xen-3.3 3.3.0-1ubuntu9.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009799.html
* pm-utils 1.2.2.4-0ubuntu5 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009800.html
* libxi 2:1.2.0-1ubuntu1.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009801.html
* evolution 2.26.1-0ubuntu2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009802.html
* sqlite3 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.1 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009803.html
* sqlite3 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.2 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009804.html
* openjdk-6 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu10 -
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2009-May/009805.html
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