Ubuntu Server Q&A Sessions

[Robie Basak]

(also blogged)

As part of the Ubuntu Server team's participation in the [Ubuntu Open
Summit][1], we'll be running two Q&A sessions this week aimed at Ubuntu
Server users. We want to gather questions from the community both before
and during the event, so that users can get direct and authoritative
answers from those in the know.

This will be the first Ubuntu Open Summit, combining the previously
separate Ubuntu Developer Summit and Ubuntu Open Week events. The event
will run online, with live video streaming and participation using
Google Hangouts and IRC. See the [schedule][2] for details. Sessions
will be recorded and the videos will be available afterwards.

I suggest that questions be asked beforehand in any place we can grab
them (eg. [the mailing list][5], [r/Ubuntu][6], etc), and then we can
best prepare answers for you.

Alternatively, and for more interactivity, there will be an IRC channel
that we will monitor during the sessions themselves.

## Ubuntu Server Security Q&A

Currently scheduled for: Tuesday (2014-06-10) 19:00 - 19:55 UTC

Also known as "Security team reads mean tweets", Marc Deslauriers and
Seth Arnold of the Ubuntu Security Team will be on hand to answer all
questions security.

If you want to know how to secure your freshly installed Ubuntu Server,
the pros and cons of various individual hardening approaches, how to
make sure that your system has received a particular security update, or
have any other question related to Ubuntu Server and security, this is
your opportunity to find out.

And of course, I presume everyone wants to hear the Ubuntu Security Team
read mean tweets!

## Ubuntu Server systemd Q&A

Currently scheduled for: Wednesday (2014-06-11) 18:00 - 18:55 UTC

Following a long debate, Debian [chose systemd][4] in Februrary as the
default init system for its upcoming "jessie" release, and Mark has
[confirmed][3] that Ubuntu will follow Debian and also switch to systemd
by default.

What are the implications of this move for Ubuntu Server users? Will
16.04 switch to systemd, and if so, when? When will Ubuntu Server users
need to rewrite all of their custom upstart jobs?

Dimitri John Ledkov, an Ubuntu Core Developer closely involved with the
systemd switch, will be online to answer your questions.

## Submitting questions

We'll accept questions at any time, including during the event on IRC.
Or if you know what you'd like to ask already, please post them to
Reddit or to the Ubuntu Server mailing list and we will pick them up and
prepare answers for you.

## Schedule changes

Please keep an eye on [the schedule][2] in case it changes!

[1]: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/05/28/calling-for-ubuntu-online-summit-sessions/
[2]: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1406/
[3]: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1316
[4]: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.ctte/5453
[5]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server
[6]: http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu
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