Author Archives: akgraner

                    Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #238 for the week October 17 – 23, 2011, and the full version is available here. In this Issue we cover: Ubuntu 12.04 to feature extended support period for desktop users Precision Planning; Prepping for 12.04 LTS Mobile […]

The newly elected Community Council consists of * Amber Graner * Daniel Holbach * Elizabeth Krumbach * Laura Czajkowski * Mark Shuttleworth * Martin Albisetti * Milo Casagrande * Scott Ritchie and the term will be until 2013-10-17. Unfortunately had to replace Emmet Hikory with Milo Casagrande (who was next in the election results) because […]

Five-year Long Term Support (LTS) makes Ubuntu a compelling choice for the business desktop London, October 21st, 2011: Canonical today announced it would be extending the support and maintenance period for its upcoming Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu for desktop users from three years to five years. The move comes in response to […]

In just over a week, quite a large cross-section of the Ubuntu community and representatives from many free software projects and companies will gather in Orlando to map out the Precise Pangolin. Now’s the time to prepare for the event, with 11.10 out (well done everybody!) and the key infrastructure slotting into place. Figuring out […]