In the last few cycles we have organized and run an event called the Ubuntu Global Bug Jam. The idea was simple: encourage our awesome global Ubuntu community to get together in the same room to find, triage and fix bugs. And they did, all over the world, as can be seen here.

Well, at the recent Ubuntu Developer Summit we were having a good ‘ol chinwag about the Ubuntu Global Bug Jam and we came to an important and sage conclusion:

Why limit the event to just bugs?

As such, we are proud to announce Ubuntu Global Jam - more jam but with the same great taste!.

Based upon all the feedback from the UDS session we have scheduled the Ubuntu Global Jam from the 2nd - 4th October 2009. To make the event as simple and accessible as possible, we have picked four topic areas and we are encouraging you lovely people to organize an event with one or more of them:

• Bugs - finding, triaging and fixing bugs.
• Testing - testing the new release and reporting your feedback.
• Documentation - writing documentation about how to use Ubuntu and how to join the community.
• Translations - translating Ubuntu and helping to make it available in everyone’s local language.

With four primary methods of getting involved, there is something for everyone in this rocking global event.

One thing that everyone remembers: you don’t have to be an official developer, packager or programmer to take part in the Ubuntu Global Jam. Also, lets not forget that Ubuntu Global Bug Jam events are a fantastic place to learn and improve your skills: you can sit next to someone who can show you how to do something or explain something in more detail.

To get this campaign off on the right foot, there is an IRC meeting to discuss the event and how can get as many people involved as possible. Here’s the skinny:

• WHEN - Third Thursday of every month (next meeting is 18:00 UTC Thurs 18th June 2009)
• WHERE - #ubuntu-meeting on Freenode

If this is all sounding right up your street and you fancy organizing an event, go and read this page and then add your event to this page.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #146 for the week June 8th - June 14th, 2009 is available.

In this issue we cover:

* SanDisk collaborates to improve Ubuntu netbook SSD performance
* MOTU Council Results
* Ubuntu Stats
* Calling all LoCo Teams!
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

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* Dave Bush
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* Sayak Banerjee
* Liraz Siri
* Nathan Handler
* Craig A. Eddy
* And many others

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #145 for the week June 1st - June 7th, 2009 is available.

In this issue we cover:

* Ubuntu Hall of Fame: Adi Roiban
* Ubuntu Stats
* Ubuntazo In Venezuela
* Ubuntu Forums Tutorial of the Week
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

* Dave Bush
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* Isabelle Duchatelle
* Craig A. Eddy
* Sayak Banerjee
* Kenny McHenry
* Liraz Siri
* And many others

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This is just a friendly reminder to all of the people out there wanting to chip in with Ubuntu Development Contributions. The upcoming packaging training session gears up to be interesting “Make Your Package Upgrade Correctly”. This is one of a series of ongoing development-centered sessions focusing on showcasing the daily work of Ubuntu MOTU contributors.

When: 4th June, 6:00 UTC
Where: #ubuntu-classroom @ irc.freenode.net
What: Package Session: Make Your Package Upgrade Correctly
How Long: One hour, Short demo of packaging technique and rest for Questions.

If you want to find out more about the upcoming Packaging Sessions check https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Packaging/Training. Also make sure to follow the RSS feed of Ubuntu Packaging at http://ubuntupackaging.wordpress.com/

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #144 for the week May 24th - May 31st, 2009 is available.

In this issue we cover:

* Ubuntu Stats
* Tutorial of the Week
* Ubuntu One New Sub-Forum
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu-UK Podcast: The Long Game
* Linux Mint 7 is based on Ubuntu 9.04
* Ubuntu Team & LoCo Meeting Minutes
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

* John Crawford
* Jeff Martin
* Isabelle Duchatelle
* Dave Bush
* Sayak Banerjee
* Liraz Siri
* Nathan Handler
* Kenny McHenry
* And many others

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #143 for the weeks May 17th - May 23rd, 2009. is available.

In this issue we cover:

* UDS Karmic Koala begins
* Team Reporting
* New Ubuntu Members
* Ubuntu Stats
* Ubuntu Forums Interview
* Tutorial of the Week
* Canonical AllHands
* KDE Brainstorm hits 1000+ ideas
* Edubuntu Meeting Minutes
* Renewed enthusiasm for Edubuntu
* Ubuntu Romanian Remix
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu Podcast #29
* Vodcast #2
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* and much, much more.

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* John Crawford
* Craig A. Eddy
* Isabelle Duchatelle
* Jeff Martin
* Liraz Siri
* Sayak Banerjee
* Nathan Handler
* Dave Bush
* Kenny McHenry
* Your Name Here
* And many others

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 142 for the weeks May 10th - May 16th, 2009. is available.

In this issue we cover:

* 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 Lo“Co 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
* and much, much more.

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

* John Crawford
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* Jeff Martin
* Dave Bush
* Liraz Siri
* Sayak Banerjee
* Isabelle Duchatelle
* And many others

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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 141 for the weeks May 3rd - May 9th, 2009. is available.

In this issue we cover:

* Monthly BugSquad Meeting: May 12th
* Jaunty Jackalope Release parties
* What’s a build score, then?
* byobu 2.0 released
* In The Press and Blogosphere
* Ubuntu Podcast #27
* Meeting Summaries of Technical Board and Ubuntu Server Teams
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
* Updates and Security for 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04
and much, much more.

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* John Crawford
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* Dave Bush
* Jeff Martin
* Keny Mc“Henry
* Liraz Siri
* Nathan Handler

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The Kubuntu German Community Team recently interviewed one of the newer Kubuntu developers, Jonathan Thomas. In Jonathan’s interview, he talks in detail about the Kubuntu Jaunty release, his amazing and popular work on the Weather Wallpaper, upstream relations and more.

kubuntu-de.org: We can’t wait to get Jaunty released, but the next release is also planned and it will be called “Karmic Koala”. Is the K in there a special incentive for you?

Jonathan: I think I’d give it the same amount of work even if it was named “Giggling Gnome”, but I think that the K in there is pretty neat.

To read the interview in its entirety, go to http://www.kubuntu-de.org/english/interview-with-kubuntu-developer-jonathan-thomas.

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #140 for the week of April 26th- May 2nd, 2009 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Karmic Open for Development
* Notify OSD to be discussed at Ubuntu UDS Karmic
* Ubuntu Open Week Summary
* New Ubuntu Member
* Ubuntu Hug Day: May 7th
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo News: Jaunty Release Parties
* Launchpad 2.2.4
* Launchpad’s web service code released as stand alone libraries
* New prefixes in the help sub-forums
* Hiding post (beans) count
* Announcing the Ubuntu High Availability Team
* Ubuntu Brains
* Ubuntu 9.04 does not use ext4 by default
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu-UK podcast: Partners in Crime
* Canonical Engaging Ubuntu Software Partners
* Team Meeting Summaries for April 2009
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

And much more!

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* John Crawford
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* J. Scott Gwin
* And many others

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