Ubuntu Weekly News

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #109

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #109 for the week of September 14th - September 20th, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Intrepid Ibex Alpha 6 released
* Codecs & DVD playback in Intrepid for all users
* Xubuntu News
* New Kubuntu Bug Team
* MOTU Team News
* FSD: Ubuntu-VE, Ubuntu-NI, and Ubuntu-NO
* Ubuntu-ZA leadership change
* Launchpad 2.1.9 released
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* In Other News
* Mozilla Team Meeting Summary
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #108

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #108 for the week of September 7th - September 13, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Introducing Jaunty Jackalope
* UI Freeze in place, Alpha 6 freeze ahead
* Last push for Intrepid documentation
* Ubuntu 9.04 Developer Summit Sponsorship
* Status of Ubuntu Romanian Localization Team
* Ubuntu Developer Week
* MOTU
* New Ubuntu Members
* Intrepid Spanish Translation
* New Ubuntu Cyclists Team
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo News
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* In Other News
* Meeting Summaries
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #107

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #107 for the week of August 31st - September 7th, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Intrepid Alpha 5 released
* KDE Community Stabilizes Desktop with KDE 4.1.1
* KDE 4.1.1 available for Kubuntu 8.04
* Wanted: Moderators for Ubuntu Brainstorm
* Ubuntu Developer Week Summary
* PackageKit: Call for testing
* Two Years Going Strong
* New MOTU
* Ubuntu Package Status Pages
* New proposed WikiGuide Page
* Call for feedback on new wiki theme
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo News
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu UK podcast #13
* Say Ubuntu!
* KDE Usability Project Video(Celeste Lyn Paul)
* Atlanta Linux Fest
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #106

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #106 for the week of August 24th - August 30th, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Second Ubuntu Developers Week!
* Intrepid feature freeze - Alpha 5 freeze ahead
* Call for testing of 2.6.27 kernel(Intrepid)
* Xfce 4.6-beta now available for Intrepid users
* Asia Oceania board
* MOTU News
* Using identi.ca for Ubuntu information
* Ubuntu Stats
* Ubucon El Salvador
* This week in Launchpad’s web API
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Full Circle Magazine #16
* Ubuntu Christian Edition 4.0
* Post your Xfce news on reddit
* Server team meeting
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #105

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #105 for the week of August 17th - August 23rd, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Major update of Ubuntu Brainstorm: Call for testing
* Ubuntu Arabic Team
* New Xubuntu Developer: Michael Casadevall
* MOTU News
* Ubuntu Stats
* Software Freedom Day:Ubuntu Maryland
* Ubuntu New Jersey 2008 BBQ/LAN party
* Atlanta Linux Fest 2008
* Launchpad 2.1.8
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu Blogger Wanted
* Happy Birthday Linux
* Meeting Summaries
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* And much, much more!

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #104

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #104 for the week of August 10th - August 16th, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Intrepid Alpha-4 released
* New UWN translation team
* Global Bug Jam: Retrospective
* MOTU school sessions for developer week wanted
* MOTU interview
* Ubuntu stats
* Launchpad news
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* In Other News
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* And much, much more!

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #103

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #103 for the week of August 3rd - August 9th, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Intrepid Alpha-4 ahead
* Ubuntu Studio looking for help
* SRU needs you
* New Ubuntu Members
* MOTU news
* Ubuntu Kernel Next
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo News
* Encrypted Private Directories
* Launchpad News
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop
* Unison
* Alfresco Labs
* Internet Labs in Ecuador
* Linux Foundation AptChecker tool
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* And much, much more!

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #102

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #102 for the week of July 27th - August 2nd, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* QA to Launchpad Liaison
* MOTU News
* New Ubuntu Members
* Ubuntu Screencasts
* Ubuntu Stats
* Ubuntu Global Bug Jam
* New in Intrepid Ibex
* Launchpad News
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Ubuntu-UK Podcast #11
* Linux pre-installs rocket to 3%
* Steve Stalcup Interview
* Meeting Summaries
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* And much, much more!

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #101

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 101 for the weeks July 20th - July 26th, 2008 is now available.

In this Issue:

* Intrepid Alpha 3 released
* MOTU school session: Maintainer Scripts
* Ubuntu Screencasts
* LoCo Team Approvals
* Global Bug Jam
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo News
* Launchpod episode #8
* Ubuntu Forums News
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Full Circle Magazine #15
* Meeting Summaries
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security
* And much, much more!

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #100!

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The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 100 for the weeks July 13th - July 19th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: UWN history, UWN Past & Present Staff Podcast, Mark Shuttleworth podcast, Comments from Past & Present Editors, Joining the UWN staff, New Ubuntu QA team, Call for nominations for Tech Board, Alpha 3 soft freeze, Next UDS, Peru LoCo gives Ubuntu presentation at San Marcos University, Ubuntu Ireland gets local press coverage, Ubuntu Nicaragua Continues with TV shows, New Leader for Ubuntu France, Ubuntu-UK podcast #10, and much, much more!

In this Issue:

  • Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter History
  • UWN Past & Present Editors Podcast
  • Mark Shuttleworth podcast
  • Joining the UWN staff
  • New Ubuntu QA team
  • Call for nominations for Tech Board
  • Alpha 3 soft freeze
  • Next Ubuntu UDS
  • Ubuntu stats
  • LoCo news
  • Ubuntu Forums news
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • Ubuntu-UK podcast #10
  • UWN podcast transcriptions
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

This is a special Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

For our 100th edition, we cover the history of the UWN, a look back at previous UWNs, and discuss what the UWN has meant for people who have worked on it. Former and current staffers of UWN joined in for a podcast to discuss their experiences of contributing to the UWN and the impact of the UWN on the community. Mark Shuttleworth also provides his views on the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter.

Links to the UWN Editors Podcast:

Links to Mark discussing the UWN:

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