Monthly Archives: March 2010

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #185

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-03-21

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #185 for the week March 14th – March 20th, 2010 and is available here. In this issue we cover: * Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 1 released * Ubuntu Global Jam: time is ticking * Call for Community help: Ubuntu.com Website Localization Project * Ubuntu Stats * […]

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 1 released

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-03-19

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop, Server, and Netbook editions and of Ubuntu 10.04 Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon’s EC2. Codenamed "Lucid Lynx", 10.04 LTS continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a […]

Announcing the Ubuntu.com Website Localization Project

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-03-18

It is my pleasure to announce a new project to better the Ubuntu.com website experience, specifically for users who prefer a language other than English. The new project, called Website Localization will put a short (4-5 word) message on any www.Ubuntu.com <http://www.ubuntu.com/> web page directing users to more resources in their preferred language. This project […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #184

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-03-14

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #184 for the week March 7th – March 13th, 2010 and is available here. In this issue we cover: * Lucid Kernel now Frozen * Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1 freeze now in effect * Intel, Eucalyptus and Canonical join forces to help user build cloud infrastructures […]

Ubuntu as project in Google Summer of Code 2010

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-03-12

I’m very excited to announce that Ubuntu has applied as participating organisation in the Google Summer of Code 2010! We submitted an organisational application, along with suggested ideas for potential projects for students. We also encourage students to come up with their own ideas. If you’re a student interested in Open Source (or if you […]