Author Archives: boredandblogging

New operators appointed on #ubuntu, #ubuntu-offtopic and #kubuntu

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-16

The IRC Council has chosen a number of new operators for the #ubuntu, #ubuntu-offtopic and #kubuntu channels. This is the result of our first round of the new operator recruitment process based on Launchpad teams. We are pleased to find that the process works smoothly. Great candidates showed up, and the Council were technically well […]

Ubuntu Women World Play Day Competition!

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-13

Following the success of our International Women’s Day competition we have a new competition! Firstly, some introductory reading for those who are not familiar with World Play Day: http://www.itla-toylibraries.org/wpdv.htm which is an initiative of http://www.itla-toylibraries.org A pivotal issue within computing cultures of today is the overemphasis on boys and men as the primary consumers of […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #188

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-11

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #188 for the week April 4th – April 10th, 2010 and is available here. In this issue we cover: * Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 2 released * Countdown Banner is live, help spread the word * Regional Membership Boards: Restaffing * Call for New Operators in […]

New Chief Editor for the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-09

Changes are taking place at the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and I wanted to give everyone the heads up. After over 2 1/2 years, and 140 issues of the UWN, I am stepping down as chief editor of the publication. I am not running off, but moving into more of a supervisory role. Our new chief […]

Regional Membership Boards: Restaffing

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-04-09

On 2010-05-05 the following members of the Regional Membership Boards will expire: Americas: Cody A.W. Somerville, Elizabeth Krumbach, Mike Basinger, Pedro Villavivencio, Richard Johnson Asia/Oceania: Andi Darmawan, Emmet Hikory, Luke Yelavich, Melissa Draper, Robert Collins, Zak B. Elep, ??????? (amachu) EMEA: Alan Pope, Dennis Kaarsemaker, Mark Van den Borre, Matthew Helmke, Stéphane Graber, Szilvester Farkas […]