Author Archives: boredandblogging

Intrepid Alpha 3 released

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-07-25

Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Alpha 3 is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #100!

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-07-21

Digg It! 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 […]

The New and Improved Ubuntu QA

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-07-18

For the last couple of weeks, Jordan Mantha been working behind the scenes on creating a community Ubuntu QA (quality assurance) team. For quite a while Canonical has largely driven QA efforts in Ubuntu. The community can and should step up in this area (see this wiki page for more background information). In short, a […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #99

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-07-13

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 99 for the weeks July 6th – July 12th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: special 100th issue of the UWN next week, Intrepid Alpha 2 released, MOTU news and videos, new Universe contributor, summary of UDS discussions, new Kubuntu website, Ubuntu Venezuela 2 year anniversary, Launchpod […]

Ubuntu Intrepid Alpha 2 Released

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-07-13

Pre-releases of Intrepid are not encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Alpha 2 is the second in a series of milestone CD images […]