Author Archives: David Planella

Call for Testing Maverick Language Pack Updates

By David Planella | Published: 2011-06-24

Following the regular language pack update schedule, we’ve got new Maverick translations ready to test before release. Remember that you don’t have to be a translator to test language packs. It’s really easy, and by contributing to testing you’ll help delivering new translations to thousands of users in your language! Here’s how: Enable the Maverick […]

Ubuntu Oneiric Open for Translation

By David Planella | Published: 2011-06-20

After the first language packs have now been generated, we’re pleased to announce that our current development release, Ubuntu Oneiric, is now open for translation: Translation schedule. Remember that according to the release schedule translatable messages might be subject to change until the User Interface Freeze on the week of the 25th of August. Language packs. During the […]

Help Testing Translations in the New Natty Language Packs

By David Planella | Published: 2011-06-14

Forwarding the call for language pack testing from the original announcement by Kenneth Nielsen on the Ubuntu Translators mailing list Remember that you don’t have to be a translator to test language packs. It’s really easy, and by contributing to testing, you’ll help delivering new translations to thousands of users in your language! Here’s how: […]

Wiki Relicensed to CC-BY-SA 3.0

By David Planella | Published: 2011-04-13

For around six years the Ubuntu Wiki (wiki.ubuntu.com) has lived without a clarified license. The Documentation team fixed a similar issue on their wiki (help.ubuntu.com) three years ago. They chose a Creative Commons license, which made it much easier to redistribute content and give contributors clarified rights regarding their contributions. After a longer discussion, the […]

Off to a Great Start: Ubuntu App Developer Week – Day 1

By David Planella | Published: 2011-04-12

Ubuntu App Developer Week – Day 1 Summary A great start for a great week. Looking at the lots of participation and questions during the first day shows that developing applications in Ubuntu is a hot topic. Here is a small summary from yesterday’s schedule. Enabling Multitouch and Gestures Using uTouch By Chase Douglas and […]