Author Archives: nhandler

New Operators

By nhandler | Published: 2010-11-22

Hi All, I am pleased to bring you the results of the current recruitment drive. After consultation with our existing ops, we would like to appoint the following people: For #ubuntu-ops: IdleOne For #ubuntu Bilalahktar Jordan_U rww For #ubuntu-offtopic Tm_T hypatia maco rww Please join us in #ubuntu-ops as soon as you can. We would […]

Patch Pilot Programme starts today

By nhandler | Published: 2010-11-22

Hello everybody, we all know how important code review is for Ubuntu. It’s not only about spotting mistakes, but also about teaching new contributors how things are done. There’s always been busier times when we fell back in terms of code review and times where we did better. At UDS we discussed this fairly extensively […]

Monthly Team Reports: October 2010

By nhandler | Published: 2010-11-16

== Monthly Team Reports: October 2010 == === Ubuntu Governance === ==== Americas Regional Membership Board ==== The approval results from the October 21st Americas Membership meeting are as follows: * Ahmed Kamal (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AhmedKamal | https://launchpad.net/~kim0) ==== Developer Membership Board ==== ”’Developer Membership Board meeting 2010-10-11 19:00 UTC”’ * Chair: Michael Bienia * Present: Cody […]

Ubuntu 9.04 end-of-life reached on October 23, 2010.

By nhandler | Published: 2010-11-12

This note is just to confirm that the support period for Ubuntu 9.04 formally ended on Friday, October 23, 2010, and Ubuntu Security Notices no longer includes information or updated packages for Ubuntu 9.04. The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 9.04 is via Ubuntu 9.10. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at […]

Unity on Wayland

By nhandler | Published: 2010-11-04

The next major transition for Unity will be to deliver it on Wayland, the OpenGL-based display management system. We’d like to embrace Wayland early, as much of the work we’re doing on uTouch and other input systems will be relevant for Wayland and it’s an area we can make a useful contribution to the project. […]