Category Archives: Planet

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 451

By lyz | Published: 2016-01-26

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #451 for the week January 18 – 24, 2016, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Welcome New Members and Developers Ubuntu Stats Tour of our Wiki Page LoCo Events Serge Hallyn: Cgroups are now handled a bit differently in Xenial […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 450

By lyz | Published: 2016-01-19

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #450 for the week January 11 – 17, 2016, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) reaches End of Life on February 4, 2016 Ubuntu IRCC Nominations 2016 Announcing the Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016! Ubuntu Stats LoCo […]

Ubuntu IRCC Nominations 2016

By José Antonio Rey | Published: 2016-01-15

The current IRC council has 3 members whose 2 year terms are ending. This means it is now election season. Details about the IRC Council and its charter may be viewed here. Council members normally serve a two year term, and may stand for multiple terms. From the wiki page the election process is as […]

Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) reaches End of Life on February 4 2016

By lyz | Published: 2016-01-14

Ubuntu announced its 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) release almost 9 months ago, on April 23, 2015. As a non-LTS release, 15.04 has a 9-month month support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 15.04 will reach end of life on Thursday, February 4th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 449

By lyz | Published: 2016-01-11

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #449 for the week January 4 – 10, 2016, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Xenial Xerus Alpha 1 released! Call for nominations for the Technical Board Welcome New Members and Developers Ubuntu Stats Bad Voltage Live in Los Angeles: […]