Category Archives: Planet

4 more days to get your Community Council nomination in!

By lyz | Published: 2013-10-04

All 7 elected Community Council member terms expire this month so we are looking to restaff the council with some exceptional community members. If you know somebody in the Ubuntu community, who has been an Ubuntu member for a while is dedicated to the project is well-respected and known for balanced views and good leadership […]

Next Online Ubuntu Developer Summit: 19 – 21 Nov 2013

By lyz | Published: 2013-10-03

The Ubuntu Developer Summit is a key event in the Ubuntu calendar. It is where our community gather to discuss, debate, and design the future of Ubuntu. The event is completely open, welcome to all, and brings together platform developers, app developers, advocates, designers, partners, carriers, OEMs and more. The event takes place at uds.ubuntu.com. […]

XMir update for Ubuntu 13.10

By lyz | Published: 2013-10-01

As many of you will know, the Mir team had two core goals for the Ubuntu 13.10 cycle: Deliver Mir + XMir + Unity 7 on the desktop for those cards that supported it, and fall back to X for those that don’t. Deliver a native Mir + Unity 8 running on Ubuntu Touch images […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 336

By lyz | Published: 2013-09-30

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #336 for the week September 23 – 29, 2013, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) Final Beta released Welcome New Members and Developers Ubuntu Stats OhioLinuxFest 2013 Nicholas Skaggs: Spreading the (testing) weight Jonathan Riddell & […]

Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) Final Beta released

By lyz | Published: 2013-09-27

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the final beta release of Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. Codenamed "Saucy Salamander", 13.10 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new […]