Category Archives: Development

Becoming an Ubuntu Developer: a short guide

By nhandler | Published: 2011-01-27

I’ve heard and/or read a number of complaints over the past while about how the process of becoming an Ubuntu Developer is difficult, so I thought I’d write up a short guide to one of the many paths to becoming a developer. I send this to the Ubuntu Developers list for maximum distribution, although I […]

Call for Nominations for the Developer Membership Board

By nhandler | Published: 2011-01-19

Call for Nominations for the Developer Membership Board The terms of 6 of the 7 members of the Developer Membership Board shall soon expire, and new members must be selected. The DMB is responsible for reviewing and approving new Ubuntu developers, meeting for about an hour once a fortnight. Candidates should be Ubuntu developers themselves, […]

Natty Alpha 1 Released

By pleia2 | Published: 2010-12-02

defn Spy Hopping: “A form of cetacean behavior that consists of rising vertically out of the water, head first, and scanning the entire surrounding area while rotating.” (Source: Dor) Natty Narwhal is doing a first bit of Spy Hopping, also known as Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 11.04. Pre-releases of Natty are […]

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 […]

Help the Graner Family

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-10-29

As many of may of heard, Amber Graner, Ubuntu community member extraordinaire, and Peter Graner received horrible news this week while at UDS: their house caught on fire. Thankfully their children and dog are fine! Rikki Kite has started a fund to help out the Graner family. In the spirit of community, please donate whatever […]