Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) End of Life reached on July 17 2014

By José Antonio Rey | Published: 2014-07-17

This is a follow-up to the End of Life warning sent last month to confirm that as of today (July 17, 2014), Ubuntu 13.10 is no longer supported. No more package updates will be accepted to 13.10, and it will be archived to old-releases.ubuntu.com in the coming weeks.

The original End of Life warning follows, with upgrade instructions:

Ubuntu announced its 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) release almost 9 months ago, on October 17, 2013. This was the second release with our new 9 month support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 13.10 will reach end of life on Thursday, July 17th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 13.10.

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 13.10 is via Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TrustyUpgrades

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS continues to be actively supported with security updates and select high-impact bug fixes. Announcements of security updates for Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailing list, information about which may be found at:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes, schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is Open Source software, costs nothing to download, and users are free to customise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.

Originally posted to the ubuntu-announce mailing list on Thu Jul 17 16:19:36 UTC 2014 by Adam Conrad

[Proposed] Ubuntu Online Summit dates: 4-6 Nov 2014

By lyz | Published: 2014-07-08

Edit: Due to conflict with another event, these dates are still under discussion, more news and discussion soon about confirmed dates!

Edit 2: See this thread on ubuntu-devel-discuss for discussion about summit dates

in discussions at the last Online Summit and afterwards it became clear that we need to bring the summit dates closer to our release dates again. With the Unicorn being released on Oct 23, we decided to pick the following dates for the next Online Summit:

4th – 6th November 2014

This unfortunately won’t leave too much room for a mid-cycle UOS, as it’d get too close to Feature Freeze and other release/freeze dates. Michael Hall will start a discussion on ubuntu-devel-discuss@ about the subject of Ubuntu Online Summit soon, so we can discuss changes and start general planning. Your feedback and help are much appreciated.

If you should want to have any ad-hoc, public planning sessions before the next UOS, we’d like to remind you of Ubuntu On Air, which is a good way to get your discussion recorded and where you can very easily get people involved for the subject. Find out more info on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OnAir

Originally posted to the community-announce mailing list on Tue Jul 8 10:42:20 UTC 2014 by Daniel Holbach

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 374

By lyz | Published: 2014-07-08

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #374 for the weeks of June 23 – July 6, 2014, and the full version is available here.

In this issue we cover:

The issue of The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

  • Elizabeth K. Joseph
  • Jose Antonio Rey
  • And many others

If you have a story idea for the Weekly Newsletter, join the Ubuntu News Team mailing list and submit it. Ideas can also be added to the wiki!

Except where otherwise noted, content in this issue is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License BY SA Creative Commons License

New Ubuntu Membership Board Members

By lyz | Published: 2014-07-07

Back in April and June the Community Council put out a call to restaff the Ubuntu Membership Board for several open spots on the board.

Today I’m happy to announce that the Community Council has appointed (or renewed membership of) the following individuals:

For the 1200 UTC time slot:

For the 2200 UTC time slot:

Thanks to all nominees for putting their names forward for consideration and thanks to the outgoing members who have served on the board these past couple of years!

Elizabeth K. Joseph, on behalf of the Community Council

Community Donations Funding Report, Q1 2014

By lyz | Published: 2014-07-02

When users visit the Ubuntu download page from our main website, ubuntu.com, they are given the option to make a donation to show their appreciation and help further the work that goes into making and distributing Ubuntu. Donations ear-marked for “Community projects” made available to members of our community, and events that our members attend.

In keeping with our core principles of openness and transparency, the way these community funds were spent is detailed in a regular report and made available for everybody to see. These requests for funding are an opportunity for us to invest in our community, and every dollar spent has benefited the Ubuntu project through improved contributions, organization and outreach.

Once again everybody on this list deserves a big thanks for their continued contributions to Ubuntu. The funds they were given may cover immediate expenses, but they in no way cover all of the time, energy, and passion that these contributors have put into our community.

The latest funding report, using the same format as the previous one, can be viewed here.

Published on behalf of Michael Hall of the Community Team