Full Circle Magazine Issue #14 Released

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-28

Full Circle – the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Community is proud to announce the release of the fourteenth issue.

This month:

  • Command and Conquer – Man pages, and what not to type.
  • How-To : Create an Ubuntu Plug ‘n’ Play Zone, Create Your Own Server Part 6, Using GIMP Part 3 and Put Photos on your iPod.
  • My Opinion – Excited About Ubuntu in SouthEast India
  • MOTU Interview – Soren Hansen
  • Letters, Q&A, MyDesktop, Top 5 and more!

Get it while it’s hot! http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-14/

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #96

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-22

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 96 for the weeks June 15th – June 21st, 2008, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: how to run a Bug Jam, French Live CD derivative, new core developers, Jalapa (Nicaragua) government migrates to Ubuntu, Pennsylvania LoCo featured on local radio, Ubuntu in the Debian Packages Tracking System, Launchpod episode #4, new edition of the Official Ubuntu Book, and much, much more!

  • How to Run a Bug Jam
  • French Live CD Derivative
  • New Core Developers
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • LoCo News
  • Ubuntu in the Debian Packages Tracking System
  • Launchpad News
  • Forum News
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

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

How to Run a Bug Jam?

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-18

Global Bug Jam, full steam ahead! Some bug jams are scheduled already, but there’s a lot more potential. What about YOU? Don’t you want to have the fun of your life at a Bug Jam nearby?

We have good news for you. We’ll have a bunch of “How to run a Bug Jam” IRC sessions in #ubuntu-meeting in the next few weeks. The main aim of these sessions is going to be to:

  • get together
  • find out what’s required to make your local Bug Jam kick arse
  • coordinate the planning
  • come up with great ideas on how to take the Global Bug Jam even further

Excited? Have your calendar ready?

  • Friday, June 20th 16:00 UTC with Caspar Clemens Mierau and Daniel Holbach
  • Saturday, June 21st 19:00 UTC with Greg Grossmeier and Jorge Castro
  • Friday, July 4th 16:00 UTC with Caspar Clemens Mierau and Daniel Holbach
  • Saturday, July 5th 19:00 UTC with Wolfger and Greg Grossmeier

We are totally excited and look forward to all the great ideas to make Bug Jams rock even harder. Start planning today and let us know about your plans in the IRC sessions! 🙂

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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #95

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-15

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 95 for the weeks June 8th – June 14th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Intrepid Alpha 1 delayed, more info about Global Bug Jam, future Brainstorm plans, Server Team Intrepid blueprints, new Ubuntu Members, future of Gobuntu, Kubuntu Tutorial Days, Mark Suttleworth's response to accusations of proprietary codecs in Ubuntu, open source in UK schools, and much, much more!

  • Intrepid Alpha 1 Delayed
  • Global Bug Jam: How you can help make it happen!
  • Future Brainstorm Plans
  • Intrepid blueprints from the Ubuntu Server Team
  • New Ubuntu Members
  • Gobuntu Future
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Ubuntu Colombian Team OpenFest
  • Technical Update
  • Launchpad News
  • Ubuntu Forums News
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

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

Kubuntu Tutorials Day 15-June

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-06-10

Kubuntu Tutorials Day is back. Join the Kubuntu team on IRC, #kubuntu-devel, for some fascinating chats with Free Software’s finest developers.

There are five months of development ahead for Intrepid, so this is the perfect way to learn how to get involved.

  • 19:00UTC
    Getting Involved
    What’s happening in Intrepid and how can you join? Artwork, documentation, packaging, programming and more.
    Richard Johnson (nixternal)
  • 20:00UTC
    Usability. Is it just about removing options?
    Celeste Lyn Paul (seele)
  • 21:00UTC
    Packaging and merging howto
    Turn your apps into .debs, fix the packages already in the archive.
    Jonathan Riddell (Riddell)
  • 22:00UTC
    Plasma with Python
    Plasmoids that are easy to make.
    Michael Anderson (nosrednaekim)
  • 23:00UTC
    Bug triage
    How to squish the beasties.
    Ralph Janke (txwikinger)
  • From end of talks onwards…
    Kubuntu Q&A
    Got a question? We’re here to answer.
    Your Friendly Kubuntu Team

See Kubuntu Tutorials Day page for more information.