Full Circle – the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Linux Community is proud to announce the release of the twelfth issue.
This month:
Download from: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-12/
Ubuntu 8.04 (sometimes known to its friends as Hardy Heron) has been released.
8.04 is a Long Term Support release and will be supported for 3 years on the desktop and five years on servers.
And, as usual, Ubuntu 8.04 is also the basis for new 8.04 releases of Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu. Kubuntu 8.04 is not a LTS release and will be supported for 18 months.
Helping Shape Ubuntu
If you would like to help shape Ubuntu, take a look at the list of ways you can participate.
Developers should consider attending the upcoming Ubuntu Developer Summit in Prague, Czech Republic starting 19 May. More information is available at the UDS-Intrepid page.
Check out the following announcement for the news:
The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 87 for the weeks April 13th – April 19th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Candidate, Release Candidate Testing, Ubuntu Open Week, Abiword 2.6 needs testers, reviewers, and sponsors, ShipIt 8.04 CD orders, Hardy Heron release parties, FISL (5th International Free Software Forum) in Brazil, Ubuntu Desktop training, Ubuntu ported to ARM, and much, much more!
If you have a story idea for the Weekly News please submit it via email or on the wiki !
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Monday 28 April 2008 – Saturday 3 May 2008
The always popular Ubuntu Open Week returns this month and we welcome everyone from all walks of life, distros, skills, opinions and curiosities to come along and get involved. The aim of the week is to help grow the Ubuntu community, and we have an awesome set of topics ready for you to attend. If you’ve considered getting involved in Ubuntu and don’t know where to start, thent his is a great opportunity to jump in.
The Ubuntu Open Week will take place from Monday, 28 April to Saturday 3 May on #ubuntu-classroom on Freenode.
We have sessions on all kinds of subjects including Reporting and Triaging bugs, Building Upstream Kernels, Kubuntu Development (including KDE4!), Bazaar, Packaging 101, Ubuntu Mobile, Merging Packages, Launchpad Personal Packaging Archives, Ubuntu Server, Security, Xubuntu, Community Q+A, Packaging Firefox Extensions, Artwork, Producing Podcasts, Training, Preeseeding d-i/Ubiquity, the Future of Ubuntu Desktop, Community support with the Forums, Python Packaging, Ask Mark, Wubi, Unwinding Stacktraces, Documentation, and much more!
Remember, being part of Ubuntu does not have to be a technical, hardcore, programming or packaging job. You can be involved with artwork, marketing, advocacy, local community teams, documentation, translations and more. If you are interested in being a part of the Ubuntu project, there is sure to be a session for you, take this time to join the Ubuntu Community and become part of the world-class team that puts Ubuntu together. We are keen that everyone with every discipline can be a part of our growing community.
The session schedule can be seen here.
The Ubuntu Desktop Training program, aimed at new users, is now available. The training provides simulations, practical exercises and information to make daily tasks easy. While prior experience with Linux is not required, basic computer skills are a pre-requisite.
After completing the course, a user should be able to:
The retail price is $100 and can be purchased through shop.canonical.com. Bulk discounts are available for corporations. Any queries regarding this and other Ubuntu training courses should be directed to: training@ubuntu.com.
Other training options are available at http://www.ubuntu.com/training.