Weekly Newsletter #87

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-04-20

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!

  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Candidate
  • Release Candidate: call for testing
  • Ubuntu Open Week
  • Needed: Testers, Reviewers, and Sponsors for Abiword 2.6
  • ShipIt Accepting 8.04 CD orders
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • LoCo News
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

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Ubuntu Open Week Mon 28 April 2008 – Sat 3 May 2008

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-04-17

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.

Ubuntu Desktop Training Available

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-04-16

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:

  • Understand the concepts of open source and how they tie in with Ubuntu
  • Customize the look and feel of the Ubuntu desktop
  • Navigate through the file system and search for files
  • Connect to and use the Internet
  • Perform basic word-processing and spreadsheet functions using OpenOffice.org
  • Install and play games
  • Add, remove and update applications
  • View, draw, manipulate and scan images
  • Play, edit and organize music and video files
  • Seek help on Ubuntu from free and commercial sources
  • Create partitions and dual-boot options

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.

Weekly Newsletter #86

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-04-13

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 86 for the weeks April 6th – April 12th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS archive freeze, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS LoCo Team CDs, Brainstorm update, Ubuntu UK Podcast #3, Euro-Parliament testing Ubuntu, and much, much more!

  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS archive freeze
  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS LoCo team CDs
  • Brainstorm update
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • Ubuntu UK podcast #3
  • Euro-Parliament testing Ubuntu
  • Upcoming meetings & events
  • Updates & Security

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Weekly Newsletter #85

By boredandblogging | Published: 2008-04-09

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 85 for the weeks March 30th – April 5th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Hardy FinalFreeze approaching, New MOTU members, Ubuntu Live registration info, Hardy Release Party Flyers, Launchpad OpenID, Forum News, Matt Zimmerman Interview, New Ubuntu related websites, and much, much more!

  • Hardy FinalFreeze approaching
  • New MOTU members
  • Ubuntu Live registration info
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Launchpad OpenID
  • Ubuntu Forums News
  • In the Press & Blogosphere
  • Matt Zimmerman Interview
  • Meeting Summaries
  • Upcoming Meetings & Events
  • Updates & Security

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