Feisty Fawn Herd 2 Image Released

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-01-12

The latest development milestone release (Herd 2) for the Ubuntu project's next release, Feisty Fawn, has been released. This release will become Ubuntu 7.04 in April 2007.

There have been many improvements along the lines of bug fixes, feature implementations, and the latest versions of the most popular Open Source software currently available. We don't recommend it for use as a stable environment, but it is great for testing Ubuntu and contributing to the next release by filing bugs!

You can download Herd 2 here:

You can also read the the complete release announcement.

Ubuntu Weekly News: Issue #27

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-01-09

The Ubuntu Weekly News issue #27, the first issue of the new year, has been published and brings you the latest news in the Ubuntu community for the period between January 1st and 7th, 2007. You can read about:

  • Kubuntu Developer Meeting
  • Google sponsors Edubuntu notebooks for Fijian schools
  • New CD/DVD Image Testing Forum
  • Use the Ubuntu IRC Channels Securely
  • Ubuntu turns “Pro”
  • Upcoming meetings and events
  • Bug stats
  • Security notices & Updates for Ubuntu 6.10 and 6.06
  • Feisty Fawn Changes
  • Ubuntu Trivia Quiz Update
  • German LocoTeam Forum’s Post Count: Half a million
  • LoCo Team Meetings

As always, you can read more at Issue 27 on the wiki.

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Linux.conf.au 2007

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-01-09

With less than a week away linux.conf.au 2007 is shaping up to be better than ever. The conference will run from the 15th through the 20th of January. linux.conf.au, a purely volunteer effort hosted in a different Australian city each year, is one of the world's best Open Source and Free Software developer community conferences. This year the conference will be held at the Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Included in the events are talks from some of our very own:

There is a free Open Day on Thursday, January 18th, from 3pm until 8pm. During this time the Australia Local Community Team will be doing their best to spread Ubuntu by handing out swag bags and do flashing cool demos for the attendees. The team will also hold an unofficial, casual, late dinner at a nearby pub after the Open Day. Details of the dinner can be found at https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2007-January/001106.html.

More information about linux.conf.au can be found at http://lca2007.linux.org.au/. A breakdown of the entire event can be viewed at http://lca2007.linux.org.au/Programme.

Behind Ubuntu: Ben Collins

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-01-06
Ben Collins

Behind Ubuntu has published an interview with Ben Collins.

Ben Collins is the maintainer of the Linux Kernel in Ubuntu. In this interview you will learn about his work on Ubuntu, his love of vim, and why his servers are hosted in a real barn, surrounded by cows and electric fences.

This interview, and many others, are available on the Behind Ubuntu web site.

Ubuntu Weekly News: Issue #26

By boredandblogging | Published: 2007-01-06

The Ubuntu Weekly News issue #26, a special holiday edition, has been published and brings you the latest news in the Ubuntu community for the period between December 12th and 31th, 2006. You can read about:

  • Coverage of the Community Council Meeting
  • Ubuntu LoCo Team News
  • Ubuntu Xmas Edition 2006
  • BehindUbuntu's latest Interview
  • Ubuntu Women Unite
  • Changes in Feisty
  • Changes at the UWN
  • Launchpad Update
  • Ubuntu in the press
  • This week's Quiz
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Community Spotlight
  • Updates and Security Notices
  • Bug Stats

As always, you can read more at Issue 26 on the wiki.

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