Tag Archives: get involved

More tasks to sink your teeth in

By dholbach | Published: 2012-06-19

Two weeks ago we launched our first bug fixing initiative for the quantal release cycle and we are happy to report that at least four new contributors helped out: Sebastian Carneiro, Siddhanathan S., Guruprasad and Bruno Ribeiro. Thanks a lot everyone! In the last MOTU meeting we agreed on a new list of tasks, so […]

Quantal is waiting for you – start hacking on Ubuntu

By dholbach | Published: 2012-05-31

Regular Bug Fixing Initiatives Perhaps you, like many others, got interested in Ubuntu Development, but didn’t know what to start working on? Perfect, because we have something for you. From now on we will put together regular bug fixing initiatives, so all you need to do is head over to our bug fixing initiative page, […]

Ubuntu 12.04 Development update

By dholbach | Published: 2012-04-26

Last Development Update of 12.04 Today we saw the release of Ubuntu 12.04. It is the fourth release with long-term support and the 16th Ubuntu release. Lots of hard work went into this release, so if you see Ubuntu contributors around, give them a hug! Kate Stewart, the Release Manager sent out an email with […]

Developer Advisory Team Report 12.04: Feedback from new contributors

By dholbach | Published: 2012-04-17

Over the past development cycle, the Ubuntu Developer Advisory Team reached out to many new contributors. As part of that work, we solicited feedback about our development process. We have summarized this feedback in the attached report. It is our hope that it will help drive further discussion about our development processes, tools, and documentation […]

Ubuntu 12.04 Development update

By dholbach | Published: 2012-04-12

Development Update We are almost there. Tomorrow language packs will be test-built. Next Tuesday we will hit the deadline for translations for language packs and from next week on Ubuntu 12.04 images of the release candidate will be built and extensively tested. Make sure you give the candidates a spin and report issues as you […]