Jono Bacon: First Ubuntu Accomplishments Release
Back in January I first posted about initial progress on the Ubuntu Accomplishments project; an effort to present our users with fantastic documentation and guidance for a range of different community...
View ArticleUbuntu Classroom: Ask Mark on May 1st & Ubuntu Open Week from May 2-4
In just seven years, Ubuntu has become one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world with millions of users and a thriving community. Ever wondered what all the fuss is about? How have we...
View ArticleRaphaël Hertzog: My Debian Activities in April 2012
This is my monthly summary of my Debian related activities. If you’re among the people who made a donation to support my work (186.38 €, thanks everybody!), then you can learn how I spent your money....
View ArticleJason Gerard DeRose: Daily builds are your canary in the mine shaft
We're now doing daily builds of all the Novacut components for Ubuntu Quantal (in addition to Precise), even though we'll continue to run Precise on our dev machines for some time. With just a bit of...
View ArticleJono Bacon: Ubuntu Accomplishments Lens Released
Yesterday I announced the first Ubuntu Accomplishments release. It is wonderful to see so many of you trying the system; many thanks! As part of the 0.1 release, we have added David Callé‘s Ubuntu...
View ArticleTorsten Franz: Interview with Mark Shuttleworth on Ikhaya
We have made an interview with Mark for the news magazin Ikhaya on the German portal ubuntuusers.de. The questions was asked in the comments of an announcement for the interview article by the users of...
View ArticleDavid Wonderly: Kubuntu: Updates
In my last post, I said that I would talk to Blue Systems and try to find more information on what was expected or, what the goals from Blue Systems were. I recently had a conversation with Clemens,...
View ArticleRafał Cieślak: Getting involved in Ubuntu by programming IS EASY!
It seems to be quite a common belief among potential Ubuntu contributors, that it is very difficult to contribute source code to Ubuntu. I have met with such opinion many times, in bug reports,...
View ArticleBrian Murray: Spring Cleaning in Launchpad
A short time ago I ran across a couple of bugs with the same title reported by the same Launchpad user something like: package xyz failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script...
View ArticleJono Bacon: Accomplishments Needed: Can You Help?
Some of you may have seen the news of our very first Ubuntu Accomplishments release. Thank-you to everyone for testing the system; the feedback has been wonderful so far. The power of the Ubuntu...
View ArticleMichael Hall: App Development at UDS-Q
My big focus during the week of UDS will be on improving our Application Developer story, tools and services. Ubuntu 12.04 is already an excellent platform for app developers, now we need to work on...
View ArticleEdubuntu: Edubuntu at UDS
Ubuntu Developer Summit Next week, it's time again for another Ubuntu Developer Summit. The week where the next version of Ubuntu (and also Edubuntu) is planned out. For Edubuntu we're planning a bit...
View ArticleRichard Johnson: No Guest Bloggers Wanted or Needed
I do not need or want any guest bloggers, especially if you want to blog about absolute bullshit. When I say bullshit, I mean the following:World War I and II HistoryPresident ObamaMicrosoft...
View ArticleDuncan McGreggor: DreamJob!
Do you love architecting new and creative software? Are you a hacker with mad Python skills and a freak for distributed services? Would you like to see your work offered to a huge, Internet audience?...
View ArticleAlexander Sack: shotwell: 2048px publishing for unlimited picasa/G+ storage
@G+ users: Ever wanted to use shotwell to mass-publish your pics taken with your high resolution camera to picasa? Ever found that you cannot publish using the max pic size that gives G+ users...
View ArticleMartin Pitt: PyGObject 3.3.1 released
This announcement comes very late (a week after release), but better late than never.. The first PyGObject 3.3 series release is now out, with lots of yummy fixes and improvements. Dieter, Sebastian,...
View ArticleXubuntu: Brainstorming the 12.10 release
It is the time to submit your ideas on how to make Xubuntu better: the brainstorming phase for the 12.10 roadmap is on now! It is also a good time to start contributing, since every item needs an...
View ArticlePasi Lallinaho: Brainstorm! Contribute!
The Quantal cycle is on, and it’s the time to submit your ideas for the Xubuntu roadmap. Submissions are welcome until 13th of May. Read the Brainstorming the 12.10 release article on the Xubuntu...
View ArticleUbuntu Ohio - Burning Circle: Notice of Delay
Due to illness, the release of the Burning Circle is delayed until at least the evening of Monday, May 7, 2012.
View ArticleTimo Jyrinki: Ubuzen in the Bay Area
Enough said.You can reach me most probably at the UDS on the Oakland side, and most directly via IRC if you don't see me.Edit: Launch!
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