Elizabeth Krumbach: Applying for Ubuntu Community Council?
On September 15th I sent out the call for nominations to the Community Council. Since then I’ve received questions from several folks in the community about the requirements, duties, responsibilities...
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The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 234
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #234 for the week September 19 – 25, 2011, and the full version is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 2 (Oneiric Ocelot)...
View ArticleAnthony Hook: Ubuntu Wisconsin on the radio
Rick Schwai from our own Ubuntu Wisconsin Local Community had an interview with WXPR regarding his upcoming presentation, “Introduction To Ubuntu.” Above is the sound clip from WXPR, where Rick got a...
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The Fridge: Nominations for Xubuntu Project Lead 2011
Having served for 3 releases, Charlie Kravetz (charlie-tca) has reached the end of his term as Xubuntu Project Lead. Following the guidelines provided by the Xubuntu Project Lead (XPL) section of the...
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Seif Lotfy: Zeitgeist User Survey 2011 Fall
Our very own Manish Sinha prepared a user survey that would help us refocus our development and deployment. If you have the time please fill it out. Here is the original post from him. Hi everyone, The...
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David Planella: Announcing the Ubuntu App Developer site
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of a significant milestone in the ongoing effort of making Ubuntu a target for app developers: the new Ubuntu App Developer site. Developer.ubuntu.com should now be...
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Jono Bacon: Bacon And Coffee Powered World Record
Yep, hair is an enemy of the Bacon household. A little while back I mentioned that my brother was working on a coffee powered car and working to set a world land speed record with it. Well, he did it,...
View ArticleBenjamin Mako Hill: Science as Dance
The following selected bibliography showcases only a small portion of the academics who have demonstrated that while it may take two to tango, it only takes one to give a scholarly paper a silly cliche...
View ArticleUbuntu Cloud Portal: Using ServerFault.com for Amazon EC2 Q&A
The Amazon EC2 Forum has been around since the beginning of EC2 and has always been a place where you can get your EC2 questions in front of an audience of experts and Amazon employees. Though I’m...
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Eric Hammond: Using ServerFault.com for Amazon EC2 Q&A
The Amazon EC2 Forum has been around since the beginning of EC2 and has always been a place where you can get your EC2 questions in front of an audience of experts and Amazon employees. Though I’m...
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The Fridge: Announcing the Ubuntu App Developer site
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of a significant milestone in the ongoing effort of making Ubuntu a target for app developers: the new Ubuntu App Developer site. Developer.ubuntu.com should now be...
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Aaron Toponce: How To Properly Create And Burn CD/DVD ISO Images From The...
Too often, I see the recommendation on forums, IRC, and elsewhere across the internet to use improper tools for creating ISO images. For example, consider the following two commands, both of which are...
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Sergio Meneses: SFD todo un éxito!
Saludos compañeros! El pasado 17 de Septiembre se llevo a cabo el Software Freedom Day. Y como siempre la comunidad de Ubuntu-Colombia participo de tal jornada, en diferentes ciudades del país. En la...
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Canonical Design Team: The new Ubuntu App Developer website
We’re happy to unveil the brand new Ubuntu App Developer website today, a place where developers who want to create Ubuntu applications can find all the information they need and get in touch with the...
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Raphaël Hertzog: Do You Want a Free Debian Book? Read This.
A bit more than a year elapsed since we announced our plans to translate our Debian book into English and to try to get it published under a license compatible with the Debian Free Software Guidelines....
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Raphaël Hertzog: Contribute to Debian while promoting the Debian...
We just announced the launch of the fundraising campaign for the Debian Administrator’s Handbook. We wanted to use this opportunity to let people contribute money both to our project but also to Debian...
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Kubuntu: Amarok 2.4.3 "Berlin" Released
Packages for the release of Amarok 2.4.3 are available for Kubuntu 11.04 and Oneiric. Bugs in packaging should be reported to kubuntu-ppa on Launchpad. Bugs in the software to KDE. Users of 11.04 can...
View ArticleYou In Ubuntu: Overcoming the “Required” Use of Microsoft in College
In this interview Daniel Bray (Lupine) of the Ubuntu Florida LoCo Team explains how he was able to use Ubuntu instead of Microsoft to complete his college degree.
View ArticleUbuntu LoCo Council: Ordering 11.10 CDs is now open
It’s that time of the cycle again where Approved LoCo Teams get to order free CDs! PLEASE follow these instructions carefully. Note: This applies to APPROVED LOCO TEAMS only, please do not apply if you...
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The Fridge: Vacant Developer Membership Board seat filled
This vote was closed some time ago. My apologies for being slow in announcing the result. The results of the poll are Micah Gersten (micahg) Stefano Rivera (tumbleweed) Dave Walker (Daviey) Charlie...
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