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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 316

Tue, 2013-05-14 20:08

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 316 for the week 6 – 13
May, 2013.

== Links to UWN ==

* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue316

== In This Issue ==

* Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Desktop, and 11.10
(Oneiric Ocelot) End of Life reached on May 9, 2013
* Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit 13.05
* Our Community Website
* Ubuntu Stats
* Jono Bacon: Sprinting In Oakland
* Nicholas Skaggs: People behind Ubuntu quality: Javier, Howard and Jackson
* Rick Spencer: Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan, or How an App
Developer Benefits from Designer/Developer Collaboration
* Ian Weisser: Brainstorm Big 5 – May 2013
* London OpenStack & MySQL Meetups May 23rd
* Samsung U1000 Sexier Than Galaxy S4 But Doesn’t Run Android [First
Samsung Ubuntu Concept]
* Ubuntu vs Android Tablets, Smartphones: Canonical’s Secret Weapon
* Where’s my Ubuntu for Android?
* First looks at Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04
* In The Blogosphere
* In Other News
* Other Articles of Interest
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
* Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04
* And much more!

== General Community News ==

=== Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Desktop, and 11.10
(Oneiric Ocelot) End of Life reached on May 9, 2013 ===

Adam Conrad, from the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the end of life of
Ubuntu 8.04, the desktop version of 10.04, and 11.10. He also provides
the upgrade paths and instructions for upgrading.

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/05/10/ubuntu-8-04-hardy-heron-end-of-life-reached-on-may-9-2013/

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/05/10/ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx-desktop-end-of-life-reached-on-may-9-2013/

http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/05/10/ubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot-end-of-life-reached-on-may-9-2013/

=== Virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit 13.05 ===

Chris Johnston reminds the community to participate in the next virtual
Ubuntu Developer Summit starting on May 14th. He highlights the various
tracks and track leads and participants. Johnston also lists some of the
bug fixes which have landed on the latest summit portal. He invites
everyone to keep reporting problems so the portal keeps improving and
leading to a better vUDS.

http://www.chrisjohnston.org/ubuntu/virtual-ubuntu-developer-summit-13-05

=== Our Community Website ===

Daniel Holbach writes about the progress on the Community part of the
ubuntu.com website. ‘The first stage of the work is largely done.
Michael Hall set up a wordpress test instance here where we put all the
updated content, which is a great achievement already. It’s not only up
to date, but also much more welcoming and friendly. The Canonical Web
team should help us update the style to match the new ubuntu.com site’,
he mentions.

http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/2013/05/our-community-website/

== Ubuntu Stats ==

=== Bug Stats ===

* Open (106096) – 201 over last week
* Critical (78) + 4 over last week
* Unconfirmed (52053) – 43 over last week

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started,
please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

=== Ubuntu Brainstorm Top Ideas this week ===

* Command in “Select an application to open” dialog -

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30738/

* Run out of trackpad space – http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30734/
* Automate suggesting an update server even more -

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/30732/

Ubuntu Brainstorm is a community site geared toward letting you add your
ideas for Ubuntu. You can submit your own idea, or vote for or against
another idea. http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/

=== Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week ===

* Did I just delete everything with find -exec mv?
-http://askubuntu.com/questions/293235/did-i-just-delete-everything-with-find-exec-mv
* How to sandbox applications? -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/292925/how-to-sandbox-applications

* Why doesn’t `sudo cd /var/named` work? -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/291666/why-doesnt-sudo-cd-var-named-work

* Can’t figure out how to install “humble double fine bundle” -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/292564/cant-figure-out-how-to-install-humble-double-fine-bundle

* How to completely remove Unity, and replace it with Cinnamon? -

http://askubuntu.com/questions/292394/how-to-completely-remove-unity-and-replace-it-with-cinnamon

Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com

== The Planet ==

=== Jono Bacon: Sprinting In Oakland ===

Jono Bacon provides a reflection on the recent Client Sprint he had with
other Canonical employees. He states the aim of the Sprint was to
“ensure the many different teams working on Ubuntu Touch at Canonical
are in sync and working as efficiently as possible.” For those
disappointed with the lack of a physical UDS, he says the Sprint was
necessary to allow more team coordination and alignment not possible in
a UDS setting. However, he is pleased with the progress the team is
making to deliver Ubuntu Touch 1.0 by October/November.

http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/05/06/sprinting-in-oakland/

=== Nicholas Skaggs: People behind Ubuntu quality: Javier, Howard and
Jackson ===

In his new interview series ‘People behind Ubuntu quality’, Nicholas
Skaggs introduces the community to Javier from Mexico, Howard from Hong
Kong, and Jackson from Australia. These interviews feature personal
experiences, impressions of the community, and future expectations for
Ubuntu from these members of the QA team.

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-javier.html

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-howard.html

http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/05/people-behind-ubuntu-quality-jackson.html

=== Ted Gould: Application Centric User Experience ===

Ted Gould gives hints about a new way to make the Ubuntu Desktop more
user-centric through the intense use of Upstart. He invites anyone
interested to join the conversation and help develop it.

http://gould.cx/ted/blog/Application_Centric_User_Experience

=== Timo Jyrinki: Qt 5 in Debian and Ubuntu, patches upstreaming ===

Timo Jyrinki talks about the changes in–and relation between–Debian
and Ubuntu in the Qt5 edge packages. He describes how the patches have
been integrated in different upstream projects.

http://losca.blogspot.com/2013/05/qt-5-in-debian-and-ubuntu-patches.html

=== Rick Spencer: Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan, or How an App
Developer Benefits from Designer/Developer Collaboration ===

Rick Spencer writes about the latest progress with his Feedzilla app
called TechNews. Though he found it easy to write the app, he
acknowledges that the “implementation was depressingly ugly.” But after
hearing about ListItems on the Ubuntu SDK, Rick quickly learns the
importance of design in apps.

http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2013/05/ugly-duckling-to-beautiful-swan-or-how.html

=== Ian Weisser: Brainstorm Big 5 – May 2013 ===

Ian Weisser makes a callout to review and consider as “data point” the
more popular ideas at Brainstorm for the next Ubuntu development cycle.
He also shares the top ideas over the past 6 months, “Alternative
Sources of Income”, and shares its own point of view while encouraging
anyone interested to discuss it.

http://cheesehead-techblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/brainstorm-big-5-may-2013.html

== Other Community News ==

=== Lubuntu Blog: Get extra apps for Lubuntu ===

A new repository was announced with a few non-official apps.

http://lubuntublog.blogspot.com/2013/05/get-extra-apps-for-lubuntu.html

== Canonical News ==

=== London OpenStack & MySQL Meetups May 23rd ===

Mark Baker writes about the OpenStack and MySQL meetups happening in
London next May 23rd.

http://blog.canonical.com/2013/05/13/london-openstack-mysql-meetups-may-23rd/

== In The Press ==

=== Samsung U1000 Sexier Than Galaxy S4 But Doesn’t Run Android [First
Samsung Ubuntu Concept] ===

Justin Brown from Sidhtech writes about the new Samsung U1000 running
under the Ubuntu Touch platform.

http://www.sidhtech.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s4-ubuntu/1004351/

=== Ubuntu vs Android Tablets, Smartphones: Canonical’s Secret Weapon ===

The VAR Guy covered the main strategy of Canonical’s entrance in the
smartphones and tablets market and the benefits of using a single code
base in PC, tablet, and smartphone software development.

http://thevarguy.com/mobile-device-management-software-solutions/ubuntu-vs-android-tablets-smartphones-canonicals-secret-

=== Where’s my Ubuntu for Android? ===

Dusan Belic questions the fact that Canonical announced Ubuntu for
Android but never released it.

http://www.intomobile.com/2013/05/07/wheres-my-ubuntu-android/

=== First looks at Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04 ===

Jesse Smith of DistroWatch Weekly compares Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04 and
concludes that despite the good and bad points found in the two flavors,
many of us won’t mind skipping this release while we wait for the next
big thing.

http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20130506

=== 10 reasons why Canonical and Ubuntu will connect the masses with
Linux ===

Jack Wallen of TechRepublic looks at why the Ubuntu distribution offers
the best chance of Linux gaining widespread acceptance. He comes to the
conclusion that whilst neither Canonical or Ubuntu are perfect,
Canonical’s goal is admirable, that it must succeed, and is confident
that success is within reach.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-reasons-why-canonical-and-ubuntu-will-connect-the-masses-with-linux/3716

== In The Blogosphere ==

=== Desktop Support for Ubuntu 10.04 & 11.10 Officially Ends ===

Joey-Elijah Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! reports that these two releases will
no longer receive bug fixes, updated packages, or critical security
updates; he also reflects on why they were memorable releases.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/ubuntu-10-04-11-10-reach-end-of-life

=== What Social Media (And the World) Owes to Open Source ===

Giovanni Rodriguez believes that open source is a way of bringing people
together. Recognizing the ever-increasing relevance and the world’s
declining interest of open source, “which arguably gave birth to social
media,” he asserts that it empowers both the community and the
individuals involved.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/giovannirodriguez/2013/05/07/what-social-media-and-the-world-owes-to-open-source/

=== Enhanced Previews, Scope Toggles Added to Unity Testing PPA ===

Joey Elijah-Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! announces that Enhanced Previews, or
“‘content-specific search engine’ plugins” can be installed on Ubuntu
13.04 via one of two Unity Testing PPAs. A notable feature includes
scope toggles which allows the user to either enable or disable a plugin.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/unity-previews-enhanced-toggles

=== Spotify Pushes Out Bug Fix Update on Linux ===

Joey Elijah-Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! writes about the new Spotify
release, highlighting that “you will find a new icon, faster start up
times, and a handful of other minor fixes.”

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/spotify-for-linux-updates

=== Ubuntu’s Best Selling Apps for April ===

Joey Elijah-Sneddon of OMG! Ubuntu! announces April’s Best Selling apps.
Although “there is no change at the top of the chart” – Stormcloud is
the still the top paid app – a handful of indie games continue to sell,
as well as a few newcomers.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/top-10-ubuntu-apps-for-april

=== The Breakouts: UEFI ===

Jonathan Riddell tries to unravel the mysteries of multiple partitions
and UEFI on a Sony Vaio laptop that came with Windows 8 installed. He
concludes that, amongst other things, “UEFI is a giant MS conspiracy to
make installing Linux more faffy than it already is”.

http://blogs.kde.org/2013/05/09/breakouts-uefi

== In Other News ==

=== Luna Beta 2 Released ===

Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Elementary OS has been in the works for some
time now, and Cassidy James can now announce that Luna is now in its
second beta stage. Hopefully, this turns out to be an amazing project,
and we will have yet another great Ubuntu-based distro.

http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-beta-2-released

=== Dell launches new Latitude 3330 laptop ===

Dell announced the release of the Latitude 3330 laptop, with full
support for Microsoft Windows 8 and Ubuntu Linux, as a viable laptop
replacement for existing IT infrastructures in schools. Some of its
features are a 13.3-inch anti-glare screen, an HD 720 webcam, VGA, HDMI,
USB3.0, and WiFi connection support.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/tech-biz/05/07/13/dell-launches-new-latitude-3330-laptop

=== ET deals: $599 for Alienware X51 mini gaming PC with Ubuntu Linux ===

Ubuntu may have Steam, but now, according to Tom Supples of Extreme
Tech, Ubuntu also has proper gaming computers. Could this be
foreshadowing something big in the gaming area? Only time will tell.

http://www.extremetech.com/deals/155111-et-deals-599-for-alienware-x51-mini-gaming-pc-with-ubuntu-linux

== Other Articles of Interest ==

* Debian 7: The New Upstream -

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/debian-7-the-new-upstream.html

* Resource management in Python 3.3, or contextlib.ExitStack FTW! -

http://www.wefearchange.org/2013/05/resource-management-in-python-33-or.html

* Linux Stickers – For Your Notebook – Laptop – Desktop – Device -

http://www.linuxnewshere.com.au/index.php/linux-stickers-for-your-notebook-laptop-device

== Upcoming Meetings and Events ==

For upcoming meetings and events please visit the calendars at
fridge.ubuntu.com: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/calendars/

== Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04 ==

=== Security Updates ===

* [USN-1817-1] libxml2 vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002100.html

* [USN-1818-1] Mesa vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002101.html

* [USN-1819-1] OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002102.html

* [USN-1820-1] gpsd vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002103.html

* [USN-1821-1] telepathy-idle vulnerability -

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-May/002104.html

=== Ubuntu 8.04 Updates ===