UDS-L (Ubuntu Developer Summit) was held in Dallas, Texas, from November 16-20, 2009. UDS is where Ubuntu developers get together to plan the next release. In this case, the planning was centered on the next LTS (Long Term Support) release Ubuntu 10.04 (a.k.a., Lucid Lynx), which is scheduled to be released in April 2010. At UDS in Dallas I attended the Community tracks and learned a great deal about many aspects of the Ubuntu Community. The intense planning throughout the whole week seemed t...
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Ubuntu Developer Summit is next week, November 16-20, 2009.Can't make it in person? Well that doesn't mean you can't participate. I couldn't make UDS – Karmic either, but that didn't stop me from participating. I participated remotely, and it was awesome. I learned how the process works and how a release takes shape. If you want to help shape Ubuntu 10.04 but can't make it to UDS, then remote participation is for you. Check out the UDS-L/Remote Participation Wiki and read all about how to par...
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Ubuntu Open Week follows each Ubuntu release and this week is no exception. Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala, was released last Thursday and now Open Week ushers in the newest release.This Ubuntu Open Week has approximately 40 sessions for you to choose from (Figure 1). There is a session for everyone, including Be your neighbor's Ubuntu Guru
, Introduction to GIMP
, Ubuntu Kernel
, How to Write a Book
, and much, much, more. This week offers a week-long tutorial about all things Ubuntu. Most sessio...
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