I mentioned Ubuntu Developer Week when the sessions were announced a few weeks ago and wanted to take a moment to remind readers that Ubuntu Developer week is now underway.For those who want to get started with Ubuntu Development or want to become a more proficient Ubuntu developer then take a look at what sessions took place yesterday as well as what is scheduled for all of this week.Ubuntu Developer Week still has four (4) days left and packed full of exciting things to help users become de... more »
Kate Stewart the Ubuntu Release Manager at Canonical announced the 10.04.2 update on Ubuntu announce mailing list.In update release announcement Stewart writes, "This is the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2013 on desktops and April 2015 on servers.She continues, "Numerous post-release updates have been int... more »
This Week's Ubuntu Q&A Session:This week's session will be with Allison Randal, Ubuntu Technical Architect at Canonical on Friday, February 18, 2011, at 5:30pm (UTC) in the #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat IRC Channels.How To Participate:To participate join the following IRC channels on irc.freenode.net: #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat. Williamson will be presenting and answering questions... more »
Charline Poirier says, "This time, I had the pleasure of working with Andreas Nilsson, who came to London to observe the sessions. It was very useful to get his feedback and to work collaboratively with him on the analysis and implications of the findings." Poirier continues, "In addition to these benefits of our work together, there is an added one: since he observed participants struggling with certain... more »
Elizabeth Krumbach on behalf of the Ubuntu Community Council announced in an email to various mailing lists, and posted on the Ubuntu Fridge that the licensing for the Ubuntu wiki will be CC-BY-SA and barring a "substantial number of objections" this change should take place in approximately one month.Krumbach writes in the email, &quo... more »
Announced last week, the Ubuntu Managers at Canonical are giving weekly Q & A sessions to the community. Originally to be held in the ubuntu-meeting channel, these sessions have been moved to the moderated #ubuntu-classroom and #ubuntu-classroom-chat IRC channels on irc.freenode.net.Last week's session was with Pete Graner, the Ubuntu Kernel Team Manager at Canonical. Talking About Ubuntu has a great easily readable (not in IRC log form) summary of this session.Today's Q&A Session: To... more »
According to the Ubuntu wiki pages there will be a weekly question and answer series to be lead by community leaders and Canonical managers. How to participateAll of the sessions will take place over IRC in the #ubuntu-meeting channel on freenode.net. Anyone can participate in these question and answer sessions by logging into the channel and asking questions. Questions should be asked by prefixing it with 'QUESTION' in uppercase letters - this helps the session leader pick out the questions... more »
In this week's audio interview I talk to Jorge Castro of the Ubuntu Community Team at Canonical about the Unity Bite Size Bug Campaign. The Unity Bite Sized Bug Campaign kicked off in early December and since that time Castro has posted numerous status reports on how this latest campaign is shaping up. "For developers we’re kicking off a Bitesize Bug campaign. Over the next few months we will be specifically finding small, easy to digest bugs that are just as important to the experience... more »
Ubuntu Developer Day will be held in Bangalore, India on January 27th, 2011 and this Canonical sponsored event is set to expand developers productivity on the Ubuntu platform. The event is free but you must register.This event is geared toward engineers and developers who are interested in using Ubuntu as a developer platform as well as those developing applications for the Ubuntu users. Topics currently include how Canonical works with developers, ISVs opportunities, Ubuntu cloud-computing,... more »
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to speak with Billy Cina, Director of Training for Canonical. In this phone interview I gleaned a preview of significant changes being made to -- The Ubuntu Certified Professional certification (UCP) course -- expect to see this announced on Thursday, April 22, 2010.Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, is due to release on April 29th, 2010 with a new look, a lighter feel, faster boot times, but as you... more »

Follow along as Ubuntu enthusiast and Community organizer Amber Graner helps put the "You" in Ubuntu.

Amber Graner is an active Ubuntu community member and organizer who encourages everyone around her to participate, support, and learn about Ubuntu and Open Source. With a smile and a sense of humor, Amber reminds people that there is a place for everyone in the Ubuntu community – regardless of technical skill level (or lack thereof). She is constantly looking for people, places, and events within the Ubuntu community that help inspire Ubuntu users to participate actively within the Ubuntu community. Email Amber at amber AT ubuntu-user DOT com.

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