Ubuntu Kernel Team: Kernel Team Meeting Minutes – December 09, 2014
Meeting MinutesIRC Log of the meeting.Meeting minutes.Agenda20141209 Meeting AgendaRelease Metrics and Incoming Bugs Release metrics and incoming bug data can be reviewed at the following...
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