The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 327
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is issue #327 for the week July 22 – 28, 2013, and the full version is available here.In this issue we cover:Ubuntu Edge Indiegogo Campaign13.10 (Saucy...
View ArticleMartin Pitt: umockdev 0.4: Mocking phone calls
umockdev 0.3 introduced the notion of an “umockdev script”, i. e. recording the read()s and write()s that happen on a device node such as ttyUSB0. With that one can successfully run ModemManager in an...
View ArticleMichael Hall: Ubuntu Document Viewer Hackfest
Last week was certainly an exciting one, between the Ubuntu Edge campaign announcement and several coworkers being at OSCON, I wasn’t able to keep the Hack Days going. So we’ve decided to pick up...
View ArticlePhilip Ballew: OSCON DAY TWO THREE AND FOUR
This i the part of OSCON where I had the hard part of the week where I worked a booth for the entire week. I was able to meet many different people from all over the world through this experience....
View ArticleJono Bacon: Put the Ubuntu Edge Indigogo Widget on Your Website
A fantastic way of supporting the Ubuntu Edge campaign is to embed the campaign widget into your website. It looks like this:It is as simple as pasting the following code into your site...
View ArticleDavid Murphy: Tempus fugit
Nine years, one month.That’s how long I’ve had one server running with Linode. It has been through a number of versions of Ubuntu, and been re-installed at least twice (once to switch from 32-bit to...
View ArticleBenjamin Kerensa: OSCON + Mozilla = Awesome
Me and Tim O’ReillyLast week I was at O’Reilly Open Source Convention representing the Mozilla Community and meeting with folks to talk about some of the cool things going on in the Mozilla...
View ArticleDaniel Holbach: Join our Ubuntu Touch Porting Clinic today
These are very exciting times for Ubuntu Touch. Not only is the Ubuntu Edge, an Ubuntu super-phone, being funded right now, but we are also making lots of progress on getting Ubuntu running perfectly...
View ArticleKubuntu: Now Open for Donations
Your donations help fund travel to developer meetings.We've been asked many times how to contribute to Kubuntu financially so we are now open for donations. Your donations will help finance project...
View ArticleMattia Migliorini: The evolution of Pure: Pure-LESS
I’m about to start a new project, to build a small website with no particular needs: it has to be a showcase for a Jewelry Store. I want to build it with simplicity in mind (you know that I love...
View ArticleElizabeth Krumbach Joseph: Xubuntu featured in Linux Identity magazine
Several months ago Xubuntu project lead Pasi Lallinaho (knome) was contacted by the editor of Linux Identity Magazine about doing a flavors section of their magazine for release in June. Together Pasi...
View ArticleUbuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S06E23 – Edge of Ubuntu
Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and Laura Cowen are back for the twenty-third episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team! Download OGG Download MP3Play in PopupIn this...
View ArticleJorge Castro: Deploying OpenStack with the Juju GUI
Matthew Williams has put together a quick video showing off how easy it is to deploy OpenStack with the Juju GUI:
View ArticleMarcin Juszkiewicz: I am going with Fedora on Chromebook
Now when mainline kernel boots fine on Samsung ARM Chromebook I think that it is a time for me to end my work on Ubuntu support for this device.Those few who use Ubuntu 13.04 or later: nothing will...
View ArticleAurélien Gâteau: Remapping keyboard keys on Lenovo Laptops
I recently got myself a new laptop. It went for a Thinkpad and I am quite happy with it, except for a few minor annoyances. The first one I want to cover is that one:Yes, the "Print Screen" key is...
View ArticleStephen Michael Kellat: Yes Virginia, There Will Be An UbuCon
It appears that Ubuntu Ohio was able to secure sufficient commitments from presenters. This means we will have potentially enough content to put on a good UbuCon. Ohio Linux Fest 2013 is set for...
View ArticleMichael Hall: Stock Ticker Hackfest
This is it, the final day of the Ubuntu Core Apps Hack Days! It’s been a long but very productive run, and it doesn’t mean the end of your chance to participate. You can always find us in...
View ArticleJackson Doak: Announcing the Testdrive Hackfest
Testdrive is a tool for managing the testing of ISO files, by default, the ones for ubuntu. It acts as a hub for downloading/syncing, creating VMs, and creating live USBs.It has not had a particularly...
View ArticleHoward Chan: I’ve changed my blog
Yes, my old blog has a serious memory problem (with no reason), so I’ve decided to switch to here.My new blog address will be smartboyhwubuntu.wordpress.com.My first post will be coming up soon.
View ArticleHoward Chan: Testdrive Hackfest
Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to announce our first Testdrive hackfest!Testdrive is a tool for managing the testing of ISO files, by default, the ones for ubuntu. It acts as a hub for...
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