gmane.linux.ubuntu.devel.announce

Kernel Hug Day - Tues Oct 7th

Leann Ogasawara — 2008-10-04T01:05:22

Hi Everyone, We just want to announce that the next Ubuntu Hug Day target will be . . . The Kernel! With the Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta just being released it's important that we be aware of any new bugs introduced as well as any existing ones that get resolved. So please add the date to your calender. * Tuesday October 7th * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20081007 We will be in #ubuntu-bugs (FreeNode) ready to answer your questions and help you out. We can't stress enough that everyone can help. Whether you choose to blog about it, triage a few bugs, or help answer questions, every little bit helps and is much appreciated. If you're new to all this, head to: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Thanks again and here's to having a great hug day! Sincerely, Leann Ogasawara and the BugSqad

(X)Ubuntu HugDay

Charlie Kravetz — 2008-10-01T02:14:14

Xubuntu Hug Day!!! Fellow Xubuntu Lovers! My name is Charlie, hanging around IRC as charlie-tca. I'm helping organize this week's HUG DAY! This week's target is ** drum roll please ** XUBUNTU! * 118 New bugs need a hug * 50 Confirmed bugs just need a review Bookmark it, add it to your calendars, turn over your egg-timers! * Thursday, October 2nd * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20081002 Can't stress it enough: EVERYONE can help ! BLOG IT! Especially those on the Planet! There are people who want to help but don't know how and sit on the sidelines of the blog-o-sphere reading. I need your help to get those eyes from blogs to bugs. Let us combine blog-powers to educate, "Bug work is a fun way to get involved!" I think the best effect will be if we coodinate together in our blogs: * Publish about the Hug Day Thursday October 2nd to get everyone excited. * Hug some bugs and add yourself to the HugDay's wiki for your readers! Make a difference: Join the HugDay on Thursday October 2nd. We will be in #ubuntu-bugs and #xubuntu-devel (FreeNode) all day and night, and will be ready to answer your questions about how to help. If you're new to all this, head to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Have a nice day from the bugsquad,

OpenOffice.org Hugday

Dereck — 2008-09-29T17:16:58

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fellow Ubuntu Lovers! It's that time a week again... oh wait? It's the return of the Tuesday HugDay!? Beta is coming up quick but there are still a lot of bugs to hug, so without fu rther adue; This Tuesday's HugDay target is *drum roll please* OpenOffice.org! * 166 New bugs need a hug~ Bookmark it, add it to your calenders, turn over those egg-timers! * Thursday September 30th * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20080930 Can't stress it enough: everyone can help! BLOG IT! Especially those on the Planet! There are people who want to help but don't know how and sit on the sidelines of the blog-o-sphere reading; I need your help to get those eyes from blogs to bugs. Let us combine blog-powers to educate, "Bug work is a fun way to get involved!" I think the best effect will be if we coordinate together in our blogs: * Publish about the upcoming Hug Days to get everyone excited. * Hug some bugs and add yourself to the HugDay's wiki for your readers! Make a difference: We will be in #ubuntu-bugs (FreeNode) all day and night, and will be ready to answer your questions about how to help. Or just come and say Hi, I'm lurking around as Awsoonn. If you're new to all this, head to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Have an awesome day, ~Dereck (from the BugSquad) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkjhDVQACgkQMbyzSbPQbJgblACdHsT65A2DOxuhqadr2nrJzPeh XyMAnRFwEYvFv7NAkBlKpYhAD90xOpEa =UXqQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Ubuntu 8.10 beta freeze now in effect

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-25T17:20:28

Hello Ubuntu developers, We are now one week from the beta release of 8.10 and have just entered beta freeze. During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of the release team [1], so if you have fixes which are important to get in, please do get in touch as soon as possible. Uploads to universe require a manual push through the queue, but are not subject to release management approval. Issues which are important for the beta release will be tracked by the release team here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone=1325 Thanks, -- Steve Langasek On behalf of the Ubuntu release team [1] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release

update-manager Hugday

Dereck — 2008-09-24T16:49:00

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fellow Ubuntu Lovers! This week's HugDay target is *drum roll please* update-manager! * 158 New bugs need a hug * 104 Confirmed bugs just need a review This is a very important hug day, first Intrepid Beta is about to be released an d with is will no doubt be a surge of curious users ready to try out the new bet a, lets try to give them a good run! Bookmark it, add it to your calenders, turn over those egg-timers! * Thursday September 25th * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20080925 Can't stress it enough: everyone can help! BLOG IT! Especially those on the Planet! There are people who want to help but don't know how and sit on the sidelines of the blog-o-sphere reading; I need your help to get those eyes from blogs to bugs. Let us combine blog-powers to educate, "Bug work is a fun way to get involved!" I think the best effect will be if we coordinate together in our blogs: * Publish about the upcoming Hug Days to get everyone excited. * Hug some bugs and add yourself to the HugDay's wiki for your readers! Make a difference: We will be in #ubuntu-bugs (FreeNode) all day and night, and will be ready to answer your questions about how to help. If you're new to all this, head to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Have an awesome day, ~Dereck (from the BugSquad) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkjabzkACgkQMbyzSbPQbJgrngCg18Lj1MmVnFJ3KCMbg+4aU/g3 gagAoJcg4dL1UwMKscZblpip1AQ1DstV =reJV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Ubuntu 8.10 beta approaching

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-24T07:47:33

The Ubuntu 8.10 beta release is approaching, scheduled for October 2nd (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseSchedule). Please refer to the milestone overview in Launchpad for a list of remaining items: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1325 If you have bugs on this list, please fix them at the earliest possible opportunity, or (in consultation with other developers and the Ubuntu QA team) un-milestone them if they are not required for beta. If you have bugs you think should be on this list, talk with the Ubuntu QA team or the Ubuntu release team about having them milestoned. Please also do not lose sight of the list of bugs affecting the release as a whole: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs The beta freeze will begin tomorrow, September 25th; after that point uploads will require approval from the release team, which will generally only be granted if they fix beta-critical bugs. The toolchain freeze begins now; toolchain changes require approval from the release team. Over the next few days, please pay attention to eliminating inconsistencies in the archive, including: http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/testing/intrepid_probs.html uninstallable packages in main and restricted http://conflictchecker.ubuntu.com/possible-conflicts/intrepid/ undeclared Replaces or Conflicts (contact Michael Vogt about false positives or if you need help) Archive administrators should spend time ensuring that any pending main<->universe component changes have been processed (http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.txt). If you are waiting for something on this list, please help out by filing good main inclusion reports. Thanks,

Serious, potentially hardware-damaging e1000e driver issue on Intrepid

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-24T06:22:09

Dear developers, Reports have been coming in that the e1000e ethernet driver for Intel GigE chipsets, as included upstream in Linux 2.6.27, may under certain conditions irreparably damage your ethernet hardware by corrupting the on-board firmware. While we expect alphas to include a fair number of bugs, and rely on your continued support and testing to help resolve these bugs for Ubuntu releases, bugs that damage hardware are quite another matter. As a result of this bug we must recommend that users do *not* use Intrepid alphas, including the LiveCDs, on machines with Intel GigE ethernet. Efforts to safeguard the hardware of affected users are ongoing, though initially this will consist of a workaround in the form of disabling the e1000e driver. Alpha 6 CD images will not be re-issued for this fix, so affected users are advised to either use daily CD images once a resolution is in place, or to wait for the release of the 8.10 beta, due to be released on October 2. Further discussion of this issue can be found on the ubuntu-devel mailing list at , and progress on resolving this issue can be tracked at .

Intrepid Alpha 6 released

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-18T23:09:36

Hello Ubuntu developers, Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-6, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Alpha 6 is the sixth in a series of milestone CD images released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu Education Edition) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/ (UbuntuStudio) See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors. Alpha 6 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale testing. Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha6 for information on changes in Ubuntu. This is an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. For a list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha6 If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop Intrepid, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other interesting events. http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu Enjoy,

ISO Testing, before 1700 UTC Thursday

Sarah Hobbs — 2008-09-18T02:23:08

Kernel Hug Day!!

Dereck Wonnacott — 2008-09-17T04:49:54

Fellow Ubuntu Lovers! Its me again, giving your spam filters the slip, and you know what that means, this week's HUG DAY! This week's target is *drum roll please* The Linux Kernel! * 67 New bugs need a hug * Over 500 new bugs are in the queue on launchpad Bookmark it, add it to your calenders, turn over your egg-timers! * Thursday September 18th * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20080918 Can't stress it enough: everyone can help! * BLOG IT! * Wiki-gnome? Add debugging info and stock responses to the wiki page * Member of bug control? I think you know what to do. *poke* * If you're new to all this, head to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Make a difference! Join the Hug Day this Thursday. We will be in #ubuntu-bugs (FreeNode) all day and night, ready to answer your questions about how to help. My handle is Awsoonn so please say hi! Have a awesome day, Dereck Wonnacott (from the BugSquad)

Main frozen for Alpha 6

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-16T16:39:59

Hi everyone, We're two days before the scheduled release of Intrepid Alpha 6, and the milestone "freeze" is now in effect. Please take care that any packages that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 6 release will help us in the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out. Again, this means the primary focus should be on resolving these bugs: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/intrepid-alpha-6 The number of bugs targeted to this milestone is still small, but there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the alpha-6 milestone: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety net. Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe, with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be uploaded as usual - bearing in mind that the Feature Freeze is also in effect[3]. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek On behalf of the Ubuntu release team [1] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.intrepid [2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.intrepid [3] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-August/000477.html

UI Freeze in place, Alpha 6 freeze ahead

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-12T07:12:00

Hello Ubuntu developers, As of today, we are officially under the User Interface Freeze for Intrepid: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserInterfaceFreeze In order to help ensure our documentation is accurate for the release, please notify the documentation team of any further changes to artwork, text strings, or UI designs that will be made between now and the release, and please make such changes only where necessary. Our sixth and final alpha testing milestone for Intrepid, Intrepid Alpha 6, is scheduled for next Thursday, September 18. Intrepid Alpha 6 will again use a "soft freeze" for main[1]. This means that developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers. The list of bugs targeted for alpha-6 can be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1324 Per a previous announcement on this list[2] and the policy at , this list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 6 milestone. If you know of other bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set the milestone target for those bugs. If you have questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release team[3]. And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time. At this point in the release cycle, it's increasingly important to look not just at the bugs that are critical for the current milestone, but also those which are critical for the upcoming intrepid milestones or critical for the release as a whole: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1325 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1326 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs Please use your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes for these bugs; but if you don't have any bugs milestoned for alpha 6 that need your attention, it's definitely not too early to look ahead to the next milestones. Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the alpha, as described on . Finally, if you know of new features in Intrepid that you think should be highlighted for Alpha 6, let me or another member of the release team know so that they can be added to the technical overview at . Thanks, -- Steve Langasek On behalf of the Ubuntu release team [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html [2] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-June/000442.html [3] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release/+members

Ubuntu Bug Day - 11 September 2008

Brian Murray — 2008-09-09T20:08:12

Introducing the Jaunty Jackalope

Mark Shuttleworth — 2008-09-08T20:16:57

As we approach the launch of Ubuntu 8.10, it's time to create space for future plans, and so I'm writing to introduce you to The Jaunty Jackalope. Jaunty, the code name for what will most likely become Ubuntu 9.04, will be the focus of our efforts from November through to April next year. We will be gathering forces in Mountain View on 8th - 12th December to survey the upstream landscape and finalize Jaunty plans, enjoying the excellent hospitality of Google and Silicon Valley's abundance of talent and innovation. The Ubuntu Developer Summit is the social and strategic highlight of each release cycle and it would be a great pleasure to welcome you there. Jono Bacon has written up a http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1278 guide to sponsorship for those who would have a substantial amount to offer at the Summit. The Warrior Rabbit is our talisman as we move into a year where we can reasonably expect Ubuntu to ship on several million devices, to consumers who can reasonably expect the software experience to be comparable to those of the traditional big OSV's - Microsoft and Apple. The bar is set very high, and we have been given the opportunity to leap over it. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to shine, and we want to make sure that the very best thinking across the whole open source ecosystem is reflected in Ubuntu, because many people will judge free software as a whole by what we do. There are some specific goals that we need to meet in Jaunty. One of them is boot time. We want Ubuntu to boot as fast as possible - both in the standard case, and especially when it is being tailored to a specific device. The Jackalope is known for being so fast that it's extremely hard to catch, and breeds only when lightning flashes. Let's see if we can make booting or resuming Ubuntu blindingly quick. Another goal is the the blurring of web services and desktop applications. "Is it a deer? Is it a bunny? Or is it a weblication - a desktop application that seamlessly integrates the web!" This hare has legs - and horns - and we'll be exploring it in much more detail for Jaunty. We have already laid some foundations for weblications in the online services discussions that took place in Prague, but since we fully expect those services to ship in 9.04 the discussion will be that much more intense in Mountain View. Those bizarre-but-fearsome antlers might well remind one of the intricate pattern of collaboration between developers in a distributed version control system. So it's fitting that Jaunty will see us move all of Ubuntu into Bazaar. For the first time, any developer will be able to branch any Ubuntu package with a single bzr command, publish their changes, and perhaps even publish builds of that package in their own Package Archive. We will also make the developer community structure of Ubuntu much richer - in addition to MOTU and core-dev, we are introducing ways for developers to participate in specific applications, either at the package-upload level or at the version-control level. Whatever your level and specialisation of interest, we'll make sure that you can participate accordingly. December's UDS is likely to be packed full of interesting people and ideas. I very much look forward to seeing everyone there. "There he goes! That way!" Mark

Intrepid Alpha 5 released

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-05T20:35:41

Hello Ubuntu developers, Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha-5, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Pre-releases of Intrepid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Alpha 5 is the fifth in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or installer bugs, while representing a very recent snapshot of Intrepid. You can download it here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu Education Edition) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu) See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mirrors for a list of mirrors. Alpha 5 includes a number of software updates that are ready for large-scale testing. Please refer to http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha5 for information on changes in Ubuntu. This is quite an early set of images, so you should expect some bugs. For a list of known bugs (that you don't need to report if you encounter), please see: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/alpha5 If you're interested in following the changes as we further develop Hardy, have a look at the intrepid-changes mailing list: http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/intrepid-changes We also suggest that you subscribe to the ubuntu-devel-announce list if you're interested in following Ubuntu development. This is a low-traffic list (a few posts a week) carrying announcements of approved specifications, policy changes, alpha releases, and other interesting events. http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-announce Bug reports should go to the Ubuntu bug tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu Enjoy,

Hug Day!!

Dereck Wonnacott — 2008-09-02T04:47:06

Fellow Ubuntu Lovers! Its me again, giving your spam filters the slip, and you know what that means, this week's HUG DAY! This week's target is *drum roll please* Rhythmbox, Totem, and gstreamer! * 46 New bugs need a hug * 29 Confirmed bugs just need a review Bookmark it, add it to your calenders, turn over your egg-timers! * Thursday September 5th * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20080905 Can't stress it enough: everyone can help! * BLOG IT! * Member of bug control? I think you know what to do. *poke* * If you're new to all this, head to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Make a difference: Join the Hug Day on Thursday. We will be in #ubuntu-bugs (FreeNode) all day and night, and will be ready to answer your questions about how to help. My handle is Awsoonn so please say hi! Have a awesome day, Dereck Wonnacott (from the BugSquad)

Main frozen for Alpha 5

Steve Langasek — 2008-09-03T07:20:55

Hi everyone, We're less than two days before the scheduled release of Intrepid Alpha 5, and the milestone "freeze" is now in effect. Please take care that any packages that you upload to main between now and the Alpha 5 release will help us in the goal of a high quality and timely alpha, and hold any disruptive or unnecessary uploads until after the alpha is out. Again, this means the primary focus should be on resolving these bugs: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+milestone/intrepid-alpha-5 The number of bugs targeted to this milestone is still small, but there's plenty of other work to be done in getting the archive in a consistent state so that we don't have uninstallable packages for the alpha-5 milestone: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/PackageArchive#Consistency Remember that this is a "soft" freeze, so you are each responsible for making sure your uploads are appropriate - Launchpad will not be your safety net. Packages that are not seeded on the CDs (i.e., most packages in universe, with the exception of UbuntuStudio[1] and Xubuntu[2] packages) may be uploaded as usual - bearing in mind that the Feature Freeze is also now in effect[3]. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek On behalf of the Ubuntu release team [1] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev/ubuntu-seeds/ubuntustudio.intrepid [2] https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/xubuntu.intrepid [3] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-August/000477.html

Feature Freeze in place; Alpha 5 freeze ahead

Steve Langasek — 2008-08-29T07:22:17

Hello Ubuntu developers, The Feature Freeze is now in effect for Intrepid. From now until release, the focus is on polishing and bug fixing. If you do believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package, or a new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more problems than it fixes, please follow the Freeze Exception Process by filing bugs and subscribing ubuntu-release or motu-release as appropriate. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess Please also make sure that specs assigned to you for Intrepid are updated to their current status (which should be at least Beta Available if not Deferred, or unless granted freeze exception). https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/ Our next testing milestone, Intrepid Alpha 5, is scheduled for next Thursday, September 4. Intrepid Alpha 5 will again use a "soft freeze" for main[1]. This means that developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers. The list of bugs targeted for alpha-5 can be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs?field.milestone%3Alist=1323 Per a previous announcement on this list[2] and the policy at , this list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 5 milestone. If you know of other bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set the milestone target for those bugs. If you have questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release team[3]. And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time. Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 5, we have those bugs that are listed as release-critical for intrepid as a whole: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+bugs If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider helping with those release-targeted bugs, using your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes. Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state again for the alpha, as described on . Finally, if you know of new features in Intrepid that you think should be highlighted for Alpha 5, let me or another member of the release team know so that they can be added to the technical overview at . Thanks,

Call for testing of 2.6.27 kernel in Intrepid

Ben Collins — 2008-08-28T14:24:47

As you may have noticed, we've moved to a 2.6.27 kernel in Intrepid this week. We'd like to ask everyone to really give it a good kicking around to ensure we aren't introducing major regressions from 2.6.26. If you have problems with this kernel, and the problem doesn't exist in 2.6.26, please note that in any bug reports you file. Thanks from the Ubuntu Kernel Team

Hug Day!!

Dereck Wonnacott — 2008-08-27T22:18:13

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fellow Ubuntu Lovers! Its me again, giving your spam filters the slip, and you know what that means, this week's HUG DAY! This week's target is *drum roll please* Thunderbird! * 39 New bugs need a hug * 36 Confirmed bugs just need a review Bookmark it, add it to your calenders, turn over your egg-timers! * Thursday August 28th * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20080828 Can't stress it enough: everyone can help! * BLOG IT! * Member of bug control? I think you know what to do. *poke* * If you're new to all this, head to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HelpingWithBugs Make a difference: Join the Hug Day on Thursday. We will be in #ubuntu-bugs (FreeNode) all day and night, and will be ready to answer your questions about how to help. My handle is Awsoonn so please say hi! Have a awesome day, Dereck Wonnacott (from the BugSquad) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFItdKlMbyzSbPQbJgRAjLFAJ954XD7khVSRBPXPdlehVN9kRUwFwCeKGYO 8YaiIQpb9KJNU4UOtuQpx08= =HYFp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Feature Freeze this Thursday

Steve Langasek — 2008-08-27T07:13:17

Dear Developers, This is a short, but pointed, reminder that Feature Freeze is scheduled for this Thursday, August 28. This means that all of your Intrepid-targeted specs should be either at Beta Available or Postponed by the end of day on Wednesday. Please make sure to update the status of your specs. You should check that packages you care about are at a version suitable for release. Requests for freeze exceptions for main should be filed as bugs in Launchpad against the relevant package (or just "Ubuntu" if the package is not available yet). Once the bug is filed and the necessary information is available, please subscribe the ubuntu-release team. For universe, the motu-release team will approve new packages and upstream version freeze exceptions between now and the Beta. Please see this wiki page for full details: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess Cheers, -- Steve Langasek On behalf of the Ubuntu release team