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Changes in Ubuntu releases decided by the Ubuntu Technical Board
The Ubuntu Technical Board announce their decision to change support for non-LTS releases from 18 to 9 months, and the adoption of a mechanism to allow users to continuously track the development focus without explicitly upgrading from release to release.
Also read the follow-up post by Rick Spencer, Vice President of Ubuntu Engineering, for his comments on the decisions by the Ubuntu Technical Board, and how they will impact users: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/19/ubuntu-technical-board-looks-at-shuttleworths-proposal-for-release-management-methodology/
Visit the following articles for some other takes on the announcement:
Ubuntu Technical Board Meeting Decisions Regarding The New Release Proposals - http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/ubuntu-technical-board-meeting.html
Ubuntu To Halve Support Window for 'Regular' Releases - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/03/ubuntu-to-halve-support-window-for-regular-releases
Canonical to halve support for standard Ubuntu releases - http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/canonical-to-halve-support-for-standard-ubuntu-releases
Ubuntu Membership Board call for nominations
Elizabeth Krumbach, on behalf of the Community Council, makes a call out for restaffing the Membership Board, which is responsible for voting new Ubuntu members. The Membership Board is in need of 9 Ubuntu Members with a good community track record and enough time available for meetings once a month. Nominations will be accepted through Friday April 5th at 12:00 UTC for ubuntu-membership-boards at lists.ubuntu.com
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/03/22/ubuntu-membership-board-call-for-nominations/
Canonical and Chinese standards body announce Ubuntu collaboration
The CSIP (China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre), National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) and Canonical join forces to create Ubuntu Kylin, a China-focused Ubuntu desktop system. This announcement represents the first step into the government’s five year plan to promote open source software and accelerate the growth of the open source ecosystem within the country.
http://www.canonical.com/content/canonical-and-chinese-standards-body-announce-ubuntu-collaboration
This story has also been covered in the wider press:
China to create home-grown operating system - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21895723
Ubuntu tapped by China for national operating system - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/22/china_makes_linux_os_with_canonical_help/
China chooses Ubuntu for a national reference OS coming in April - http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/23/china-chooses-ubuntu-for-a-national-reference-os-coming-in-april/
Goodbye Windows: China to create home-grown OS based on Ubuntu - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/goodbye-windows-china-to-create-home-grown-os-based-on-ubuntu/
Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) server, 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) desktop and 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) reaching End of Life on May 9 2013
Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the formal End of Life (EOL) dates of Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) server, 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) desktop and 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) desktop and server.
UDS 13.05: Ubuntu’s second online developer summit
Michael Hall announces the next Ubuntu Developer Summit May 14th-16th, 2013 from 14:00 UTC to 20:00 UTC. He encourages people to register a blueprint and ask the track leads to add a session for them. He also outlines some improvements to the Google+ Hangouts, the plenaries, the schedule, summit scheduler, and registration processes.
http://mhall119.com/2013/04/uds-13-05-ubuntus-second-online-developer-summit/
New Ubuntu Membership Board Members Elizabeth Krumbach announces the Ubuntu Membership Board Members approved by the Ubuntu Community Council. Zhengpeng Hou, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre, Jared Norris, Eleanor Chen, and Penelope Stowe are welcomed (or welcomed back!) into the 1200 UTC Membership Board and Iulian Udrea, Javier Lopez, and Benjamin Kerensa were welcomed (or welcomed back!) into the 2200 UTC Membership Board.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2013-April/001777.html
Many Thanks to the Ubuntu News Team for their contribution this month.
News this month comes from:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue309
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue310