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aXMir update for Ubuntu 13.10 Oliver Ries announces that while the Mir team is on track to support native Mir + Unity 8 running on Ubuntu Touch images, they not going to be able to deliver Mir + XMir + Unity 7 as the default experience on the desktop for the Ubuntu 13.10. Oliver says “Mir has made tremendous progress and is currently available on the Ubuntu archive for use, but there are still some outstanding quality issues that we want to resolve before we feel comfortable turning it on by default” and links to a Q&A for further information. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-October/037695.html Several blogs and news outlets covered this news, the following is a selection from our editors: • XMir Dropped from Ubuntu 13.10 Default Due to ‘Technical Difficulties’ - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/10/xmir-longer-default-supported-cards-13-10 • High quality and no-compromise standards remain first class citizens in Ubuntu, Mir/XMir will not ship by default in Ubuntu 13.10 - http://iloveubuntu.net/high-quality-and-no-compromise-standards-remain-first-class-citizens-ubuntu-mirxmir-will-not-ship • Ubuntu 13.10 Will Not Use XMir By Default - http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/ubuntu-1310-will-not-use-xmir-by-default.html • Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop Will Not Use XMir By Default - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ3NDQ • Britney-obsessed Ubuntu 13.10 DUMPS X Windows-killer Mir in desktop U-turn - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/02/ubuntu_delays_mir/ • Ubuntu holds back on defaulting Mir due to quality issues - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-holds-back-on-defaulting-mir-due-to-quality-issues-7000021435/

Winners of the 2013 Ubuntu App Showdown Michael Hall announces “The judging is finished and the scores are in, we now have the winners of this year’s Ubuntu App Showdown!” Michael names the winning apps, congratulates the winners and says “a big thank you to everybody who participated or helped those who participated, and all of the engineers who have worked on building the Ubuntu SDK, Click tools and app store.” http://developer.ubuntu.com/2013/10/winners-of-the-2013-ubuntu-app-showdown/ Next UDS: 19 - 21 Nov 2013 Jono Bacon announces that the next online Ubuntu Developer Summit is going to be taking place from Tues 19th Nov - Thu 21st Nov 2013 and as ever, the event is free and open to everyone, and accessible at http://uds.ubuntu.com. Jono lists some improvements such as simplifying the registration process and adding a hallway track for impromptu sessions, and asks that all sessions are proposed by Fri 1st Nov 2013. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/community-announce/2013-October/000014.html

Mir Running Now On Ubuntu On Phones Jono Bacon shares the news that with update 90 on the Ubuntu for phone images Mir has been enabled by default. Jono says that there are some bugs but nothing major, and congratulates the Mir and Ubuntu integration teams. http://www.jonobacon.org/2013/10/10/mir-running-now-on-ubuntu-on-phones/ Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) released Adam Conrad, member of the Ubuntu Release Team, announces the release of Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander which introduces the first release of Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu Core for the new 64-bit ARM systems (the “arm64” architecture, also known as AArch64 or ARMv8), and improved AppArmor confinement. In addition to these flagship features there are also major updates throughout. Find out what's new in this release with a graphical overview: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features In this email to the ubuntu-announce mailing list, Conrad also notes that newest Kubuntu 13.10, Edubuntu 13.10, Xubuntu 13.10, Lubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu GNOME 13.10, UbuntuKylin 13.10, and Ubuntu Studio 13.10 were also released. More details can be found for some of these at their individual release announcements: • Kubuntu: http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-13.10 • Xubuntu: http://xubuntu.org/news/saucy-salamander-final • Ubuntu Studio: http://ubuntustudio.org/2013/10/ubuntu-studio-13-10-released https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2013-October/000177.html There has been a lot of coverage on the release of 13.10! Check out the following sampling of reviews selected by our editors: • Inside the Ubuntu 13.10 Linux 'Saucy Salamander' Linux Desktop - http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/inside-the-ubuntu-13.10-linux-saucy-salamander-linux-desktop.html • Ubuntu 13.10: It just works - http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/ubuntu-1310-it-just-works/ • Ubuntu 13.10 Available For Download - http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/ubuntu-1310-available-for-download.html • Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) review: Smart Scopes in, Mir out - http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-13-10-saucy-salamander-review-smart-scopes-in-mir-out-7000022022/ • Ubuntu 13.10 lands on desktops, servers and (er, some) phones - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/17/ubuntu_1310_ships/ • Ubuntu 13.10 review: The Linux OS of the future remains a year away - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/ubuntu-13-10-review-the-linux-os-of-the-future-remains-a-year-away/ The release of the phone version with 13.10 was also heavily covered by a number of outlets we’re not used to seeing included in this newsletter: • Ubuntu phones one step closer to the market with Ubuntu 13.10 release - http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/ubuntu-phones-one-step-closer-to-the-market-with-ubuntu-1310-release-433651 • Ubuntu OS launched for smartphones and PCs - http://www.telecoms.com/188922/ubuntu-os-launched-for-smartphones-and-pcs/ • Ubuntu Touch OS Launches on Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 Devices - http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/10/17/ubuntu-touch-os-launches-on-galaxy-nexus-and-nexus-4-devices/ • Ubuntu Launches OS For Touch Smartphones - http://www.gadgetreview.com/2013/10/ubuntu-launches-os-touch-smartphones.html

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