[Colchester] Mark Shuttleworth e-mail to the Ubuntu Community
Toby Whaymand
toby.whaymand at ntlworld.com
Thu Feb 21 17:56:25 GMT 2008
From:
Mark Shuttleworth <mark at ubuntu.com>
Reply-To:
ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com
To:
Ubuntu Developers
<ubuntu-devel at lists.ubuntu.com>,
ubuntu-devel-announce at lists.ubuntu.com, ubuntu-motu at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:
Planning for Ubuntu 8.10ish - The
Intrepid Ibex
Date:
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:08:04 +0000
With Hardy now past feature-freeze it's time to start to plan
features that are being lined up for inclusion after Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
is released in April.
And so I'd like to introduce you to the Intrepid Ibex, the release
which is planned for October 2008, and which is likely to have the
version number 8.10.
During the 8.10 cycle we will be venturing into interesting new
territory, and we'll need the rugged adventurousness of a mountain
goat to navigate tricky terrain. Our desktop offering will once
again be a focal point as we re-engineer the user interaction model
so that Ubuntu works as well on a high-end workstation as it does on
a feisty little subnotebook. We'll also be reaching new peaks of
performance - aiming to make the mobile desktop as productive as
possible.
A particular focus for us will be pervasive internet access, the
ability to tap into bandwidth whenever and wherever you happen to
be. No longer will you need to be a tethered, domesticated animal -
you'll be able to roam (and goats do roam!) the wild lands and
access the web through a variety of wireless technologies. We want
you to be able to move from the office, to the train, and home,
staying connected all the way.
The Intrepid Ibex will take shape at our next Ubuntu Developer
Summit, an open event to which members of the Ubuntu community,
upstream communities, corporate developers and other distributions
are all invited. That summit takes place in beautiful Prague, in the
Czech Republic from 19th - 23rd May 2008. Together we will draw up
detailed blueprints for Ubuntu 8.10. Please join us there to help
define the Intrepid Ibex:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-Intrepid
Ubuntu 8.10 will be our ninth release, and the fourth anniversary of
the first release - 4.10. In those four years, Ubuntu has grown as a
project, an ethos and a community. The Ubuntu community have worked
to set the benchmark for open, inclusive, and collaborative
development processes. We have open specifications, open governance
structures and a willingness to empower everyone to make their
unique contribution to the success of the project.
This has created an extraordinary diversity in participation; a
depth of talent including packagers, programmers, translators,
writers, testers, advocates, technical support, artists and many
others. Those contributions come as much from the corporate world -
Canonical and other companies that have embraced Ubuntu as a core of
their offering - as from a huge number of individual professionals.
It is this combination of expertise and perspectives that makes it
such a pleasure for me to be part of this project, and I thank all
of you for your continued passion, participation, and energy.
Hardy is our best development cycle yet, delivering on our promise
of reliability and stability for the Heron. We must stay focused on
that goal. To the extent that you have a brilliant idea for the
future, you now have a peg to hang it on - the Intrepid Ibex. When
the Hardy Heron has taken flight we will engage fully with the Ibex.
Give it horns!
Mark
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> Subject: [Colchester] Re: Colchester Digest, Vol 47, Issue 3
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> Hi Wayland,
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> Thanks for the e-mail it was very interesting reading and enjoyed it
> very much.
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> Thanks
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> Toby
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> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:14:37 +0000
> From: "Phillip Sacre" <phillip.sacre at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Colchester] Install party meeting 08.02.08 summary and
> transcript
> To: "Colchester Linux User Group Mailing List"
> <colchester at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Hi Guys,
>
> I could do 7 if required, however 8pm would be a much better time for me.
>
> Regarding the website, I'll start knocking up a quick script to
> process the form.
>
> Cheers,
> Phill
>
> On 20/02/2008, jack spratt <lord_spratt at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Summary of meeting held 18.02.08 @ 7pm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please find attached a full transcript of the meeting in .odt format,
> > artificially colour coded but otherwise completely unedited.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In attendance:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 'brainiac_ghost'
> >
> > 'enragedchip'
> >
> > 'Gary'
> >
> > 'jack_spratt'
> >
> > 'Phill'
> >
> > 'Venko'
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Summary:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Website:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The meeting primarily dealt with issues relating to a website that will be
> > set up for the purposes of providing information to potential visitors and
> > allowing them to submit information to the installers. It was decided that
> > the website was to include:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > - A means of booking a time slot for installation help
> >
> > - A place to submit hardware information to let installers better prepare
> >
> > - Links to information about Linux for those unaware of the free software
> > movement
> >
> > - Some information regarding what visitors may expect at the 'install
> > party'
> >
> > - A map and instructions to aid getting to the 'party' location
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The possibility of providing a button on the website which would register
> > an interest in the 'party', or indicate a likely attendance, was discussed
> > but no conclusions where made.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It was agreed that the said website would be hosted on the Colchester LUG
> > website at
> > http://www.colchester.lug.org.uk/install-day-08/. Web forms
> > for submitting requests for help and other information will be hosted on
> > 'Phill''s website and hyper-linked from the Colchester LUG web page.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Other Topics:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Phill, Gary, brainiac_ghost and jack_spratt expressed that, assuming that
> > the 'party' was held on a weekend they would attend as installers.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Questions concerning terminology to be used at the 'party' were raised;
> > whether to use GNU/Linux or just Linux, Open Source, Free software etc..
> > Those present agreed that avoidance of the term 'Open Source' was
> > acceptable, excepting explaining its relationship to free software if the
> > necessity arises. It was also understood that 'Linux' rather than
> > 'GNU/Linux' may be used at the party despite the importance of the
> > distinction, for ease and to avoid confusion amongst those new to such
> > concepts.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > There was also some discussion of the general concepts of 'free software'
> > and whether KDE, for instance, constitutes 'free software'. I think perhaps
> > I should stress that the purpose of this install party is primarily to raise
> > awareness and use of (GNU/)Linux, not to solve or address serious divisions
> > or varying viewpoints in this 'industry'. Installers and attendees do not
> > have to all share the same views on the nature of free software or on other
> > political or philosophical issues. So, regarding discussion about and
> > organisation of this install 'party', staying focussed on the immediate aims
> > of this event may be preferable.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Conclusions:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Several topics were not addressed, such as location, date, 'party' length,
> > finance, data loss precautions, and more. Whilst progress with the website
> > can now be made, I feel that progress in these other areas need further
> > discussion.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > With this in mind I would like to set another meeting for some time in the
> > near future. For now I suggest this Monday 25th at 7pm as a time to meet on
> > IRC I am unaware of people's commitments regarding this time but I
> > personally am available most evenings, so if the need to reschedule arises
> > please let me know and we'll see what suits us all best.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you to all who attended the meeting! And thank you to Gary and Phill
> > for providing hosting of the install 'party' website and forms. Thanks to
> > Colchester LUG for providing IRC facilities!
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