By finid From LinuxBSDos.com.
Linux Deepin is a desktop distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop. Its releases tend to come 2 months after the release of the version of Ubuntu they are based on, but Linux Deepin…
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Source: FULL ARTICLE at LinuxBSDos
The original release schedule for Ubuntu Studio in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) is to have only a Beta 2 (a.k.a Final Beta) and the release itself, just like Ubuntu Desktop. However many things have changed during the 13.04 cycle for Ubuntu Studio (including a completely new icon theme + new applications) and the Ubuntu Studio Release Team (Scott Lavender, Kaj Ailomaa and me) decided that we shall opt-in for Raring Beta 1. I will post out a call for contributors to test the ISO images when the images get into the “Raring Beta 1″ milestone in the ISO QA Tracker.
This would also be the first time we will be using our full release procedure (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/ReleaseProcedure) for our Beta 1 release.
Mark says that Jonathan is being a divisive leader.
So, Mark, let us take a step back and look at what actually happened.
Kubuntu has always taken pride in being the link between the Ubuntu and KDE communities, and looking out for each’s best interest in order to facilitate the creation of exciting and revolutionary free software products. Jonathan personally has been a great advocate of the Ubuntu way even at times when KDE did not find it appealing; right now appears to be such a time.
Recently members of the Ubuntu community raised concerns about the path we are on as a project and Ubuntu Desktop as a product that Canonical has a great interest in. Not because they were being melodramatic, or because they disagreed, but because presenting divisive software after 8 months of development as a new key part of the software stack is nothing more than infantilizing the community. Jonathan as a result suggested to join a different part of the Ubuntu project rather than leaving altogether.
You may think that KDE and other upstreams failed to deliver what is necessary to succeed in taking down the proprietary operating systems, however that does not make it true. Our colleagues creating flavors of the Ubuntu base, as well as the Kubuntu team, are part of the broader Ubuntu project, we are part of the Ubuntu community and we all share the common goal of bringing free software to all the people. Suggesting that only the Ubuntu products Canonical holds a stake in are part of the broader Ubuntu project is outright insulting to all the great community members pouring their passion into a flavor of the Ubuntu vision. Perhaps you think that what we do does not matter, but I say it does.
We are all aware of the current mobile duopoly which is iOS and Android, but at the Mobile World Congress or MWC13, as its commonly being called, there will be a line up of two platforms that attendees will be eager to have a look at: Firefox OS and Ubuntu. Indeed there will be other contenders like Tizen and Sailfish OS, but let’s be honest, if any two open source platforms have a chance of breaking up the mobile duopoly, the best bet is in Firefox OS and Ubuntu Touch.
So between Firefox OS and Ubuntu Touch which platform will have the most buzz? I’m betting on Firefox OS considering their platform is mature. has a great line up of apps, and perhaps the better development tools when compared to Ubuntu Touch, which seems to be building its platform on using a mashup of Cyanogenmod and demo applications that are mostly just a UI shell and for all purposes are demoware.
I have tried out the Ubuntu Touch image on a Galaxy Nexus device. I have also had multiple opportunities to test the Firefox OS platform on development devices, Comparing the two, I found the Firefox OS UI not only to be much faster and more fluid to the Touch, but months ago, when I was playing around with Firefox OS, it was much more mature than the Ubuntu Touch platform is today.
Firefox OS already has a impressive line up of apps available in the Firefox Marketplace, many of which are officially supported by the service providers. Ubuntu Touch mostly has non-functional demo applications and has no official support from the likes of Twitter, Evernote and other major services. In fact, just a few days ago I asked someone at Canonical whether they even had permission to use the trademarked branding of Twitter, Facebook and Skype and they had no clue and thought that the trademark policies of these brands would openly allow them to use the brands and make a show like there was official support from these brands for the Ubuntu Touch platform.
Firefox OS set out from the start to not only provide excellent developer tools to contributors but also to host events worldwide to support and accelerate app development by supporting its local communities worldwide through the Mozilla Reps program. Ubuntu has yet to use and empower its LoCo’s (Local Communities) to host events and bring potential developers into the fold.
Firefox OS boasts a emulator for the Ubuntu Desktop yet Ubuntu Phone has no comparable emulator so developers can test their apps and see how they function.
Firefox OS has been an open platform from the start and has had a very open dialogue with its community while Ubuntu Touch has seen a lot of behind the scenes privacy and limited involvement with the Ubuntu …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Planet Ubuntu
The Ubuntu Global Jam is am amazing opportunity to meet other Ubuntu supporters in your local area and sit down together and hack away on one of the many areas of Ubuntu development. However, not everyone is able to attend such an event in person, either because they live too far away from any organised events, will be on the road during the weekend, or because some disorganised cretin didn’t bother thinking of organising one until the last minute. That cretin isn’t me at all. Nope. I’m on the road that weekend, on business or something.
While the spirit of the Global Jam is to meet and work in person, it does’t have to be that way. Over the weekend of the Jam, I’ll be hanging out on Freenode IRC, specifically #ubuntu-bugs and #ubuntu-desktop, to work on the tasks that would have been done in person had I, um, that other person, the cretin, been a little more organised.
| Package | New Bugs | Confirmed Bugs | Incomplete Bugs |
| Rhythmbox | 234 | 225 | 44 |
| Nautilus | 285 | 216 | 60 |
| Empathy | 8 | 78 | 34 |
| Firefox | 1054 | 812 | 36 |
| Gedit | 62 | 41 | 4 |
| LibreOffice | 230 | 143 | 75 |
| Totem | 5 | 86 | 97 |
But bug triaging doesn’t start and end with what’s shipped on the CD. There are a ton of great apps in the Software Centre that need some love just as much as the core ones do. A few of my personal favourites are:
| Package | New Bugs | Confirmed Bugs | Incomplete Bugs |
| Miro | 25 | 13 | 1 |
| Chromium | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| VLC | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Calibre | 47 | 19 | 0 |
These are just a few of my favourite apps. If you have your own favourite, then by all means hack away on the bug backlog for it. If you need help finding the Launchpad page for it, come into #ubuntu-bugs on Freenode and ask. There are lots of lovely people in there who’ll be happy to help you out.
What should you do with these bugs?
By finid
Linux Deepin is one of my favorite desktop distributions. A Chinese distro that is based on Ubuntu Desktop, it is not just a rebranded Ubuntu desktop, but offers a desktop computing experience different from that of its parent distribution.
Its graphical package manager, music and video players, and a cool screen shot tool, are original to it. While previous editions offered a customized GNOME Shell desktop, the next edition, Linux Deepin 12.12, will ship with a new desktop environment called Depth Desktop Environment (DDE). And the graphical package manager, music and video players, and the screen shot have been spiced up. From what I’ve seen, Deepin fans will be very pleased with DDE and everything else that comes with it.
The first and, most likely, the last alpha edition was released a few days ago. The problem with pre-stable editions of Linux Deepin, is that the ISO installation images are in Chinese only. English-only language user have to wait until the final edition before they can install it. So I tend not to publish any article on an upcoming release until the final edition hits the download mirrors.
However, there’s something about version 12.12 that begged for an article. Maybe it’s just the cool, new UI or the combination of the UI and Chinese characters that did it. Whatever the reason, here are a few screen shots from a test installation of the alpha release.
Note that DDE is a brand new desktop environment, coded by Linux Deepin’s development team. I guess they were not that happy with their customized GNOME Shell, so they decided to roll their own.
This is the default UI of DDE.
And this is its full screen menu. If you can read the language, have fun translating the menu categories for the rest of us.
The team also published a list of keyboard shortcuts, which also just happens to be in Chinese. Again, if can read the language, and have some time to spare, have fun translating for the rest of us.
And if you want to read what version 12.12 will bring to the table, read the alpha release announcement (in Chinese).
Source: FULL ARTICLE at LinuxBSDos
tecmint: Pear Linux is an stable, fast and powerful open source operating system based on Ubuntu Desktop distribution.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Linux Today
