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S06E13 – Guest House Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:51 +0000

Tony Whitmore and Laura Cowen are joined by Andy Piper and Laura Czajkowski for the thirteenth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the news:
We catch up with what’s happening in the Ubuntu community:
And we mention some events:
- Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) – 1st-2nd June – Southampton
- ORGcon – 8th June – London
- Hack ‘n’ Talk – 29th June – London
- Young Rewired State – August – all over the UK

We’ll be back in one week with an interview with Sean Tilley of Diaspora. In the meantime, send us your feedback!

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S06E12 – Django Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:38 +0000

We’re back with the twelfth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen and The Podcats are all set in Studio A with cake and an interview.

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Rick Spencer, VP of Ubuntu Engineering at Canonical, about engineering Ubuntu.
We share some Command Line Lurve:
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gpg --multifile
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We chat about attending an Ubuntu development sprint in Oakland, more Doctor Who stuff at the British Film Institute (it is the 50th anniversary year!), and going to watch the Reduced Shakespeare Company reducing Shakespeare to 90 mins (including an interval).
And, of course, we go over your marvellous feedback.

S06E11 – Toy Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:49:41 +0000

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore and Laura Cowen return for the eleventh episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the news:
We catch up with what’s happening in the Ubuntu community:

We’ll be back in one week with an interview with Rick Spencer, VP of Ubuntu Engineering at Canonical. In the meantime, send us your feedback!

S06E10 – Dances with Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:45 +0000

We’re back with the tenth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen and The Podcats are all set in Studio A with cake and an interview.

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Ivanka Majic, Creative Strategic Lead on the Canonical Design Team about designing in the open.
We share some Command Line Lurve: btsync
We chat about publishing an article on opensource.com, playing with juju, taking sweets from strangers, and being experimented on…
And, of course, we go over your marvellous feedback, including this video from Dave Jeffrey.

S06E09 – The Big Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:30:17 +0000

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore and Laura Cowen return for the ninth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the news:
We catch up with what’s happening in the Ubuntu community:
- Fixing a logo that swirls the wrong way
- A blog post about the reality of sales figures on Ubuntu Software Centre
- Rhythmbox integration to be retired for the Ubuntu One Music Store
- Canonical and VMware to collaborate
- Ivanka Majic of the Canonical Design Team blogs about designing in the open – we’ll talk to Ivanka about this in the next episode!
- Community website redesign
- Bytemark encouraging hosting companies to contribute to Geary email client
And we mention some events:
- Ubuntu UK Raring Ringtail release party - The Old Thameside Inn, London, UK – 25th April
- Ubuntu IE Ubuntu Raring Ringtail release party - The Porterhouse Temple Bar on Parliament Street, Dublin – 28th April
- GNOME Outreach Program for Women - internships from 17th June to 23rd September - application deadline 1st May
- Hack ‘n’ Talk – London – 29th June
- Young Rewired State – Wales – 6th – 7th July

S06E08 – Inglourious Ubuntu

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:40:34 +0000

We’re back with the eighth episode of Season Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team! Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen and The Podcats are all set in Studio A with cake and an interview.

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Michael Hall from the Community team about CoreApps.
We share some GUI Luv: GNOME-Do.
We chat about moonlighting on The Doctor Who Podcast and looking at apps for Ubuntu Touch.
And, of course, we go over your marvellous feedback.

S06E07 – A Fistful of Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:00:17 +0000

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore and Laura Cowen return for the seventh episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the News:
- Google are forking WebKit…
- Mozilla have started a research project to create a new engine…
- Some cool software projects are looking for crowdfunding: Geary and EasyChirp
- Fairsearch are complaining to the EU about Google…
We catch up with what’s happening in the Ubuntu community:
And we mention some events:
- UCubed 2013 (Ubuntu and Upstream Unconference) – MadLab (Manchester Digital Laboratory), Manchester, UK – 21st April (10am-4pm) It’s pay-what-you-want.
- Make Munich (German Maker Faire) – Munich, Germany – 20th-21st April
- Ubuntu UK Raring Ringtail release party - The Old Thameside Inn, London, UK – 25th April

S06E06 – One Hour Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:30:26 +0000

We’re here with cake and an interview. We’re Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and The Podcats. We’re here in Studio A for the sixth episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Benjamin Kerensa about OpenPhoto.
We share some GUI Luv: geeknote.me
We chat about dual-booting a Nexus 7 with Ubuntu, the Ubuntu SDK, and attending Photography Farm.
And, of course, we go over your marvellous feedback.

S06E05 – The Good, The Bad and the Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:30:33 +0000

We’re back! More cake. More chat. We’re Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, and The Podcats. We’re here in Studio A for the fifth episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the News:
We catch up with what’s happening in the Community:
And we mention some events:
- Rasperry Pi GPIO Workshop – Solent University, Southampton, UK – 12th April
- Egham Raspberry Pi Jam – Egham, UK – 14th April
- Culture Freedom Day – 18th May
- Ohio LinuxFest – Columbus, Ohio, US – 13th-15th September – They’re looking for talk submissions!

S06E04 – Some Like It Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:00:15 +0000

We’re here with cake and an interview. We’re Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and The Podcats. We’re here in Studio A for the fourth episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager, about recent community controversies. If you managed to miss the hullabaloo, (lucky you!) you can find out more about in our last episode.
We share some GUI Luv: x-tile
We chat about switching to Mutt and about blogging and tweeting for the Sam Shaw Appeal, which is raising £250,000 to send Laura’s friend’s 4-yr-old son to the US for cancer treatment.
And, of course, we go over your marvellous feedback.

S06E03 – The Pope Must Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:30:00 +0000

We’re back! More cake. More chat. We’re Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and The Podcats. We’re here in Studio A for the third episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the News:
We catch up with what’s happening in the Community:
- Bootable Ubuntu on USB bracelet has met its Kickstarter goal…
- HP have launched an all-in-one PC running Ubuntu…
- Community chaos kicked off…
  - First there was a suggestion for Rolling Releases, then there was an announcement about Mir graphics server.
  - Some people got annoyed: here, here, here, and here.
  - Some people were less annoyed: here, here, here, and here.
  - Really, we could’ve done a whole show on this… see here, and here, and here.
  - Go Google if you want anything else. We’ll be interviewing Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager, about it in next week’s episode.
- Virtual UDS has happened…
- Ubuntu GNOME Remix is now Recognised Flavour Ubuntu GNOME…
And we mention some events:
- Open Source Junction – Open Source Hardware meets Open Source Software – Trinity College, Oxford, UK – 14th-15th March
- Making use of OpenStreetMap data (BCS talk by Nick Whitelegg) – Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK – 18th March
- Egham Raspberry Pi Jam – Egham, UK – 14th April

S06E02 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:00:35 +0000

We’re here again! Eating cake and discussing stuff. We’re Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and The Podcats. We’re here in Studio A for the second episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Elizabeth Krumbach about Xubuntu.
We share some GUI Luv: NetFlix Desktop
We chat about moving house, obtaining a nexus of Nexus, and tidying an office (it’s all happening here, folks!).
And, of course, we go over your feedback.
For those of you missing Tomorrow’s Technology Today, the Herbert Maxwell Fosdyke Curmudgeon Memorial Sound Archive is now up and running! It contains all the surviving episodes of Tomorrow’s Technology Today, the documentary, and the mysterious transmission from space that was Yesterday’s Technology Today.

S06E01 – We Need to Talk About Ubuntu

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:02:59 +0000

We’re back! That’s us: Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and (not forgetting) The Podcats. We’re here in Studio A for the first episode of Season (Series) Six of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We take a look at what’s been happening in the News:
We catch up with what’s happening in the Community:
- A new Totem (Movie Player) UI was proposed but has since disappeared from the Web…
- Ubuntu Developer Summits will now be every 3 months and virtual…
- Daily builds and updates to phablet-tools…
And we mention some events:
- Hack ‘n’ talk – Google Campus, London, UK – 9th March
- Open Source Junction – Open Source Hardware meets Open Source Software – Trinity College, Oxford, UK – 14th-15th March
- North East Linux Fest – Harvard University, US – 16th-17th March

S06E00 – Season 6 is coming!

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:30:33 +0000

Just a quick note to say we’re coming back with a brand new season of the Ubuntu UK Podcast Live on Wednesday 27th February 2013. Listen to this episode to hear the other exciting news about season 6!

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S05E22 – A Final Reckoning

admin — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:00:44 +0000

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and podcats are drinking mulled wine and eating mince pies with homemade brandy butter in Studio A for the twenty-second and final episode of Season Five of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We recall our predictions for 2012 and decide whether we were right or wrong. We foolishly then decide to make some predictions for 2013.

And we perform the Annual UUPC Christmas Play!

We also chat about reading a book, getting a new laptop that hasn’t yet been installed with Ubuntu (but will be), waiting for a Nexus 4, and switching off adblock.

In the news this week:-

We play a preview of a forthcoming documentary about Tomorrow’s Technology Today. Thanks to Victoria Pritchard and Robin Catling – and, of course, the Herbert Maxwell Fosdyke Curmudgeon Memorial Sound Archive.

We chat about some Ubuntu related news in the bit-about-Ubuntu:-

And in Not-about-Ubuntu:
- Future versions of Linux will no longer support i386…

And we have your feedback (including, finally, two – yes two! – voicemails from listeners).

The following sound effects used in this year’s Christmas play are licensed under Creative Commons:

silde-up glissando crescendo bang.wav by Timbre
babycrying.mp3 by morgantj
rbh Applause 01 big.WAV by RHumphries
20061111Bucket1-FX2.wav by daveincamas
Scuba 1.mp3 by digifishmusic
Dialup.mp3 by Jlew
pwm5.wav by rossb
Rhino-04.wav by patchen
pop.aif by eklee
French Champagne.wav by Puniho
wind.wav by ERH
BreathOfDeath.aif by gabemiller74
3D Magic Wand tinkle_16bit.wav by Timbre
preparing_salad_in_kitchen.mp3 by reinsamba
Paper.wav by stijn
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knocks on wood door.aiff by mwmarsh
Typing2.MP3 by tobi123
dorm door opening.wav by pagancow
walkinginsnow.aif by Spandau
Footsteps on Tiles.wav by RutgerMuller
door slam.wav by ttiimm54

And that’s it for the year. It’s time for a break. We’ll let you know if and when we’ll be back when we’ve been for our annual pre-season curry.
Please send your comments and suggestions to: podcast@ubuntu-uk.org
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S05E21 – The Behaviour of Crowds

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:30:11 +0000

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and podcats are back in Studio A for the twenty-first episode of Season Five of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We discuss crowdsourcing funding for projects (take a look at Unbound for book-writing projects, PledgeMusic, and Kickstarter) and why on earth we dedicate so much time to Ubuntu.
We also talk about Minecraft and donating to Wikipedia, posting a parcel, going to a bike maintenance workshop, moonlighting on the Doctor Who Podcast and buying a Nexus 4.
In the news this week:-
And we have an event:
- From 12.00 UTC (midday) on 31st December 2012 to 12.00 UTC on 1st January 2013 Hacker Public Radio are doing a live show. Join the live session in the HPR room on mumble.openspeak.cc port: 64747 or listen along to the live stream.
Victoria Pritchard and Robin Catling dust off another audio recording of an episode of ‘Tomorrow’s Technology Today’ from the Herbert Maxwell Fosdyke Curmudgeon Memorial Sound Archive.
We chat about some Ubuntu related news in the bit-about-Ubuntu:-
And in Not-about-Ubuntu:
- Matthew Garrett releases bootloader to enable Linux on Windows 8 machines…
And we have your feedback.

Join us on Tuesday 18th December 2012 for our next live episode, the last of the season.
Please send your comments and suggestions to: podcast@ubuntu-uk.org
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S05E20 – The Cult of Incompetence

admin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:31:54 +0000

Alan Pope, Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and podcats are back in Studio A for the twentieth episode of Season Five of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Kevin Safford about his plans to use Linux to support Alzheimer’s sufferers.
We discuss the cult of personality in open source.
We also talk about Star Wars: Dark Forces on Linux, buying a game on Steam on Linux, upgrading laptop to 12.10, and using Darktable.
In the news this week:-
And we forgot to mention:
- Random Hacks of Kindness in Southampton, Oxford, and Exeter – 1st-2nd December (see our interview in the last show)
Victoria Pritchard and Robin Catling dust off another audio recording of an episode of ‘Tomorrow’s Technology Today’ from the Herbert Maxwell Fosdyke Curmudgeon Memorial Sound Archive.
We chat about some Ubuntu related news in the bit-about-Ubuntu:-
And in Not-about-Ubuntu:
- GNOME community seek a new community manager…
And we have your feedback.

Join us on Tuesday 4th December 2012 for our next live episode.
Please send your comments and suggestions to: podcast@ubuntu-uk.org
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S05E19 – Random Rhymes and Rambles

admin — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:23:51 +0000

Alan ‘popey’ Pope is back in Studio A with Mark Johnson, Tony Whitmore, Laura Cowen, and podcats for the nineteenth episode of Season Five of the Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo Team!

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In this week’s show:-

We interview Dirk Gorissen about Random Hacks of Kindness.
We discuss the recent Ubuntu Developer Summit.
We also talk about getting a new laptop, fixing stuff with Sugru, and going to Monkeyworld in Dorset.
In the news this week:-
And we have no events to tell you about this time!
Victoria Pritchard and Robin Catling dust off another audio recording of an episode of ‘Tomorrow’s Technology Today’ from the Herbert Maxwell Fosdyke Curmudgeon Memorial Sound Archive.
We mention some Ubuntu related news in the bit-about-Ubuntu:-
And in Not-about-Ubuntu:
- Linus reviews KDE…
And we have your feedback, including this from Stuart Ward:
~$ date | qrencode -o - | xloadimage -delay 1 stdin

Join us on Tuesday 20th November 2012 for our next live episode.
Please send your comments and suggestions to: podcast@ubuntu-uk.org
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