Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #197 for the week June 6th – June 12th, 2010 and is available here.

In this Issue we cover:

* Welcome New Ubuntu Members
* Kubuntu Council Elections
* Ubuntu sparc and ia64 ports
* Ubuntu Stats
* LoCo-Directory Meeting Feature
* Ubuntu 10.04 Release Party at Kanchipuram
* Sunday Special: Ubuntu Hour
* Día del usuario Ubuntu ROCKED!!!
* LinuxTag 2010 Ubuntu Berlin Barbeque
* Instructors Confirmed for Ubuntu User Day on July 10th
* Reviewing 2000 patches
* “Is Linux Secure?” at Southeast LinuxFest
* In The Press
* In The Blogosphere
* Ubuntu In Business
* Wine 1.2 Release Candidate 3 Is Out Now
* EtherPad: web-based collaborative editor
* Canonical Rolling Out Ubuntu Advantage for Enterprise Linux OS
* Linaro Tools and Infrastructure Sprint
* Severed Fifth Part Two Begins
* Featured Podcasts
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
* Updates and Security
* and much much more!

This issue of The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

* Amber Graner
* Chris Johnson
* J.Scott Gwin
* Liraz Siri
* Mike Holstein
* Daniel Calab
* Penelope Stowe
* Nigel Babu
* And many others

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