News and announcements

Launchpad 2.2.2 released!

Written for Launchpad Suite by Matthew Revell on 2009-02-26

The Launchpad team is proud to announce the release of Launchpad 2.2.2!
Let's look at what's new this month.

Now easier to add upstream links to bug reports
------------------------------------------------

If you're using Launchpad to track a bug that you think may also be
reported elsewhere -- such as in a project's Bugzilla -- it's now easier
to find that bug report.

Launchpad developer Graham Binns explains:

  Launchpad will now give you direct links to the bug search and filing
  forms in a project's external tracker, so long as Launchpad knows the
  tracker's location.

  To find the links, all you have to do is click "Also affects project"
  on the bug report and select the project you want to link to.

There's more in Graham's blog post:

http://blog.launchpad.net/?p=534

Also in Launchpad 2.2.2
------------------------

February saw the Launchpad team dedicate a week to tackling
slower-loading pages. Read our write-up of what happened in Launchpad
Performance Week:

http://blog.launchpad.net/?p=556

You can find full details of Launchpad 2.2.2 on its milestone page,
here:

https://launchpad.net/launchpad-project/+milestone/2.2.2

If you come across a bug, please report it here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad

See you next month!
--------------------

We'll be releasing Launchpad 2.2.3 at the start of April. In the mean
time, stay up to date with Launchpad news and views through our blog:

http://blog.launchpad.net

And as always, you can join us in #launchpad on Freenode and on the
launchpad-users mailing list:

https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-users

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Launchpad 2.2.1 released!

Written for Launchpad Suite by Matthew Revell on 2009-01-29

The Launchpad team are proud to announce Launchpad 2.2.1, our first
release of 2009!

In 2.2.1 we've introduced:

 * a unique signature for each Personal Package Archive
 * a way to introduce new translators to your team's way of working
 * an easier way for projects to export translations made in Launchpad.

Read on for details of what's new!

Signed PPAs
------------

If you've recently installed software from a Personal Package Archive,
your package manager may have told you it doesn't recognise the PPA's
public key.

That's because we've added a key to each PPA in Launchpad, allowing you
to verify you're downloading from the archive you expect.

Our screencast shows how to add a PPA's key to your system:

http://news.launchpad.net/ppa/adding-a-ppas-key-to-ubuntu

Help new translators find their way
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The ease with which newcomers can make translations is one of the
reasons many projects choose Launchpad.

If you're in a translation team, you can help new translators pick up
the style and rules of the project(s) you're working on by linking to
your translation style guide directly from the relevant translation
pages.

Take a look at our blog post for details:

http://news.launchpad.net/translations/translations-style-guides

Upstream projects: easily integrate translations made in Launchpad
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Thousands of people use Launchpad to help translate Ubuntu. Many
projects whose software is in Ubuntu also have their own translation
efforts outside Launchpad.

In the past, translations made in Launchpad weren't always easy for
upstream projects to integrate back into their own translations.

We've added a new translation export option that provides only those
strings that have changed since we last imported the project's own
translations. This should make it much easier for projects to take and
use translations made in Launchpad.

See our help page for more:

https://help.launchpad.net/PartialPOExport

Full details of 2.2.1
-----------------------

To get the full details of the Launchpad 2.2.11 release, visit its
milestone page:

https://launchpad.net/launchpad-project/+milestone/2.2.1

If you come across a bug, please report it here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad

See you next month
-------------------

We'll be back in February with Launchpad 2.2.2 on the 25th.

Don't forget the Launchpad News blog:

 * http://news.launchpad.net

And as always, you can join us in #launchpad on Freenode and on the
launchpad-users mailing list:

https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-users

Launchpad 2.1.11: OpenID and easier to contact other people

Written for Launchpad Suite by Matthew Revell on 2008-11-24

The Launchpad team is proud to announce the release of Launchpad
2.1.11, which includes two major new features:

 * OpenID: log into other websites using your Launchpad profile URL
 * Contact people and teams: now easier to contact other Launchpad users.

Read more

Launchpad 2.1.9 released

Written for Launchpad Suite by Matthew Revell on 2008-09-25

The Launchpad team is proud to announce the release of
Launchpad 2.1.9!

In this release, we have:

 * Karma for code reviews: earn karma when you take part in code
   reviews in Launchpad. For more on code reviews,
   see https://news.launchpad.net/?p=91

 * Maps on profile pages: see straight away where in the world
   other people are thanks to new profile page maps.

Setting your location on the map is easy: visit your profile page
(https://launchpad.net/people/+me) and click to plant your flag.
It'll show up both on your own profile and on the map of any
teams you're part of.

The maps aren't just for fun: they also make it easier to decide
on meeting times and possible locations for physical meet-ups.
Take a look at the Launchpad Developers team for an example:

https://launchpad.net/~launchpad

Full details of Launchpad 2.1.9
--------------------------------

Full details of the features and bug fixes that went into this
release are on the Launchpad 2.1.9 milestone page:

https://launchpad.net/launchpad-bazaar/+milestone/2.1.9

If you come across any bugs in Launchpad, please report them
here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+filebug

We'll be releasing Launchpad 2.1.10 on October 15th. In the mean
time, join us in #launchpad on Freenode and on the
launchpad-users mailing list:

http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users

Launchpad 2.1.8 released

Written for Launchpad Suite by Matthew Revell on 2008-08-21

We in the Launchpad team are proud to announce the 21st August
2008 release of Launchpad 2.1.8!

This release brings two items of good news for anyone who
commits code to branches registered in Launchpad:

 * Karma for commits: Launchpad now awards karma for code
   commits to project branches.

 * Feeds of each person's code commits: as well as a feed that
   shows which branches you work on, Launchpad now gives you a
   feed of all the commits you've made to branches in Launchpad.

To subscribe to someone's branch commits feed, go to their code
overview page - visit https://code.launchpad.net/people/+me for
your own - and click the feed icon in your browser's address
bar.

There's more about karma for commits in our blog post:

http://news.launchpad.net/cool-new-stuff/karma-for-commits

Bugzilla and Trac plugin beta now open
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Sharing the same bug report and comment history between
communities is one of Launchpad's most useful features.

With the beta of our new plugins for Bugzilla and Trac now open,
projects who run their own external bug trackers can now also
share bug comment histories with Launchpad.

Graham Binns from the Launchpad Bugs team blogs about how to
take part in the beta, if you run a Bugzilla or Trac instance:

http://news.launchpad.net/?p=115

Regular updates on the Launchpad API beta
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If you're following the beta of the Launchpad API, you can now
get regular updates on what's new from Leonard Richardson, one
of the Launchpad team working on the API.

Leonard's posts are in the Launchad News blog's API category:

http://news.launchpad.net/category/api

Full details of Launchpad 2.1.8
--------------------------------

Full details of the features and bug fixes that went into this
release are on the Launchpad 2.1.8 milestone page:

https://launchpad.net/launchpad-project/+milestone/2.1.8

If you come across any bugs in Launchpad, please report them
here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+filebug

We'll be releasing Launchpad 2.1.9 on the 17th September. In the
mean time, join us each Thursday at 18.00 UTC in
#launchpad-meeting on Freenode for the Launchpad team meeting
and also any time on the launchpad-users mailing list:

http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users

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