Ara Pulido

Last week, on the same day Ubuntu 11.10 got released, we launched the Beta of Ubuntu Friendly website. This is a huge milestone for us, as we will be able to collect a lot of data coming from Ubuntu users in order to fix bugs and tweak the scoring system so it is better once Ubuntu Friendly finishes its beta period (once 12.04 LTS gets released).

In the first few days we got the following numbers:

• More than 350 submissions
• More than 100 submissions with more than 3 stars
• 4 submissions with 5 stars
• 7 models with more than 1 rater

I think this is a great achievement for the first week of a beta release. Let’s hope we get many more results, feedback and bugs as possible, so Ubuntu Friendly rocks when 12.04 LTS is released!

The Ubuntu Hardware Certification team is growing!

I am happy to announce that the hardware certification team is growing and we are now looking for a Certification Engineer to work in our lab in Lexington (MA).

The job is great if you like to develop automated testcases, but you also want to get your hands dirty with hardware configuration, networking, etc. You will be able to help a team that helps Ubuntu to work better in a wide range of hardware, helping developers debugging weird kernel bugs. This is also the team behind Ubuntu Friendly, so you will be able to help this great project as well!

So, if you live around the Boston area and you think your the person for the job, please, apply in the Canonical job site. Looking forward to reading your resumes!

Now we have a proper “How-to participate in Ubuntu Friendly” including a screencast on how to submit your system. We are just waiting to have a nice domain and Ubuntu 11.10 released to launch officially Ubuntu Friendly Beta!