Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #147

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #147 for the week June 15th – June 21st, 2009 is available.

In this issue we cover:

* Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase competition
* 3 New Members of the Americas Region Membership Board
* Bootchart testing for UNR
* Empathy to replace Pidgin in Karmic Koala
* Ubuntu Global Jam 2nd – 4th October 2009
* New freenode webchat (and why to use it)
* Ubuntu Stats
* In the Press & Blogosphere
* Upcoming Meetings & Events
* Updates & Security

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter is brought to you by:

* Dave Bush
* Sayak Banerjee
* Kenny McHenry
* Liraz Siri
* Craig A. Eddy
* And many others

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