14 DAY TRIAL // A new Ubuntu Online Summit is being planned and it will start next week. Users and developers alike are invited to participate and share their ideas and questions with the community.
The Ubuntu Online Summit is an event that allows the Ubuntu community to contribute to the development of the operating system by taking part in discussions with the developers. It features a lot of topics regarding the system, some more complex than others, but pretty much all of the aspects of the distribution will be covered.
The current summit is scheduled to take place right after the Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) development cycle has started. Users will be able to find out about the features that are going to be integrated in Ubuntu ahead of time, and they will be able to query the developers about any subject. If you have any questions about Ubuntu (not technical support related), if you want to know why something is implemented in a certain way, or you just want some general information, then the Ubuntu Online Summit is the place to ask them.
Ubuntu Online Summit is for vervets
The changes and improvements for Ubuntu 15.04 haven't been discussed just yet, and there is a good chance that some of the new features for the upcoming released from April 2016 will be revealed during the summit. Right now, the devs' focus is on Ubuntu Touch, but once that system is launched, they will be able to pay more attention to the desktop.
"Ubuntu Online Summit is once again upon us. This is a community event by and for the community. It's all encompassing and intends to cover a wide range of topics. You don't need to be a developer, project lead, member of a team, or even a member of ubuntu to join and participate. The only requirement is your passion for ubuntu and desire to discuss about it's future with others."
"The dates are set as November 12-November 14th from 1400 UTC to 2000 UTC. I am once again privileged to be a track lead for the users track. In my opinion, this is the best track as it's the one the largest number of us within the community can easily feel a part of (just don't like Michael, David, Daniel or Alan know I said that). Do you use ubuntu? Awesome, this is the track for you," wrote Canonical's Nicholas Skaggs.
The Ubuntu 15.04 daily build is already available for download. You might want to give it a spin before the summit starts, maybe you'll have some interesting proposals to make.