Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 272 for the week June 25 – July 1, 2012.

== Links to UWN ==

* Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue272

== In This Issue ==

* 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Alpha 2 Released!
* Welcome New Members
* Ubuntu Stats
* Jo’burg Ubuntu Hour and CDs across the country
* Launchpad News
* Ubuntu Cloud News
* Daniel Holbach: A few days as an ARB helper
* IRC Council: Join the discussion in #ubuntu-discuss
* Jono Bacon: Ubuntu App Showdown: Gallery Of Progress
* Nicholas Skaggs: Call for Testing: 12.10 kernel on 12.04
* Edubuntu: Deployments Page
* Benjamin Kerensa: Help wanted:Chromium PPA’s for Ubuntu
* Ubuntu App Developer Blog: Ubuntu App Showdown Week 2 Wrap-Up
* Barneedhar: Ask Ubuntu update for June 2012
* Daniel Holbach: Be part of the Ubuntu Apps Sprint
* Matthew Helmke: The Official Ubuntu Book, seventh edition
* Helping Zentyal offer an open-source alternative for small businesses
* Which Linux Is Best for File Servers? Survey Says: Debian and Ubuntu
* Canonical will use Intel’s efilinux in Ubuntu for UEFI secure boot
* Ubuntu Unity: Making the desktop seriously efficient again
* In The Blogosphere
* Full Circle Magazine #62
* Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 is now available!
* Other Articles of Interest
* Featured Podcasts
* Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
* Updates and Security for 8.04, 10.04, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04
* And much more!