Ubuntu Server Development Summary - 12 Sep 2017

[David Britton]

# Hello Ubuntu Server!
The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and
highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If
you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the
#ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and
use the Ubuntu Server Team [mailing list][0].

[0]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server

## cloud-init
- Reduced unit test times from an average of ~20 seconds down to less
  than 5 seconds

## curtin
- Fixed install failure on disks previous used with RAID (LP: #1708052)

## git-ubuntu
- Developed and added integration test to merge requests
- Added pylint testing to merge requests

## Bug Work and Triage
- 63 bugs reviewed, no change in backlog, 279 in the [backlog][1]
- [Notes on daily bug triage][2]

[1]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server/+subscribedbugs
[2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/KnowledgeBase#Bug_Triage

## IRC Meeting
- [IRC Log][3]
- [Agenda and notes][4]

[3]: https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2017/ubuntu-meeting.2017-09-12-16.00.html
[4]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting

## Ubuntu Server Packages
Below is a summary of uploads to the development and supported releases.
Current status of the Debian to Ubuntu merges is tracked on the
[Merge-o-Matic page][5]. For a full list of recent merges with change
logs please see the Ubuntu Server [report][6].

[5]: https://merges.ubuntu.com/main.html
[6]: http://reqorts.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/ubuntu-server/merges.html

### Uploads to the Development Release (Artful)

```
bind9, 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1, paelzer
cloud-init, 0.7.9-267-g922c3c5c-0ubuntu1, smoser
lxc, 2.0.8-0ubuntu7.1, xnox
maven-ant-helper, 8.1, None
ntp, 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu2, paelzer
qemu, 1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu1, paelzer
raphael, 2.1.0-1ubuntu2, paelzer
samba, 2:4.6.7+dfsg-1ubuntu2, paelzer
Total: 8

```

### Uploads to Supported Releases (Trusty, Xenial, Yakkety, Zesty)

```
docker.io, xenial, 1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, mwhudson
docker.io, zesty, 1.13.1-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, mwhudson
libvirt, trusty, 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.22, paelzer
ntp, xenial, 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.7, paelzer
walinuxagent, trusty, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1~14.04.1, sil2100
walinuxagent, xenial, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1~16.04.1, sil2100
walinuxagent, zesty, 2.2.16-0ubuntu1~17.04.1, sil2100
Total: 7
```

## Contact the Ubuntu Server team
- Chat on #ubuntu-server on Freenode
- Email the [ubuntu-server mailing list][7]

[7]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server

-- 
David Britton <david.britton at canonical.com>