The Ubuntu Opportunistic Developer Week has been announced between 1st to 6th March to enable opportunistic developers to start writing applications using tools like Python, Glade, Quickly and Ground Control and make development on Ubuntu fun and accessible.

Google says they will implement and upgrade their existing ext2 filesystem to ext4.

The Gnome 3 desktop for Linux is planned to be released in early 2010. But you can experience it in Ubuntu Karmic koala through Gnome 3 Shell. We will show you how you can try out all the features of Gnome 3 though Gnome 3 Shell.

Portable Ubuntu Remix installs Ubuntu as a native Windows application. Portable Ubuntu Remix is build on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and is built with Colinux Kernel, Xming X server and Pulseaudio server for Windows.

Download the test version of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx as a ISO file. Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx downloads are available for both 32bit and 64bit PCs.

Ubuntu Karmic Koala Beta has finallly been released here are some feature overviews and download links for Ubuntu 9.10