--- title: 'Ubuntu Foundations Development Summary: August 1, 2017' description: 'This newsletter is here to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Foundations Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on. If you would like to reach the Foundations team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-devel channel on freenode. Highlights Brian Murray announced a change […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-foundations-development-summary-august-1-2017 --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 1 August 2017 # Ubuntu Foundations Development Summary: August 1, 2017 --- Share the article This newsletter is here to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Foundations Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on. If you would like to reach the Foundations team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-devel channel on freenode. ## Highlights * Brian Murray announced a change to the behavior of do-release-upgrade -d: * OpenJDK 8 has been released with the 8u141 security patches * Reliability issues in unattended-upgrades have been addressed: * Netplan 0.25 has been released, including test fixes, IPv6 RA fixes, and handling of MTUs with the NM backend ## The State of the Archive * The ocaml 4.04 transition is done * Ubuntu 16.10 is now EOL * python3.6 is now the default in artful * The perl 5.26 transition has started in artful-proposed; expect delays in package migrations while the autopkgtest runners work through the backlog of related tests. * The transition to gcc 7 as default will begin in early August. ## Upcoming Ubuntu Dates * 16.04.3 point release is scheduled for August 3, 2017 * [17.10 Feature Freeze – August 24, 2017](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseSchedule) ## Weekly Meeting * * [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### AI infrastructure for telcos](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-infrastructure-for-telcos) Why moving from pilots to production changes the platform Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the demonstration phase. Telco operators are already exploring it for fault... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 2 October 2026 [### Canonical named a Challenger in the 2026 GartnerⓇ Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-a-challenger-in-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-server-virtualization-platforms) Canonical has been recognized as a Challenger in the 2026 GartnerⓇ Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms. The inaugural edition of the report provides an... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 1 October 2026 [### Canonical announces the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell to help secure autonomous AI agent fleets](https://canonical.com/blog/charmed-openshell-alpha-release) To streamline enterprise deployment and lifecycle management, Canonical is announcing the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell. [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 September 2026 [### Ubuntu coming soon to Snapdragon X2 Series platforms, unlocking more Linux PCs for the agentic world](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-coming-soon-to-qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-series-platforms) Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies announce upcoming native Ubuntu support for Qualcomm’s flagship laptop silicon, delivering multi-day battery life, 80 TOPS NPU acceleration,... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 23 September 2026