Sunsetting Ubuntu Friendly
Hello all, On October 2011 we launched the beta of Ubuntu Friendly [1], with a clear goal: being the reference of systems that work well with Ubuntu, using the community to test their own laptops and desktops and submit results, using Checkbox [2], a tool that is currently available in Ubuntu Desktop by default. The success of the tool has been minimal, looking at usage statistics it is clear that people still relies a lot more on the certification list [3] when looking for systems that work well with Ubuntu. The cost of maintenance of Ubuntu Friendly’s infrastructure is high, and cannot be justified looking at the current usage of Friendly. We have decided, therefore, to shut down the service. The service will be down on the 15th of September, and we have already add a warning message to the page that will be up until that date. The raw data Ubuntu Friendly is based on (Launchpad HW DB [4]) will still be up and running and your data will still be there after shutting down Ubuntu Friendly. We have added information with the process to the main UbuntuFriendly wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly Thanks, Ara. [1] https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ [2] http://launchpad.net/checkbox [3] http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/ [4] https://launchpad.net/~/+hwdb-submissions -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly - Feedback on Submission
Hello all: I would like to start a discussion on having a method for people to get feedback about their submissions. >From my understanding (please correct me if I am wrong) checkbox and launchpad results do not process submissions for inclusion to Ubuntu Friendly. For this reason building a feedback mechanism in to Ubuntu Friendly itself appears to be a good reason. My thoughts would be to change the 'can't find your results?' to 'review my submissions' which would result in a page that would utilize a person's LP login and then display their submissions and the status of each. If the submission has not been included it would list the reason for it being excluded. Would this be possible? Charles -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly - 13.04
On 11/02/13 14:08, Charles Profitt wrote: > I believe that was what was suggested as a possible way of improving the > processing of data and feedback to people submitting results. > > I am not sure of the implications -- so comments on that are welcome as well. This would involve a lot of changes needed in the UF code, as right now it does not have capacity to store test results. Cheers, Ara. > > Thanks, > > Charles > > > Ara Pulido wrote: >> >> >> On 09/02/13 21:21, cprofitt wrote: >>> JediMike: >>> >>> At our meeting it was asked if it was possible to retool checkbox to >>> submit results directly to Ubuntu Friendly; is that possible? If so >>> would it be possible in time for 13.04 or should this be a target for >>> 13.10? >> >> What do you mean by submitting directly to UF? Avoiding >> Launchpad+Launchpad results? >> >> Cheers, >> Ara. >>> >>> What else can we do to improve the processing of results and feedback to >>> the person who submitted the results? >>> >>> Charles >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-quality mailing list >> Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly - 13.04
I believe that was what was suggested as a possible way of improving the processing of data and feedback to people submitting results. I am not sure of the implications -- so comments on that are welcome as well. Thanks, Charles Ara Pulido wrote: > > > On 09/02/13 21:21, cprofitt wrote: > > JediMike: > > > > At our meeting it was asked if it was possible to retool checkbox to > > submit results directly to Ubuntu Friendly; is that possible? If so > > would it be possible in time for 13.04 or should this be a target for > > 13.10? > > What do you mean by submitting directly to UF? Avoiding > Launchpad+Launchpad results? > > Cheers, > Ara. > > > > What else can we do to improve the processing of results and feedback to > > the person who submitted the results? > > > > Charles > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly - 13.04
On 09/02/13 21:21, cprofitt wrote: > JediMike: > > At our meeting it was asked if it was possible to retool checkbox to > submit results directly to Ubuntu Friendly; is that possible? If so > would it be possible in time for 13.04 or should this be a target for > 13.10? What do you mean by submitting directly to UF? Avoiding Launchpad+Launchpad results? Cheers, Ara. > > What else can we do to improve the processing of results and feedback to > the person who submitted the results? > > Charles > > -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly - 13.04
JediMike: At our meeting it was asked if it was possible to retool checkbox to submit results directly to Ubuntu Friendly; is that possible? If so would it be possible in time for 13.04 or should this be a target for 13.10? What else can we do to improve the processing of results and feedback to the person who submitted the results? Charles -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly Meeting - February 5th / 6th
Sorry i did not attend the Ubuntu Friendly Meeting, I got hospitalized for 3 day's. Hansen Subject: Ubuntu Friendly Meeting - February 5th / 6th (depending on > TZ) > Message-ID: <1359809659.2236.1.camel@tardis-t530> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > All people interested in Ubuntu Friendly: > > The Doodle Pool has completed and the time chosen is 01:00 UTC 2/6/2013. > We will meet on #ubuntu-meeting. I think we may alternate this time slot > with a 17:00 UTC slot. I also think I would like to see the team meet > twice a month to get items off the ground. > > meeting agenda: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly/Meetings > > please feel free to add your own items -- any items we do not get to we > will schedule until next time. > > Charles > > > > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:10:59 -0800 > From: Goddard > To: motepr...@gmail.com > Cc: ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: unsubscribe > Message-ID: <7a14a7d1-d267-40d2-bdef-e1eb5b8a7...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > unsubscribe > > > > -- > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > > End of Ubuntu-quality Digest, Vol 64, Issue 6 > * > -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly - Meeting Report - Next Meeting (Feburary 19th 17:00 UTC)
Hello all: The details about the UF meeting are here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly/Meetings/20130206 We have three action items: * SergioMeneses will be reviewing the current wiki pages and making changes were necessary -- if you would like to assist please contact him. * roadmr will produce a flowchart of the current process that submissions to Ubuntu Friendly undergo * We need a chair for the next meeting. It was decided to go with an earlier meeting for the UTC 0/+1 folks. The next meeting will be at 17:00 UTC. I am at work at this time so I can not guarantee that I ca be present and not get pulled away. If you can chair the meeting please respond on the list. Thanks. If you are interested in helping please join the launchpad team: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-friendly-squad The primary focus of the team right now is on improving the feedback to the people making submissions. roadmr reminded us that any changes to checkbox in this regard (like submitting directly to the UF website) would need to be done soon due to feature freeze. jedimike - can you comment on what avenues are available for providing feedback to the submitters? Thanks everyone for attending. Charles -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly Meeting - February 5th / 6th (depending on TZ)
All people interested in Ubuntu Friendly: The Doodle Pool has completed and the time chosen is 01:00 UTC 2/6/2013. We will meet on #ubuntu-meeting. I think we may alternate this time slot with a 17:00 UTC slot. I also think I would like to see the team meet twice a month to get items off the ground. meeting agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly/Meetings please feel free to add your own items -- any items we do not get to we will schedule until next time. Charles -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly - Meeting
Hello all: The results of the Doodle poll were that the times I listed were not good for a majority of the team. Out of 8 people the most that could meet were three and that was at the latest hour. The only days were Tuesday and Wednesday. For this reason I want to open one more poll, but I am going to put one two options for UTC and two options for UTC -5, and I will only include Tuesday and Wednesday. I hope this will give us a better picture of a good meeting time. The new poll is here: http://doodle.com/nqhhkycwr9aihb69 Also, I added a pad for us to brainstorm at: http://pad.ubuntu.com/sClb0uH2g8 Thanks, Charles -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly
Everyone: My life became a little bit of a mess this past Sunday. My little boy has an abscessed tooth and I came down with the flu. Phil: I would love to come up with something... let me get through the issue with my son and then I can refocus on the issues at hand with UF. Thanks for thinking of UF and myself. If anyone else wants to take the lead on the classroom session please feel free to step forward. My apologies for the disturbance in the force. Charles On Mon, 2013-01-28 at 23:30 +, Phill Whiteside wrote: > Hi Charles, > > > we are going some way in the up coming sessions for friendly, > specifically the laptop sessions [1]. If you want to book a session to > advertise via the classroom people, please do give me a poke in the > ribs. Our own dates are about set now, but you are more than welcome > to add a session for friendly. I'm guessing that liasing with the > laptop team would be good for both of you. > > > Regards, > > > Phill. > 1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Activities/Classroom#Section_4 > > On 15 January 2013 02:38, cprofitt wrote: > On Mon, 2013-01-14 at 09:44 +, Mike Heald wrote: > > On 13/01/13 17:43, cprofitt wrote: > > > I tried making UF today, but was unable to do so. The > error message > I > > > got was: > > > > > > > > > Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement > > > egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2)) > (from > > > versions: ) > > > No distributions matching the version for > egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 > (from -r > > > requirements.txt (line 2)) > > > > > > > > > I was also unable to install "Unable to locate package > > > python-egenix-mx", but I am not 100% sure that they are > related. > > > > > > I think it will help the project if we can build a good > step-by-step > > > guide to build UF. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I've been ill for the past few days, so sorry for not > replying > sooner. > > I'll get on to the queries over the next day or so as I > catch up with > > work I've missed. > > > > Cheers, > > Mike > > Mike: > > Let me know what I can do to help. > > Everyone on the QA list: > > We are having a conversation about getting Ubuntu Friendly > rolling > again. It was suggested after some brief initial conversations > that we > move the discussion to this list. > > Ubuntu Friendly: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly > > https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ > > The site is done in Django and the LP site is here: > > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-friendly > > > Please let us know if you are interested in assisting with > getting > Ubuntu Friendly rolling as a community driven project. > > > Charles Profitt > > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly
Hi Charles, we are going some way in the up coming sessions for friendly, specifically the laptop sessions [1]. If you want to book a session to advertise via the classroom people, please do give me a poke in the ribs. Our own dates are about set now, but you are more than welcome to add a session for friendly. I'm guessing that liasing with the laptop team would be good for both of you. Regards, Phill. 1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/Activities/Classroom#Section_4 On 15 January 2013 02:38, cprofitt wrote: > On Mon, 2013-01-14 at 09:44 +, Mike Heald wrote: > > On 13/01/13 17:43, cprofitt wrote: > > > I tried making UF today, but was unable to do so. The error message > I > > > got was: > > > > > > > > > Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement > > > egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2)) (from > > > versions: ) > > > No distributions matching the version for egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 > (from -r > > > requirements.txt (line 2)) > > > > > > > > > I was also unable to install "Unable to locate package > > > python-egenix-mx", but I am not 100% sure that they are related. > > > > > > I think it will help the project if we can build a good step-by-step > > > guide to build UF. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I've been ill for the past few days, so sorry for not replying > sooner. > > I'll get on to the queries over the next day or so as I catch up with > > work I've missed. > > > > Cheers, > > Mike > > Mike: > > Let me know what I can do to help. > > Everyone on the QA list: > > We are having a conversation about getting Ubuntu Friendly rolling > again. It was suggested after some brief initial conversations that we > move the discussion to this list. > > Ubuntu Friendly: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly > > https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ > > The site is done in Django and the LP site is here: > > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-friendly > > > Please let us know if you are interested in assisting with getting > Ubuntu Friendly rolling as a community driven project. > > > Charles Profitt > > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > -- > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly Meeting
Hello all: We need to get meetings started back up for Ubuntu Friendly so we can discuss desired new features, process, etc. I have setup a Doodle poll to help us choose a time: http://doodle.com/6upx2zh2sc9b4cw3 Thanks, Charles -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly
As I point people to UF when they ask, I so feel that this is a section under used. Regards, Phill. On 15 January 2013 04:11, komputes wrote: > On 13-01-14 09:38 PM, cprofitt wrote: > >> On Mon, 2013-01-14 at 09:44 +, Mike Heald wrote: >> >>> On 13/01/13 17:43, cprofitt wrote: >>> >>>> I tried making UF today, but was unable to do so. The error message >>>> >>> I >> >>> got was: >>>> >>>> >>>> Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement >>>> egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2)) (from >>>> versions: ) >>>> No distributions matching the version for egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 >>>> >>> (from -r >> >>> requirements.txt (line 2)) >>>> >>>> >>>> I was also unable to install "Unable to locate package >>>> python-egenix-mx", but I am not 100% sure that they are related. >>>> >>>> I think it will help the project if we can build a good step-by-step >>>> guide to build UF. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've been ill for the past few days, so sorry for not replying >>> >> sooner. >> >>> I'll get on to the queries over the next day or so as I catch up with >>> work I've missed. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Mike >>> >> >> Mike: >> >> Let me know what I can do to help. >> >> Everyone on the QA list: >> >> We are having a conversation about getting Ubuntu Friendly rolling >> again. It was suggested after some brief initial conversations that we >> move the discussion to this list. >> >> Ubuntu Friendly: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UbuntuFriendly<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly> >> >> https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ >> >> The site is done in Django and the LP site is here: >> >> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-**friendly<https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-friendly> >> >> >> Please let us know if you are interested in assisting with getting >> Ubuntu Friendly rolling as a community driven project. >> >> >> Charles Profitt >> >> >> > Yes please include me Charles. I have always been interested in setting up > a hardware compatibility database for Ubuntu. The idea of UF is amazing, > but the limitation I run into on a regular basis with UF is that only > entire systems are shown. Why is this a limitation? > > How often do you find the exact same system these days? Duplication (in > this context a good thing, as it confirms compatibility) is low because > models are not exactly the same. From one week to another, one batch to > another, a manufacturer can change hardware components making it a new > system. > > Therefore I suggest that if we have a chance to improve UF, we make it > component based (USB and PCI ID based). Please contact me if you are > interested in discussing this improvement. > > -- > -komputes > > (]( -. .- )[) > > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.**com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/** > mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-**quality > > -- > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Re: Ubuntu Friendly
On 13-01-14 09:38 PM, cprofitt wrote: On Mon, 2013-01-14 at 09:44 +, Mike Heald wrote: On 13/01/13 17:43, cprofitt wrote: I tried making UF today, but was unable to do so. The error message I got was: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2)) (from versions: ) No distributions matching the version for egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2)) I was also unable to install "Unable to locate package python-egenix-mx", but I am not 100% sure that they are related. I think it will help the project if we can build a good step-by-step guide to build UF. Thanks, Hi all, I've been ill for the past few days, so sorry for not replying sooner. I'll get on to the queries over the next day or so as I catch up with work I've missed. Cheers, Mike Mike: Let me know what I can do to help. Everyone on the QA list: We are having a conversation about getting Ubuntu Friendly rolling again. It was suggested after some brief initial conversations that we move the discussion to this list. Ubuntu Friendly: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ The site is done in Django and the LP site is here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-friendly Please let us know if you are interested in assisting with getting Ubuntu Friendly rolling as a community driven project. Charles Profitt Yes please include me Charles. I have always been interested in setting up a hardware compatibility database for Ubuntu. The idea of UF is amazing, but the limitation I run into on a regular basis with UF is that only entire systems are shown. Why is this a limitation? How often do you find the exact same system these days? Duplication (in this context a good thing, as it confirms compatibility) is low because models are not exactly the same. From one week to another, one batch to another, a manufacturer can change hardware components making it a new system. Therefore I suggest that if we have a chance to improve UF, we make it component based (USB and PCI ID based). Please contact me if you are interested in discussing this improvement. -- -komputes (]( -. .- )[) -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
Ubuntu Friendly
On Mon, 2013-01-14 at 09:44 +, Mike Heald wrote: > On 13/01/13 17:43, cprofitt wrote: > > I tried making UF today, but was unable to do so. The error message I > > got was: > > > > > > Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement > > egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r requirements.txt (line 2)) (from > > versions: ) > > No distributions matching the version for egenix-mx-base==3.2.4 (from -r > > requirements.txt (line 2)) > > > > > > I was also unable to install "Unable to locate package > > python-egenix-mx", but I am not 100% sure that they are related. > > > > I think it will help the project if we can build a good step-by-step > > guide to build UF. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Hi all, > > I've been ill for the past few days, so sorry for not replying sooner. > I'll get on to the queries over the next day or so as I catch up with > work I've missed. > > Cheers, > Mike Mike: Let me know what I can do to help. Everyone on the QA list: We are having a conversation about getting Ubuntu Friendly rolling again. It was suggested after some brief initial conversations that we move the discussion to this list. Ubuntu Friendly: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFriendly https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ The site is done in Django and the LP site is here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-friendly Please let us know if you are interested in assisting with getting Ubuntu Friendly rolling as a community driven project. Charles Profitt -- Ubuntu-quality mailing list Ubuntu-quality@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality
