Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Updates from me
On Sun, 22 Nov 2020, Ross Gammon wrote: So far all of my Ubuntu Studio machines are desktop units as I have never had the need to do music on the run (all of my instruments are too big to carry, and I rarely get a project to the mixing stage that can't wait a few weeks anyway). :-) But I would probably use the US installer anyway to overlay Ubuntu Studio so that the possibility was there. I kind of thought so too until someone walked in with their shiny new windows box with a USB 2.0 that would not work cause he didn't have the driver disk... I was able to get the session recorded with his audio device on Ardour in my old 32bit whatever this thing is that I was given as being to old to use. Good to have a backup. -- Len Ovens www.ovenwerks.net -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Updates from me
Hi Erich, On 17/11/2020 18:54, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: > Also, during the previous cycle, somehow I got the attention of the > people behind the Kubuntu Focus project, which is the laptop with the > Kubuntu brand on it. You can check it out at kfocus.org. It is one > powerhouse of a machine! That said, they have reached-out to me and > hired me to do their packaging for the machine-specific repositories > that ship with the laptop for things such as power management and other > optimizations, and to keep their "curated software" maintained in a > backports repository of sorts since they stick with the LTS release. For > now, it is a temporary, part-time position. Congratulations on the new job. It was on my radar to look into a new Development laptop. The current one was a "what is the cheapest laptop you have?" purchase on the way through the airport to FOSDEM in Brussels! US-based Debian Developers have been offered discounts from Lenovo, but so far this doesn't apply for European DDs. Kfocus looks interesting. Do you know if there are plans to ensure a smooth upgrade to the next LTS? I would hate to be trapped on 20.04 relying on backports forever. So far all of my Ubuntu Studio machines are desktop units as I have never had the need to do music on the run (all of my instruments are too big to carry, and I rarely get a project to the mixing stage that can't wait a few weeks anyway). :-) But I would probably use the US installer anyway to overlay Ubuntu Studio so that the possibility was there. > That said, since it has become my day job, it is now my focus (no pun > intended). I'm not leaving Ubuntu Studio, but I want to make you aware > of my time commitment. As part of this, I'm reserving evenings and > weekends for time with my family. I have no problem answering questions > via IRC/Matrix, but if I don't respond on the weekends, just know that > this is why. Enjoy your weekends! Ross signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
[ubuntu-studio-devel] Updates from me
Hi all, I just thought I'd share some updates with what has been going on. As many of you know, I was recently elected to the Ubuntu Community Council. This is going to be a huge benefit to Ubuntu Studio and other flavors as we now have someone on the council that comes at it with flavors, and specifically Ubuntu Studio, in mind. Also, during the previous cycle, somehow I got the attention of the people behind the Kubuntu Focus project, which is the laptop with the Kubuntu brand on it. You can check it out at kfocus.org. It is one powerhouse of a machine! That said, they have reached-out to me and hired me to do their packaging for the machine-specific repositories that ship with the laptop for things such as power management and other optimizations, and to keep their "curated software" maintained in a backports repository of sorts since they stick with the LTS release. For now, it is a temporary, part-time position. Additionally, part of that is keeping the Ubuntu Studio backports repository updated so that we're not duplicating effort. We really want to merge the synergies of the two projects. They want to be able to benefit from the work we've been doing with Studio via the Ubuntu Studio installer and add that as an official "expert solution" for multimedia types. So, this is a win-win because this merges the synergies of Ubuntu Studio with a hardware provider. I won't be paid to work on Ubuntu Studio *specifically* but it fits with the goals of the project for me to keep working on it. Another major part of my job will be managing the user experience, and making it a great out-of-the-box Linux experience. That is coming along, and we're even developing a welcome app, which I helped design, with the working name "Center of Focus" that we hope to upstream into both Ubuntu Studio and Kubuntu since it will be easily configurable. A future idea which we have discussed would be having Ubuntu Studio (22.04) installed by default on request. Like I said, this is one powerhouse of a machine, so it fits perfectly in our goals for Ubuntu Studio to be the best out-of-the-box content creation platform. I just wanted to let you all know what was going on. I'm really excited about this opportunity, and I encourage you to check out kfocus.org to see this beautiful machine! That said, since it has become my day job, it is now my focus (no pun intended). I'm not leaving Ubuntu Studio, but I want to make you aware of my time commitment. As part of this, I'm reserving evenings and weekends for time with my family. I have no problem answering questions via IRC/Matrix, but if I don't respond on the weekends, just know that this is why. Thanks for all you are doing! -- Erich Eickmeyer Project Leader Ubuntu Studio Council Member Ubuntu Community Council -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
