Anyone want to bring their expert knowledge of Ubuntu/Debian packaging to Manchester, UK on 21st April?

2013-03-25 Thread Chris Wilson
Hey there, UCubed, the Manchester-based Ubuntu unconference, will be held on Sunday 21st April in Manchester City Centre, and we're looking for someone to come along for a few hours and give a class/workshop on maintaining the Ubuntu packageset. We're looking to provide some classes and

Re: How is app information in Ubuntu Software Center maintained?

2013-03-18 Thread Chris Wilson
debian/control probably plays some role in that, though I'm not sure how you would go about setting up an environment in which to test that. On 18 March 2013 15:35, Ma Xiaojun damage3...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas m...@canonical.com wrote: Yes, the

Timescale on QMl-ification of Ubuntu Desktop

2013-03-12 Thread Chris Wilson
I was wondering how long it will likely take to move the QML versions of Unity and the Core Apps to the desktop? If the existing selection of apps are due to be replaced, then I'm wondering how worthwhile it is to continue are work on them. Chris -- ubuntu-devel mailing list

Minutes of the One Hundred Paper Cuts meeting on 2012-11-22

2012-11-25 Thread Chris Wilson
These can be viewed on the wiki page here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCuts/MeetingMinutes/22Nov2012https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCuts/MeetingMinutes/22Nov2012#preview = Meeting Minutes = * [[http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2012/11/21/%23ubuntu-desktop.txt | txt]] *

Re: [Desktop13.04-Topic] Integrate a Paper Cuts toolbelt into ubuntu-dev-tools

2012-10-25 Thread Chris Wilson
Presumably the user already has the application in question open, so it would be simpler to allow them to point to an open window and have the reporting program work out the package from that. Now that does sound like a good idea. Do you if there's anything in GTK that can extract meta data

Re: [Desktop13.04-Topic] Integrate a Paper Cuts toolbelt into ubuntu-dev-tools

2012-10-24 Thread Chris Wilson
Thanks a lot for your feedback. We'll put it in it's own package. Chris -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel

Re: Future of the Hundred Papercuts project

2012-09-28 Thread Chris Wilson
Hi Bryce, Thanks a lot for your input. I had no idea about a lot of this and it's all going to be very useful. Chris On 26 September 2012 20:31, Bryce Harrington br...@canonical.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 01:05:33PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote: Hi there Desktop and Dev teams, My

Future of the Hundred Papercuts project

2012-09-26 Thread Chris Wilson
Hi there Desktop and Dev teams, My name if Chris Wilson and I've recently taken over the leadership of the Hundred Papercuts project, and am exploring ways to revitalise it now that contributions have all but dried up. I'm drawing up a plan on this wikihttps://wiki.ubuntu.com

Some advise on this bug please

2012-08-05 Thread Chris Wilson
Hey, This bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/812210) was reported a year ago and I'm not sure what would be involved in fixing it. Could someone please advise? Thanks, Chris -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or

Re: Drop Alphas and Betas (was Re: Releasing Alphas and Betas without freezing)

2012-06-18 Thread Chris Wilson
On 18 June 2012 07:36, Rick Spencer rick.spen...@canonical.com wrote: Therefore, I propose we: 1. Stop with the alphas and betas and win back all of the development effort 2. *Increase* the cadence of ISO testing to whatever we want or whatever the community team can manage 3. Spin a

What package does this bug affect?

2012-06-12 Thread Chris Wilson
Hey there, Could someone please help me figure out what package this bughttps://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/980553affects? Thanks, Chris -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Opinion on this bug

2012-06-12 Thread Chris Wilson
Hey there, I was wondering if anyone could take a quick look at this bughttps://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/926357and make guestimate at the complexity of the solution. My general rule is that anything touched by Compiz automatically ceases to be a papercut since even the most

Re: XULRunner in 12.04

2012-04-11 Thread Chris Wilson
Hi Stefano, Thanks for the clarification. Chris On Sat 07 Apr 2012 17:22:06 BST, Stefano Rivera wrote: Hi Chris (2012.04.04_15:01:54_+0200) Is there a reason the package is not longer there or is this just an oversight? Intentional. With Firefox's rapid release cycle, we couldn't provide a

Re: FW: [hatari-devel] Hatari in Ubuntu's repository out-of-date

2012-03-26 Thread Chris Wilson
Hi Cyprian, The package in the Ubuntu Software Centre is a mirror of the one currently available in Debian. The best way to update the package in Ubuntu is to update it in Debian, and you can do that byu filing a bug report against the Debian package, which this wiki

Re: Dropping tomboy from the CD at least for part of the oneiric cycle

2011-06-15 Thread Chris Wilson
Since that work has been stalling for a while, What are the chances that the mono bindings won't be ready by October, and if that's the case, what happens to Tomboy? Chris -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: