Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 27 May 2016 13:46:20 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote: >On Fri, 27 May 2016, lukefro...@hushmail.com wrote: > >> In the case of Kdenlive, versions 15.08 and later use a different >> file format. They can read an old project but cannot save back to >> the old format, saving to the new and

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Len Ovens
On Fri, 27 May 2016, lukefro...@hushmail.com wrote: In the case of Kdenlive, versions 15.08 and later use a different file format. They can read an old project but cannot save back to the old format, saving to the new and renaming the old one as a backup. If the user deletes the backup, then

[ubuntu-studio-devel] Call for Ardour Backport Testing

2016-05-27 Thread Ross Gammon
Hi All, As Set pointed out, we now have the latest version of Ardour ready to be tested for Backporting to Xenial and Trusty. We need to test that all of the binary packages install OK, and work. We also need to check all reverse dependencies, but as these are mostly "metapackages",it shouldn't

[ubuntu-studio-devel] Would Ubuntu Studio Team be Interested in Partnering with New England Conservatory?

2016-05-27 Thread Devin Ulibarri
Hi, I am a music teacher and one of my gigs is teaching for New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston, MA. I dream of bringing free/libre software to the school for a number of reasons, and am coming up with a strategy for what would be most effective. My thought is a partnership of some sort

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Ross Gammon
On 05/27/2016 01:23 PM, Kaj Ailomaa wrote: > Yes, I'm planning on adding a one-time popup information for > ubuntustudio-controls to be run at login, but that will only be helping > those who already have it installed (which all Ubuntu Studio users will > have, unless they uninstalled it). If

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Ross Gammon
And I just sat down to write an email requesting testers for it! Expect instructions with links etc soon. On 05/27/2016 12:16 PM, Set Sakrecoer wrote: > Hi list, and specifically Ross, > > This was brought to my attention: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/trusty-backports/+bug/1584930 > and its all

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Ross Gammon
On 05/27/2016 12:16 PM, Set Sakrecoer wrote: > Hi list, and specifically Ross, > > This was brought to my attention: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/trusty-backports/+bug/1584930 > and its all "\o/ yay! Ross rocks yet again!" > > I read it like an open invitation to the devel-team to test the >

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread lukefromdc
In the case of Kdenlive, versions 15.08 and later use a different file format. They can read an old project but cannot save back to the old format, saving to the new and renaming the old one as a backup. If the user deletes the backup, then reverts Kdenlive versions 15.04 and earlier cannot open

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Kaj Ailomaa
On Fri, May 27, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Set Sakrecoer wrote: > I read zequence was talking on IRC about finding a good way to warn our > users of the consequences of backports, since it appears backports are > able to break things for people having a project in the making. Hence > please also

[ubuntu-studio-devel] Backports

2016-05-27 Thread Set Sakrecoer
Hi list, and specifically Ross, This was brought to my attention: https://bugs.launchpad.net/trusty-backports/+bug/1584930 and its all "\o/ yay! Ross rocks yet again!" I read it like an open invitation to the devel-team to test the backports but maybe it has a specific team? I'd gladly