Hi all,
I'm kind of new here, but happy to be on the mailing list! :) I've been using Ubuntu Studio, together with KXStudio, since version 12.04, and I couldn't be happier. (On a side note, I'd love to see Csound version 6.04 added to the repos, if possible, since ver. 6.02 caused some audio signal problems and might not be the best version to have out there..) Anyways, I was thinking I could add a page on my website about Ubuntu Studio, to help get the word out. It could even provide a bit of documentation about the OS, if desired. Anyway, my thought was that, by adding a page about Ubuntu Studio, it would certainly help to "get the word out." I can also mention it on my Soundcloud page, etc. There might even be elements already put together that could be inserted in my site. (The site is: www.linuxsynths.com) The documentation does indeed look scarce. I've made a simple how-to-get-started page (link found on homepage) about getting Ubuntu Studio downloaded, burned to disc, and installed. It might need some updating, but it could be a useful link, to save time that could be dedicated to other things.. brian On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:29:41 +0100, Kaj Ailomaa wrote: > SHORT VERSION: > > Another cycle begins. And, before we begin, I would like to know WHO > WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR DIFFERENT AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT? Please > read through any section that seems interesting to you - or if you > already know what you would like to do, respond to this post telling us > what you would like to help out with. If we don't already know you, you > may also present yourself a little bit. > > Developer documentation can be found at > http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio [1]. FYI, documentation is in larger > parts either unfinished, non existing, or inaccurate, and is likely to > change somewhat the coming weeks. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > LONG VERSION: > > # LEAD POSITIONS > > Each area of development would benefit of having someone in charge, so > if you feel up to it, you may nominate yourself or someone else for > taking the lead of any of the areas: > * Testing > * PR and Support > * Artwork > * Documentation > > Wait, what about packaging and development? - We don't really need leads > in this field. Read more at the end of this post. > > I will decide who becomes lead of an area, based on who I judge most > suitable. And the most important factor for being suitable is just being > reliable and available, not having the best language or coding skills. > > A lead may be responsible for certain things, but nothing overwhelming > usually. This would take some burden off of me. But, also, a lead will > have much freedom in shaping the work in their field. As long as the > work doesn't break or conflict with anything, there's no reason for a > core member like myself, or Oven to have any opinions. > > # TESTING > > We need to start doing application testing! > > For this, we need to start writing test cases. The period best suited > for application testing is right after Debian Import Freeze, which > happens when the first Beta Release of Ubuntu Studio comes out, which > should be around February. So, we have about 4 months time to write a > bunch of test cases. > Testing applications thoroughly should produce more bug reports, and > clarify many problems with how applications are packaged or coded, so > this is actually very important work from a user point of view. > > Testing lead would be responsible for making sure our ISOs are tested > and marked ready for release. This will happen at least three times next > cycle, February (Beta1), March(FinalBeta) and April(FinalRelease). > If application testing ever becomes successful, the lead would also be > responsible for documenting bugs and other problems, so that developers > may do something to correct them. > > # PR AND SUPPORT > > First off, we don't need to do stuff only in English. I know there are > people who speak other languages out there, and there's plenty that can > be done in other languages as well. > > Currently what we do is report our releases, and a few people are > involved in helping users on different channels. This is not enough! We > should be more active in getting the word about Ubuntu Studio. And that > could be anything from writing articles, doing interviews, participating > in interviews, making videos, etc. > > A lead for PR and support would be responsible for making sure stuff > gets published and in the right forums. Additionally, It would be great > if this person took steps to develop our media presence in some way, > like non-English contributions feel welcome. > > # ARTWORK > > This is kind of a special field. At the very least, we need a new > wallpaper for 16.04. But, we might also need work done on our desktop > look, or our website look. If you feel like you could do something here, > please let us know. > > An artwork lead would be responsible for organization our artwork > (currently, not very organized - old, as well as new). Also, setting up > a wallpaper contest would be nice (we've had plans for it, but nothing > so far). > > # DOCUMENTATION > > This is a very neglected field of many projects. What we could use your > help on is user documentation. Both in the forms of text and video. We > have a format for doing videos, and it doesn't have to require speech, > so anyone could do this. > > A lead for Documentation would primarily be responsible for user > documentation. There has been some discussion about this already. > I am doing developer documentation until I quit being project lead, but > I'm not shutting anyone out if someone has ideas or whatever. > > # PACKAGING AND DEVELOPMENT > > No lead positions for this one. And, this is a broad field. Working in > other areas will most likely lead you to learn at least a tiny amount of > Debian packaging, which is what most of our software development centers > around. > > Things that we do work on: > * Fix bugs in packages (requires at least some knowledge in Debian > package) > * System tuning (kernel tuning and other system tuning) > * Application development (ubuntustudio-menu, ubuntustudio-controls, > ubuntustudio-installer) > > ------------------------------ > > Alright. I'll be reaching out to different forums in the coming weeks to > try get more people involved and referring to this thread. Hopefully we > can get something going this cycle, and make the next LTS a really great > one! Links: ------ [1] http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio
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