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| Increase participation in the Ubuntu Hardware Database. |
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In order to collect better data about hardware support in Ubuntu, we want more users to contribute their hardware data to the Ubuntu Hardware Database. Users should be invited to participate when they boot a pre-release live CD and when they install Ubuntu (whether the installation is successful or not). |
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| * The Ubuntu development team would like to have better information about hardware on which installations consistently fail, or on which certain classes of bugs are consistently reported. |
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Significant changes to `hwdb-client` are discussed in [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/hwdb-overhaul hwdb-overhaul] rather than here. |
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| == Implementation == | To increase the visibility of `hwdb-client`, we will restore its menu item (implementation of [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/hwdb-overhaul hwdb-overhaul] is recommended so that the client is more suitable for a large audience, but is not required). |
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| === Code === | We will also add a notification bubble which appears on the live session desktop and immediately after new installs prompting the user to contribute to the hardware database; this notification only ever appears once unless the hardware is changed (i.e. the potential hwdb submission changes). It is possible to disable this by means of debconf preseeding for the benefit of automatic installations (key `hwdb-client/notification`). |
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| === Data preservation and migration === | `hwdb-client` should be changed to store its state file in a system-wide location rather than the user's home directory, otherwise each user on a multi-user system will unnecessarily each see a notification. |
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| == Unresolved issues == | === Future work === |
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| == BoF agenda and discussion == | If something goes wrong while dealing with removable devices, the relevant UI should ask the user to re-submit to the hardware database with that removable device plugged in as well as asking them to file a bug. |
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| {{{ live session: - add another icon (or a notification bubble) to the live session desktop to st art hwdb-client |
`apport` should offer to submit a hardware database entry if this has not already been done, and inform the user of the ID so that they can quote it in their bug report if they want to do so. |
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| post-install: - notification bubble on new install - once acknowledged, never appears again (unless hardware changes) - prompting causes problems for automatic installations, but we can probably wo rk around this (e.g. default to off and turn on during manual installations) |
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| make hwdb-client accessible from menus again for bonus points: - if something goes wrong while dealing with removable devices, ask user to re- submit to hardware database and/or file a bug - tie into apport? }}} |
* I think more people will participate if they see their contribution somewhere on the web, similar to http://popcon.debian.org/ . When these data are used for statistics, people tend to "vote" for their hardware by submitting their profile. |
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Launchpad entry: increase-hwdb-participation
Packages affected: hwdb-client, ubiquity
Summary
Increase participation in the Ubuntu Hardware Database.
Rationale
In order to collect better data about hardware support in Ubuntu, we want more users to contribute their hardware data to the Ubuntu Hardware Database.
Users should be invited to participate when they boot a pre-release live CD and when they install Ubuntu (whether the installation is successful or not).
Use cases
- The Ubuntu development team would like to have better information about hardware on which installations consistently fail, or on which certain classes of bugs are consistently reported.
Scope
Significant changes to hwdb-client are discussed in [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/hwdb-overhaul hwdb-overhaul] rather than here.
Design
To increase the visibility of hwdb-client, we will restore its menu item (implementation of [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/hwdb-overhaul hwdb-overhaul] is recommended so that the client is more suitable for a large audience, but is not required).
We will also add a notification bubble which appears on the live session desktop and immediately after new installs prompting the user to contribute to the hardware database; this notification only ever appears once unless the hardware is changed (i.e. the potential hwdb submission changes). It is possible to disable this by means of debconf preseeding for the benefit of automatic installations (key hwdb-client/notification).
hwdb-client should be changed to store its state file in a system-wide location rather than the user's home directory, otherwise each user on a multi-user system will unnecessarily each see a notification.
Future work
If something goes wrong while dealing with removable devices, the relevant UI should ask the user to re-submit to the hardware database with that removable device plugged in as well as asking them to file a bug.
apport should offer to submit a hardware database entry if this has not already been done, and inform the user of the ID so that they can quote it in their bug report if they want to do so.
Discussion
I think more people will participate if they see their contribution somewhere on the web, similar to http://popcon.debian.org/ . When these data are used for statistics, people tend to "vote" for their hardware by submitting their profile.
IncreaseHardwareDatabaseParticipation (last edited 2008-08-06 16:18:56 by localhost)