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| == General == === Concept === |
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| == Concept == | We aim to get weekly news out about Ubuntu Development. With such a huge variety of teams and efforts going on, it's important that we do our best to * keep everybody up to date * celebrate excellent work that is going on * provide insight into Ubuntu development * invite new developers in |
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| There are occasions when something would be of interest to a large portion of the development community, but is not worth a post to ubuntu-devel-announce@. For these cases you are invited to mail the Ubuntu news team with the item. These will then be collected and sent out to ubuntu-devel-announce@ in batches when there are enough to warrant it. |
=== Examples === |
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| If the item is of wider interest to the Ubuntu community then the news team will take it and may use it in something like the UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter. |
* http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/08/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-10/ * http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/15/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-11/ * http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/25/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-12/ * http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/30/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-13/ |
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| == Items of interest == | |
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| * Upcoming or completed transitions, major new versions or new packages in the archive. * Success at things like triaging all bugs for a particular set of packages, or fixing all build failures on an architecture. * Availability of a new tool in ubuntu-dev-tools that may save people some time. * Summaries of mailing list discussions. * Events in Debian that may be of interest. |
== Outreach == |
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| == Submitting an item == | Currently the weekly development update is posted on: |
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| * Write a draft of the item. Typically it will be 1-3 paragraphs with links for more information. It doesn't have to be perfect. * Send the item to ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com starting the subject with "[Developer]". The list is moderated for non-subscribers. The list is low traffic, and subscribing would allow you to help with the next section. * Maybe work with the editors to provide some more information or clarify some things. * If the item is time sensitive then you can state this, but in that case it may be best to send it yourself. |
* http://fridge.ubuntu.com * http://omgubuntu.co.uk |
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| == Aggregating items == | Also is it mentioned by the @ubuntudev account on social networks: * http://twitter.com/ubuntudev * http://facebook.com/ubuntudev * http://identi.ca/ubuntudev * http://gplus.to/ubuntudev |
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| * Take the items that have been received since the last mail went out and pull them in to one mail using the template below. * Send out the mail to ubuntu-devel-announce@lists.ubuntu.com * Add the items to the top of the archive at the bottom of this page. |
== Help out == We need help to write these updates and collect great information. If you are interested in joining a young team interest in Ubuntu development, please join the [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-news-team|ubuntu-news-team mailing list]] and introduce yourself. We're happy to have you on board! |
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| More people are needed to help with this task. Subscribe to the ubuntu-news-team list and keep an eye on articles. When there are 4 or 5 outstanding then do the above. | === Writing === Up until now the guides had this or a similar structure: |
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| If there are not enough submissions to do at least one a month then we either need to encourage more submissions or do more newsworthy things. | 1. Dev update 1. News from Ubuntu development 1. Quick look at the ReleaseSchedule 1. Upcoming Events 1. Call for help 1. Welcoming new contributors / new uploaders 1. Interview with contributors / Spotlight on a team or initiative 1. Closing with instructions to get involved / get in touch |
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| == Template == {{{ Subject: Ubuntu Developer News Issue <x> |
== Submit news == If you have development news you want us to include, get them to ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com (and prefix the subject with "[dev]") until Thursday. We are interested in almost every story. If you want to * highlight some great work done by somebody else * explain some changes that are upcoming * ask for help on a project * give a bit of background about something your team is working on * an interview you did * ... |
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| Welcome to Ubuntu Developer News issue number <x>. For past items or to submit your own please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/News. In this issue we have * Title * Title ... Title ----- Item... Links... Title ----- Item... Links... ... }}} == Archive == === Issue <x> === |
Thanks a lot in advance! |
Developer News
General
Concept
We aim to get weekly news out about Ubuntu Development. With such a huge variety of teams and efforts going on, it's important that we do our best to
- keep everybody up to date
- celebrate excellent work that is going on
- provide insight into Ubuntu development
- invite new developers in
Examples
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/08/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-10/
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/15/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-11/
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/25/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-12/
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2011/09/30/ubuntu-11-10-development-update-13/
Outreach
Currently the weekly development update is posted on:
Also is it mentioned by the @ubuntudev account on social networks:
Help out
We need help to write these updates and collect great information. If you are interested in joining a young team interest in Ubuntu development, please join the ubuntu-news-team mailing list and introduce yourself. We're happy to have you on board!
Writing
Up until now the guides had this or a similar structure:
- Dev update
- News from Ubuntu development
Quick look at the ReleaseSchedule
- Upcoming Events
- Call for help
- Welcoming new contributors / new uploaders
- Interview with contributors / Spotlight on a team or initiative
- Closing with instructions to get involved / get in touch
Submit news
If you have development news you want us to include, get them to ubuntu-news-team@lists.ubuntu.com (and prefix the subject with "[dev]") until Thursday. We are interested in almost every story. If you want to
- highlight some great work done by somebody else
- explain some changes that are upcoming
- ask for help on a project
- give a bit of background about something your team is working on
- an interview you did
- ...
Thanks a lot in advance!
UbuntuDevelopment/News (last edited 2011-11-21 11:02:24 by dholbach)