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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. |
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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. == Items of interest == * 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. == Submitting an item == * 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. == Aggregating items == * 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. 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. 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. == Template == {{{ Subject: Ubuntu Developer News Issue <x> 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 1 === Welcome to the first edition of Ubuntu Developer News (a.k.a the Keybuk-repeater). For past items or to submit your own please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/News More submissions for the developer news would be very much appreciated. In this issue we have * Jaunty Developer Week logs available * Colin Watson elected to the Technical Board * Package bug reporting guidelines in launchpad * Testing Days * New D-Bus Uploaded * Launchpadlib support in ubuntu-dev-tools * The removal of /dev/.static/dev * udevadm, and why you should stop what you're doing * Developer changes |
* 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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| Jaunty Developer Week logs available ------------------------------------ |
== Outreach == |
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| The Developer Week for Jaunty is almost over, and there have been many great sessions. Logs of all sessions have been kept and they are appearing on the wiki as they are processed. They can provide a useful resource on the topics covered. |
Currently the weekly development update is posted on: |
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| https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek | * http://fridge.ubuntu.com * http://omgubuntu.co.uk |
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| 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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| Colin Watson elected to the Technical Board ------------------------------------------- |
== 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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| Colin Watson became the newest member of the Technical Board. Developers voted in a poll with a choice between him and Kees Cook. |
=== Writing === Up until now the guides had this or a similar structure: |
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| https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-dev/+poll/2009-01-tb-nominees | 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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| == 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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| Package bug reporting guidelines in Launchpad --------------------------------------------- Brian Murray recently reported that Launchpad now supports package bug reporting guidelines, which can help users to file better bug reports by giving them specific instructions for a particular package. He outlined the method by which they will be updated. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-January/027206.html Testing Days ------------ Ara Pulido explained that the QA team are planning to do Testing Days for new features in Jaunty, so that the new code is tested before it is announced as a new feature at release. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-January/027159.html New D-Bus Uploaded ------------------ Scott James Remnant announced changes to dbus in order to to fix a security problem. This change may impact any package that ships a dbus service, and may cause them to stop working if their service configuration is incorrect, though an attempt was made to audit services to avoid this. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-January/027220.html Launchpadlib support in ubuntu-dev-tools ---------------------------------------- Markus Korn and Jonathan Davies worked on integrating launchpadlib in to ubuntu-dev-tools to provide more robust access to Launchpad. It uses different credentials to the current ubuntu-dev-tools, so you will be required to generate new credentials. A new tools was also included to make managing these credentials easier. Work is ongoing to transition all of ubuntu-dev-tools to use launchpadlib. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-January/027186.html The removal of /dev/.static/dev ------------------------------- Scott James Remnant explained where /dev/.static/dev went, and what the replacement is. If you relied on access to the static /dev then you should read his post for how to make udev do what you need instead. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-January/027184.html udevadm, and why you should stop what you're doing -------------------------------------------------- Scott James Remnant (yes, him again) explained some of the misuses of udevadm, and how to achieve the desired effect without abusing udev. If you know of a package that calls udevadm in its maintainer scripts then you should update it according to the instructions in Scott's post. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-January/027260.html Developer Changes ----------------- * Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) became a core-dev after his impressive work, mainly in the server team. * Stéphane Graber (stgraber) gained upload rights for the LTSP packages in main after being the de-facto maintainer for a long time and recently becoming a MOTU. * Thierry Carrez (Koon) became a MOTU after a few months working in the server and Java teams. * Iulian Udrea (iulian) after sustained and varied contributions to the MOTU team. |
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)