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Kamping_Kaiseri just found some pages that should be in the help wiki - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingFirefox . that said. the whole debugging section of the wiki is replicated across both. it might need consolidation?05:22
BurgundaviaKamping_Kaiser: feel free to move pages to the help wiki05:25
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Kamping_KaiserBurgundavia, i'm heading out soon. if i feel brave enojugh i'll try when i get home05:26
Burgundaviasounds good05:26
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nixternaljsgotangco: keep an eye out on the planet, an attack is heading your way ;)06:12
jsgotangcowahaha06:15
jsgotangcoattack me?06:15
jsgotangconixternal: well i really didnt ride the metro in chicago06:20
jsgotangcowas piggybacking with my bro's jeep06:20
nixternalahh hehe06:20
nixternalstill..you lived in the city and still didn't hit the cta or the l06:21
nixternal;)06:21
jsgotangcohahah yeah shame on me06:21
jsgotangcoill be there in december06:21
nixternali hate trains with a passion..but when my x-wife and i traveled europe and lived over there when i was in the military..we took trains everywhere06:21
nixternalreally..i will be in chicago in december too ;)06:21
nixternalUbuntu chicago meeting, and you are giving a talke ;)06:21
jsgotangcowill spend the new year there06:22
nixternalgood ol' new years..gotta hit division for that..poets, mothers, and all the good clubs06:23
nixternali don't drink..so they are boring to me now06:23
crimsunnixternal will be a raging ubuntu-aholic by january '0706:25
nixternalheh06:25
nixternali already am..well Kubuntu-aholic that is ;)06:26
jsgotangcoif the meme consisted of airles, sabdfl would have his own airline brand06:27
jsgotangcolol06:27
nixternalhehe06:28
nixternali hate flying and i hate trains06:28
nixternaldriving is my only mode of transportation i feel safe with06:28
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jendaBurgwork: ping02:51
jendaI'm looking for some good reference concerning Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux and Ubuntu GNU/Linux02:51
jenda(A link would feel better than just typing off the top of my head)02:51
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HighBithttp://www.newsobserver.com/1325/story/481029.html04:08
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Burgworkjenda, pong06:27
jenda_aha06:27
jenda_What was it that i wanted? :-D06:28
Burgworkthe gnu/linux, linux thing06:28
jenda_aha ;)06:28
Burgworkubuntu is just ubuntu primarily to establish our own brand and primarily to avoid the whole holy war06:28
jenda_good point there06:29
Burgworkwe refer to ourselves as based on Linux, not based on GNU/Linux, becuase Linux is what the average consumer knows06:29
LaserJockBurgwork: can you get to https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-doc/+calendar/+subscriptions06:29
Burgworkplus GNU/Linux is a mouthful06:29
trappistespecially if you don't happen to know how to pronounce gnu, which isn't really obvious06:30
trappistI hate reading stuff I don't know how to pronounce.06:30
jenda_OK, thx06:30
LaserJockor you think that Ubuntu is based on some Linux offshoot06:30
jenda_I'll have a look at what i wrote...06:31
BurgworkLaserJock, I can get there. What should I be looking for?06:31
LaserJockhmm, are there like a million subscriptions06:32
LaserJockI can't seem to get there (timeout)06:32
LaserJockand whenever I go to a calendar on LP I get probably close to a thousand "Ubuntu Documentation Project" lines under Subscriptions06:33
Burgworkinteresting06:33
LaserJockmakes it very slow to get to calendars06:34
LaserJockand I can't do some other things with the calendars because of timeouts06:35
Burgworkask in #launchpad06:35
LaserJockI did :/06:35
LaserJockever so good at ignoring me, as usual06:35
Burgworkright, ask again06:35
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jsgotangcobut its my opinion06:40
Burgworkjsgotangco, right and that is why we are not GNU/Linux06:42
Burgworkbecause RMS is a raving lunatic06:42
jsgotangcowe're not really going to put that guy in the equation really06:43
jsgotangcoeven if he dies tomorrow GNU will still live06:43
LaserJockwell, I just object to it on principle of it being confusing and somewhat nonsensical, but I can see why some people would disagree :-)06:44
trappistso I can resume my s/GNU\/Linux/Linux/g campaign?06:45
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glatzorhi mdke. is there an other document that describes how to get support by the community then https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/getting-help.html?07:53
glatzormdke: I would like to integrate an "get help/support" function in gnome-app-install07:54
glatzormdke: if the app is supported by canonical or an isv we could direct the user to a corresponding web site07:55
glatzorbut how to deal with apps that are only supported by the community?07:55
nixternallike automatix and easyubuntu?07:56
LaserJocknixternal: noooooo07:56
nixternalhaha07:56
nixternali don't use them anyways07:56
nixternalapps supported by the community would be 3rd party apps?  or did i totally miss soemthing there ;)07:57
LaserJockUniverse07:58
nixternalor ya, those too ;)07:58
nixternalhaha07:58
LaserJock3rd party is different07:58
glatzornixternal: universe and the rest of the world07:58
LaserJock3rd party is supported by the 3rd party07:58
glatzornixternal: an app can be supported by canonical, isv (third party) or only the community07:59
glatzorI think that it isn't wrong that all apps are somehow supported by the community08:00
nixternalya, i read into wrong, just like i figured ;)08:00
LaserJockwell, I suppose it could be supported by Ubuntu, supported by Canonical, supported by community, supported by other 3rd party08:01
LaserJockor something similar08:01
nixternalor supported by LaserJock ;)08:01
LaserJockheh, that would fall under "community"08:01
nixternaloh, so you are the community then ;)08:02
LaserJockpart of anyway :-)08:03
glatzornixternal, LaserJock: guys, but to return to my first question: do you now any central document for getting help from the community?08:03
nixternalthere is one in the works, that i do know08:05
nixternalthe one that Andreas (lloydhino) has been working on08:05
LaserJockwell, I'm not sure if that's what glatzor is looking for08:05
glatzornixternal: it's not about contributing08:05
nixternalabout kubuntu has contribute links i believe..but i don't know about ubuntu08:05
LaserJockBurgwork: ping?08:06
glatzornixternal: I search for asite that provides a solution for "If I have got a problem in my Ubuntu, where could I get help"08:06
nixternali don't know of any like that really08:06
LaserJockwell, there is help.ubuntu.com08:07
glatzorbut that is quite generic08:07
nixternaland most of help.ubuntu.com is installed in docs locally anyways08:07
LaserJockwell, help.ubuntu.com/community in particular08:07
glatzorI even thought about linking directly to the forums08:07
nixternalfront page of help.ubuntu.com that is08:07
nixternalya08:07
LaserJockglatzor: I'd rather not see that08:08
glatzori am off for some minutes08:08
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nixternali can see though however, it would be nice to have a "Help" section that would list all of the locations, with a brief description to go for help08:08
nixternalhis boss just walked by ;)08:08
LaserJockwell, http://www.ubuntu.com/support08:09
nixternalthat is great, but if i install Ubuntu on a system for someone, they might not know about that page08:09
LaserJockoh, well that's not the point08:09
LaserJockhe was looking for a doc for g-a-i I think08:09
nixternalahh08:09
nixternalfor instance...in KHelpCenter, there is a doc "KDE on the Web"08:10
nixternalhow about creating something similar "Ubuntu on the Web" that would list the support pages maybe08:10
LaserJockI guess ideally they should all go to the Support tracker on LP08:10
mdkehiya08:11
nixternalyes, but at the same time. support tracker is the most efficient either08:11
LaserJockyeah08:11
nixternalekdm ayih08:11
mdkeI don't see the point of providing help through g-a-i08:11
LaserJockbut it *will* be the Ubuntu support tool08:11
mdkeit seems logical to me that help is provided through the application that the user is using08:11
nixternalhmm.. LaserJock, i meant to say that support tracker ISN'T the most efficient08:12
LaserJockmdke: I think he was just looking for generic thing to mention where to get support of Universe apps08:12
nixternal+1 with mdke and the app providing help08:12
LaserJockwell, sure08:12
LaserJockI didn't see it as replacing app help or anything08:12
mdkeanyway, we now do have a separate "get help" doc, although it isn't very good right now08:12
LaserJockjust trying to show people the difference between the various "kinds" of software08:13
mdkeso, we *really* need to have a meeting08:16
mdkewhen can we do this?08:17
nixternalright now?08:18
LaserJocknext Wednesday at 19:00 UTC?08:18
nixternaljust kidding08:18
mdkenixternal: is a good idea.08:18
nixternalheh08:18
mdkeLaserJock: that would work for me, dunno about others08:18
LaserJockif I remember right, 19:00-21:00 was pretty good for most people08:19
nixternali will be pimping Ubuntu at the college then ;)08:19
mdkewe just need to sort out some licensing things08:20
LaserJockah08:21
LaserJockand poke people about working on docs08:21
LaserJock;-)08:21
nixternalim working on some...i would like to help robotgeek with the kdg, but he is one busy dude08:22
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mdkeLaserJock: yes, some poking would work08:23
mdkeglatzor: I haven't read all the scrollback about your idea yet, but my first impression about what you said is:08:23
mdke19:13:20 < mdke> I don't see the point of providing help through g-a-i08:23
mdke19:13:41 < mdke> it seems logical to me that help is provided through the application that the user is using08:23
mdke19:14:41 < mdke> anyway, we now do have a separate "get help" doc, although it isn't very good right now08:23
glatzormdke: the focus is on promoting canonical and its servers more in the user interface08:27
glatzorthe question is what to do if an app is only supported by the community08:28
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glatzorfor canonical or isv the case would be quite clear: "You can get commercial support for BLABLA from Canonical Ltd."08:29
mdkeglatzor: I'm not sure I get the point, maybe I'll understand better when reading the scrollback/an email. But now there is a Help menu with the support options, I don't quite see how including something in g-a-i would work, it might in fact provide confusing... not sure08:29
mdkeI'd certainly like to expand our "how to get more help" doc08:33
glatzormdke: I give you an example: for all applications main there will be the following sentence in the description of the application:08:33
glatzor"You can get commercial support for BLABLA from Canonical Ltd."08:34
mdke"there will be the following sentence", or "there could be the following sentence"?08:34
mdke(just trying to get a feel for whether this is up for discussion, or has already been decided)08:34
glatzorI am discussing this with mdy currently08:34
BurgworkLaserJock, pong08:35
glatzormdke: but the question is how to handle apps that are not commercially supported (by canonical or isv)08:35
LaserJockBurgwork: thought you might want to weigh in on the current discussion08:35
mdkeglatzor: and is the focus based on what is best for the user, or what is best for Canonical in terms of marketing their services? 08:35
glatzorperhaps it's the best to not show anything for these apps08:35
mdkeagain, that sounds rude, but I'm trying to get a feeling for the discussion08:35
Burgworkright08:36
glatzorI think that it is also of interest of the user for which apps he could get support08:36
Burgworkso the current plan is to show that you can get support for an app from canonical is g-a-i?08:36
BurgworkLaserJock, thanks?08:36
mdkeBurgwork: I think that seems an accurate summary08:37
glatzorthe plan is to enhance g-a-i and not to make g-a-i a central entry point for support questions08:37
Burgworkso how does that help my aunt or grandmother?08:37
mdkeI see08:37
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LaserJockBurgwork: sorry? :-)08:37
glatzorBurgwork: If you paid for the support this is of interest for you.08:37
Burgworkfor me, the vast majority of users of g-a-i are going to be home users and those learning that they can get support from canonical is uselss08:37
Burgworkbecuase commercial users (who care about this kind of thing) are not going to see gai08:38
Burgworkso lets seperate out the isv stuff and the stuff in ubuntu's repos08:38
Burgworkfor the former case, I think it makes sense to point them at the isv08:38
Burgworkfor anything in the main repos, I would simply point them at LP's support tracker08:38
Burgworks/the main/any of the ubuntu repos/08:39
glatzorBurgwork: this is already done by launchpad-integration on an per app base08:40
Burgworkno reason not to say, on each application "you can get support for this via Launchpad"08:41
Burgworkbut I think pointing at Canonical is mostly useless for the home user, who is currently the primary user of g-a-i08:41
glatzorI am not quite familiar with the support infrastructure of launchpad08:41
Burgworkhttps://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+tickets08:42
glatzorBurgwork: to be honest, it is about advertising canonical :)08:43
Burgworkright, well I just don't see value in advertising canonicals support services through gai08:43
glatzorperhaps some commercial users have been "normal" users before08:43
Burgworkyou are more likely just to piss off the community and not gain anything08:43
Burgworkbecause canonical really doesn't want the small fry08:44
Burgworktherefor, the better place to list that kind of support would be on that LP page, with a link to the Ubuntu page08:46
glatzorBurgwork: could you discuss this with mdy? he wanted a visual better visual representation for canonical's services. so this was a proposal by me.08:49
Burgworkright08:50
glatzori am no insider of canonical :)08:50
Burgworkmdy will listen to me08:50
Burgworkthere are many great places to mention the many support options for Ubuntu. gai is not one of them08:50
glatzorBurgwork: so you would also limited the "is supported by" info only to ISV applications?08:54
Burgworkyes08:54
Burgworkthat might also include things in multiverse08:54
Burgworkit has to be a case by case basis08:54
glatzorBurgwork: isn't dapper-commercial the better place for commercially supported applications?08:55
Burgworkyes, but there a few things in multiverse that also have ISVs behind them, like vmware-player and desktop-multiplier08:56
Burgworkbasically, we need to compile of list of applications and the links the should have and add those08:57
Burgworkeverything else should point to the LP support tracker08:57
glatzorBurgwork: If we don't make a difference for not and supported by Canonical applications, I think that we could also skip this launchpad information completely08:59
glatzorit was also planned as a feature that should provide the user more orientation and not as a support entry point.09:00
Burgworkright09:01
BurgworkI just don't see what value that provides to the user09:01
Burgworkhowever, listing where they can get support is a great thing09:02
Burgworkif you think about it, large companies that want to contact Canonical are going to do their research and find out about it09:03
glatzorIndeed. Perhaps this information cannot be mentioned too much :)09:04
Burgworkthen they are going to sit down with Canonical and learn about the support options09:04
Burgworka listing in gai is not going to do anything but piss off the 95% of the users who see it and wonder if Ubuntu is going commercial09:04
glatzorBut what about a user that wants to use for example panda security desktop.09:04
nixternalrobotgeek: pingaling?09:04
Burgworkthat is the ISV case we already talked about09:04
BurgworkI am talking about non-ISV stuff (95% of the repos)09:04
glatzorah ok, got that wrong. thought that you would still refer to the ISV apps09:05
Burgworkno09:06
glatzorIt would be nice if you could notify me about a final conclusion with mdy09:06
BurgworkI will09:07
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Burgworkhey Madpilot, rob 09:32
Madpilothi Burgwork - slacking hard, are you?09:32
Burgworkof course09:33
Madpilotgood to hear09:36
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jendahttp://www.ubuntu.com/testing/knot2 is a great piece of work09:50
Burgworkjenda, thanks09:51
jendaMadpilot: just after you left earlier, I suggested I might consider your flyers for the next batch of shipped DIY material (batch 3 or 4 - posters have priority, and there might be one more of stickers before).09:52
Madpilotjenda, cool. Burgwork is going to do an editing run thru the text on them, I think09:53
jendaDon't worry - it will take me at least a month before I'm done with posters...09:53
jenda:)09:53
jendaIf somebody catches the line and beats me to shipping flyers - _great_09:53
jendaBurgwork: am I wrong... or does that page _not_ link to a download?09:59
Burgworkyes, I just realized that10:00
Burgworkneed to fix it10:00
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Burgworkhttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/edgy/knot-2/ <-- anybody else getting a blank screen here?10:03
mdkeworks here10:04
Burgworkok, that is good10:04
BurgworkLaserJock, ping10:07
LaserJockwhat?10:08
LaserJockBurgwork: ?10:08
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