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LaserJockit'd be *nice* if you could replace that inital screen12:14
nixternaldude...search feature in khelpcenter is garbage12:14
LaserJockbut I'm guessing that would take hacking khelpcenter12:14
nixternalLaserJock: the first screen you see upon opening khelpcenter? thats what you mean by the initial one?12:14
LaserJockyes12:14
robotgeekLaserJock: that would just be modifyinhg the .desktop file for the help icon12:14
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nixternalthat would be easy as well, but would be a hack to upstream stuff..have to pass that by Riddell first12:14
LaserJockso you can open khelpcenter to a particlar doc?12:15
nixternalya, the .desktop file would pass 'khelpcenter /dir/of/documentation/*.html'12:15
robotgeeknixternal: is that not a simple as khelpcenter /path/to/file12:15
nixternallol12:15
LaserJockok, then that would be cool12:15
nixternalrobotgeek: exactly12:16
nixternalthat is a super easy deal12:16
LaserJockjust have it open a wrapper HTML file that feeds into the TBH12:16
nixternalyup12:16
LaserJockthere we go12:16
nixternalbut, that will be up to Riddell to decide on im affriad..is that ok?12:16
nixternali mean we can work on it, show it to him, and im sure he will say aya12:16
nixternalyay rather12:16
LaserJocksure12:16
LaserJockbut I don't think it's a very big change considering what you guys already change12:17
nixternalso i think we should go ahead and chug away at the kdg, and then worry about that at the end12:17
robotgeekcool, all that is squared away then12:17
nixternaltruthfully, it would be cool to have a help system that looks similar to our system settings layout12:17
robotgeekheh. 12:17
LaserJockwell, I think this is an intermediate step12:18
nixternalwhich we could do with xml/html12:18
LaserJockit seems like both Gnome and KDE want to go to some sort of better help system12:18
nixternalalmost LaserJock, now we have to decide on how the layout of the dg's are gonna be12:18
nixternali like the layout mdke presented on the tbh spec12:19
nixternalbut Riddell approved a different layout, which won't be hard to persuade the change12:19
LaserJockI think the key there was to make Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and the wiki consistent12:19
nixternalya12:19
nixternali don't like the wiki stuff all that much, but im sure it will grow on me12:19
nixternalthe wiki makes it tough to work on the same thing from more than one person at a time12:20
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nixternali have to wait for you to make changes, so i can go in and make changes12:20
robotgeeknixternal: same problem as in svn too12:20
nixternalwell, it is, but with emacs diff side-by-side it is a little easier12:20
LaserJocknixternal: you can always gobby it12:20
nixternalooh12:20
nixternalgobby is a good idea as well12:21
LaserJockthat's how we do the specs at UDS12:21
nixternalyup12:21
LaserJockjust copy the wiki content into gobby, everybody hacks away, then when they're done copy it back into the wiki12:21
nixternalbut then again...while we are hacking away at gobby, whats going to stop userjoe from coming in and changing what is on the wiki already?12:21
nixternalheck, that i don't care..i get emailed every change12:21
nixternalso i can watch that12:21
LaserJockwell, people shouldn't be just hacking at our stuff12:22
robotgeeknixternal: that's when the ACL's come into play, i think. 12:22
nixternalalthough, i doubt robotgeek, jjesse, and myself will be hacking away at the same thing..im sure we will break it up anyways12:22
robotgeekyeah, we will have to split it up. 12:22
LaserJockok12:22
LaserJockwhat's left on the agenda12:22
nixternalLaserJock: people are going to hack at our stuff regardless..they tried adding junk to the release notes during dapper and edgy12:22
robotgeekLaserJock: we have not decided what docs to ship by default yet, have we12:23
LaserJocknixternal: those really should be locked down when it gets close to time12:23
nixternaltrue12:23
robotgeekwe can maybe get a default 404 page while linking to say the packaging guide12:23
LaserJockrobotgeek: I really think it's cool to ship everything12:23
robotgeekLaserJock: i dont have a problem with that, really. if we dont care about space :)12:24
LaserJockthere was even an review of Ubuntu that mentioned how it was cool that the packaging guide was included12:24
LaserJockmy issue is more with how it will fit in with the topic based help12:24
nixternalya, have fun with that one ;)12:24
LaserJockthe server guide seems like it would fit in well12:24
LaserJockI doubt the packaging guide will, so I imagine it will remain the way it is12:25
robotgeekLaserJock: we just link to it, and its up to you if you want ot TBH it, or not12:25
nixternalwhy is it necessary to ship the server guide with a desktop system?12:25
LaserJockbecause the line between a server and desktop system can be pretty fuzzy12:25
nixternalwhen you think linux server, it is black and white ;)12:25
robotgeeknixternal: not really, my machine is a desktop, but is a server on the net. 12:26
nixternalif client server is fuzzy, then they should stick to their iPoops12:26
nixternal;)12:26
LaserJockwe are getting to an age when people are starting to use more services12:26
nixternalok, the server guide can stay..but for server installs, i think it would be neat to have the server guide available via lynx (which would have to go into main if it isn't already), or create an info page for it12:27
LaserJockyep12:27
LaserJockI agree12:27
nixternalinfo server12:27
nixternalthat would be cool..as you can do all of the linking and everything12:27
nixternaland i believe we can export xml to the type of doc it is12:27
LaserJockI also think we should spiff out the HTML12:27
LaserJockI find help.ubuntu.com to be pretty blah12:28
nixternalya it is12:28
nixternalbut i think that is all changing someday though..as i keep hearing about a new website12:28
robotgeekokay, we can move to the next one? (its been 2:30 hours already!)12:28
nixternalwhat is the next one?12:28
nixternalubuntu training program?12:29
LaserJockand then screencast I guess and we're done12:29
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LaserJockwell, I'm not really sure what they want from use as far as the training program12:29
nixternalahhhhhhh12:29
nixternali have contacted the guy who sent the ubuntu training info out already12:29
nixternali don't see it being an issue for us helping out with it, but we need to stick to an agenda with it12:30
nixternalwe can't continue being lose..there are only 3 of us doing a meeting right now12:30
robotgeekyeah, we can maybe continue it further on the list, with regard to the details of the training program/ next meeting12:30
nixternalthe training material is a potential high profile project..especially if it is going into LPIC12:31
nixternalif i am correct, the documentation will be in manual forms which will more than likely be sold12:31
nixternalthat will be a lot of work as well12:32
LaserJockok, so what is the intended role of the doc team here?12:32
LaserJockdo they want use to keep training in mind so the can grab stuff from us?12:32
LaserJocks/use/us/12:33
LaserJocks/the/they/12:33
nixternalno, it would be totally seperate12:33
robotgeekbrb12:33
LaserJockok, so then what's the point for us?12:33
nixternali doubt it would be on a published svn, aka the doc teams..but im not 100% sure on that either, i am only specualting as i am familiar with LPIC documentation/manuals12:33
nixternalthey would probably do it like the guys did when they did the book12:34
LaserJockok, but I'm still not see what they want12:34
nixternalthat stuff wasn't public during the creation im sure...at least i never heard of it or seen it until it was released12:34
LaserJockare they wanting doc team people to join them?12:34
nixternalLaserJock: they want to know if we want to help them write the documentation/training manuals12:34
nixternalyes LaserJock 12:35
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LaserJockk12:35
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LaserJockkinda interesting since we don't seem to have the resources to do our own docs12:35
nixternalprobably need to wait for more info on it..my reply said i was open to help, but the reply back was minimal with info12:35
nixternalheh, that is very true12:36
LaserJockI was rather hoping they could help us ;-)12:36
nixternalno doubt12:36
LaserJockok, so not a lot there12:36
LaserJockmoving on?12:36
nixternaluse of screencasts...why duplicate work that is already out there?12:37
robotgeekback, i guess there is not much we can do ATM12:37
robotgeekscreencasts, somerville32 12:37
somerville32Are you guys done discussing screencasts and ready for me?12:39
robotgeeksomerville32: no, we want us to tell what you want to do :)12:39
somerville32lol12:40
robotgeekdamn, /me is tired. 12:40
nixternalhehe12:40
LaserJocksomebody talk before we all fall over12:41
LaserJockscreencast are cool, we should have some12:41
somerville32lol12:41
LaserJockdone12:41
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robotgeekanyways, they can't be shipped with default distro (cause cd does not have that much space). issues with flash/your favourite container12:41
robotgeeknot being available for all distros, etc. 12:42
LaserJockI think help.ubuntu.com would be a great place to put then12:42
LaserJock*them12:42
nixternalubuntuvideo.com12:42
robotgeekwho runs ubuntuvideo?12:42
nixternaljohn little12:42
Burgworkwho si currently awol12:42
nixternalif h.u.c is to host them, we would have to create a styling guide for them12:43
LaserJockI think we could probably make some of  our own12:43
LaserJockbut also take contributions12:43
LaserJockubuntuvideo.com seems more generic then what we'd want12:44
nixternalwe need to make it known though that they need to use default settings when doing them12:44
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LaserJockanyway...12:45
LaserJockI don't see any reason why we couldn't put screencasts on help.u.c12:45
somerville32:] 12:46
LaserJockok, what about Xubuntu?12:47
nixternaldon't know anything much about it..but i gotta run12:48
nixternali will bbl12:48
LaserJockcya12:48
somerville32: O12:48
robotgeeklater nixternal 12:48
LaserJockanybody know about this item?12:48
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LaserJockok, shoot12:48
somerville32The documentation efforts for Xubuntu is pretty poor and I'd like to discuss how we can organize a concentrated effort into improving the situation.12:49
robotgeekwe need people to come forward and take responsibility towards xubuntu-docs, really12:50
somerville32Well, there was a meeting on January 17th12:51
somerville32"documenting efforts have started in the ubuntu-doc team, one of the contact persons is John Levin"12:51
robotgeekwe are more than willing to help people to go thru our workflow and technical details, but key point being bodies 12:51
robotgeekwhat is John Levin's irc nick, i dont know this person otherwise :)12:52
robotgeekLuzi Thoeny did the desktop guide for xubuntu, i am not sure for edgy. 12:53
somerville32It looks like it was almost just copied over12:54
somerville32Because there is stuff out of date in the Edgy guide12:54
robotgeekto be honest, i havent kept up with edgy documentation effort, so i don't know. 12:55
somerville32Whould it be useful to create an lp team xubuntu-doc and then make it a member of ubuntu-doc and then organize interested individuals from there?12:55
LaserJockdoubtful12:55
somerville32edubuntu did it12:56
LaserJockwhat would be useful is to post on the xubuntu mailing lists and in the IRC channels12:56
LaserJocksomerville32: and it hasn't helped edubuntu out12:56
somerville32So, does ubuntu-docs support Xubuntu?12:57
LaserJockhow do you mean?12:57
somerville32Are you guys responsible for Xubuntu documentation?12:57
LaserJockwell, that's a kinda tough question12:58
LaserJockwe do have Xubuntu documentation in the repo12:58
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LaserJockand I believe xubuntu-docs were built from that12:58
LaserJockbut I haven't seen much of any activity on the docs for a while12:59
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LaserJockand I'm not sure that there is anybody from Xubuntu that is a doc team member12:59
LaserJockwe certainly welcome anybody12:59
robotgeekTue, 12 Sep 2006 was the last commit there, i think. 12:59
somerville32But Xubuntu is just Ubuntu w/ Xfce412:59
somerville32Ubuntu-docs is for... documenting Ubuntu, right?01:00
LaserJockthe LP team?01:00
somerville32So "Xubuntu" falls under the responsability of the ubuntu-docs team, right?01:00
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somerville32I understand that you need bodies to do work01:00
LaserJockthe Ubuntu Documentation Team tries to include all projects that want to01:01
somerville32But it just seems to me that Xubuntu is off the radar01:01
somerville32and hence efforts aren't being devoted to it01:01
LaserJockexactly01:01
robotgeeksomerville32: yes, we just dont have any people working on it01:01
LaserJockso people are welcome to work on it01:01
robotgeekthat means you, somerville32 :)01:02
somerville32You guys encourage people to work on specific documentation tasks, right?01:02
LaserJockno01:02
LaserJockpeople work on what they want01:02
somerville32Well, how do you organize efforts?01:02
LaserJockpeople work on what they want01:02
somerville32Do you have a list of things that need to be worked on?01:02
LaserJockwe try to dicuss and organize things so that other people can see what we're doing01:03
LaserJocknot exactly, but kinda01:03
somerville32I'm just saying, if you guys included xubuntu stuff in your discussion01:03
LaserJockhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/Projects01:03
somerville32People might say "Hey, I can work on this Xubuntu related thinger"01:03
LaserJockif there were people to include then yes01:03
LaserJockif people show up that are interested in Xubuntu then they are welcome to discuss it01:04
somerville32Alrighty, lol01:04
LaserJockbut it's a bit hard to discuss something that nobody is working on01:04
somerville32Ok, I'm interested in working on Xubuntu documentation.01:04
LaserJockawesome01:04
somerville32Can I join the doc team?01:04
LaserJocksure01:04
LaserJocknot like immediatly01:05
LaserJockbut you can certainly work towards that01:05
somerville32Well, I've already done a lot of work on the wiki.01:05
LaserJockgenerally we want you to be an Ubuntu Memeber and also send in some patches to the doc team01:05
somerville32Ah, ok.01:05
robotgeekbut generally, that is not a oainful process 01:06
robotgeekpainful, err01:06
robotgeekokay, does that finish off all topics?01:07
somerville32Well...01:07
somerville32I just want to make sure that Xubuntu will have a presence.01:07
somerville32I know you said that it requires people being interested and working on that stuff01:07
LaserJockthen somebody needs to make it, and that somebody sounds like you01:07
LaserJock:-)01:07
somerville32I'm having a hard time articulating what I mean01:08
LaserJockyou want us to pay attention to Xubuntu, right?01:08
somerville32Right.01:08
LaserJockI'm just saying that's pretty hard to do if we don't use it and don't have a particular interest there01:09
LaserJockso while we welcome any contribution and thing Xubuntu is great01:09
LaserJockI doubt if many of use will be writing Xubuntu docs :-)01:09
LaserJock*us01:09
robotgeekheh, i dont use xubuntu, so i dont write xubuntu or ubuntu docs01:10
LaserJockso if you could help organize some people and maybe send an email of what you want to do with Xubuntu docs then I think you could get something going01:10
LaserJocksomerville32: is there something in particulra that the doc team could do to help you?01:11
somerville32It just seems like you're asking me to organize the documentation effort for Xubuntu when I have no idea how things work.01:12
LaserJockhehe01:13
robotgeekyeah, it usually works like that. though we can help you with the details/ other difficulties 01:13
LaserJockok, then maybe you should start working with the Xubuntu docs for a little bit to get the swing of things01:14
somerville32It would be nice if you could see if there are people interested in working on Xubuntu documentation.01:14
LaserJockwell, the thing is that you are probably closer to Xubuntu then we are01:15
robotgeeksomerville32: it usually does not work that way, jjesse and I were alone for the dapper release. nixternal joined us in edgy ( i kinda dropped out)01:15
robotgeeksomeone has to pick up the ball, and others will join you01:15
somerville32What about John Levin?01:15
somerville32Do you know anything about him?01:16
robotgeekhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnLevin is his wiki page, maybe contact him and see if he is interested?01:16
robotgeekthough i doubt it, his wiki page is pretty old01:17
LaserJocksomerville32: ok, here's what I suggest, email the doc team and xubuntu mailing lists saying you are interested in Xubuntu documentation and seeing if anybody else is interested01:18
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somerville32Perfect.01:18
somerville32:)01:18
LaserJockif you get some "bites" then we can discuss further about how to proceed01:19
=== somerville32 nods.
somerville32We have a meeting tomorrow01:19
somerville32So we can discuss it01:19
somerville32And I'll get back to you guys after we decide what to do01:19
LaserJockok, excellent01:19
robotgeekawesome01:20
somerville32:)01:20
robotgeekokay, i guess that is it for me!01:20
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robotgeekthis has got to be the longest meeting i've been in!01:21
somerville32<g>01:21
robotgeeki will make up a summary and mail the group01:22
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LaserJockgood luck01:34
poningruhehe01:34
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=== ..[topic/#ubuntu-meeting:Ubugtu] : Current meeting: Xubuntu | Calendar: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/event | Logs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/ | 28 Nov 16:00 UTC: LoCo Team | 29 Nov 12:00 UTC: Edubuntu
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somerville32Hey Everyone06:58
TheSheepHello06:58
somerville32Do we want to use gobby too or just IRC fine for everyone?06:59
JmakHello06:59
Jmakirc fine07:00
vinzeIRC here too07:00
somerville32I'm ready to start. Is everyone else ready to start?07:01
vinzeYup07:01
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somerville32So, who is all here for the Xubuntu meeting?07:02
vinzeMe07:02
Jmakme07:02
TheSheepmoi07:02
vinzeWow... So many :P07:02
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vinzeAre we going to treat all items in their order on the Wiki?07:03
kalikianahello at all :)07:03
Sololme too, though i won't have muxh to say07:03
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somerville32We can float around if there is something that a majority of us feel need to be discussed.07:03
vinzeRight...07:04
vinzeSo, what should we handle first?07:04
Jmakartworks07:04
vinzeFine with me07:04
earobinsonyup07:04
vinzeAny idea what the sister projects are going to do (like the glossy for edgy)?07:05
JmakFor feisty i want to modify the color scheme of the graphics07:05
TheSheepgreen? :)07:06
vinzeHmm... What's the motivation?07:06
vinzeYuk :(07:06
vinze:P07:06
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kalikianagreen is nice07:06
somerville32Should we ask Mark Shuttleworth to give us direction since he is giving direction to Ubuntu and Kubuntu?07:06
JmakNo, it would remain blue but more saturated07:06
cellofellowJmak: then what? Become Kubuntu's Dapper colors?07:06
TheSheepJmak: something like this? http://welcome.sheep.art.pl/static/xubuntu_logo.png07:06
vinzeToo plain I think07:07
JmakMark said number of times that he doesnt want to interfere07:07
vinzeThe different colours should be more contrasting IMHO07:07
cello_rasppale tango blue is in keeping with xfce07:07
JmakLook at these07:07
Jmak                                          http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4062/screenshot1od7.png    http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/1783/screenshot2xt6.png    http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1802/screenshoteyett8.png       07:07
TheSheepcello_rasp: the current xubuntu logo is more purplish than the tango color scheme07:08
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JmakThe pale is getting boring07:08
TheSheepJmak: woudn't such a saturated background be tiring for the eyes?07:09
vinzeI like the second one, the third is still loading07:09
vinzeYeah I agree on that TheSheep 07:09
cello_raspscreenshoteyett8.png's panels are too garish and the icons are too gnome-icon-like, but the first 2 are going in the right direction.07:09
cellofellowJmak: I like the last one. The first one looks too much lik Kubuntu Dapper and the second one doesn't look Ubuntu enough.07:09
cellofellowAt least the wallpapers07:10
Jmakthe icons are later07:10
TheSheephow about a light blue?07:10
somerville32Can I interupt?07:10
vinzeI'd go for darker07:10
vinzeBring it on Cody07:10
JmakDarker colors always better for the eye07:10
vinzeAnd less disturbing, and less general07:11
kalikianathe first one a bit darker  :)07:11
somerville32Determining the actual direction of art for Feisty is out of the scope of this meeting. There is a lot of the agenda and so I think it might be more effective to see who is interested in working on the artwork, see who wants to lead the artwork effort, arrange a follow-up meeting, and hear from people what they think the direction should be.07:11
cello_raspYes, a forums thread might be best.07:12
vinzeGood point, so who is interested to work on the artwork?07:12
JmakI can do that07:12
TheSheepme too07:12
vinzeGreat, that's two already07:12
vinzeAny more?07:13
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JmakFaisty should be super-duper in terms of visuals07:13
cellofellowNext on Agenda: Xubuntu feisty dev-roadmap07:13
vinzeIf not, I think Jmak and TheSheep, you can have your hands on it together and arrange user feedback07:14
somerville32Just a sec, cellofellow07:14
cellofellowok, :)07:14
JmakTherer still more stuff here to discuss07:14
earobinsondid we miss the website?07:14
vinzeMessage Cody, Adam or me so the website can have a link to a forum topic or something where you ask for user input07:14
JmakThe icons07:14
JmakWhat icons shoudl we use tango or something else07:15
somerville32JMak: Are you interested in heading the artwork efforts?07:15
Jmakok07:15
vinzeI think when you're with two there's no real need for an official coordinator07:15
cellofellowI like tango07:15
somerville32vinze: Well, we'd like to get more people involved of course :] 07:16
TheSheepin terms of completeness, there is practically only a choice of tango or gnome07:16
JmakI think the artworks should be coordinated to prevent endig up with patchworks07:16
vinzeSure, but as apparently there are two as of yet...07:16
vinzeAh, that's true07:16
JmakIwould like the gray tango but not theblue one07:17
cello_raspIt should look good on white, as well07:17
vinzeBlue might pose a problem because of the colour scheme, all blue might be too overwhelming IMHO07:17
TheSheepJmak: or we could use something contrasting with the general theme, so that it's not boring07:17
kalikianaLet us stay with Tango as it is07:17
cellofellowwhich is used now?07:18
TheSheepcello_rasp: blue tango07:18
TheSheepsry07:18
JmakThe mubuntu peopel will use the blach tango07:18
TheSheepcellofellow: blue tango07:18
cellofellow:)07:18
kalikianablue tango fits blue xubuntu :)07:19
CzubekJmak: mubuntu?07:19
earobinsoni with kalikiana07:19
JmakYes, a new multimedia flavor07:19
cello_raspi think blue tango is perfect at the moment but a slight tweak to the location icons, to bring it into line with a future identity, is not a bad idea.07:19
JmakIt will be super cool, all black07:20
kalikianacello_rasp: locations?07:20
cellofellowplaces you meen?07:20
cello_raspJmak: ubuntu-studio?07:20
cello_raspplaces, sorry.07:20
TheSheeppink :D07:20
Jmakright ubuntu-studio07:20
vinzehttp://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_forks07:20
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somerville32Alrighty.07:21
somerville32Lets review.07:21
somerville321. JMak is going to be our "artist-in-chief" and will lead our artwork efforts.07:21
somerville322. JMak and TheSheep are both interested on working on artwork07:21
somerville323. We have a good idea of what we want to do with artwork for Feisty.07:21
vinzeOK... Next item?07:22
somerville32Now, do you guys want to pick a tenative date for a get together to further discuss artwork stuff or should we just move on for now?07:22
cellofellowNext on Agenda: Xubuntu feisty dev-roadmap07:22
cellofellowgood idea07:22
somerville32Lets discuss the website first since the people are here to discuss it07:23
JmakFor the time being we can discuss art releted stuff on the mailing list07:23
somerville32I know some of the dev team who said they'd be here aren't here yet so it wouldn't be good to discuss the dev-roadmap without them.07:23
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cellofellowok thn07:23
vinzeLet's move on to the website07:23
somerville32Can everyone take a peak at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings/Archive/Agenda/2006-11-25 ?07:23
_MMA_vinze: Thank goodness Ubuntu Studio isnt on your link. ;)07:24
vinzeOK07:24
vinzeHehe07:24
vinzeI liked Subuntu07:24
somerville32I've already archived today's Agenda and also elaborated on some stuff.07:24
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somerville32I've also put a brain dump on the agenda for the website.07:25
vinzeWe should also discuss with what and how often we plan to update it07:25
cellofellowok. openning said website07:25
=== somerville32 nods.
vinzeThe main Ubuntu website AFAIK isn't updated too regularly07:25
earobinsonnope they keep it the same... its good cuz its always a familiar place to go to07:26
vinzeOK... So everything that stays the same should be of high quality07:27
somerville32I agree.07:27
cellofellowsomerville32: you notice it says Zooboontoo for pronunciation on the website.07:27
vinzePerhaps we can collaborate on something on the wiki and when it's finished put it on the main website07:27
vinzeYeah that's true AFAIK07:27
vinzeShould we take it off?07:28
vinzeBecause I'm not 100% sure07:28
somerville32I don't think it really matters.07:29
somerville32People will pronounce it how they like07:29
somerville32haha07:29
vinzeSo... Take it off?07:29
earobinsonya07:29
cellofellowshould the website look like ubuntu.com or kubuntu.org? or like it is but better?07:29
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TheSheepcellofellow: you mean layout?07:29
cellofellowyeah07:29
earobinsoni figure it should be based off them as it is now, so its the same feel just different content07:29
somerville32I'd like to propose the following mandate for the website:07:30
somerville32The Xubuntu website is an excellent tool for propagating information to the community and is generally the first impression made on end-users. Hence, The Xubuntu Website must maintain a professional image, be informative, useful, and personify the personality of the Xubuntu distribution and Xubuntu community.07:30
vinzeIsn't that all quite logical?07:30
cellofellowYeah, at current the Xubuntu website is just short of professional and makes Xubuntu seem like a side project.07:31
TheSheepvinze: note what's *not* mentioned :)07:31
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Czubekubuntu.com layout is better IOM.07:31
vinzeYeah it could be a bit more proffessional07:31
vinzeI prefer a fluid layout07:31
kalikianaimho xubuntu.org is nice - but its content is weak07:31
Czubekkalikiana: true.07:31
TheSheepCzubek: isn't it the same, only with smaller fonts?07:32
vinzeA fluid layout that also looks fluid, I mean :P07:32
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somerville32Should we add tabs?07:32
somerville32Like, at the top like the other websites do?07:32
TheSheepsomerville32: plese no07:32
vinzeWhat content should there be at the website?07:32
cellofellowPoint of Inquery: Does it use a CMS system of some type?07:32
earobinsontabs are really good imo07:32
vinzeAnd what should be in the tabs?07:32
somerville32cellowfellow: CMS - Drupal07:32
vinzeDrupal07:32
TheSheepcellofellow: drupal07:32
TheSheeplol07:32
CzubekTheSheep: maybe, small difference but i like it more ;)07:32
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vinzeWhat should be in the tabs?07:33
TheSheeppersonally I like the style that all the gnome.org and related pages have07:33
TheSheeplooks *very* proffessional07:33
cellofellowTabs it needs if it's going to hold other sections.07:33
earobinsonwhat not have the same tab links as the ubuntu website?07:33
earobinsonlike wiki and such07:33
kalikianajust stay with the links at the right side07:33
cellofellowkubuntu has them too. I think they help stay organized.07:34
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TheSheepprovided they will be the same and in the same order07:34
vinzeHmm.. Yeah, then we could also drop the links at the right I think07:34
vinzeAnd merge multiple pages07:34
somerville32We still need the right links07:34
cellofellowubuntu and kubuntu both have sidebars.07:34
=== somerville32 nods.
kalikianaso we'll have xubuntu.org design with kubuntu tabs?07:35
TheSheepI think the huge logo is not needed on every page -- just a splash on the first page, and small logo somewhere at the top on the rest, just as a reminder07:35
vinzeI think a header helps to give a site a profile07:35
vinzeAnd splashes are annoying07:35
TheSheepand the blue 'margins' make some trouble07:35
cellofellowmargins make pages look more consisten across screensizes.07:36
kalikianajust the logo in small at the top, but no splash, so you can go to the front page from anywhere07:36
TheSheepI mean, the site looks 'closed'07:36
vinzeHow about this for tabs: Xubuntu | Community (or Get Involved?) | Get Xubuntu | Support07:36
kalikianathe front page should be a news page07:36
TheSheepcellofellow: provided the content is fixed-width, which is not the case07:36
somerville32+ Wiki07:36
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kalikianavinze: + downloads07:37
cellofellowTheSheep: it's not? well, then. get rid of them.07:37
vinzekalikiana:  downloads would be in Get Xubuntu07:37
vinzeBut perhaps we would have to name it Downloads instead of Get Xubuntu07:37
TheSheepwe still need graphics on the first page -- logo, screenshots, smiling people, whatever07:37
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somerville32I think we should try to mirror ubuntu.com as much as possible07:37
vinzeAnd then put an update howto under support07:37
somerville32Just with a different colour pal.07:38
kalikianavinze: oh, yes, sry07:38
TheSheepvinze: yeah, that's more intuitive07:38
cellofellowWell, ubuntu and kubunta call it get cause you can get CD's too. Not so with Xubuntu.07:38
earobinsonI agree with somerville32 07:38
vinzeYeah we should put a clear notice about that07:38
Czubeksmiling people, that's what i like ;)07:38
vinzeUnless they will be doing it for Feisty07:38
vinzeHow about smiling people dressed in dark-blue?07:38
cellofellowKubuntu has gears, Ubuntu has smiling people, Xubuntu has rats.07:38
vinzeYeah, true cellofellow 07:39
TheSheepvinze: smiling people dressed as mice ;)07:39
Czubeklol07:39
cellofellowlol07:39
vinzeOh that would be cool! :P07:39
vinzeAnd I think the font should be larger07:39
somerville32Xubuntu is still Linux for Humans... not Linux for Rats.07:39
somerville32haha07:39
somerville32So we can incorporate a people theme too07:39
TheSheepfont size shoudn't be set at all -- then you get your browser's defaults, which is the only sane solution07:39
vinzeYeah I agree07:40
vinzeAnd if they need to be smaller or larger, do it in percentages07:40
cellofellowI think it looks a little drab. Ubuntu is tasteful, Kubuntu is glossy, Xubuntu is just flat.07:40
kalikianause 'pt' sizes :)07:40
vinzeKubuntu looks overdone to me07:40
TheSheepkalikiana: naah, *nobody* has dpi set right07:40
vinze'pt' causes trouble on macs07:40
cellofellowAnything glossy does.07:40
TheSheepmaybe we could be soft and plushy07:41
TheSheepand cuddly07:41
vinzePlushy sounds great to me07:41
cellofellowwith little soft mice runnig around. lol07:41
kalikianaTheSheep: teddy-bear-brown? :P07:41
TheSheepkalikiana: pink07:41
vinzeBut I have no idea on how to do that, it'd probably be extra load on the artwork team07:41
cellofellowit needs to match the distro's colors whatever it does.07:41
somerville32Thats a good point07:41
vinzePlush mice07:41
TheSheepvinze: gimpressionist :)07:41
somerville32Is the artwork team going to contribute to website artwork?07:42
vinzeWow, gimppressionist is cool07:42
TheSheepsomerville32: that's my plan, at least, I can also do the whole css07:42
earobinsonwell xfce is a lightweight graphical desktop environment, so shouldn't xubuntu be a lightweight ubuntu?07:42
vinzeWell, I think the website should match the main theme07:42
vinzeI can also do css, but not images07:42
vinze(Think of logo, etc.)07:43
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somerville32Ok, lets review.07:43
vinzeVectors even worse07:43
vinzeGo on:07:43
TheSheepmaybe xubuntu.org should be flat (and clean), so that it shows how lightweight it is?07:43
somerville32I like the fluffy, cuddly feeling07:44
somerville32haha07:44
somerville32Anyhows.07:44
earobinsonTheSheep ... exactly07:44
vinzeHow about web2.0-ish?07:44
cellofellowShould still look good. Add some curvy corners or something.07:44
vinzeMinmalistic07:44
TheSheepvinze: puh-leeeze07:44
somerville32Xfce4 isn't minmalistic though07:44
vinzeTheSheep: What?07:44
kalikianasimplisitc, no fancy ajax thingies07:44
somerville32Xfce4 isn't simply07:44
earobinsonxfce4 is lightweight however07:44
vinzeNo, not AJAXy07:44
somerville32It is simply lightweight07:44
vinzeBut I like web 2.0 layouts07:44
vinzeJust the CSS07:44
TheSheepI take it stays on drupal?07:44
somerville32Xfce4 is a powerful desktop environment07:44
cellofellowJust not Gmail.07:44
TheSheepsomerville32: yes, but how do we want to advertise it? :)07:45
vinzeNo not Gmail indeed :P07:45
cellofellowTheSheep: why change the engine?07:45
somerville32I like the cuddly, cute, idea07:45
kalikianacss is okay, but i'd avoid any scripts, flash or transparency07:45
earobinsonhttp://www.xfce.org/index.php?page=overview&lang=en07:45
TheSheepcellofellow: no reason, just making sure07:45
vinzeStrong, having at keast all the basics, but light-weight07:45
earobinsonXfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.07:45
TheSheepkalikiana: of course07:45
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vinzeJust use large fonts, large line-heights, and one or two gradients07:45
TheSheepand shadows07:46
somerville32I think a good direction for the website should be clean (not simple or flat), fluffy, warm, and inviting07:46
vinzeAnd of course font-family: sans-serif07:46
cellofellowLet's make the website visually appealing and esy to use :)07:46
somerville32I concur!07:46
vinzeThat fits in07:46
TheSheepsomerville32: warm blue? :/07:46
vinzeWait, I'm going to put it on the wiki07:46
somerville32TheSheep: haha07:46
somerville32Ok, maybe cuddly blue?07:46
TheSheepsomerville32: maybe we need a secondary color? yellow? red?07:46
TheSheepred on blue looks nice07:47
somerville32Our secondary colour is obvisously gray at this time07:47
TheSheepsomerville32: hardly warm07:47
cellofellowtwo-tone blue is nice.07:47
kalikianablue and gray sounds nice07:48
somerville32grayish-blue?07:48
cellofellowis the new website going to debut for Feisty? or before that?07:48
somerville32Cellofellow: Our new website has already debut07:48
somerville32We just need to improve it07:48
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somerville32Anyhow, we're taking too much time on this subject.07:48
TheSheepyeah, everyone 'knows' something about looks :)07:48
cellofellowok, I just thought you were going to improve it behind the scenes and then "release" it.07:48
vinzehttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Website/Plans/Theme07:49
cellofellowwhat about the screenshot gallery idea?07:49
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somerville32We can install a module07:50
somerville32Once drupal 5.0 comes out07:50
somerville32I suspect we'll be upgrading07:50
vinzeYeah that'd be allright07:50
earobinsoncellofellow, that would be cool07:50
somerville32Or so thats the impression I get from jon07:50
vinzeNo link among the tabs needed, we can link there from the home page07:50
cellofellowearobinson: not my idea, somerville32's idea.07:50
somerville32and then I think we'll look at a screenshot module to help organize it07:50
somerville32Can we start the review for this item?07:51
vinzeYeah I think so07:51
somerville321. The artwork team is going to contribute to the website effort with... artwork <g>07:51
cellofellowwe've mostly talked about looks. What about content?07:51
somerville322. We're going to implement tabs at the top07:52
somerville323. We're going to improve content in accordance of the mandate07:52
somerville324. We're going to continue to work on improving the skin07:52
TheSheepshould we have a xubuntu tutorial, kind of a walktrough with screenshots?07:52
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vinzeThe Desktop Guide does that07:53
cellofellowIsn't that the Welcome Centre? Or something Before the download?07:53
kalikianayep, the welcome center's for that07:53
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TheSheepkalikiana: it is? I though it's for general pointers and a link to the detailed tutorial :)07:53
vinzehttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Website/Plans07:53
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vinze*cough* Desktop Guide07:54
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kalikianaTheSheep: yes, it's a first intro where later one can still read further - but we know that people first avoid to read :P07:54
vinzeTell us cellofellow 07:55
cellofellowHave a script that opens firefox on first login with tabs open to the Welcome Centre and te Xubuntu Website and stuff, and then deletes itself.07:55
vinzeNa, that'd be annoying I think07:55
vinzeEspecially if it's someone's first encounter with Firefox or tabs07:55
vinzeAnyway, shall we continue to the next item?07:56
cellofellowPuppy and DSL do it, and it goes away after the first login.07:56
somerville32Thats why we have the welcome centre though07:56
somerville32IT07:56
somerville32It'll launch on first login07:56
cellofellowWelcome Centre. Of course. If it's not there to welcome them, why call it that?07:56
somerville32:] 07:56
vinzeWe're getting off-topic...07:57
somerville32Everyone ready to move to the next topic?07:57
cellofellowAre we?07:57
vinzeHow about discussing Community Involvement?07:57
cellofellowok07:57
earobinsonsure07:57
=== somerville32 nods.
somerville32And lets mix in "COLLABORATING WITH OTHER UBUNTU TEAMS" as well07:57
vinzeOK07:57
somerville32We need to figure out how we can make it easier for people to get involved.07:57
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vinzeWhen someone wants to join, where would be the first place to look?07:58
somerville32The website under "getting involved", haha07:58
TheSheepvinze: wiki07:58
cellofellowLaunchpad?07:58
vinzeRight, website or wiki07:58
vinzePerhaps launchpad07:58
earobinsonlaunchpad07:58
somerville32I think if we had a page which lists the different teams07:58
somerville32How to get involved07:58
somerville32What needs to be done07:58
vinzeSo we need to make it easy on those places to find out how to get involved07:59
somerville32And things like how to sign up to the mailing list would be good07:59
TheSheepand to keep them up to date07:59
=== somerville32 nods
kalikianaand a hint to #xubuntu-devel :)=07:59
=== somerville32 nods nods.
vinzeThen there also are people who might not have the intention of getting involved, but might decide to do so if the coincidentally find out they can easily07:59
=== somerville32 nods.
TheSheepa 'what needs to be done' page last edited 2 years ago is hardly encouraging07:59
luzithere's a big "Contributing" section on the wiki frontpage07:59
somerville32There is also a big one at http://xubuntu.org/devel07:59
vinzeI think that should be split in multiple pages08:00
somerville32Thats a good idea08:00
vinzeSo people only have to read sections that apply to us08:00
vinze*them08:00
vinzeAnd then process that in the wiki08:00
somerville32We could also have a "general overview" page that talks about the mailing list and -devel channel08:01
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somerville32However, one con for splitting into different pages08:01
somerville32Some of the sections don't have much content08:01
vinzePerhaps merging some sections?08:01
cellofellowun-subdivide or expand those littel sections.08:01
somerville32TBH, I don't see a problem with the current page becuase there is an index at the top08:02
vinzeE.g. Reporting Bugs and " Ideas and feedback"08:02
somerville32So it is the same thing anyhow08:02
=== cellofellow nods
vinzeWell, it always discourages me when there's a lot of text on one page08:03
cellofellowCommmunity involvement doesn't just meen dev. What about marketting, like spreadfirefox.com?08:03
somerville32Thats on the page too08:03
somerville32Speaking on advocacy08:03
cellofellowpoint me too the page I'm lost.08:03
somerville32We need to get a presence in the marketing team08:03
vinzehttp://www.xubuntu.org/devel08:03
somerville32http://xubuntu.org/devel08:03
vinzelol08:03
vinzeOK, so who is in favour of splitting that page and who is against?08:04
=== vinze is in favour
TheSheepsplit08:04
somerville32I don't think it is worth the effort.08:04
vinzeI don't mind doing it :P08:04
cellofellowwe should market xubuntu as a replacement for Win98, seeing Win98 is no longer supported by M$.08:04
vinze2:108:05
cellofellowDon't split.08:05
TheSheep2:208:05
vinze2:208:05
somerville32Ubuntu doesn't have it split08:05
vinzeCrao08:05
vinze*p08:05
somerville32And it isn't a lot of text08:05
earobinsonvote no split08:05
somerville32And then we'd have a ton of sub-menu links08:05
vinzecellofellow: I don't agree, there are way more people that Xubuntu is good for08:05
vinzeNo more than we do now somerville32 08:05
cellofellowvinze: who said ONLY a replacement for win98?08:06
somerville32We have 4 now and splitting would make 908:06
somerville32Maybe even 10 if we keep the meetings page08:06
vinzeNoone, but if we were marketing on that08:06
vinzeWe should merge some sections then08:07
cellofellowvinze: so, don't be exclusive. Think of something else xubuntu *excels* at.08:07
DrLockno split: The index keeps the page from being intimidating, but being all on one page makes it easy to search quickly08:07
vinzeAnd I don't think we should have off-site links08:07
somerville324:2 for not splitting08:07
vinzeRight...08:07
vinzeI give up :P08:07
somerville32lol08:07
somerville32I see what you mean vinze08:07
somerville32But there isn't enough content yet to warrant it08:07
vinzeAny more points concerning the website?08:08
vinzeThat's true08:08
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somerville32Well, I think the different teams should get their wiki pages updated and organized08:08
vinzeBut why those off-site links in a submenu?08:08
somerville32vinze: They are the team homepages08:08
vinzeWhy not under the Artwork section a link to http://www.xubuntu.org/devel08:08
vinzeEtc.08:08
vinzeThat would be much more logical IMHO08:09
cellofellowgood I dea.08:09
somerville32We could do that for sure but that means people will spend another 30 seconds looking08:09
somerville32And people want to get to their info quick08:09
vinzeSorry I meant to wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork08:09
=== somerville32 nods. I know what you meant.
vinzeI think people looking to contribute to artwork would first look at the Artwork section and later or not at all at the menu08:10
cellofellowso, redundantly spread info all over, or 1 topic 1 place?08:10
somerville32I think we should have both08:10
cellofellow:S ok08:10
vinzeThe page won't be split, but I think moving the subsection off-site links from the menu to the subsections would be better08:10
somerville32sub-menus to team homepages and links in description08:10
vinzeOK, so  I can add the links no matter what?08:11
TheSheepdo we really need links to team pages on every page?08:11
somerville32It isn't on every page, TheSheep08:11
somerville32Only on the contribute page08:11
TheSheepI mean, most people will come there looking for info about xubuntu, not its development08:11
somerville32Vinze: Yup :)08:11
TheSheepah, ok, I didn't understand the 'submenu' then :)08:12
vinzeAh, they're already there08:12
somerville32TheSheep: When you click "Get Involved", the submenu expands08:12
somerville32Anyhow, back to getting people involved.08:12
somerville32I think we need to get ourselves organized into teams and take responsability for keeping our content updated.08:12
somerville32For example, the artwork team needs to work on getting their wiki pages updated and organized08:12
cellofellowAt what level do people start? Not jumping into development I don't think. Look at me. :)08:12
somerville32We'll update the website and wiki to make "getting involved" easier.08:13
vinzeTranslation, but that's more software-specific08:13
somerville32Vinze: Not at all08:13
cellofellow:?08:13
somerville32Vinze: We can translate all our applications via Rosseta08:13
somerville32Anyhows08:13
somerville32Lets talk about collaboration with our ubuntu teams08:13
somerville32*other08:13
somerville32The big one is ubuntu-marketing08:14
vinzeOK I at least added a link to team meetings08:14
vinzeYeah perhaps some people could attend their meetings?08:14
vinzeAnyway, I g2g, I'll read the logs 08:15
somerville32We need to start lobbying them to include the promotion of Xubuntu08:15
cellofellowTeams? Like ubuntu and kubuntu branches?08:15
vinzeBye08:15
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=== vinze waves back
somerville32This means that we need people interested in advocacy and marketing to work with them08:15
cellofellowSo, let Ubuntu people know Xubuntu is there?08:15
=== somerville32 nods.
=== cellofellow nods back
somerville32Cellofellow: Would you be interested in working with them?08:16
somerville32Make some contacts08:16
somerville32Get things moving08:16
cellofellowuh. I don't know, um. What would I have to do?08:16
somerville32For most things, we could piggyback on their efforts.08:16
somerville32Cellofellow: Well, you could attend their meetings, push Xubuntu where you can, make some contacts, etc.08:17
cellofellowsounds like lobbying. :)08:17
earobinsonlol08:17
somerville32<g>08:17
somerville32I can help there too08:17
somerville32But we need to make Xubuntu have presence. 08:17
cellofellowI'll give it a shot. 08:18
cellofellowYou've my email somerville32 08:18
somerville32Wicked. :] 08:18
somerville32What other ubuntu teams can we work with? Any ideas?08:18
earobinsondoc team?08:18
=== somerville32 nods.
somerville32I talked with them last night.08:19
TheSheepsomerville32: kubuntu, take their themes ;)08:19
cellofellowshould be working with them anyways.08:19
somerville32They said we need to get people interested in Xubuntu documentation08:19
cellofellowTheSheep: huh?08:19
somerville32And they'll help us out where we can08:19
somerville32*they08:19
TheSheepcellofellow: just kidding08:19
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somerville32:] 08:20
cellofellowHow much different is xubuntu from a normal xfce? Can we modify some of there docs?08:20
somerville32Xfce4 doesn't have much docs08:20
cellofellowjust a thought08:20
somerville32So, any last topics we'd like to bring up or should we move on?08:20
earobinsonmove on I guess08:21
cellofellowLet's move to docs while we're on the subject anyways.08:21
TheSheepcellofellow: two main differences: no 'compositor' option and removed desktop icons08:21
kalikianacellofellow: different/ gnomish desktop layout08:21
cellofellowthe xubuntu xfwm isn't a stock xfwm? xubuntu added compositor?08:21
cellofellowkalikiana: the layout is just an options thing.08:21
TheSheepcellofellow: no, removed08:21
somerville32Yeah, lets discuss documentation08:22
cellofellowTheSheep: it's still there.08:22
somerville32Who is interested in working on that?08:22
TheSheepcellofellow: just because you had it enabled earlier08:22
luzii still work on the documentation occacionally, but i don't have much time for it...08:23
kalikianawe might discuss later if compositor is an alternative to beryl ;)08:23
cellofellowdocs are hard. Like, do you write for newbs, intermediate, or advanced users?08:23
somerville32Luzi: Are you John Levine?08:23
=== cellofellow has a computer too slow for either compositor or beryl.
TheSheepcellofellow: you need docs for all those groups08:23
kalikianai fear the 'official' docs for xfce is still too incomplete08:24
luzisommerville32: no, i'm the main author of xubuntu desktop guide (so far)08:24
cellofellowTheSheep: the Welcome Centre sounds like a good starting-off point for newbs.08:24
earobinsonTheSheep, na you should just gear them at beginners that way advanced users can skip over what they dont need08:24
luziand the name is luzi.08:24
somerville32Is anyone interested in heading up the Xubuntu documentation efforts? Luzi?08:24
TheSheepearobinson: yeah, start simple, more advanced things later08:25
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=== somerville32 pokes Luzi.
luzii can not promise that i'll have much time for it, but i do plan to put some worki into xubuntu desktop guide for feisty.08:28
luzis/worki/work/08:28
cellofellowwhat do newbs need most? Basic navagation, what apps do, how to install software?08:28
earobinsonno g?08:28
TheSheepcellofellow: I started collecting some common questions from #xubuntu08:29
TheSheepcellofellow: like 'where is the file manager?'08:29
earobinsonI doubt xubuntut has a large new users base, most users would start with ubuntu the move over I think08:29
luziearobinson,: 'g' stands for global, so we don't need it if its just one instance08:29
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somerville32:] 08:31
cellofellowWhat if more Linux newbs or even computer newbs come over to Xubuntu than we've been having?08:31
somerville32Luzi: Are you a member of the doc team?08:31
luzisommerville32: yeah, i guess. i'm a comitter on their SVN repo, and i read the ML.08:31
somerville32Luzi: Could you be the editor-in-chief for this release cycle? I don't think anyone else has enough experience to get commit access to their repo yet.08:32
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=== cellofellow will brb.
somerville32I'm sure there is a ton of us interested in helping out but we need someone with experience to lead the effort atleast.08:33
somerville32I know I'm interested in doing doc work 08:34
somerville32And I already do a lot of work on the wiki08:34
luzisommerville32: i can't promise anything. maybe i'll be around, maybe not.08:34
somerville32Anyone else who could be reliable?08:34
somerville32*Do you know anyone else who could be reliable?08:34
luzisommerville32, have a look here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam08:35
luziyou can just send patches to ubuntu-doc mailing list and those guys will commit if for you.08:35
somerville32Alrighty.08:37
somerville32Who is interested in helping with the documentation effort?08:37
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=== cellofellow Calls for the Orders of the Day. :)
somerville32lol08:40
somerville32Ok, looks like it's going to be lonely on the doc team08:41
somerville32Do you want to talk about Open Week coming up?08:41
cellofellowWhat's Open Week?08:41
somerville32http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/65108:42
somerville32https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek08:42
somerville32Should we make a presentation or something?08:43
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earobinsonIt would be nice to see one08:46
vinzeHey08:46
vinzeMeeting still going?08:46
somerville32Hey Vinze08:46
somerville32Yup.08:47
earobinsonbut then do we have enough to talk about08:47
somerville32We're discussing Open Week08:47
vinzeGreat08:47
somerville32I guess it all depends if we have a volunteer or not to tlak08:48
somerville32haha08:48
cellofellowWhat's the point of Open Week? I think we do need some presence.08:48
kalikianaso like somone speaking about xubuntu or what?08:48
=== somerville32 nods.
vinzeA news item on the website perhaps? So people can at least take advantage even of non-Xubuntu specific topics08:48
kalikianashould be some pro then ;)08:48
cellofellowIt's all in IRC channels?08:49
earobinsonbut how much could be said?08:49
=== somerville32 nods at Kalikiana.
somerville32They only have to talk for an hour08:49
somerville32And we've been talking about almost 2 now08:49
vinzePerhaps someone that has experience converting gnome-lib apps to normal gtk apps?08:50
kalikianaso would it be like this: 'hey, what has xubuntu for media?' - 'gxine it has.'08:50
somerville32It would talk about how to get involved with Xubuntu and what Xubuntu is08:50
kalikianaor like explaining what apps instead of gnome-apps08:50
somerville32And they'd most also likely field questions08:50
cellofellowsounds like a job for cody somerville to me.08:50
vinzeNo I meant what Jani did so ubuntu-system-tools or whatsitcalled08:50
somerville32Vinze: That doesn't really fit in with Open Week though08:51
vinzeThey can always ask for replacement programs in xubuntu-devel08:51
somerville32Cellofellow: haha, Why do you say that? :P08:51
vinzeDoesn't it?08:51
cellofellowyou seem pretty good at getting people involved.08:51
vinzeYeah I agree08:52
vinzeBut why wouldn't teaching people to make an app gnome-independant fit in?08:52
somerville32Vinze: 1. It would take more then a hour08:52
vinzeWell I know nothing about it so I couldn't guess :P08:53
somerville322. It is more for teaching newbies how to get involved for the first time08:53
vinzeMaintaining an Ubuntu Package?08:53
vinzeThat's also an item08:53
=== somerville32 nods.
somerville32That can be covered within an Hour08:53
somerville32And besides, not all gnome-dependent apps are coded in a single language08:53
somerville32It could get messy08:53
vinzeYeah but 2. is no real reason :P08:53
vinzeAh that's true08:53
vinzeAh well...08:54
TheSheepwhat about the packaging party?08:54
vinzeThey're not Xubuntu-specific08:54
vinzeSo you can just follow the Ubuntu ones I guess08:54
=== somerville32 nods.
somerville32Maybe just do what the sister projects are doing... a brief "intro" and how to get involved session08:55
vinzeBtw, what topics have we dealt with up till now?08:55
somerville32We've done website, artwork, community, and documentation08:55
=== TheSheep falls asleep
vinzeAh, so I only missed documentation08:55
somerville32hehe, yeah08:55
=== vinze slaps TheSheep
somerville32Ok, so you think I should do something?08:55
=== somerville32 feels a bit nervous.
TheSheepwhen do we eat?08:56
earobinsonit would be great if you could fell the hour08:56
vinzeIf you want to it'd be great08:56
earobinson+ im sure some of us would come and support you08:56
somerville32Woot! :] 08:56
somerville32So, lets pick a time slot and stick it in08:56
vinzeRight..08:56
somerville32Schedule is at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek08:56
vinzeStick it in where it fits you08:56
earobinson18.00 right after ask mark?08:56
vinzeCan you? Are you allowed to stick it in where you want?08:57
somerville32I think so08:58
somerville32But I think that would be a tough act to follow08:58
somerville32And what if mark stays to watch?08:58
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vinzeHehe, you can build a reputation :P08:59
earobinsonIm sure thats why no one has taken it08:59
somerville32How about Wednesday at 2100?08:59
vinzeBe brave and take it ;)08:59
somerville32haha09:00
=== TheSheep cheers somerville32
vinzeYou're the one to decide09:00
=== vinze cheers somerville32
=== somerville32 quivers.
=== vinze cheers somerville32 again
TheSheeptake-it take-it09:00
somerville32Ok, so that would be 2pm my time09:00
=== somerville32 ponders.
vinzetake-iit take-it09:00
TheSheepsomerville32: look, what's the worst thing that can happen?09:00
somerville32True. I could always change my name if I screw up, haha09:01
vinzeYou won't stutter09:01
vinzeLol09:01
vinzeSo, when will it be?09:01
somerville32Wednesday night would most likely be the best for me, TBH09:02
somerville32haha09:02
vinzeThere is no info on how to host your own09:03
vinzeDo you know someone you could contact? Or should you just fit it it?09:03
somerville32I could e-mail Jono09:03
somerville32Anyhows, lets move on.09:03
vinzeAgreed09:03
somerville32I'll let you all know at the end of the meeting so you can all be there <g>09:03
vinzeRight09:03
vinzeNext topic Menu Editor?09:03
vinzeOr the roadmap, but I think Jani should be there09:04
somerville32Jani won't be here today09:04
CzubekCya all.09:04
vinzeBye09:04
vinzeSo.. Next topic is?09:04
somerville32Feisty Fawn?09:04
earobinsonFEISTY FAWN?09:04
earobinsonlol09:04
vinze???09:05
somerville32FEISTY FAWN!! :D09:05
vinze???09:05
earobinsonXUBUNTU FEISTY DEV-ROAD MAP09:05
somerville32https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings/Archive/Agenda/2006-11-25#head-b3906fa39e6558abbf434f7340757371444f67d409:05
TheSheepfeisty frown09:05
somerville32"What emerging desktop technology can the Xubuntu distribution adopt?"09:05
vinzeSo how are we going to decide what to do when Jani isn't there?09:05
vinzeBeryl-Beryl-Beryl!09:05
somerville32haha09:05
TheSheepsomerville32: what is 'emerging desktop technology'?09:05
vinzeBeryl-Beryl-Beryl!09:06
TheSheepsomerville32: electronic pencil sharpeners?09:06
somerville32TheSheep: You'll have to "Ask Mark" at the "Ask Mark" meeting, haha :P09:06
vinzeBeryl-Beryl-Beryl!09:06
kalikianawhat about the search tool09:06
vinzeYeah that really is missing09:06
somerville32Well, work is already occuring on the search tool09:06
TheSheepyeah, that's desktop technology09:06
vinzeIs it?09:06
somerville32Ubuntu is going to implement tracker09:06
somerville32And so we just need to make an applet or something for it09:06
cellofellowDekstop search is cool.09:06
TheSheepI began to make a gtk front-end to tracker09:06
earobinsonkeep it as simple as possible I don't see the need to adopt anything, or at least make it an option duing install09:06
vinzeSo what exactly is tracker?09:07
TheSheepvinze: http://www.gnome.org/~jamiemcc/tracker/09:07
kalikianatracker is a demon for sql-based fullsearch in filesystems09:07
TheSheepvinze: file indexer09:07
kalikianaand TheSheap already made a nice python GUI09:07
vinzeAh great09:07
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vinzeI'm learning Python right now :P09:07
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=== somerville32 nods.
somerville32What about telepathy?09:08
somerville32I'm not using Edgy09:08
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somerville32Is telepathy used in the Xubuntu desktop?09:08
=== TheSheep forgot to read about what's telepathy
vinzeTelepathy?09:08
kalikianameta tracker is freedesktop compliant :)09:08
somerville32Telepathy is like a communication framework or something or another09:09
vinzeNever heard of it09:09
somerville32http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/09:09
TheSheepsomerville32: but xubuntu is 90% a one-user-at-a-time  install09:09
vinzeNot for me09:10
vinzeBtw, Tracker looks cool09:10
kalikianaand it is fast09:10
vinzeBut about telepathy: what exactly is its use?09:10
kalikianaand there are cli tools ;)09:10
somerville32I think that maybe we should defer Feisty Fawn and Dev-Roadmap until we have a more developer-enabled meeting. What do you guys think?09:11
TheSheephttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Teams/IM/DesktopIntegrationSIPIM?action=show&redirect=MOTUIM%2FDesktopIntegrationSIPIM09:11
=== vinze agrees
TheSheepsomerville32: yup09:11
TheSheepshare presence and address book information between any application that deals with people09:12
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earobinsonI like that one TheSheep 09:13
somerville32What about the desktop menu?09:13
earobinsonhuh?09:13
vinzeWell, if I knew how to edit it by manually perhaps I could try and make a Python app but I don't know how long that'll take...09:14
TheSheepright, I'd like to have a second 'Places' menu09:14
somerville32IS the current menu freedesktop.org compliant?09:14
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TheSheepsomerville32: yes09:14
somerville32Why isn't it the same as Gnome and KDE then?09:14
TheSheepsomerville32: it doesn't implement the full spec09:14
kalikianaTheSheep: what exactly do you want?09:14
kalikianaTheShepp: what is missing do you think?09:15
vinzeIt's partly compliant09:15
TheSheepkalikiana: a menu with 'home, filesystem, trash, media, etc.'09:15
vinzeWhat's the etc.?09:15
TheSheepkalikiana: all links to Thunar with different parameters09:15
TheSheepvinze: et cetera09:15
somerville32Like Ubuntu's setup09:15
vinzeYeah but what does it stand for?09:15
somerville32I agree as well09:15
kalikianaTheSheep: oh, like once we had that in the panel :)09:15
somerville32We could have Applications, Places, and System09:15
vinzeIf we have a menu with only four items...09:15
kalikianaso should we have places in the panel? or in the main menu?09:16
somerville32In the panel09:16
somerville32Like three different menus09:16
TheSheepsomerville32: that's a hard one, afaik xfce can have only one automatically-generated menu09:16
vinzeWould it be possible to have the System menu only show up for people with administrator rights?09:16
kalikianai like browser, terminal and fileman in the panel09:16
TheSheepsomerville32: but the 'places' menu doesn't need to be autogenerated09:16
vinzePerhaps not Terminal kalikiana 09:16
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vinzeYeah but not everybody accesses it frequently, especially not new Linux users09:17
vinzeYou can add it yourself, can't you?09:17
kalikianaisn't it essential for anybody to use a terminal sometime?09:17
vinzeMy panel is full of icons09:17
TheSheepvinze: but they should ;)09:17
cellofellowMine's full of icons and little menus. :)09:18
vinzeThen Xubuntu would have a huge learning curve09:18
somerville32I think we should just conform to what Applications have09:18
kalikianaif there is no terminal, what about 'type apt-get...' for support?09:18
somerville32Err..09:18
somerville32To what Ubuntu has09:18
vinzeUse Synaptic09:18
kalikianabut often you can't help with GUI only09:18
vinzeIf they say "type sudo apt-get..." they also say "Open a Terminal Window"09:19
TheSheepbtw, the link to terminal is in the menu, under 'system'09:19
vinzeYeah where it should be09:19
vinzeNot by default in the panel09:19
TheSheepand Thunar has 'open terminal here' in the context menu09:19
somerville32Maybe we could draw up a specification?09:19
kalikianaoh, there is a link in system *g*09:19
somerville32I'd like to setup default shortcuts too09:19
somerville32In Thunar09:19
vinzeBut what about the System menu only showing up for users with administrator rights?09:19
vinzeYeah me too09:19
vinzeEhh, Templates I mean09:20
somerville32That too09:20
somerville32For System, I think everyone should see it09:20
somerville32And shutdown and what should be in there09:20
vinzeWhy?09:20
vinzeShutdown shouldn't be in there09:20
somerville32It is in Ubuntu09:20
vinzeOnly things that only adminstrators can do09:20
somerville32Only things Administrators can do should be under "Administration"09:20
somerville32Which could be under System09:20
vinzeOh, then I mean that one09:20
=== somerville32 nods.
vinzeCan "Administration" be hidden for non-administrators?09:21
somerville32I'm sure we could figure out something09:21
vinzeThat'd be great09:21
cellofellowMakes no diff. You still need sudo rights to use those.09:21
vinzeI think it's especially confusing when users are asked to enter a password and the only password they know is wrong09:21
cellofellowtrue09:21
vinzeThey can't do things there anyway, so...09:21
somerville32I think we should have a "run as" tool instead of sudo09:22
vinzeA "run as" tool?09:22
somerville32What I mean, being able to select the user too09:22
vinzeOh, yeah09:22
earobinsonlike windows?09:22
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somerville32Yup.09:22
vinzeDoes windows have that?09:22
kalikianawould noobs use that?09:23
vinzeYeah09:23
kalikianavinze: win2k has, i believe09:23
TheSheepsomerville32: what's that for? I mean, only root can switch users anyways09:23
vinzeE.g. for Thunar09:23
somerville32It would be especially useful for xscreensaver lock09:23
TheSheepa link with 'open another gdm session' would be good09:23
vinzeIf someone quickly needs to save their files to their USB stick but someone else is at the computer they don't have to go back to the login window09:23
TheSheepit is there in gnome09:23
luziI have got to go. Byebye...09:24
vinzeOh I set it up too09:24
vinzeBye09:24
cellofellowYeah, there's no way to open a new login without first locking the screen,09:24
TheSheepit should be there by defualt09:24
vinzeI agree09:24
somerville32I think someone with admin access should be able to unlock a user's screen or atleast force it to log out without having to start a new gdm session09:24
TheSheepprobably also on a keyboard shortcut09:24
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somerville32Ok, so we're going to write a spec that includes some customization to xubuntu default settings?09:25
cellofellowThere is a button in kubuntu and ubuntu to open a new login session, nothing like that Xubuntu.09:25
vinzeYeah we should09:25
earobinsonwould be usefull09:25
TheSheepcellofellow: you can do it with a simple launcher09:25
vinzeAnyway, on to another point?09:25
cellofellowWhat't the command then?09:25
kalikianawhere would it open a new session?09:26
vinzeIt would go back to gdm09:26
vinzeI'm not on my home computer so I can't look up the command now09:26
kalikianaoh, and the last one is still open?09:26
vinzeSomething with gdmflexiserver09:26
vinzeYeah09:26
kalikianacool09:26
vinzePerhaps just gdmflexiserver will do09:26
cellofellowWhat't the command then?09:26
vinzePerhaps just gdmflexiserver will do09:26
kalikianaso put that in the wiki, i'm persuaded ;)09:27
vinzeBtw, where can I find the logs, I got to go in a mintue...09:27
somerville32It'll be on the wiki09:27
earobinsonme 209:27
somerville32Last topic09:27
vinzeOK, great09:27
vinzeWhich is...?09:27
somerville32Future meetings09:27
vinzeRight09:27
somerville32Should we have regular dev meetings?09:27
vinzeEmm.. How often?09:27
somerville32Every 3 weeks have a dev meeting?09:28
somerville32And teams can schedule whenever they want?09:28
vinzeI think not too often, 3 weeks are fine IMHO09:28
vinzeYeah09:28
somerville32Maybe every 2 weeks even?09:28
vinzePerhaps 2 weeks is too often09:28
earobinsonya 3 sounds good09:28
vinzeBut I'm not sure, we could also just try it09:28
vinzeKeep it on 3 for now, move to 2 if it's too little?09:28
somerville32The TechBoard meets every 2 weeks09:28
vinzeOK then, perhaps the other way around?09:29
somerville32Whats the other way around?09:29
earobinson2 for now move it to 3 if its to much09:29
vinzeSo once every 2 weeks and if it's too often move it to 309:29
vinzeLet's do that then, now decide on when09:30
vinzeWeekends would be best for me09:30
vinzeNormally I'm not at the computer in the evenings, in weekends they can be during daytime09:30
TheSheeplots of people travel at weekends09:30
vinzeOh crap...09:30
somerville32Jani wants weekday meetings09:30
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vinzeThat's what you get with different ages :P09:30
cellofellownothing's ever good for everyone.09:30
vinzeSo when will we do it?09:31
earobinsonalter it09:31
cellofellowDoes that meen the meetings over? ^^^^09:31
somerville32Wednesday nights09:31
vinzeAlmost :P09:31
vinzeThen I can't ever be there, but ah well...09:31
earobinsonwhy not have every odd meeting on weekends and even during the weekday09:32
earobinsonwell i gtg09:32
vinzeHmm.. .That'd be an option09:32
vinzeBye09:32
somerville32Wednesday nights 2400 UTC?09:32
vinze2400!?! Don't you have a life? :P09:32
kalikianaaren't still topics missing?09:32
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somerville322400 UTC is 8pm for me09:33
somerville322300 UTC?09:33
somerville322200 UTC?09:33
vinzeAnd 0100 for me :P09:33
vinzeAnyway, I can't be there at wednesdays, I think all people that can should vote on the time09:33
cellofellowI never know. I'll come to the ones I can.09:34
vinzeSo about about earobinson's proposal?09:34
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somerville32Alrighty.09:34
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vinzeWho does the logs?09:34
somerville32I'll upload the log09:34
vinzeOK09:35
somerville32:)09:36
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somerville32I'll also do a summary on the ml09:37
vinzeOK, perhaps also put that on the wiki?09:38
somerville32Yup :] 09:38
vinzeGreat09:39
vinzeIt is also worth a news item at the site?09:39
somerville32I don't think so09:40
somerville32But the Open Week event is09:40
somerville32:] 09:40
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vinzeRight... What exactly should be in it?09:41
vinzeOh I got to go09:41
vinzeBye09:41
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