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jdongsuperm1: do you have a mighty mouse too?00:05
jdongsuperm1: the invert_hwheel quirk for the MM actually makes my wheel inverted.00:05
jdongI'm sure that's not what it's supposed to do00:05
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superm1jdong, yeah i have a mighty mouse04:20
superm1which way is inverted?04:20
superm1i've never known anything but what it is setup04:20
* nixternal leaves the jokes alone04:20
superm1jdong, up scrolls up and down scrolls down04:20
jdongsuperm1: horizontal scrolling, left is right and right is left04:20
jdongsuperm1: unless I set the vendor ID to 000004:20
nixternalno, up is left, and right is down04:21
superm1oh i've never horizontal scrolled04:21
jdongsuperm1: yeah the inverted scroll quirk is wrong IMO04:21
superm1jdong, my scroll left and right dont work04:22
superm1but i'm on hardy here...04:22
jdonghmm work fine for me in Intrepid04:22
jdongjust with correct vendor ID the direction is inverted04:23
jdongbecause... there's a quirk that inverts it04:23
superm1jdong, that quirk sounds ridiculous05:31
superm1jdong, WHY would anyone ever want such a thing?05:31
jdongsuperm1: I believe the committer thought the scrollwheel was inverted in hardware05:32
jdongsuperm1: but on my MM with the same vendor/product ID that is clearly not the case05:32
jdongand I find it hard to believe that it would be the case05:33
superm1jdong, yeah mine neither05:33
jdongthe commit message seems to state that it was word-of-mouth05:33
superm1well i dont know if i want to upgrade to intrepid on this laptop even05:34
superm1so i might never find out05:34
jdonggonna file a bug.05:35
superm1well you might as well write the patch and submit it too05:35
superm1obscure hardware bugs dont get touched often...05:36
superm1case in point; intrepid would have released with the fn key completely non functional for BT keyboards if i didn't poke it two weeks before05:36
superm1(apple bt keyboards that is)05:37
* wgrant wonders why on earth one would buy an Apple laptop just to run Ubuntu on it.05:53
ajmitchfor the shiny logo05:55
wgrantajmitch: Ah, good point.06:04
Burgundaviawgrant: becausethey are very pretty laptops06:07
wgrantBurgundavia: I guess prettiness wins over utility...06:10
Burgundaviawgrant: apples entire existence is down to people willing to buy pretty over utility06:16
wgrantHow depressing.06:17
StevenKI don't think they're pretty06:18
wgrantStevenK: But but but... they have an Apple on them!06:18
StevenKAnd?06:19
wgrantI don't know. That's all I can think of.06:19
StevenKThe brushed aluminum look doesn't do it for me at all06:20
StevenKAnd the iBooks looked like toilet seat covers06:20
wgrantHaha.06:20
dholbachgood morning06:45
wgrantEvening dholbach.06:45
dholbachhi wgrant06:45
didrocksmorning :)06:46
dholbachhi didrocks06:46
didrocksHi dholbach !06:46
woody86would there be any difference in my mentorship if I use Gnome or KDE?06:49
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iulianwoody86: I don't think it would.07:16
woody86iulian -  I was chatting with my mentor while I was test-installing Kubuntu on my desktop, and he said "wait! you're a KDE guy? Not a Gnome guy??"07:19
woody86and I didn't know if what I'd be learning in my mentorship would matter based on what DE I use, or if he was just giving me a little guff since he's a Gnome guy?07:20
iulianwoody86: Well, I'm not sure, in the end we all use the same tools.07:22
woody86iulian- ok, thanks :) I'll double-check with him, but I figured I'd ask here first since he's not online right now07:22
iulianAh07:23
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huatsmorning !09:16
sistpoty|workhi folks10:13
sebnersistpoty|work: ahoi =)10:17
sistpoty|workhi sebner10:17
=== sistpoty|work changed the topic of #ubuntu-motu to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU | Want to get involved with the MOTUs? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Contributing | Intrepid: RELEASED. | Good time to work on fixing intrepid bugs via SRUs, See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates | Next MOTU meeting: Fri, November 14th 12:00 UTC
xerxasHi all11:19
xerxasis there an easy way of doing a .deb from a python egg ?11:19
POXno, but there's an easy way to create a .deb from .tar - http://stdeb.python-hosting.com/11:21
xerxasok , thx !11:22
bddebianHeya gang12:32
sistpoty|workhi bddebian12:33
bddebianHi sistpoty|work12:33
ScottKI'd appreciate it if someone with Gnome would try to replicate Bug 29147613:40
ubottuLaunchpad bug 291476 in clamtk "Clamtk scans bookmarks " [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/29147613:40
ScottKI don't think it's a clamtk bug in any case.13:40
DktrKranzScottK: could you please subscribe me to it? I will try to test it when I come back home.13:43
ScottKDktrKranz: Sure.  What's your LP ID?13:43
DktrKranzdktrkranz13:43
ScottKThanks13:44
DktrKranzoh... jaunty's first package! \o/13:45
lagaare the archives open already?13:45
DktrKranznot yet for normal uploading13:46
DktrKranztoolchain time now13:47
lagayay13:47
pochuhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-changes/2008-October/000000.html13:47
* pochu subscribes to the list13:47
DktrKranzfeisty-changes can go now13:48
* ScottK had the next to last security upload for Feisty.13:52
luckyonehello motu14:02
luckyoneI am reading the "Will Canonical's Servers stay alive the 30th of October" thread because I searched for 'apt-torrent'14:03
luckyonewhat is the reason we don't use apt-torrent for package distribution? On release day bandwidth would be *much* less a problem I would think14:04
luckyoneespecially if the frontend for it helped people see how much ubuntu they had help spread!14:05
luckyoneI would seed the crap out of it14:05
slytherinKoon: ping14:06
Koonslytherin: pong14:07
slytherinKoon: persia asked me to talk with you about openweek. Are you planning any session?14:08
Koonslytherin: I'll be away next week with lots of uncertainties so I preferred not committing on running a session14:10
Koon(or is it "committing to"...)14:12
Koonslytherin: did you receive my answer ?14:25
slytherinKoon: No. My laptop froze. I am still trying to find root cause of the problem. :-(14:25
Koonslytherin: I'll be away next week with lots of uncertainties so I preferred not committing on running a session14:25
slytherinok14:26
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amikrop_Hello. Audacious 1.5.1 has a very serious bug, not playing the music file the user double clicked on, but playing an old playlist. This bug has been fixed in next versions of Audacious, so I really believe, you should package an update after 1.5.1, as soon as possible.15:25
lagaamikrop_: please file  a bug report15:26
james_whi amikrop_, is there a bug in launchpad on this?15:26
marcin_anthi all15:30
marcin_antI would like to ask if is there any kind of software that can generate debian packages automatically from set of upstream tarballs? (something like dh_make but with gui etc.)15:32
amikrop_james_w: I don't think so.15:32
amikrop_laga: I will.15:33
jdongmarcin_ant: there is not15:35
jdongmarcin_ant: a few developers I recall at one point were working on a project that would do something similar to that15:35
jdongmarcin_ant: personally I feel that the level of work and forethought that is required in packaging something well is probably beyond the abilities of automated heuristics15:36
jdongor at least moderately challenging to implement15:36
marcin_antjdong: sure if you think about 'rules' it's pretty hard to automate this15:37
joaopintomarcin_ant, there is, debcreator, and another one which i don't remember the name15:39
joaopintomarcin_ant, debian package maker15:39
dx9s_workHow do I figure out the maintainer(s) for mtp-tools,  ' https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+package/mtp-tools ' does tell much -- and would like to forward some information from Tim Norman (Pocket Tunes founder/developer) on a change to the included libmtp.rules for udev15:40
jdongdx9s_work: Ubuntu doesn't have "maintainers" in the Debian sense15:40
jdongdx9s_work: usually, either try contacting the last few people mentioned in the changelog, the ubuntu-motu list, or file a launchpad bug15:41
dx9s_workjdong, I'll try but I don't promise anything / also need to see if Intrepid (have machine at home) possibly already has some changes.15:42
jdongdx9s_work: alright, cool. thanks.15:43
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goukiHow does one know which section a package belongs to? Also, are there any guidelines for the priority field?17:39
* sistpoty|work heads home... cya17:48
amikropHello. After upgrade to Intrepid, I don't have sound for Youtube videos.18:05
amikropMaybe it is an issue with the flash.18:05
amikropActually, I can remember I disconnected from the Internet after the downloads of the new packages for the upgrade, were finished.18:05
amikropAnd when it started installing these packages, the flash plugin needed an Internet connection, which it didn't have.18:06
amikropAnd it said it failed to install.18:06
amikropThere is a very serious bug in 8.10: I don't have sound in Flash videos, and Skype cannot produce sounds, I cannot call, and it says audio playback problem.18:32
amikropI don't know, is it about pulseaudio or something?18:33
amikropIt is very very irritating, I can say.18:33
amikropUnacceptable :S18:34
amikropNo OS can be called serious, if it has such major bugs :(18:35
directhexamikrop, this isn't a support channel, it's a developer channel18:42
amikropdirecthex: Excuse me?18:42
amikropdirecthex: I am talking you about something extraordinarily bad, and your only answer is "this is not the right place"?18:43
amikropI was waiting for a more responsible answer, sir.18:43
directhexamikrop, it works for other people. you make it sound like the norm, rather than an exception18:44
amikropdirecthex: Well, it does not work for me.18:44
amikropShould I be completely upset, or that would make me mean?18:44
superm1amikrop, this channel is intended for developer discussions of packaging.  finding support for problems, you'll find better luck in #ubuntu or a similar support channel18:45
directhexyou obviously already are. but you're asking for user support with a broken configuration, in (as you say) the wrong place18:45
amikropsuperm1: you can't discuss in #ubuntu there are over 1000 persons there, which makes it impossible to say a thing and someone actually hear you18:45
jdonggoing into the wrong channel with the wrong attitude is not going to get you anywhere productive.18:45
jdongjust because another channel is busy doesn't give you the right to interrupt developers in a development-only channel18:46
amikropdirecthex: broken configuration? who broke it?18:46
jdong(1) tell skype to switch to pulseaudio already18:46
amikropI just upgraded, and things stopped working18:46
jdong(2) tell Adobe the same.18:46
amikropjdong: well, how about telling Ubuntu *not* to use pulseaudio, until big vendors like Adobe and Skype actually support it?18:47
jdongamikrop: then go tell Fedora, RedHat, OpenSuse, and others the same.18:47
jdonglet's all wait until the industry's slowest proprietary vendors catch up!18:47
directhexthere's no 64 bit flash, ban 64-bit distros!18:48
directhex(there's a 64-bit moonlight available if you like though ;))18:48
amikropWell, if yoy don't, users get screwed up.18:48
jdongflash works here.18:48
jdonghow did you install it?18:48
directhexand here. and at work on 3 machines18:48
amikropjdong: ubuntu-restricted-extras18:48
jdongany unusual changes to your sound setup?18:49
amikropno18:49
amikropSo? What's wrong?18:50
jdongno idea18:51
directhexgood question. would require lots of diagnostics, which after the day i've had, i'm less than 0% inclined to do18:51
jdongand I wish I knew what I was talking about when it came to the Linux sound architecture18:52
directhexdevelopment i could stomach this evening. user support, no. if only there was a development channel i could join18:52
amikropWell, I keep telling friends, all the time, how good is Ubuntu, and use it, and help them with installations. And I do this because I like Ubuntu myself, and really feel like doing so. But such situations not only disappoint me, but expose me to my friemds, who are (practically) complaining to me, who proposed them the OS they use now. :-(18:52
jdongsorry to hear that but that's no excuse to disrupt a development channel18:53
jdongthere are plenty of support options for resolving this -- forums, launchpad answers, mailing lists, IRC18:53
jdongplease do it in an appropriate medium so developers can continue to do their jobs18:53
amikropwhatever :(18:54
amikropI just think developers should fix bugs like this.18:54
directhexand won't help. because you haven't provided anything of worth to a developer, such as diagnostic output18:54
amikropAnyway, thank you, and have a nice day.18:54
csilkfacepalm, some guy made a package for an app I'm in the process of packaging claiming that I am to slow, upon looking at the package it has no dependencies listed in the control file, no copyright information, blank changelog and his package contains a shelll script he wront to make compilation easier?18:54
csilk*wrote18:54
directhexcsilk, sounds normal to me18:54
csilkPossibly the worst attempt ever at hi-jacking  a package18:55
jdongcsilk: at least he hasn't uploaded it to a repository yet and told everyone to install it18:55
directhexcsilk, don't look at the mono 2.0 package on someone's ppa18:55
csilkhaha18:55
directhexjdong, ding!18:55
jdongand ignore official packages because they interfere with them.18:55
directhexjono, package version "2.0"18:55
directhex:)18:55
jdongdirecthex: I feel your pain :)18:55
csilkI guess I'll just /ignore this guys pm's and let him upload it to revu as he plans18:56
jdongdirecthex: I was told I "royally screwed up" a Firefox package and the proposed fixed version was a deb postint wrapped arch build script.18:56
csilkapparently my critque is based on jelousy that he finished the package first.........18:56
directhexalso, am i the only one who gets pissed at divas with an entitlement complex?18:56
jdongcsilk: lol, please let him just upload to revu :)18:56
csilksure thing18:57
csilkhe thinks because it works on his system it will work "on everyones"18:57
jdong"working" is such a low standard to set :)18:57
* jdong resists observation about US workforce18:57
csilklol18:58
directhexreally, that amikrop guy needs to get with the bloody program. if it doesn't work, don't invade a dev channel and act like a prissy customer who's been wronged18:58
directhexwhen he's paying me consultancy, he gets grace & fast action18:58
jdongagreed. getting cranky in the wrong place is not going to get anything resolved.18:58
jdongand apparently we're just sitting around with a fix command refusing to run it on flash and skype.18:58
csilkoh dear, that jdong is so lazy, why won't he just rin the fix command damn it18:59
csilk*run18:59
directhexpdoesn't flash use pulse now? what was that "no more flashsupport" stuff?19:00
csilkanybody got an opinion on using "checkinstall" for making packages?19:30
csilknote: I don't use it myself19:30
NCommanderScottK, you live?19:31
csilkNCommander, any opinion on my above comment?19:31
NCommandercsilk, its a horrible horrible horrible hack, and whoever is using it to make packages should be smacked and then shown the packaging manual19:32
NCommanderI need someone running Hardy, and has backports enabled19:35
NCommanderany takers?19:35
lagalet me look19:35
NCommanderhttps://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hardy-backports/+bug/282361 - laga can you see if transmission-gtk is installable if you have hardy-backports enabled?19:36
ubottuLaunchpad bug 282361 in hardy-backports "Please backport Transmission 1.34 to Hardy " [High,Incomplete]19:36
csilkNCommander, that was very similar to what I said, I was looking for confirmation from someone more experienced than myself, thank you19:36
lagano, backports is disabled19:36
NCommanderbah19:36
* NCommander needs someone w/ backports enabled19:36
laga:(19:36
directhexhold on19:38
directhexNCommander, it's installed already. want me to purge & reinstall?19:40
NCommanderdirecthex, transmisison-gtk?19:40
NCommander(from backports?)19:40
directhex *** 1.22-1ubuntu1~hardy1 019:40
directhex        500 http://mirror.ox.ac.uk hardy-backports/main Packages19:40
directhex        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status19:40
NCommanderYeah, try purging and reinstalling19:40
NCommanderWe don't have a backport of libpango, so I'm not understanding how this is going boom19:41
directhexSetting up transmission-gtk (1.22-1ubuntu1~hardy1) ...19:42
directhexit libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.0)19:43
directhexwhereas hardy has 1.20.1 and hardu-updates has 1.20.519:43
NCommanderd'oh19:44
NCommanderOk19:44
NCommanderSO thats a failure on my part19:44
directhexi.e. no problem19:44
NCommanderdirecthex, mind marking that on that bug for me?19:45
NCommanderactually19:45
NCommanderI'll do it19:45
directhexbusy watching zombies eat the big brother house19:45
NCommanderlol19:45
directhexand now i'm done19:46
* NCommander provides a transmission backport19:47
directhexNCommander, how about mono? it doesn't break anything that i've noticed :) :p19:50
nixternalwhere are my regex and bash junkies? this is killing me20:10
nixternalTYPE='ss1k'20:10
nixternalif [[ $TYPE =~ ^ss[0-9]k ]]20:11
nixternalthis does not work no matter how I try it20:11
ScottKNCommander: I do (AFAIK)20:11
nixternalfoo.sh: 8: [[: not found20:12
* nixternal jumps out the window20:12
NCommanderScottK, well, living is an all important thing :-)20:12
* NCommander watches nixternal go splat on the pavement20:12
ScottKSome days it's over-rated.20:13
* ScottK is glad he doesn't have the job of cleaning that up.20:13
NCommanderScottK, I have a backport that Needs Upload20:13
ScottKBug?20:14
ScottKIt better not be another Transmission backport because that one was a PITA.20:14
NCommanderScottK, https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hardy-backports/+bug/28236120:15
NCommanderScottK, err20:15
NCommandertoo late20:15
ubottuLaunchpad bug 282361 in hardy-backports "Please backport Transmission 1.34 to Hardy " [Wishlist,Triaged]20:15
ScottKOK.20:15
ScottKAt least you did it this time.20:15
* NCommander already did the backport and the testing ;-)20:15
ScottKNCommander: Please mark in the bug about how wonderfully you've tested this.20:16
* NCommander downloads a torrent just to make sure nothing is actually broken20:17
ScottKNCommander: Also I need a better rationale than 'fixes bugs'.  If it just fixes bugs it ought to be cherry picked for SRU.20:17
NCommanderScottK, hold on20:17
ScottKNCommander: Were you aware there's a pending SRU for that version?20:18
NCommanderScottK, no, but the version in Hardy is very old, there are feature changes20:19
ScottKNCommander: Sure.  Document those in the bug (edit it), but I want to wait until the SRU is in -updates and backport that.20:19
NCommanderScottK, ok, well, the debdiff shoud apply cleanly from the -updates version except for the changelog info20:21
NCommanderand ...20:21
NCommander*deletes and recreates the debdiff*20:21
NCommanderIts been too long since I touched backports; I forgot the freaking bug number20:21
NCommanderScottK, https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hardy-backports/+bug/275573 - DOH!20:24
ubottuLaunchpad bug 275573 in bzr-svn "Please consider rebuiling the package for hardy-backports" [Undecided,Invalid]20:24
ScottKNCommander: For 275573, how about you just test bzr from Intrepid and we backport that?20:25
* NCommander looks at Bazaar's rdepends20:26
NCommanderScottK, there are enough bazaar rdepends that I would be a little nervous about doing the backport without a hell of a lot of regression testing20:27
NCommanderWe're still recovering from the last SCM backport we attempted20:27
ScottKNCommander: Fair enough.20:34
* ScottK will deal with it then.20:34
NCommanderI think if we broke both Bazaar and SVN within the timespan of a month, people will riot :-)20:34
ScottKNCommander: It's backports.  It's known crack.  People who expect it to actually work consistently should be educated otherwise.20:35
NCommanderThe problem with users is you can't uninstall stupid.20:35
* NCommander notes we should probably have some sorta big warning box when you try and enable the backports repo on Hardy.20:35
ScottKNCommander: Did you read the warning in sources.list that's already there?20:36
NCommanderIts not displayed if you enable it via software sources20:37
james_wI was going to request a backport of bzr at some point, but I'll do that once I've picked the version and looked at how much needs to be included, and done some testing20:39
cody-somervilleI think we should remove it from software sources if it is that much of a problem20:40
cody-somervilleI mean, the backporters actively ignore people who say "hey, this is breaking my system" and upload proposed backports anyhow20:40
cody-somervilleMaybe we need to reconsider the "official" part of the ubuntu backports.20:41
* NCommander always thought Backports were unoffical and unsupported20:43
NCommanderDid I miss a memo to the contrary?20:43
NCommander^- cody-somerville20:43
NCommanderor ScottK actually20:43
cody-somervilleThe wiki page says "The chances for regression is very low" blah blah blah20:43
cody-somervilleObviously there is a disconnect somewhere.20:43
NCommanderThats the theory20:43
ScottKcody-somerville: We actually have very few regressions.20:43
ScottKAnd we fix them when we do.20:43
NCommanderConsidering the number of backports we do20:43
NCommanderThe problem is every once in awhile, we backport something and it breaks in unexpected way (SVN being the problem this case around)20:44
ScottKcody-somerville: Backports is blessed by the tech board.  If  you think they should be stopped, take it up with them.20:44
cody-somervilleI would if I cared enough.20:44
ScottKDad to 5 year old: "We have to restart the computer."21:14
ScottK5 year old: "Why?"21:14
ScottKDad to 5 year old: "Because I just updated the kernel and each time you update the kernel, the computer has to be restarted to use the new kernel."21:15
ScottK5 year old: "Oh."21:15
joaopintofound a crashing bug with webkit :\21:15
ScottKNCommander: Since bzr-svn doesn't actually depend on svn and isn't built against it, how does rebuilding help?21:21
compengiwhy does debian and ubuntu change the default package configure22:08
compengifiles and folders22:08
compengiisn't better to get used to universal package defaults?22:10
sebnercompengi: can you be more specific?22:11
compengifor example 1 of the packages that is completely different and changed is apache222:12
compengithe default configuration files and directories aren't the same as in the source package22:12
compengithe default package files in source package is in /etc/httpd/httpd.conf and the root directory is in /srv/http/22:14
sebnercompengi: I suppose /srv was changed to /var?22:15
sebnercompengi: ubuntu doesn't have a /srv (like suse). webservices run here in /var22:15
compengitrue, that's the first difference and configuration files?22:15
compengii'm not asking about a specific package, it's interesting to know why some packages' directories are changed (configuration one's at least)22:18
compengiand it also sometimes happens that in those package support channels you will be asked to refer in your distro's support channel (ubuntu in this chase) when you use the default, you can ask any question there22:21
sebnercompengi: well, true but in the apache case. ubuntu doesn't have /srv ...22:21
compengisebner, apache was only an example as you've asked to be more specific :)22:22
sebnercompengi: be sure that the changes aren't made just for fun (most times) ^^22:22
compengisebner, ermm.. i don't have any problem with reading and using any distor's defaults. i'm totally okay with it. i don't have either a question regarding any package setup. but it's an interesting cause to know why it's like this22:24
compengii idle in ubuntu support channel and sometimes a user asks some specific advanced package setup questions, when you'd ask him to refer to there support channel, he'd sometimes reply, they had just refered me to here22:29
slangasek-22:30
ScottKcompengi: Generally these differences are because we try to follow FHS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard22:41
compengiScottK, although accourding to FHS /var/ Variable files, such as logs, spool files, and temporary e-mail files. and /srv/ Site-specific data which is served by the system.22:53
compengiwhich doesn't mean you are following FHS22:54
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compengiScottK, http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#SRVDATAFORSERVICESPROVIDEDBYSYSTEM23:01
compengiTherefore, no program should rely on a specific subdirectory structure of /srv existing or data necessarily being stored in /srv. However /srv should always exist on FHS compliant systems and should be used as the default location for such data.23:02
* sistpoty considers pointing MOTUs to SRUs while jaunty is still frozen: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/65442/23:48
sistpotyany comments?23:48
* jdong agrees with the motion23:51
sistpotyrefined at http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/65443/, to also point to REVU23:51
sistpotythough I'm not 100% sure what should be the top thing to work on right now23:52
sistpotyrefined again: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/65447/23:54

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