| RawChid | Hey, is this team still active? | 09:37 |
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| RawChid | I'm a Java programmer, en would like to contribute more to Ubuntu. Can I help this team with packaging? | 09:38 |
| JamesPage | Hi RawChid | 10:01 |
| JamesPage | Thanks for your interest in helping out with packaging Java for Ubuntu. | 10:01 |
| JamesPage | So there are a few ways that you can help out | 10:02 |
| JamesPage | the delta between Debian and Ubuntu is minimal in the Java space | 10:02 |
| JamesPage | so helping to package in Debian (and fix any bugs) is one way to contribute | 10:03 |
| JamesPage | likewise there a loads of bugs logged against Java packages for Ubuntu as well | 10:03 |
| JamesPage | if you prefer working with Ubuntu you can propose fixes in the current dev release (Natty) | 10:04 |
| JamesPage | and also submit them back to Debian for later inclusion (Debian is currently in release freeze) | 10:04 |
| RawChid | JamesPage, thnx for the insight | 10:14 |
| RawChid | I mainly use Ubuntu but am also familiar with debian (not installed here on a local machine, only server). | 10:15 |
| RawChid | I've browsed through your wiki.ubuntu.com pages | 10:15 |
| RawChid | Where can I find what needs to be done? | 10:16 |
| JamesPage | so launchpad is a good place to start (http://www.launchpad.net) | 10:16 |
| JamesPage | all bugs associated with Ubuntu Java packages will be logged there | 10:16 |
| RawChid | Oke, how can I find them? | 10:16 |
| RawChid | Already familiar with LP | 10:17 |
| RawChid | But new to packaging | 10:17 |
| JamesPage | good question; Java packages typically reside in the Java section of the archive in Ubuntu | 10:18 |
| JamesPage | however I've not found a good way of querying launchpad using this attribute | 10:19 |
| JamesPage | so they are not that easy to find. | 10:19 |
| JamesPage | I tend to keep an eye on packages that I am familiar with in terms of new bugs. | 10:19 |
| RawChid | Hmm, okay | 10:20 |
| RawChid | Can you give me an example? | 10:20 |
| RawChid | I'm still just orientating | 10:21 |
| * JamesPage looks for a good example | 10:22 | |
| RawChid | Yesterday I did the hello world packaging guide. Now I want to package my own Java program. And when that works I can look where I can help out :) | 10:23 |
| JamesPage | OK so while I look for an example, take a look here -> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/~james-page/+specs?role=assignee | 10:28 |
| JamesPage | So for background Blueprints are what we discuss and agree at Ubuntu Developer Summits prior to commencing work on a release. | 10:29 |
| JamesPage | this pretty much encapsulates the new Java work for Natty | 10:30 |
| RawChid | Let me take a look :) | 10:30 |
| JamesPage | my key area of focus in Ubuntu is Java so I tend to pick these things up. | 10:31 |
| JamesPage | Biggest piece is packaging Hudson; this work is at the point where I should have a basic Hudson package complete in the next couple of weeks; | 10:32 |
| JamesPage | at that point in time work can be spread out as focus turns to packaging plugins from source. | 10:32 |
| JamesPage | I intend to submit this back to Debian at some point in time; however for this release my focus is to get the majority of it building from source | 10:33 |
| JamesPage | and deliver through a launchpad PPA (personal package archive) associated with the team working on this. | 10:33 |
| RawChid | OKay, the team is this JavaPackagin team? | 10:36 |
| RawChid | Well, first I need to learn more by myself I think. | 10:37 |
| RawChid | I'll stick around in this chan | 10:37 |
| RawChid | If you have (or find) a small thing to do which would be good for a beginner just let me know | 10:39 |
| JamesPage | So for hudson it the Hudson Ubuntu Packaging Team (http://launchpad.net/~hudson-ubuntu) | 10:39 |
| JamesPage | I'll ping you with anything I spot which could be a good intro. | 10:40 |
| RawChid | Great :) | 10:40 |
| JamesPage | RawChid: did you spot this page - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JavaTeam | 10:50 |
| JamesPage | its a little out of date but does contain some useful information | 10:50 |
| RawChid | Yes | 10:51 |
| RawChid | I browsed through it, but since I couldn't find any concrete things to do, I asked here :) | 10:51 |
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