[00:24] <jv13613> Hi all. I would like to help fix bugs, but do not know how to program. I do realize there are other things I could do, but I would especially like to help get patches applied to a branch and get merged. Would it be ok if I just download patches, apply them to a branch, then upload to launchpad and ask for a merge proposal? And is there any way to attribute the patch to the person that posted it?
[00:28] <stlsaint> jv13613: patching invovles some programming/packaging
[00:28] <stlsaint> jv13613: not just bug reporting
[00:29] <stlsaint> jv13613: there isnt like a patching repository (that im aware of) where you can "download patches" as you put it
[00:29] <jv13613> i understand that. i would not mind using the commandline to build and test the package.
[00:30] <stlsaint> jv13613: ok so your looking to get into packaging?
[00:30] <stlsaint> jv13613: or bug squad?
[00:30] <jv13613> packaging I guess. I understand that Bugsqaud just organized the bugs. right??
[00:31] <stlsaint> jv13613: bug squad members can do more than just triage bugs but for starters here ya go: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage
[00:31] <stlsaint> jv13613: for packaging: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Complete
[00:32] <jv13613> Yes I have read both already
[00:33] <yofel> If you want to get into packaging the MOTU team is where you want to start at in #ubuntu-motu
[00:33] <jv13613> thank u
[00:33] <stlsaint> yofel: was i missing something there?
[00:35] <yofel> not really, although for packaging the motu team is the right place to start at, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Contributing
[00:35] <yofel> you do need to read the packaging guide though anyway
[00:37] <stlsaint> yea, guess i didnt tell him what he wanted to hear
[13:20] <njin> pedro_: hello fellow, as today i've got some free time, can i help you in something ?
[13:21] <pedro_> njin, hello!, well pidgin always needs some love and there's more than 100 new bugs to be check ;-)
[13:22] <njin> pedro_: ok thanks, I start
[13:22] <njin> :-)
[13:23] <pedro_> thanks !
[14:57] <veger> bug 649610, could someone set the importance to Wishlist?
[14:57] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 649610 in evolution (Ubuntu) "Impossible to sort the email accounts (affects: 10) (heat: 52)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/649610
[14:57] <veger> and, what should I do? Add an upsteam report?
[15:20] <RedSingularity> veger: whats your name on launchpad?
[15:32] <RedSingularity> veger: never mind.  Found you.  Done.
[15:56] <brendand> this bug should have Medium importance, as a usability issue in a core application: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/796640
[15:56] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 796640 in software-center (Ubuntu) "Dragging off "Yes" / "No" doesn't cancel the click (affects: 1) (heat: 6)" [Undecided,Confirmed]
[16:05] <veger> RedSingularity: thanks! What do you think? Should I add the report upstream and mark the bug as Triaged?
[16:18] <RedSingularity> veger: unfortunately i have no experience with evolution in terms of triaging.  Not exactly sure of the next step to take with that :/
[16:19] <veger> ok :)
[16:19] <RedSingularity> veger: well you could check for duplicates...have you done that yet?
[16:20] <veger> RedSingularity: noy yet, I'll start doing that first
[16:20] <veger> *not
[16:20] <RedSingularity> veger: yeah, make sure someone else has not reported it yet.  If they have, mark a duplicate.
[16:25] <veger> RedSingularity: It seems to me that there are no duplicates
[16:25] <veger> I'll wait for an evolution 'specialist' to ask for further directions, thanks for helping
[16:30] <RedSingularity> veger: no problem :)
[16:39] <veger> bug 786245, the report is not able to (stable) reproduce the bug (I asked for more info). Should I close it as Invalid and ask the reporter to reopen the bug when he has more information available?
[16:39] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 786245 in evolution (Ubuntu) "Cannot submit second task (affects: 1) (heat: 6)" [Undecided,Incomplete] https://launchpad.net/bugs/786245
[16:39] <veger> *the reporter
[16:46] <pedro_> veger, yes please
[16:51] <veger> pedro_: ok
[17:02] <veger> I found an upstream report for bug 649610 and added it, should I change the LP report status to Traiged now?
[17:02] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 649610 in evolution (Ubuntu) (and 1 other project) "Impossible to sort the email accounts (affects: 10) (heat: 52)" [Wishlist,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/649610
[17:02] <veger> *Triaged
[17:04] <pedro_> veger, yeah , do you have the rights to do it?
[17:05] <pedro_> otherwise mark it as confirmed and i'll change it for you to triaged
[17:06] <veger> pedro_: no I do not have the rights... :) So if you could it mark as Triaged, please
[17:06] <veger> (keep on forgetting about the required rights...)
[19:42] <njin> pedro_: can you set bug 796371 as wishlist for me, thanks
[19:42] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 796371 in pidgin (Ubuntu) "Pidgin spell check languages names are not user friendly (affects: 1) (heat: 8)" [Undecided,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/796371
[19:43] <pedro_> sure
[20:17] <CarlFK> what's the site for posting screen shots?
[20:18] <CarlFK> and is there a cli to post an image? (better yet to take the shot and upload in one clicky)
[20:21] <CarlFK> http://imagebin.org/?page=add
[20:21]  * micahg thought xfce4-screenshooter could do it
[20:22] <micahg> that's a GUI though (when you take the screenshot you can post)
[20:50] <CarlFK> curl -v http://imagebin.org/index.php -F nickname=carlfk -F title=testpost -F disclaimer_agree=Y -F mode=add -F image=@test.png -F Submit=Submit
[20:51] <CarlFK> < Location: /index.php?page=add&errors=Image+type+not+allowed.
[20:51] <CarlFK> any guess what the problem is?
[21:57] <veger> bug 698035 talks about a 'not sufficient enough' help text on the terminal, but the man pages are more sufficient/complete. Is it a good thing to close the report as Invalid and point to the manual pages? Or should I ask upstream whether they are willing to modify the terminal help text?
[21:57] <ubot4> Launchpad bug 698035 in evolution (Ubuntu) "evolution --help talks unhelpfully about "the specified component" (affects: 1) (heat: 23)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/698035