[17:16] <daveys> Hi all. I'm interested in helping package Java projects for Ubuntu.  Hope I'm in the correct place !
[17:22] <jamespage> daveys: you sure are!
[17:23] <jamespage> anything specifically you would be interested in?
[17:25] <daveys> Thanks.  I mostly work in the Java Enterprise area, so I know all of that stuff pretty well.  I'm just learning about packing though so am a bit of a noob there.
[17:26] <daveys> I've been looking at the Ubuntu wiki (Java related), but it seems a bit confusing with lots of pages that look abandoned. I'm not really sure where to start
[19:36] <jamespage> daveys: yeah - the Java stuff on the Ubuntu wiki is largely un-maintained and obsolete
[19:37] <jamespage> daveys, a good place to start would be to work on some bug fixes for existing packages
[19:38] <jamespage> we will at some point transition to Java7 - some bugs can be found to work on here - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JavaTeam/Java7Default
[19:38] <jamespage> the other thing to note is that the Java libraries and applications in Ubuntu come from Debian
[19:38] <jamespage> and the delta between Debian and Ubuntu in this area is quite small!
[19:39] <jamespage> I work in both distros; I try todo most stuff through Debian first but it can be a bit slower.
[19:39] <jamespage> Joining the debian-java team and subscribing to the mailing lists would be a good start.
[19:40] <jamespage> this is the full list of the packages maintained by that team - http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
[19:41] <jamespage> daveys: http://pkg-java.alioth.debian.org/
[21:40] <daveys> Thanks for the info James. I'll have a look at those bugs and the mailing list and see if any of them make sense !
[22:53] <BeTaMaX> Good night guys, here BeTaMax a rookie java programmer
[22:53] <BeTaMaX> giving my first steps
[22:53] <BeTaMaX> is anyone online?