Hi, I have been using Ubuntu Studio for several years now and I love it, Ardour is my favorite daw... I have stayed with 10.04 + LXDE though because it is pretty stable and my laptop is 6 years old so I fear that upgrading the system will slow things down too much.
I would happily help with, or take care of, updating the website (depending on how much there is to do). Building and maintaining web pages is something I am pretty good at, so I feel this is a way I can contribute. You can check my work here : http://pranawebdesign.com Please send me instructions on what there is to do and how to join in. Is there a separate mailing list or something for people contributing to the project? Cheers, Robin On 24 October 2011 04:08, Scott Lavender <[email protected]> wrote: > Ubuntu Studio 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" is released and I offer these > simple, direct reflections about it and the future. As usual, it seems > my tenor is positive and upbeat, despite the somewhat dismal context. > > Epitomizing simple and direct statements: this is kinda a 'meh' > release and it's my fault. Fundamentally I believe this to be a > stable and functional release. But it has an unfinished or unpolished > look due to the XFCE transition remaining incomplete. > > The team suffered some difficulties this cycle, but it is still my > responsibility and, therefore, my fault. However, reflections have > given way to some insight on deficiencies and yielded some plans to > action that should improve our state. > > > Among these deficiencies we experienced: > * our goals and scope were too large > * our efforts were unfocused and not efficient > * started late in development cycle > * most new contributors failed to have an impact > * code changes lacked follow through > > > So, how will we improve these concerns? > > Goals/scope to large - We were trying to fix everything and ended up > almost completing nothing. We are narrowing our focus for the upcoming > release, focusing on what we feel are the minimal priorities in order > to yield a quality release. > > Unfocused, inefficient efforts - It is hard to focus on what to fix > and how to fix it without a plan. Using blueprints, creating > specifications, developing and assigning a sequential plan of action > should help focus our attentions where they are needed and give us the > efficiency these goals deserve. This also provides the structure and > support for others to assist. > > Late Start - This is easy...start earlier! And having a well thought > out and documented plan helps. The small scope and blueprints with > specifications and steps are inspiring and development has already > begun! > > New contributor's lacking impact - This may have been the most > frustrating deficiency of all. Obviously the public solicitation of > contributors is working, but the tools are lacking to engage and > support them. Much like the blueprints, a wiki page for future > contributors is being created that includes a listing of topics > requiring contribution, background on those topics, and steps > necessary to complete them. > > Code changes uncompleted - This could be summarized as the lack of > getting our bzr branch updates pushed to the repository. The fix is a > double pronged attack; working more directly with sponsors and > developing repository permissions for specific team members. The > former will yield results quicker and the later will allow more > control but take longer to acquire. > > > So what are our goals? There are few and they are prioritized roughly > in the following descending order: > * updating website [1] > * -lowlatency kernel shipped as default [2] > * completing the XFCE transition (including icons and theme) > * live dvd [3] > * updating the LightDM theme > > Updating the website may be a surprise as the first item, but the > current website makes it seem like the project is abandoned. The > update is already in progress and should take a nominal amount of time > to accomplish. > > Shipping a tuned kernel for audio work is befitting a multimedia > distribution, hence the second positioning. This one probably has the > most difficulty to it and will almost certainly take a lot of > navigating to complete. > > Completing the XFCE transition should not require much explanation. I > imagine we will lean heavily on what the Xubuntu team has already done > so we can complete this task as efficiently as possible. > > A live dvd has been a desire for a while. This would ideally include > dropping the alternate installation image but hopefully also include > Edubuntu's ability to allow the user to select specific components for > installation via a GUI. Think of the later as the ability to select > specific work flows [4] during installation, e.g. recording a band, > creating music with synths/sequencers, podcasting, DJ'ing, film making > and creating videos. > > Updating the LightDM them should also not require much explanation. > The LightDM used by Ubuntu Desktop looks nice so I am once again going > advocating we steal as much as we can to make our efforts efficient. > > > This may seem like a straightforward, obvious, and diminutive list. It > is! That's the point. These are the goals that we think we can > accomplish that will make Ubuntu Studio 12.04 LTS release something of > which to be proud. > > Lastly, I alluded to some team difficulties and attrition. We have > suffered that. But we have also gained some very talented assistance > as well. I hope to discuss them and their contributions next post. > > > ScottL > > > [1] > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio/+spec/update-ubuntustudio-website > [2] > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio/+spec/lowlatency-kernel-in-repos > [3] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio/+spec/livedvd > [4] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Workflows > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > >
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