Meeting August 16, 2006

Technical

• ogra - mentioned that localdev was almost complete, and that he would make sure CD images were usable by the weekend

• ogra - mentioned that cbx33 had been working on SCP, but he had not had a chance to look at it yet

• ogra - mdz was looking for a list of specs that may get dropped

• ogra - informed that the swap server, ldm login and session handling would be prioritised

• ogra - asked people to give feedback on URGENT specs from a community POV

  • highvoltage - said that the two specs mentioned were on his list and LaserJock and cbx33 seconded that

• LaserJock - asked if sabayon would be fixed

• ogra - asked peoples opinion about shipping a predefined lts.conf

  • highvoltage - and cbx33 thought that rather a good idea

• LaserJock - mentioned he had his edgy box up and running and would be working on his spec

• ogra - asked everyone to test willowng

• RichEd - mentioned sabdfl was willing to use a DVD this release, but everyone agreed that CD should still be our major medium, in order to be totally compatible

Artwork

• cbx33 - informed everyone to check out https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuArtwork/Palette for some initial ideas for splash and login screens

  • ogra - mentioned that ldm won't be able to support such high quality graphics, and cbx33 said that was already taken care of

  • LaserJock - wondered if the colours were a little too bright

  • RichEd - and the rest of the group thought we should try some more images that included people of other ethnicities

• cbx33 - mentioned he had had a great reply from sabdfl on the UbuntuSounds, and was looking to incorporate bimberis playground sounds

Documentation

• cbx33 - mentioned the need for scp documentation, ogra also added the need for willow docs too

• cbx33 - asked how many people actually use the minutes, as he was thinking of stopping them. However so many people used them he decided to continue

Community

• rodarvus - mentioned his "secret" again, but wouldn't tell anyone about it

• highvoltage - expressed his desire to stop doing website maintenance, in favour of doing more "fun" stuff, and asked for volunteers

  • ogra - said matthew handles all the updates to the server, and it would be the community that would need to create the content

• RichEd - mentioned the appointment of JonoBacon as the new Community Manager

• RichEd - asked for more help, as Ubuntu is getting bigger, Edubuntu will too