<> == Mission == The Ubuntu Desktop Team [[DesktopTeam/Mission|Mission Statement]] is to produce a desktop environment that is: * stable, * usable, * accessible, * attractive, * consistent, * discoverable, and * immediately useful. To comply with our Mission Statement, the Desktop Team tasks are mainly to maintain and develop our [[DesktopTeam/Components|desktop packages]]. == Maintenance == The first and most important task of the Desktop Team is maintaining our desktop packages. We do this by: * Keeping up to date with the [[http://people.canonical.com/~platform/desktop/versions.html|latest releases]] from our upstreams * Triaging and fixing reported [[DesktopTeam/Bugs|bugs]] * [[Testing]] the desktop * Deciding which packages should compose the desktop == Development == The second task is new development to improve the user experience, both by improving the usability of our existing desktop and developing innovative new interface concepts. We do this by: * Identifying key user [[DesktopTeam/Experiences|experiences]] that define the desktop * Designing user cases for these experiences * Writing new project [[DesktopTeam/Specs|specifications]] to improve them * Developing some applications ourselves to fit the needs of the desktop == Contributing == Does this sound fun? We have many suggestions on how to [[DesktopTeam/GettingStarted|get started]], but here are a few important ones: * Collect [[DesktopTeam/Visions|visions and ideas]] * Identify [[DesktopTeam/UsabilityWishlist|usability issues]] If you find yourself doing a lot of desktop work, consider [[DesktopTeam/Developers|joining the team]]! == Communication == * Join our [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop|mailing list]] (medium traffic) * Join us on [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat|IRC]] in `#ubuntu-desktop` on !LiberaChat * Discuss ideas and problems, answer calls for testing and read the team's [[https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/desktop/team-updates|weekly reports]] on [[https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/desktop|the Ubuntu discourse instance]] * This [[GNOMEExperts|page]] contains links to upstream mailing lists and/or irc channels for questions relative to specific desktop modules ---- [[CategoryDesktopTeam]]<
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