This is a log or summary of an Edubuntu Meeting. Please go to the Meeting Page for more information about our meetings.
Meeting September 13, 2006
Technical
ogra - lots of bugs in knot3, but the installer works
ogra - will create a known issues page, to document things that clearly don't work
cbx33 - SCP is now in main
LaserJock - dynamic menus in universe
rodarvus - to save space kernel building tools will be dropped
Documentation
sbalneav - volunteered to help with the LTSP section in the Edubuntu handbook
cbx33 - will write some docs for SCP and pessulus
highvoltage - asked cbx33 to get the SCP/pess docs on the website
RichEd - asked if it was worth creating a seperate book for internet cafes, the concensus was to create a case studies section
cbx33 - asked if it was worth using project management software, it was agreed to trial it on some projects, ESA for example
RichEd - to look into creating #ubuntu-education
LaserJock - brought up the subject of DVDs
cbx33 - asked if we could do meta packages for the addons
LaserJock - said a CD with meta packages on would be a good idea
RichEd - suggested the idea of edubuntu being as add-on CD, so people would install ubuntu and then use the edubuntu cd to install the extras
Artwork
cbx33 - announced new artwork in knot3, definitely usplash, and promised to get it up on the net somewhere soon for the impatient
Community
rodarvus - told cbx33 not to miss the next TB, and to apply for ubuntu-devel
RichEd - new structure to canonical website with solution spaces, eg, www.ubuntu.com/solutions/education
RichEd - expressed a goal of getting teachers and users of edubuntu to talk with each other
cbx33 - asked if a LiveHelp system like craftysyntax.com would be of use from a support point of view
LaserJock - mentioned the difficulty of getting quality people
cbx33 - has been approached by the ICT Schools Technical Panel in southampton to stand as chair