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Welcome to the realm of the Masters of the Universe!

Masters of the Universe (MOTUs) are the brave souls who try to keep the universe section of Ubuntu in shape. This involves:

• merging changes from Debian inside Ubuntu packages. For more information, see ["MOTUMerging"].

• filing and fixing bugs on Ubuntu packages, using [https://launchpad.net/malone malone]. For more information, see ["MOTUBugFixing"].

• getting new or updated packages inside Ubuntu. For more information, see ["MOTUNewSoftware"].

Those tasks are done by two categories of Ubuntu enthousiats :

• MOTUs: Ubuntu members who are granted upload rights to the universe section of Ubuntu.

• MOTU Hopefuls: People (like you?) just trying to help.

MOTUs and MOTU Hopefuls can be reached:

• on IRC : #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net

• on their mailing list: [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu info page] and [http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/ archives].

The MOTU team is led by OliverGrawert (ogra) and DanielHolbach (dholbach). To see the currently active members, look at the [https://launchpad.net/people/motu/ launchpad team].

==Useful Links For MOTUs, MOTU hopefuls and MOTU enthusiasts==

• [:MOTUMerging]: learn how to merge changes from Debian inside Ubuntu
• [:MOTUBugFixing]: learn how to file and fix bugs in Ubuntu
• [:MOTUNewSoftware]: learn how to get new software in Ubuntu
• [:MOTUTodo]

• [:UniverseCandidates]: Suggest packages that should be in Ubuntu.

• [:MOTURecruitment], [:MOTUGettingIntoIt] and [:MOTUWannabeTips]

• [:DeveloperResources]

• [:REVU]
• [:MOTUTeams]

• [:KubuntuPackagingGuide] info on how to make packages

• [:MOTUMeetingMinutes] all wrap ups of our monthly-held MOTU Meetings on #motu-meeting
• [:MOTUReport] - report on what we do
• [:/News] - news that may be of your interest

• [:UniverseCandidates] - A wishlist of programs that people would like to have included in Ubuntu. These need to get reviewed and packaged.

• [:MOTUReviewers] - We collect submissions of .debdiffs on this list: http://launchpad.net/people/motureviewers/+assignedbugs

• ["MOTU/Transitions"] ongoing transitions in universe

• [:UniverseUnmetDeps] - Source packages that can not be built and installed because they have missing/wrong dependencies.(There are tons of packages needing love!)

• [:UniversePackageWithoutDesktopFile] - Packages without .desktop files in /usr/share/applications (so they don't apear in menu nor claim mime types to handle)

  • This page needs updated with breezy packages that are missing desktop files

• [:UniverseDesktopFileAbsolutePath] - Fix .desktop files with absolute icon paths

• ["MOTU/DocTodo"] - Wiki todo list and wishlist.
• Tutorials / HOWTO's / starter guides for MOTU and MOTU wannabes are welcome.

• filing RFPs for/inform utnubu-discuss of http://ajmitch.dhis.org/debuild/ubuntu/merge-tool/current/rfp and tick them off on [:UniverseNewPackages]

CategoryUbuntuTeams ["CategoryMOTU"]