This is summary of the UMC team weekly meeting, that took place on Wed. July 25th, 2007 on Freenode in #elisa. This session was excellent! == Elisa == From philn: GUADEC was cool, we had many people and interesting questions during the talk i did a post on [[http://elisa.fluendo.com/2007/07/23/back-from-guadec/|elisa blog about that]] Status: the Elisa team will release a 0.3.1 version next week. They are currently polishing the rough edges The only need for UMC is to create a small config GUI to select a remote (and generate the lircd.conf file) More details in point 6 below. dloic and wattazoum will produce (mail) specs for the elisa lirc configurator and other possible urgent bits (dirs, ...) We will later on specify everything needed for elisa to propose an installer and the various config GUIs == Artwork == Christophe Dumas has posted a [[https://core.fluendo.com/elisa/trac/browser/trunk/elisa/plugins/poblenou/chris_theme|theme update]] For the moment, we will continue to work on a common Elisa / UMC theme, but with the green UMC color dominance. This will allow us to have something complete and of excellent quality for the Gutsy release. Le-kwerr should post tomorrow the svg and a procedure to change the colors. We will then check for the "fork", that is a specific UMC theme. Some other themes are also underway: * the [[http://tulap-project.com/UMC/idea_africa/|tribal / Africa]] theme from Marco A. * [[http://bomahy.nl/hylke/umc/|the one from Hylke]] * iirc, there was also a tango one (from Hylke or Vinicius iirc), but I can find it back. This variety will be a good added value for both Elisa and UMC We urgently need somebody to work on interim UMC usplash and background. * [[http://codebrowse.launchpad.net/~umc-team/umc/umc/files/arno%40misfr1045l-20070724191443-h35hddi9dnn3ob8m?file_id=umcartworkusplash0.1-20070714192224-jinwvp4nmaoetn92-26|the usplash data to convert]] * the background image for the openbox WM (used by the live CD) This is only temporary, using the 10.1 or 10.b1 logo and the "Ubuntu Media Center" text. I'd also like to see a Powered by Elisa logo somewhere (lower right corner), but that can wait a bit more. Can someone (Linediconsine, hbons) please step up and take over these? Finally, once the polling forum is opened, the UMC logo contest will be completed quickly. == mailing list == still no news from Jono Bacon and the Ubuntu guys :-( == Marketing Strike Force == Jeremy couldn't attend this meeting. But we have talked about several points: * the forum migration end + polling system for the ASF work. This means that http://forum.ubuntumediacenter.org/test-forum/forum/ will be available there: http://forum.ubuntumediacenter.org/ * a falcon repository for UMC specific packages under either packages.ubuntumediacenter.org or www.ubuntumediacenter.org/packages * a general status report of the UMC project (as per tonight meeting) relayed on the website, Ubuntu Weekly News, ... * check for info update (like the dev mailing list info, a good project description mentioning a "powered by elisa", ...) on the website, wiki, ... == packages == elisa and pigment are now in gutsy. ArnaudQuette has asked a sync for coherence too, and lool will also upload it to Debian Sid (still in experimental for the moment) lool has also uploaded pylirc. Kudos again lool ;-) Gutsy sync will then follow, but the freezes are scheduled for August 30 (new universe packages freeze) or August 15 (feature freeze), along with the elisa / pigment 0.3.x updates. philn notes that 0.3.x packages will require some dependency changes. He'll state them in the README == LIRC == ArnaudQuette will post an update (tonight if everything goes fine) to the LIRC "Help wanted" thread, and will cc the UMC list. The current thread is [[https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=AJSIORgeUOB%40bartelmus.de|here]]. The new namespace should be applied soon, and the others important tasks (kernel integration, HAL support, configless...) are underway. dloic will also post a status update on the lirc applets (irexec, config and maybe irrecord). But these are satellites tasks of the UMC team. So low priority! The important point is mentioned in point 1: an Elisa config GUI for LIRC remote selection, using the lirc.hwdb file, and copying the right lircd.conf. The problem of needing root rights to copy this file in /etc/lirc/ will have to be solved (be able to run lirc as a standard user?). == other things == nothing new, apart from an idea from philn: check if we can run the distro from an usb key. == Derivative distribution == as told [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070718|last week]], ArnaudQuette has started to create the umc script and meta packages. Currently, iso can be generated but not working (well, maybe working. not tested) It provides a bare system using the openbox WMn with and includes elisa and pigment, but not yet coherence nor pylirc. the usplash is also the mythbuntu one ;-) Testing and report are welcome. == Raw Log == {{{ well, UMC meeting time lekastor38: no luck man :) there is one real tonight ;-) lol so let's start with point 1) elisa philn__ philn philn yep how was the GUADEC, and what's the status? don't be afraid by my english ok :) ;-) GUADEC was cool, we had many people and interesting questions during the talk i did a post on elisa blog about that: http://elisa.fluendo.com/2007/07/23/back-from-guadec/ status, we'll release a 0.3.1 version next week we are currently polishing the rough edges cool for the GUADEC, gotta dig. I know I've sunk these times, but does that mean that 0.3.0 is out?! well, the cycle begins at .1 as far as i understood --> Burgundavia (i=corey@ubuntu/member/burgundavia) has joined #elisa so yes or no? so we'll spend time hunting various FIXME and other bad looking code no in the end, you get the same you know :) we also need to know about the tasks the Elisa team will need to do for UMC excellent point like LIRC integration in the UI ? for the time being, it's only on the artwork and LIRC sides. some work done with this LIRC: create a small config GUI to select a remote (and generate the lircd.conf file) i've produced a script to allow user configure their remote (if the remote is correctly installed) about artwork, there are now various in-progress themes made by Le-Kwer .. feel free to reuse if you need it --- wattazoum|Video is now known as wattazoum also add the usplash + gdm theme + openbox background images yep watch the chris team on the trac :) theme sorry :p openbox? philn__ philn philn: the wm used by the umc live cd (press a button and you assigne it as you want, if the elisa team want to see it...) i need to read the distro spec, but i thought the user would be auto-logged-in dloic: you should post it on the list ;-) philn__ philn philn__ philn Uzuul: ok I will do that after the meeting philn: since Seb Gripon is MIA, I gotta update all that, and only worked on the tech bits a bit... --> Linediconsine (n=tulap@host233-197-dynamic.14-87-r.retail.telecomitalia.it) has joined #elisa in the long run, we'll have the user auto logged in, starting elisa and not requiring a wm. regarding the configuration of elisa, is it still by editing the file ? is there a spec to develop a Conf GUI ? I can help on this one but this implies to have *all* the install and config bits inside elisa. which is not the case for now yeah, but for instance, why make a gdm theme if in the end the user won't see it because the wm boots without password? so we'll have the openbox wm, with 3 links: elisa live, firefox and the installer using ubiquity hmm ok Uzuul: nice proposition, is in the wiki ? iirc, the gdm theme is needed for the transition between usplash and the session opening... but you're right, I'm still unsure if it's needed or not! wattazoum: elisa now supporting xdg-users-dir, it'll require less configuration for the average user.. but yeah we still need a config UI maybe auto logging would be the best soltuion for a media center dloic: no, only in the bazaar repo + last week meeting dloic: and the umc code page: https://code.launchpad.net/umc/ Uzuul: thanks ;) autologin is both available for the live cd and the installed version philn__ philn for the new theme https://core.fluendo.com/elisa/trac/browser/trunk/elisa/plugins/poblenou/chris_theme philn, wattazoum: something like a plugin ? dloic: ?_? philn: for the moment (and the gutsy release), ubiquity should do the job nicely. and give us time to make a cool config / install addon for elisa ;-) dloic: yeah, config can be added via a new plugin dloic: didn't get it Le_Kwer Le-Kwer lekastor38 ahh, oki watch movies.png pictures.png services.png dvd.png and music.png wattazoum: :) well, is the architecture supporting it ? Le-Kwer: we will talk about artwork (point 2) soon. just wait a bit more please ;-) Le-Kwer: i think there's a dedicated topic about artwork Le_Kwer Le-Kwer lekastor38 ok ok :p :) wattazoum: yes, see the elisa.plugins.service for instance. It provides a new menu activity, like config UI will <-- linediconsine_1 has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) philn: perfect Uzuul: so auto loggin or not ? well, to end up point 1, only an lirc config plugin is needed for the code side. philn: some Ideas about specifications ? dloic: yes, but we'll get back in point 8) Uzuul: will this point on th mailing so ? wattazoum: there were at some point when we did the ergonomy spec for the "classic" UI Uzuul: for the lirc side wattazoum: but for the poblenou UI, nothing yet, AFAIK philn: I'll keep you filled in we will later on specify everything needed for elisa to propose an installer and the various config GUIs dloic: point 6) --> p0rg1 (n=janne@kl-tre-fe4add00-67.dhcp.inet.fi) has joined #elisa oki Uzuul Uzuul: ok chief ;) please guys, keep the guidelines, and dump run too fast ;-) we'll need some specs for the LIRC config plugin * wattazoum wonders were is the list of the meeting points :) functional specs i mean 0.3.0 (.1, I'm puzzled) will be out next week so that we can package / test / play while our elisa friends will mostly be on deserved holidays... oki cool philn__ philn we'll start to fill bugs in :-p Uzuul: and with this stable version, we will have time to write spec, code some plugins philn: let's make a thread on the ml. I'll start it after the meeting ok so point 2) artwork here we go Le_Kwer ;-) I am here for artwork too ! :) * wattazoum is on holidays starting from the 4th of august yeah Linediconsine ;-) hbons and vinicius seems missing so we really need that design forum.. and assign designers tasks * Uzuul wonder why everybody goes on holidays ;-) Concerning the artwork,, there is a lot of creativity on the ML , I believe we should keep helping the artwork team to develop their own theme * Uzuul will be on too, as of the 9 iirc, for 2 weeks if we start proposing lot of them , it's a + I'm looking at Le_Kwer' link: https://core.fluendo.com/elisa/trac/browser/trunk/elisa/plugins/poblenou/chris_theme point 2 point 2 POINT 2 !!! :D ^_^ :-D I just do the home's icons :) yes, we should continue to work on themes.. i repeat, you guys can reuse artwork already checked in elisa's svn :) <-- Burgundavia has quit ("Ex-Chat") --> hbons (n=hbons@cc1054955-a.groni1.gr.home.nl) has joined #elisa not that easy to browse through your link! hey hbons we need a Fuse FS for browsing SVN :p we need a gfx designer to take over the color change... (blue to green) https://core.fluendo.com/elisa/svn/trunk/elisa/plugins/poblenou/chris_theme/ hbons, Linediconsine: can one of you take over this task? what ? philn: really nice work how many designer have the asf ? yeah but which artwork would be re-colorized? which job ? the background ;-p well, according to Chris post today and yesterday ha, not the icons? ;) everything in green :) is in svg? because I think that the umc designer want to do they own icon the icons don't need it yep Linediconsine all are in svg If yuo send me we can change it to green umc I am happy to work whit sombody ! :) ok Linediconsine your are graphic designer I don't recall the mokup adresses but these well show examples of what need to be green'ed out ;-) well you not want make your proper theme ? maybe a good idea can to recolor in green for a first time because tomorrow night I take my holiday for 2 weeks and half yep ok Le_Kwer: Linediconsine is the Marco "tribal" :) tomorrow I up on the svn a svg folder wooki k, you are in umc ml ? Le-Kwer ? Le_Kwer: for the moment, I would prefer to see the common theme green'ed up, and then check for the "fork" my first idea it's that all de designer make there own home mockup just to have something complete for gutsy ;-) yep Linediconsine Uzuul: yes time runs... ok great Uzuul: when is deadline for gutsy packages freeze? in one month no ? mine is still to first focus on a common theme, while talking about other themes aside (tribal, tango, ...) uzuul: i'm not following, will this be the default theme? when is the realise of gutsy ? Le-Kwer: release in october https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyReleaseSchedule hbons: the common elisa / umc theme, but green for UMC and blue for elisa? yes but during my holiday all graphic designer must make there own mockup for the home and after my holiday we talk about it k Le_Kwer: hbons has already proposed some tango / gnome style. He, with Vinicius and the Tango team, will produce good things I'm sure uzuul: so just a color change? doesn't sound any fun:) great ok, so mid-august Le_Kwer: yep, knowing you won't be there to lead the ASF, your proposition is fine. Le_Kwer: Maybe you can give some directions on the ml, for the green conversion (if it's needed) hbons: just fir the first release yep it's very easy to do the important point will be to have the UMC usplash and openbox background pieces soon. on inkscape from the feedback we got at GUADEC, having a single colored theme is not very nice in the end edit the gradient I love inkscape :) k not me :p :) http://codebrowse.launchpad.net/~umc-team/umc/umc/files/arno%40misfr1045l-20070724191443-h35hddi9dnn3ob8m?file_id=umcartworkusplash0.1-20070714192224-jinwvp4nmaoetn92-26 philn__ philn Uzuul: I have seen some MythBuntu on UMC launchpad ... what was it for ? looks nice ;) philn: well, it seems that there will be a dominant color (background) and a wide variety of colors for icons... so not that monotone same in green with umc :) am i still online? :s hbons: yes ;) <-- dolphy has quit ("Ex-Chat") wattazoum: because Mario L. (mythbuntu lead) is working with us on lirc and has bootstrapped me on the distro :) wattazoum wallan wattazoum: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070718 ah, oki <-- hbons has quit ("Leaving.") Uzuul: ok, sounds fair --> hbons (n=hbons@cc1054955-a.groni1.gr.home.nl) has joined #elisa hbons, Linediconsine, Le_Kwer, ...: can some of you check for the usplash and background gfx (using the umc logo for ex.)? I will try to make something beutyfull :) cool what is the new logo btw? Linediconsine: I believe in You :) yes there are some hbons: the final logo has never been chosen! Uzuul: the story with no end :) :) :) the polling forum will help us hunting that... There is a place to talk about artwork ? (forum topic or umc ML) where ? how can we make wallpapers then?:) Linediconsine: post on the ml with the ASF (Artwork Strike Force) banner uzuul: posted some stuff here a while ago: http://forum.ubuntumediacenter.org/viewtopic.php?id=123 well, people, I'll have to go along with opening a post on the forum (still not migrated iirc, I'll get back in the next point ) wattazoum wallan wattazoum: sad, see you see you bye bye bye ! ++ all <-- wattazoum has quit ("http://www.wattazoum.fr") so, next topic? hbons: iirc, this is the old forum... this has partly migrated. I suggest , choose a logo ? or say a day when the logo must be choosen ? yes a deadline well, so to close point 2, I'll call for artwork'ers on the ml to take over usplash & co point 3) mailing list still no news from Jono Bacon and the Ubuntu guys :-( .... :( we have something good for now! so point 4) MSF Jeremy couldn't attend this meeting, but we have talked about several points: - the forum migration end + polling system for the ASF work - a falcon repository for UMC - a general status report (as per tonight meeting) relayed on the website, UWN, ... - check for info update (like the dev mailing list info, a good project description mentioning a "powered by elisa", ...) on the website, wiki, ... --> PC_ (n=PC@89.129.46.131) has joined #elisa re so sorryyyy shit --- PC_ is now known as Le-kwerr very impressive fucking crash what I loose ? for when ??? My last word is about inkscape Le-kwer: (point 2 and 3 no ?) Le-kwerr: http://pastebin.ca/633538 thanks Uzuul: when can we have this ? hah inkscape.. hmm yeah, got it back (thanks gmail!) http://forum.ubuntumediacenter.org/test-forum/forum/ Le-Kwerr:We have to work to a splash scenn and make green your icon.. great and we talk about it + a background for the openbox wm in the live installer ok, so we need the design forum structure there And think about all the icons philn__ philn :) philn: yep, I gotta check with Jeremy if it's in place sorry but what mean a falcon repository ? dunno :p and tomorrow I up the svg and how to change the colors in green it's very easy well, it's simply a deb repository, but with a tools generating a full repository (not a trivial only!) with html pages http://www.mythbuntu.org/files/packages/ Uzuul: ok nice so point 5) packages elisa and pigment are now in gutsy. I've asked for coherence too, and lool will also upload it to Debian Sid (still in experimental for the moment) lool has also uploaded pylirc. Kudos again lool ;-) Gutsy sync will then follow ha that falcon stuff looks cool ;) Uzuul: yes for the moment elisa don't work with gutsy once 0.3. is out, we'll obv. check for update Uzuul: ok, great! will there be an icon on the desktop to launch elisa? dloic: i think it does now.. a collegue tested today i think that would be nice on default a .desktop file should be shipped, so elisa appear in the "Multimedia" menu, afaik philn: maybe, I tested yesterday without the update (fresh tribe 3) philn__ philn dloic, philn: yep they were missing pigment! i think on the desktop is important, because it's what's umc is about <-- Le-Kwer has quit (Connection timed out) hbons: yes three icon say Uzuul (firefox, elisa and ubiquity) i'm not sure it's allowed for packages to put shortcuts on the desktop, directly --- Le-kwerr is now known as Le-kwer why firefox? hbons: for the live cd, there will be elisa, firefox, ubiquity installer. for the integration into an existing install, only menu is considered for now. but that might change hbons: don't know it's what he said about the livecd ok, but firefox sounds weird:) Uzuul: might change ? 0.3.x packages will require some dependency changes, i'll state them in the README applet but system integration (the point 7) other idea from wattazoum iirc) philn__ philn Uzuul: ok ;) philn: ok, gotta check with lool so point 6) LIRC I'll post an update (tonight if everything goes fine) to the LIRC "Help wanted" thread. the new namespace should be applied soon, and the others important tasks (kernel integration, HAL support, configless...) are underway. underway ? You have some people on this task ? where's that thread? philn: on the lirc ml i think dloic will also post an update on the lirc applets (irexec, config and maybe irrecord) on the ml since these are satellites tasks of the UMC team ok at least there https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=AJSIORgeUOB%40bartelmus.de philn: a confirmation that don't work with me :) I'll possibly change the title dloic: ? philn: for elisa with my gutsy Uzuul: ok dloic: maybe a note on the lirc config inside elisa: have you thought about it a bit? yes. for the moment I think we can do a plugin to assigne graphically key --> micxer82 (n=micxer@dslb-088-074-132-140.pools.arcor-ip.net) has joined #elisa example key lay : you press a key on your remote and the assignement work. What do you think ? I was thinking about a selection GUI based upon the lirc.hwdb file <-- micxer has quit (Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer)) --- micxer82 is now known as micxer but using the new namespace U need me now ? because I have friend at home ? :p Uzuul: just choose the remote and copy in the right place the lircd.conf ? since we're not that far from applying it (be prepared dloic, we'll have a small storm soon) Le-kwer: point lirc dloic: exact ok great Uzuul: ok but it required root privileges... Le-kwer: i think you can enjoy real life now ;) Le_Kwer: no, it's fine, the rest is techi philn: ;) good end of ,meeting and be carefull I want great icon for umc Le_Kwer: thx and have a nice evening ;-) ok !! bye bye bye all ;) bye Uzuul: so for the root privileges ? ? it required root privileges to place the lircd;conf. Can we doo this in elisa with no probleme nd integration , ? lircd needs to be runned a root, but the conf file can be anywhere no? k3b have a k3bsetup tool (that ask root permission instead that k3b) +s uhuh, good point. we'll get back on this on the ml. philn__ philn philn: yes youre right, i guess we can pass parameters from lirc deamon... philn: the lirc init script test for /etc/lirc/lircd.conf or fail --> philn_ (n=phil@228.pool80-102-120.dynamic.orange.es) has joined #elisa Uzuul: yep.. but we can probably work around that ;) philn__ philn philn_ philn: we can always workaround things ;-) Uzuul: yes see this point in the ml ln Uzuul: right ;) :) well, nothing for point 7) other things and I'll end up in live with point 8) distro Uzuul: sorry but where we can find the list of point ? dloic: previous meeting minutes. these are always the same. other points addressed various ideas and goes back long ago (1rst / 2nd meeting iirc) Uzuul: ok thakns ;) so for the distro , ? as told last week, I've started to create the umc script and meta packages <-- hbons has quit ("Leaving.") Uzuul: nice work :) autopakage ? meta package ? not at all, Linediconsine we need to create a bare system only and neither the standard tools can provide that. currently, iso can be generated but not working (though not tested): see the last week meeting minutes (update point): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070718 :) k Uzuul: do you want tester for this ? i'll try to test that ;) this iso includes elisa and pigment, but not yet coherence nor pylirc. the usplash is also the mythbuntu one ;-) dloic: you're welcome Uzuul: ok, it a beginning Uzuul: where post feedback ? ml umc-dev tread test distro ? imagine that I've not had time at all to burn it and test it :-( what's that crazy world!! can it be tested on a usb key? Uzuul: really ;) philn__ philn philn_ maybe with qemu philn: good question. iirc, ubuntu live can't (but I'm not that up to date maybe) dloic: you'll never imagine ;-) Uzuul: luckly :) would be nice.. you know i had a Mandriva usb key at GUADEC? with elisa installed philn__ philn philn_ philn: nice all GUADEC attendees now have a 2GB stick and can test elisa ;) but it's mandriva.. ;) --> Uraeus (n=cschalle@89.129.41.35) has joined #elisa philn: yup, iirc there was some tip on the ubuntu forum and a spec underway philn__ philn philn_ ok.. cool philn: eh, that's a nice idea guys ;-) yea really well, anything to add before I fall down (too hungry) nothing to say <-- Uraeus has quit (Client Quit) and for the missong point there is the ml ;) --> Uraeus (n=cschalle@89.129.41.35) has joined #elisa so I declare this (excellent) meeting closed }}}