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BOF

Birds of a Feather

BTS

Debian Bug Tracking System

http://bugs.debian.org

CC

[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/council Community Council]

DaD

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A community developed alternative to MoM with a nicer interface (e.g. comment feature) (see also MoM). This was built as a possible replacement for MoM during an extended service outage, and has a nicer interface, although it does not support a blacklist. As MoM is part of a larger distributed infrastructure, is it not atomically replaceable. Since the resolution of the service outage, there have been various discussions as to how best merge the systems, as it is admittedly confusing.[https://launchpad.net/dad][https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DaDandMoM]

DD

Debian Developer

DFSG

Debian Free Software Guidelines

d-i

debian-installer

DIF

Debian Import Freeze

After this point, packages aren't automatically imported from Debian when updated. Time to focus on bugfixing & integration

FF

Feature Freeze

FTBFS

Fails To Build From Source

For example when building a package with debuild (http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/ftbfs/)

GPG

GNU Privacy Guard

[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpg]

ITA

Intent To Adopt

[http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html]

ITP

Intent To Package

[http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html]

LP

LaunchPad

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/

LTS

Long Term Support

Said of a release that will receive support for 3-years/5-years rather than the typical 18 months

lrm

linux-restricted-modules

MC

MOTU Council

["MOTU/Council"]

MoM

Merge-o-Matic

The official Ubuntu merge system (see also DaD). This lists outstanding packages where there has been a Debian upload since the last Ubuntu upload. These packages may need a merge, or a sync, or not need anything at all, depending on the point in the Ubuntu development cycle, the nature of the changes in Debian, and the opinion of interested developers. Some packages are blacklisted as they are not appropriate to merge or sync from Debian. Nothing listed here is a requirement for action, except as controlled by other policies and procedures, and this site need not be part of any developers workflow, so long as all other guidelines are met. [http://merges.ubuntu.com] [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DaDandMoM]

MOTU

Masters Of The Universe

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU]

MOTU SWAT

MOTU Special Weapons And Tactics

Handles Universe Security

NBS

Not Built from Source

Packages no longer built from source, and therefore candidates for removal from the archives. ["MOTU/NBS"]

NMU

Non-maintainer upload

OTFC

Open and Free Technology Community

#debian-python is on the OFTC IRC network (for example irc.debian.org to get a nearby server). #ubuntu-motu is on the freenode IRC network (for example irc.ubuntu.com to get a nearby server) [http://www.oftc.net]

PAPT

Python Applications Packaging Team

Debian packaging team of python programs which don't provide public modules [http://python-apps.alioth.debian.org/policy.html]

PPA

Personal Package Archives

[http://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart]

RC

Release Critical

REVU

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A community developed package review site [http://revu.tauware.de] This site supports the review of community packaged new software that may be suitable for Ubuntu (or other .deb based distributions, but primarily Ubuntu). This should only be used for new software, and is not suitable as a repository for bugfix uploads or similar materials. [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Packages/REVU]

RFP

Request For Package

[http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html]

ROCK

Recognised Of Considerable Knowledge

Used as a compliment

SABDFL

[:MarkShuttleworth: Self-appointed benevolent dictator for life]

SRU

Stable Release Update

[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates]

TB

[http://www.ubuntu.com/community/processes/techboard Technical Board]

UDS

Ubuntu Developer Summit

UEHS

Ubuntu External Health Status

http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/uehs/

u-m-s

ubuntu-main-sponsors

Sponsor list for packages that are in main or restricted [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-main-sponsors]

unmetdeps

UNMET DEPendencieS

Packages that cannot be installed as the dependencies cannot be satisfied

u-u-s

ubuntu-universe-sponsors

Sponsor list for packages that are in universe or multiverse [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-universe-sponsors]

UVF

Upstream Version Freeze

UWN

Ubuntu Weekly News

WNPP

Work-Needing and Prospective Packages

List of packages in need of new maintainers and prospective packages in Debian [http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/]