||<>|| = Note from the Team admins = Hi Ubuntu MediaCenter members, As you probably noticed, the UMC project has been on low-profile for several months. Work has been stopped and Fluendo doesn't currently have the resources to continue on this community effort :( So unless someone raises the hand to take over the UMC project, we are going to close this mailing list and the UMC/Launchpad stuff. In the meantime Elisa became Moovida few months ago, the UI has been updated to give a more profesional end-user experience. We encourage you all to try Moovida. We really hope to have sometime in the future a better integration with Ubuntu in the spirit of UMC :) Thanks to you all for your efforts on this project! = Introduction = ## Describe: ## the team's purpose and community role ## the team tasks and work ## who might be interested in joining/getting involved with the team This Team works on making the Ubuntu Media Center dream come true. For a good definition of a Media Center, have a look at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_center|Wikipedia]]. The main tasks of this Team are: * Federate all Ubuntu and upstream forces interested in the subject and create a Development Community. * Sum up the state of media center artwork and select a base software. * Specify the functions and the look & feel of the Ubuntu Media Center. * Create the needed resources (graphical and textual components) and plugins. * Package and maintain everything needed for an Ubuntu Media Center. * Create a specific distribution for UMC installation. * Maintain and improve the results. * Work closely with upstreams (Elisa, Debian, LIRC, etc.). The Ubuntu Media Center will be both suited for desktop usage and operation as a dedicated appliance. The base software that will be used is [[http://elisa.fluendo.com/|Elisa]]. = Contact = ## List the contact information of the team: Mailing-list, IRC channel and Web Forum as they may apply. ## Provide a link to the Launchpad page as a Team Member list if applicable. ## Consider how people will get in touch with you based on the contact information you supply. Either contact the [[https://launchpad.net/~aquette|Project Leader]] or the [[https://launchpad.net/~umc-team|Launchpad UMC Team]] to get in touch with us. We have set up a temporary mailing list for team usage, while waiting for the official umc-*@lists.ubuntu.com ones. [[http://lists.ubuntumediacenter.com/mailman/listinfo/umc-dev|Subscribe here]]. = How to Contribute = ## Describe easy ways to contribute to the team. ## These should look a lot like the bulleted points on the ContributeToUbuntu wiki page. ## Link to more detailed subpages as necessary. * [[https://launchpad.net/~umc-team/+join|Sign up]] on the launchpad page. * Join the temporary development mailing list as described above. * Lay down your useful skills in the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/Sandbox|Sandbox]]. = Projects and status = || '''Task name''' |||| '''Task status''' || '''Comments''' || || || Specification || Implementation || || || Media Center [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/StateOfTheArtSpecs|State of the art]] || 90 % || N/A || needs final polishing and completion || |||||||||| || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/SoftwareSpecs|UMC Software]] || 50 % || 0 % || || || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/CodecSupport|Codecs Support]] || 20 % || 0 % || || || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Media_Center_Artwork|Artwork]] || 20 % || 0 % || || || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/UISpecs|User Interface]] || 15 % || 0 % || || || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/RemoteSupport|Remote controls support]] || 100 % || 30 % || || |||||||||| || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/DistroSpecs|UMC Distribution]] || 50 % || 0 % || || |||||||||| || Ubuntu [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RemoteControls|Improved support for IR remote controls]] || 95 % || 10 % || only considering milestone 1 || || Common user directories standardization || 40 % || 0 % || Under discussion with freedesktop members. See [[http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/common-user-directories-naming-spec|draft specification]] || || [[http://www.ubuntumediacenter.org/|UMC website]] || ? || ? || || || [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/Packaging|Packages creation and improvement]] || ? || ? || lirc, elisa, gstreamer / codecs, ... || = Launchpad Membership Policy = ## Describe your Launchpad team membership policy here. Any kind of participation is welcome! So, if you feel you are motivated, and have to express ideas and/or skills in the MC area, [[https://launchpad.net/~umc-team/+join|join us]]! However, we are especially looking for: * Kernel Hackers for LIRC integration * Graphic Designers for the UI and Artwork * Python Developers for Elisa plugins and skins = Strike Forces = ## Describe the Strike Forces (their purpose and organization) The Ubuntu Media Center Team is subdivided into Strike Forces (SF). Each Strike Force is dedicated to varying goals and projects. * [[MediaCenter/ArtworkStrikeForce|Artwork Strike Force]] * [[MediaCenter/CodingStrikeForce|Coding Strike Force]] * [[MediaCenter/DistroStrikeForce|Distribution Strike Force]] * [[MediaCenter/MarketingStrikeForce|Marketing Strike Force]] = Meetings = ## Link to Meeting Agendas and old meeting summaries here. Weekly IRC meetings are held on Wednesday at 7 PM UTC in #elisa on irc.freenode.net. * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070905|IRC Meeting]] (September 5th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070830|IRC Meeting]] (August 30th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070808|IRC Meeting]] (August 8th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070801|IRC Meeting]] (August 1th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070725|IRC Meeting]] (July 25th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070718|IRC Meeting]] (July 18th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070711|IRC Meeting]] (July 11th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070704|IRC Meeting]] (July 4th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070627|IRC Meeting]] (June 27th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070620|IRC Meeting]] (June 20th) * [[MediaCenter/IRCMeeting20070613|IRC Meeting]] (June 13th) * [[MediaCenter/CocMeeting070515|Community Council meeting]] (May 15th), blessing the UMC project = Status Reports = * [[UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070315|March 15, 2007]] * [[UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070421|April 21, 2007]] * [[UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070514|May 14, 2007]] ---- CategoryUbuntuTeams UbuntuMediaCenter CategoryUbuntuMediaCenter