UbuntuMediaCenterTeam
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Introduction
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
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 a temporary mailing list for team usage. To subscribe, send an e-mail to umc-request@ml.free.fr with a subject line of "subscribe".
How to Contribute
[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 %
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
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
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
Weekly IRC meetings are held on Wednesday at 7 PM UTC in #elisa on irc.freenode.net.
- [: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]
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