[ubuntu-art] "ArtPackagingSchool"

[Cory K.]

Ken Vermette wrote:
> On Jan 2, 2008 10:27 PM, Cory K. < coryisatm at nc.rr.com
> <mailto:coryisatm at nc.rr.com>> wrote:
>
>     Who wrote:
>     > On Jan 3, 2008 3:04 AM, Cory K. < coryisatm at nc.rr.com
>     <mailto:coryisatm at nc.rr.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> Who wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> Cory, I mentioned ArtPackagingSchool on the wiki page about Theme
>     >>> Teams - are you familiar with the launchpad theme packaging
>     method in
>     >>> a way that would mean you can contribute to that?
>     >>> I notice Troy has added a very sensible comment on the wiki
>     suggesting
>     >>> we write a document not just run a school for a day on irc.
>     what do
>     >>> you think? Does it exist?
>     >>>
>     >> I'm only slightly familiar with it. We mostly did our packages
>     based on
>     >> example-look and help with dholbach. Our source package is
>     cleaner that
>     >> example-look atm but we plan to fix that.
>     >>
>     >> We're also looking into how to make 1 source package for everything
>     >> needed for the art that will make multiple binary pckages. Theme,
>     >> wallpaper, GDM, etc...
>     >>
>     >> I'll give the wiki page a look and see if I can help. I agree a
>     IRC day
>     >> is a cool idea but yeah, most likely won't be enough. Expanding
>     the wiki
>     >> to address art packaging might help. I'll have to sit down and
>     pick a
>     >> couple of days to really dig in.
>     >>
>     >> -Cory \m/
>     >>
>     > Great :)
>     >
>     > Now we just need some theme team leaders :P
>
>     There is the clincher. :) It really will take someone to step up
>     and say
>     "Ok. I believe in this theme/concept enough to learn what is needed to
>     get it into Universe."
>
>     It will take learning Launchpad, BZR and working with -MOTU. If
>     you prep
>     the source packages right you wont *need* to learn packaging but it
>     wouldn't hurt.
>
>     -Cory \m/
>
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>
> I can lead a team until mid this-month, get a team off to a good
> start. But if anybody has bold and unique ideas, I'd be willing to
> work under them.
>
> All and all, if people are willing to put up with a guy that has a
> tree up his [censored for children] for two weeks, and they just need
> a design -started- but want to finish one, then I'll lead a team. In
> two weeks time though, the project would need to be picked up by one
> of the team members.
>
> I believe I would be best suited working underneath someone with more
> experience though, and I'd hate to leave a project leaderless.
>
> -- 
> -Ken Vermette

It really should have a committed leader willing to see a project
through completion. Leaving before that would only do harm.

-Cory \m/