documenting how to get source code in ubuntu-doc

[Dylan McCall]

> So, the proposal is to make the entry point into the info easy to find, but
> in a way that doesn't burden disinterested users, while separating out the
> explanatory detail:
>
> * In System > About Ubuntu, there are four bullets, the last of which covers
> Ubuntu's commitment to open source. I'd like to add some text and a link
> there to "Get the Source Code."
> [...]
> If this approach is suitable, please let me know, and I'll follow-up with a
> proper submission. Else, comments/guidance appreciated.


Hi Kyle,

I have yet to really get in to documentation stuff, but what about the
existing Advanced Topics > Writing Your Own Programs?

It seems that one has been kept up to date with all the fancy apturl
stuff there now, but it doesn't seem to have been touched by Jono's
opportunistic programming brush. There are a lot of interesting things
that could happen there. I think your stuff, mentioning apt-source,
Bzr and Launchpad (and / or GUIs that make those more fun!) to get /
maintain source for Ubuntu packages feels like a reasonable fit. Good
for learning by example and for creating stuff.
Bzr IS mentioned in that document, but there isn't anything that
connects it to actually getting source code.

Right now that document is specifically shooting at learning how to
program, even though its title suggests a broader scope.


Dylan