documenting how to get source code in ubuntu-doc

[Connor Imes]

Dylan McCall wrote:
>> 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
>
>   
Dylan,

If I recall correctly, this section has been removed from the docs in
Lucid.  We felt that the system docs were not an appropriate location
for help on programming.

-Connor