Call for creating and testing localized ISO images

[David Planella]

El dl 25 de 07 de 2011 a les 21:34 +0200, en/na Anders Jenbo va
escriure:
> Den 25-07-2011 20:57, Redmar skrev:
> > Op vrijdag 22-07-2011 om 11:46 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef David
> > Planella:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> You are probably aware of this spec to create localized ISOs:
> >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-cd-localization
> >>
> >> In a nutshell, language packs are going away from the main Ubuntu ISO
> >> (as you know, we could never include them all anyway), and instead,
> >> we're providing LoCos with a standard set of tools to create ISOs which
> >> not only can be shipped with a given language enabled and installed by
> >> default, but also allow setting other defaults appropriate for the given
> >> language/region/culture.
> >>
> >> At this point, I'd like to ask if any of you guys would be willing to
> >> sign up for creating and testing the first localized images for your
> >> language/LoCo.
> >>
> >> The tools are still being created, so for now we are not looking at
> >> creating them already, but rather for a list of contacts of people
> >> committed to creating and testing the first prototypes when the
> >> infrastructure is ready.
> >>
> >> I've just drafted a page to coordinate this process:
> >>
> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneiricOcelot/LocalizedImagesRollout
> >>
> >> Note that the FAQ is still in a pretty crude state, as the actual
> >> project is to be completed by release date and thus it is still in
> >> progress. Therefore, if you've got any questions, please feel free to
> >> ask and we'll try to answer and include them in the FAQ. Please do read
> >> the spec first, as your question might already be answered there.
> >>
> >> So if you'd like to contribute to the ISO image for your language/LoCo,
> >> please add yourself to the table in the wiki page.
> >>
> >> I'm very excited about this project, which I think it's going to be
> >> awesome for LoCos. Thanks a lot for your help!
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> David.
> >>
> > Hi all,
> > I've been trying to test the localised images by following the EXAMPLE
> > section in the manual of ubuntu-defaults-image. I was hoping that I
> > would end up with a .iso I could test in vbox, but that's not the case.
> > After I run everything I end up with a lot of folders and files, and I
> > don't know how to go from there. I have zero experience with building
> > packages/images, so some hand-holding would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Redmar
> >
> > --
> > Ubuntu Dutch Translators
> Afaik the tools aren't ready yet.
> 

That's correct: the tools are still being developed, so don't expect
them to work perfectly yet. The call was for folks to sign up for
creating and testing the ISOs when the tools are ready. I will then
contact the people in the list with instructions and to gather some
feedback from the process.

I should have made it clearer when I sent the e-mail, my mistake, sorry.

I think for the moment we've got enough teams on the list at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneiricOcelot/LocalizedImagesRollout to get a
small group of testers for the prototypes before we've got something
ready for all translation teams/locos.

Thanks!

Cheers,
David.

-- 
David Planella
Ubuntu Translations Coordinator
www.ubuntu.com / www.davidplanella.wordpress.com
www.identi.ca/dplanella / www.twitter.com/dplanella
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