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[Mario Behling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Julien,

thanks for this how to get involved. I posted it on the LXDE blog as well.

http://blog.lxde.org/?p=562

Hope to see people getting involved more actively.

All the best,

Mario

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is a quick summarize for people wanted to help on Lubuntu. In
> general, all tasks will be documented on the Subteams pages :
> - Packages and Code :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/CodingAndPackagingSubTeam
> - Artwork : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/ArtworkSubTeam
> - Doc : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/DocumentationSubTeam
> - Translations :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TranslationSubTeam
> - Testing : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam
>
> == Participate to the LXDE project ==
> This is the most efficient way to contribute to Lubuntu. If you want a
> functionality, translate a package etc ... you should directly work with
> LXDE.
> - LXDE site : http://lxde.org/
> - LXDE mailing list :
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=lxde-list
> - SVN repository : http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/develop
>
> == Create an artwork for Lubuntu ==
> We don't have an original artwork, and it's an important goal for Lucid.
> Some works began on the LXDE forum, but there is a lots to do to create
> a complete set of artwork. Currently, it could be nice to have :
>      * 1 wallpaper
>      * 1 icon set
>      * 1 GTK engine
>      * 1 login manager theme (for lxdm)
>      * Custom configuration for GTK theme in the session
>      * 1 openbox theme
>      * 1 banner for logout
>      * 1 logo for the main menu
>      * 1 background image for lxpanel
>      * 1 cursor
>      * Specific icons for lxpanel
>      * 1 splash screen (for usplash or/and plymouth)
> Please see
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/ArtworkSubTeam/Documentation
> for details.
> If you want to work on artwork, you should contact the Ubuntu Art Team.
> There are a very good experience on making artwork for K/X/Ubuntu
> etc ...
> It's also important to work on the artwork, as a complete set. It's
> better to submit  a wallpaper + icon set + gtk engine together than
> separately.
> - The Ubuntu Art Team https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork
> - Lubuntu Wiki pages for Artwork
> (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/ArtworkSubTeam and
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Artwork/Incoming/Lucid )
>
> IMPORTANT NOTE : We didn't have currently decide the colors of the
> artwork. We should discuss and decide this on the next IRC meeting. But
> you can create some mockups to add them to the discussion :)
>
> == Triage bugs on Launchpad ==
> We need to manage bug reports for many packages (mostly, the LXDE core
> packages).
> See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage/ for an overview of the
> triaging on Ubuntu.
> The current packages and bugs are here :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/~lubuntu-packaging/+packagebugs
> Most important to know is :
> - Is the bug is correctly affected ?
> - Is the bug still reproductible by user in Ubuntu 9.10 ? By you ?
> - Is there a solution/patch available on the bug ? Upstream ? In another
> distribution ?
>
> == Fix bugs / Develop features ==
> If you want to work on a bug, you should affect it to you so people know
> you are working on it. If you want to implement a feature, or working on
> a patch, you should open a bug on Launchpad, so people can eventually
> help you.
> I'll try to add a TODO list for packagers who want to help but want some
> mentoring or ideas (See
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/CodingAndPackagingSubTeam for
> futur information).
>
> == Testing ==
> We may have some ISO to test near the Alpha 1 of Lucid, it's a good
> occasion to test if it's working, and report bugs. You don't need to
> know how to code for this, just use Lubuntu and report bugs/complain
> about it.
> You can also install a command line Lucid system in VirtualBox and
> install lubuntu-desktop package by "sudo apt-get install
> --no-install-recommends lubuntu-desktop".
> Another way is to test a pristine lxde session by installing the lxde
> package, and see if no Lubuntu specific patch cause problems in a
> standart LXDE session.
> To report bug, do ubuntu-bugs the_name_of_the_package_affected. If you
> don't know, use ubuntu-bug lubuntu-meta, we'll triage it for you :)
> Testing (and reporting problems) is critical, because developers can
> only try to fix problems if there are reported.
>
> == Improve the Documentation ==
> Our wiki ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu ) can always be improved. If
> you intend to do massive changes, please inform the mailing list before.
>
> Feel free to add others tasks if you have any in mind. Some others tasks
> will probably appear in the futur on this mailing list or on the
> SubTeams pages. Also, you can ask any questions on any of those items on
> the mailing list, or directly to me.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help :)
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>