3 Dec
2011
3 Dec
'11
10 a.m.
Hi folks,
As promised, here's a follow-up with some more details for the big day.
When, Where, What
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The Ubuntu Local Jam and Debian Bug Squashing Party will be held at the
PuppetLabs office in downtown Portland from 10am to 5:30pm on Sunday,
December 4. Again, the address is:
411 NW Park Ave
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97219
Many thanks to PuppetLabs for hosting us!
To participate fully in the event, please bring your own computer with you.
(laptop/netbook/tablet/wearable computer?)
What are we working on?
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When considering possible topics for Ubuntu and Debian to collaborate on
today, one in particular stands out: multiarch.
http://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch
Both Debian and Ubuntu have multiarch support as a goal for the next
release. Unfortunately, there are a lot of packages that need to be changed
to make that a reality. *Fortunately*, we have converting these packages
down to an art!
http://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch/Implementation
Even if you know nothing about changing packages, you can still help out!
We've prepared a wiki page that tells you everything you need to know about
how to modify a package.
http://wiki.debian.org/BuildingAPackage
If you haven't worked with source packages before, it's recommended that
you read this page before the Jam on Sunday. But if you don't get to it,
don't worry - we'd still like to see you!
In addition to this main theme, we have a number of other tasks lined up to
entertain our community members, regardless of background.
* Ubuntu SRU verifications: Brian Murray will lead us through the process
of verifying Stable Release Updates for Ubuntu, helping bug fixes from
the Ubuntu developers make their way to users.
* Ubuntu bitesized bugs: multiarch too boring? There are many small bugs
in Ubuntu that could use your help.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=bitesize
* Debian release-critical bugs: of course, multiarch is not the only issue
for the upcoming Wheezy release. Let's spend some time looking at those
release-critical bugs... maybe we can even give the German BSP a run for
their money this weekend :)
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2011/10/msg00003.html
That's all, folks
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See you on Sunday!
--
Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world.
Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/
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