Ramaddan wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. That's actually very sad to hear, as Ubuntu UMPC
> seems to have a much cleaner and faster interface for touchscreens, unless
> I am missing something.
Compare the "ubuntu-mobile" and "ubuntu-desktop" packages in Ubuntu
8.10. The differences are extremely small. As much as anything else,
the differentiation of the UMPC flavour is no longer necessary, as the
same effects can be achieved with the Desktop flavour, with only a
couple local modifications (and these will become even fewer as the
touchscreen drivers converge upstream).
> I'm not really a developer, but studied programming in the past, to a
> certain degree :-S
> So basic in a sense, but I usually fool around files and tweak things here
> and there when it makes sense to me.
>
> How would I make these modifications to make a Ubuntu Jaunty UMPC version
> for example? Is there a HOWTO page?
I don't know of a HOWTO page, but most of the tweaks that make the
UMPC flavour different from the Desktop flavour (gconf settings, etc.)
are in the ubuntu-mobile-default-settings package in the intrepid
repositories.
> As for further development, I actually would like to take part in terms of
> what I can at least.
>
> Since I am not a developer, what other means can I take part in?
> I can even try looking at the code and see if I can learn something if
> someone is willing to show me the way.
Most of the "development" done in Ubuntu is essentially tweaking
configuration, creating small patches, or merging them from other
sources, and other integration effort. It's very useful to be able to
read code, but there's lots of work that can be done without writing
much code.
Consider the adjustments you find most useful, and how they might
affect others. If there's something you think is right for everyone,
propose a change in the bugtracker. If there's something that needs
adjustment only for certain hardware or use cases, see if you can find a
way to have it conditionally enabled so it only applies in that
environment, and propose that.
> Isn't ISO more supported though, and easier to modify, edit, etc.. in the
> GNU/Linux world?
Well, I'm not sure about "supported", but certainly more common.
Personally, I think a .img file is easier to modify, as you can just
loop-mount it, and don't have to remaster the ISO.
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