We get moodle from Debian I presume. What version do they have in Debian testing or unstable? We can get a merge or a sync of that into jaunty. The MOTU pages on the wiki are a good place to start and explain merging, syncing, updating packages, backports etc.
On 11/10/08, Bud Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David: > > I've been trying to get myself involved in Ubuntu/Edubuntu for a while > and would like to take a crack at helping with updating Edubuntu's > moodle .deb. > > I can read up on how to convert a Debian package to an Ubuntu package > tomorrow at work. What should I do next? > > Regards, > > Bud Roth > > > On Sun, 2008-11-09 at 14:53 +0100, David Van Assche wrote: >> Just to start a little bit of discussion here, first thanks Jordan for >> the thorough breakdown of where we are and where we are going. In >> terms of the Edubuntu apps, maybe we could list them here in terms of >> importance, take a look at the versions, and suggest some extra >> packages that should go in there, since AIUI there we about 300mb to >> play with. As a start, along with Moodle, Mahara (e-portfolio system >> that works along side moodle or alone) would be worth integrating. It >> is already available in intrepid as a package (1.4) >> >> If we get that data, I'll add that to a page on edubuntu.org so we >> have a better idea of what edubuntu is... >> >> There has also been a big discussion on squeak/scratch/e-toys on the >> sugar lists, and its real status. Turns out one can actually obtain >> both the source, and the license in the latest incarnations seems to >> be totally free now (scratch status is unclear.) Is there still a >> problem with the development model here? IE, the squeak/etoys users >> work in a VM? Obviously regardless of sugar being in or not, etoys and >> squeak are valuable tools for teachers. >> >> kind Regards, >> David (nubae) Van Assche >> >> On 11/9/08, Jordan Mantha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi all! >> > >> > With the help of William Grant I got script going [0] that will allow >> > us to keep track of the version state of Edubuntu packages in Debian >> > and Ubuntu. This allows us to quickly see which packages have newer >> > versions in Debian and gives quick links to developer-oriented >> > information. >> > >> > As of right now it looks like only kino, moodle, and qcad have never >> > versions we can pull so if people want to take a crack at getting >> > involved with Edubuntu development those are a good opportunity to get >> > your hands dirty. >> > >> > -Jordan >> > >> > [0] http://qa.ubuntuwire.com/multidistrotools/edubuntu.html >> > >> > >> > -- >> > edubuntu-devel mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel >> > >> > -- Sent from my mobile device -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
