Here are the minutes from the desktop team meeting. You can also find them, the activity reports, and the irc log here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Meeting/2010-02-23
= Meeting Minutes = == Present == === Main Meeting === * Rick Spencer (rickspencer3) - chair * Alberto Milone (tseliot) * Arne Goetje (ArneGoetje) * Bryce Harrington (bryce) * Chris Cheney (ccheney) * Didier Roche (didrocks) * Jonathan Riddell (Riddell) * Ken VanDine (kenvandine) * Martin Pitt (pitti) * Sebastien Bacher (seb128) * Till Kamppeter (tkamppeter) === Eastern Edition === * Luke Yelavich (TheMuso) * Robert Ancell (robert_ancell) == Apologies == == Agenda == * Outstanding actions from last meeting * Partner Update * Kubuntu Update * Release Bugs/Release Status * Featured Software * Review activity reports * Any other business == Actions from this meeting == * ACTION: rickspencer3 to arrange call/meeting with ara, pitti, and seb128 regarding upgrade testing * ACTION: rickspencer3 to bring up stopping new work with statik * ACTION: rickspencer3 to follow up with robbiew on startup time targets * ACTION: rickspencer3 to start blueprint to define criteria and associated wiki page to capture list of Featured apps * DONE: https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-lucid-featured-applications == Outstanding actions from last meeting == * ACTION:rickspencer3 to engage QA wrt upgrade testings * Result: have received a draft upgrade plan from ara * Have discussed upgrade scenarios with pitti * Will work with ara to put them together Ara joined the meeting and explained current upgrade testing plans and how they relate to video driver testing as well. General agreement that upgrade testing could be done a bit earlier, and certain scenarios covered. == Partner Update == ===== OLS ===== * libubuntuone and rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store has been uploaded, still need to get them on the CD * the store isn't live yet, but we are told it will be in time for alpha-3, no change to desktop required * new ubuntuone-client uploaded, the applet is gone * currently there is ubuntuone-preferences for configuring things * there is a control panel in the works, which will require a FFE. that will be post alpha-3 rickspencer3 wonders if perhaps the OLS team can stop new features for Lucid and focus on stabilization, citing specifically plans to introduce the control panel. ===== DX ===== * Shifting gears to bug fix mode, not expecting uploads this week but will start uploading bug fixes every Thursday == Kubuntu Update == * generally in a good position for feature freeze * Qt 4.6.2 now packaged, will be uploaded after alpha freeze * KOffice 2 also packaged, will be uploaded after alpha freeze * Mozilla approved the KDE integration patches to firefox, asac reviewing for inclusion * Kubuntu Netbook Remix now in a working state for Lucid * CDs no longer oversized, yay * kdebindings not compiling on ARM (the important bits do compile so we can just work around the unimportant bits) * ubiquity currently has some bugs, at least one blocking alpha 3 * RC bugs http://tinyurl.com/yjybcx9 * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kubuntu/Todo == Mozilla Status == * libsoup and glib done * ccheney working on web kit currently There was some discussion about whether the blueprint for the new mozilla support model was on track. rickspencer3 to follow up with asac to check status. == Release Status == http://people.canonical.com/~pitti/workitems/canonical-desktop-team-lucid-alpha-3.html * Discussion of current boot time goals. Current boot charts are close to 11 seconds, which is greater than 10 seconds. robbiew suggested that the team finish existing boot work items, but postpone more invasive changes to post-lucid. * About 2/3 of Beta 1 work items are Dx integration items. Remaining work items should be considered low priority. rickspencer3 stresses that work items are a direct trade for quality at this point. seb128 and others press for doing some work on GDM settings. == Featured Software == Proposed system: * rickspencer3 starts a blueprint * define ideal number of featured apps * define criteria for featured apps * Is a GUI app * Does not replace a default app * Does not replace another featured app * Is well designed for the task and robust - makes the platform look good * solicit suggestions from blueprint * desktop team goes through list and picks -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
