[ubuntu-art] "ArtPackagingSchool"

[Ken Vermette]

On Jan 2, 2008 11:08 PM, Cory K. <coryisatm at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Ken Vermette wrote:
> > On Jan 2, 2008 10:27 PM, Cory K. < coryisatm at nc.rr.com
> > <mailto:coryisatm at nc.rr.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Who wrote:
> >     > On Jan 3, 2008 3:04 AM, Cory K. < coryisatm at nc.rr.com
> >     <mailto:coryisatm at nc.rr.com>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >> Who wrote:
> >     >>
> >     >>> Cory, I mentioned ArtPackagingSchool on the wiki page about
> Theme
> >     >>> Teams - are you familiar with the launchpad theme packaging
> >     method in
> >     >>> a way that would mean you can contribute to that?
> >     >>> I notice Troy has added a very sensible comment on the wiki
> >     suggesting
> >     >>> we write a document not just run a school for a day on irc.
> >     what do
> >     >>> you think? Does it exist?
> >     >>>
> >     >> I'm only slightly familiar with it. We mostly did our packages
> >     based on
> >     >> example-look and help with dholbach. Our source package is
> >     cleaner that
> >     >> example-look atm but we plan to fix that.
> >     >>
> >     >> We're also looking into how to make 1 source package for
> everything
> >     >> needed for the art that will make multiple binary pckages. Theme,
> >     >> wallpaper, GDM, etc...
> >     >>
> >     >> I'll give the wiki page a look and see if I can help. I agree a
> >     IRC day
> >     >> is a cool idea but yeah, most likely won't be enough. Expanding
> >     the wiki
> >     >> to address art packaging might help. I'll have to sit down and
> >     pick a
> >     >> couple of days to really dig in.
> >     >>
> >     >> -Cory \m/
> >     >>
> >     > Great :)
> >     >
> >     > Now we just need some theme team leaders :P
> >
> >     There is the clincher. :) It really will take someone to step up
> >     and say
> >     "Ok. I believe in this theme/concept enough to learn what is needed
> to
> >     get it into Universe."
> >
> >     It will take learning Launchpad, BZR and working with -MOTU. If
> >     you prep
> >     the source packages right you wont *need* to learn packaging but it
> >     wouldn't hurt.
> >
> >     -Cory \m/
> >
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> >
> >
> > I can lead a team until mid this-month, get a team off to a good
> > start. But if anybody has bold and unique ideas, I'd be willing to
> > work under them.
> >
> > All and all, if people are willing to put up with a guy that has a
> > tree up his [censored for children] for two weeks, and they just need
> > a design -started- but want to finish one, then I'll lead a team. In
> > two weeks time though, the project would need to be picked up by one
> > of the team members.
> >
> > I believe I would be best suited working underneath someone with more
> > experience though, and I'd hate to leave a project leaderless.
> >
> > --
> > -Ken Vermette
>
> It really should have a committed leader willing to see a project
> through completion. Leaving before that would only do harm.
>
> -Cory \m/
>
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I agree, I'll join any team that needs an artist - but leading any projects
just wouldn't be a good idea with the time I have left.

-- 
-Ken Vermette
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