Fwd: Re: Administration tools

[Knut Yrvin]

Mandag 19 juni 2006 18:14, skrev Nicolas Pettiaux:
> Launchpad.net is a tool that has been developped by Canonical, who
> manage the developpement of Ubuntu to have a process that is as open
> as possible, while very well comprehensive too. It allows to define
> the specification, see who does what, manage translations through the
> web ...

I had hoped you could elaborate a little of what Launchpad really does. 
What is meant by "open as possible"?

Does users of Launchpad or Launchpad it self commit patches upstream to 
the different free software projects? After what is said about the 
Launchpad is that it does not supports upstream commits to the 
different free software projects. Then that application introduce a 
workaround for the Debian Edu project, where the Debian developers 
commits directly to the source. 

Why does Debian Edu developers commit directly upstream to the source?  
That is done for practical reasons, and makes it more easy for e.g 
other distributions than *ubuntu to use the applications and 
translations made by the developers. There are a lot of free software 
distributions out there. We have agreements with Debian based LinEx, 
PSL-Brasil and Edubuntu: 

https://www.skolelinux.org/portal/press/press_releases/joint_statement_20040702
http://wiki.skolelinux.de/Kooperation/Edubuntu

Skolelinux / Debian Edu has got a request from the One Laptop per Child 
(OLPC) project to ensure that what we does of translations and code 
should be commited upstream to the source. The OLPC project is 
currently based on RedHat. Skolelinux also want that our effort should 
be easily usable for every educational project with free software that 
helps and enables the pupils create their own future. It will also 
makes it more easy for people to choose Debian as a basis system on 
OLPC for the countries that want's that. Then Launcpad seems to be a 
workaround ...

> 
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/student-control-panel-completion

After what I've heard this is a spec of an application thats already 
developed? The LinEx distro in Extremadura has deployed a pupil desktop 
control application for teachers on their 80.000 desktop PC's at > 180 
schools. This applications currently works for workstations. I've not 
heard if it works for thin clients. The applications is developed by 
LinEx after the specifications from teachers. We had a demonstration of 
the application at a schools at Extremadura under the Debian Edu 
gathering there:  

http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Extremadura2006

So my question. Is the student-control-panel-completion the same 
application thats already in production in schools at Extremadura? Is 
it a improvement with additional features, or is it something else? 

> Everything is supposedly managed within launchpad.net
>
> is this clearer ?

So whats seems to be a clear cut answer, it's probably not :) So I hope 
you could add some more information. 

Regrads

Knut Yrvin