Keeping track of Edubuntu packages

[Bud Roth]

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 <laserjock at ubuntu.com> 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
> >
> >
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