thanks for the feed back scott. ill star this email so i can do as you said when i have some more time :) <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Scott Howard <<a href="mailto:showard314@ubuntu.com">showard314@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hello, 2010/3/7 Jonathan Aquilina <<a href="mailto:eagles051387@gmail.com">eagles051387@gmail.com</a>>: > when i say packaging i mean packaging packages that have bugs filed on lp > that need to be packaged. An easy way to get started with that is to work on bugs with patches. There's been discussion on ubuntu-devel about the 2000 or so bugs that are filed in launchpad that have bug fix patches included. These patches need to be tested (to confirm that they fix the bug and don't introduce other bugs), then made into debdiffs, then sponsored. You'll need to know the MOTU getting started and packaging guide documentation, and ask on #ubuntu-motu for help, but here's a little guide: 1) on <a href="http://launchpad.net" target="_blank">launchpad.net</a>, do a bug search for "NEW" and "WITH PATCHES" -- find one you like 2) download the source code (apt-get source <package name>) and apply the patch (read how-tos on the "patch" and "diff" commands to patch and generate patches) 3) build the package (pbuilder OR debbuild OR dpkg-buildpackage -S -sa and upload to launchpad for a PPA) 4) install the package (dpkg -i <package.deb> OR apt-get install <package> from a PPA), test functionality 5) create a debdiff of your working package (see the packaging guide for that) 6) upload to launchpad, subscribe sponsors You don't need to be a MOTU to do the above steps (I'm not a MOTU, but doing the above and merges/syncs is how I learned ubuntu/debian packaging). ~Scott </blockquote></div> -- Jonathan Aquilina