[Ubuntu One] Release Meeting 2012-09-21

[Kate Stewart]

On Thu, 2012-09-20 at 16:55 -0500, Joshua Hoover wrote:
> === What was done engineering wise? ===
> 
>  * Sync indicator is ready to go (see dependencies for more info)
>  * Porting SSO client port to Python 3 continues but did not make it in Q
>  * Bug fixes
> 
> === What's about to land that might impact the other teams and release
> as a whole? ===
> 
> === Summary of bugs working on by team (reasonably reliable) ===
> 
>  * Bug:1050923 - ubuntuone-client-data: Icons not getting installed
>  * Bug:1042343 - ubuntuone-client: [FFE] [UIFE] Ubuntu One integration
> with Q sync indicator

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntuone-installer/+bug/856551
has been asked about in the past, and is a common problem on
errors.ubuntu.com - Can this be prioritized to be fixed ASAP?

> 
> === Dependencies on other teams to make deliverables, blocking items,
> release wide concerns? ===
> 
> We held off doing our own sync indicator in Q because we knew there were
> plans to do one for 12.10. Since that indicator was late, our
> integration with the indicator was also late. We have the two following
> outstanding FFEs that we'd still like considered for inclusion in Q:
> 
> * Bug:1042343 - ubuntuone-client: [FFE] [UIFE] Ubuntu One integration
> with Q sync indicator

This feature was raised last week, and is in.

> * Bug:1053482 - indicator-sync: [FFe] [UIFe] Install indicator-sync by
> default

This feature was only raised to the release team's attention yesterday
(day of beta freeze).  This is way to late to be requesting default
installation changes.

> 
> Without this feature in Q, Ubuntu One will be worse on Ubuntu than it
> will be on other platforms. An indicator is a very popular request from
> Ubuntu One users. The non-official indicator [1] Roman Yepishev built
> for Precise is popular amongst a fair number of Ubuntu One users.
> 
> [1]
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/04/ubuntu-one-indicator-applet-adds-new-features
>