[Clipart] Launchpad / wiki / collaboration / New OCAL Beta site.

[Jon Phillips]

Sounds good...good arguments, yet again amazed!

Jon

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:28 PM, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we leave the current site bugstracker link as it is for now, and when we
> switch over to Beta Skin, I or someone can change things? It makes it easier
> when we are using LP for the Beta stuff, and freedesktop for the older one.
> Otherwise we need to distinguish from old OCAL to Beta OCAL in the bug and
> blueprint subject lines. (That's not a bad idea...it's just there is still
> heaps to do on Beta.)  I don't want to rush things or prematurely announce
> switch bugs over.
>
> I dicussed this issue with Michael quite in depth. We came to the conclusion
> that for now, it would be best to keep Bugzilla for the Current OCAL, and
> Launchpad for the new Beta OCAL.
>
> I posted the message on the mailing list as my focus was on those testing
> and developing the Beta. We don't really want everybody uploading new stuff
> to the Beta because that database will get wiped when finished testing and
> we'll move the old database over to the new skin. New cliparts might get
> lost in the transfer. We still have to test the Admin side of Beta and get
> the pieces working together before we can try the site on real data.
>
> I think it might be another couple of months before we are fully onto
> Launchpad. I'm trying to help us get organised now, because once the new
> OCAL hits, we wont have much time to rest. So in short, my answer to you
> (for all your questions) is Yes, but not yet. :)
>
> Sure, I'll move things from bugstracker too. I cant promise "results
> overnight...but it will happen!" :) I'll do this after the Beta is at a good
> place in itself.
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
>>
>> Also, can you add to this moving things from the freedesktop.org
>> bugtracker. I think another thing to do is to remove that link to that
>> bugtracker as well from the current site, which can be done from the
>> admin screens, and adding the launchpad one.
>>
>> Also, Chovynz, can I post your message to the main page of the
>> website? Or, do you have a blog feed for ocal news...that would help
>> to communicate about these things....
>>
>> Cheers! If anyone has blog feed for ocal news, that would be
>> great....the way to do it is to tag your blogposts if you use
>> wordpress with openclipart or something.
>>
>> For example, my blog feed: http://rejon.org/tag/openclipart is what
>> goes to the main news page for Open Clip Art Library. Wordpress.com
>> and wordpress installations allow for this easily.
>>
>> Cheers guys! you rule!
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:51 PM, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > In an attempt to help OCAL move forward into the future, I will be
>> > transferring the issues that we have (bugs, wishlist, corrections etc.)
>> > from
>> > the Wiki pages to Launchpad. Then I will be closing the wiki corrections
>> > page.
>> >
>> > Michael, Vera, and some other people working on the Beta coding and
>> > programming have been great in checking for bugs and things. In order to
>> > make their job easier (i.e. more time fixing, coding and programming -
>> > instead of double checking multiple websites for bugs and corrections),
>> > I
>> > ask that if you have any bug, any wishlist, or any correction, no matter
>> > how
>> > small it is: Please use Openclipart's Launchpad.
>> >
>> > I want to try to steer us away from reporting bugs and corrections on
>> > the
>> > wiki or elsewhere. As we move foward into actually using the New skin
>> > and
>> > system, I'll be encouraging New users at OCAL to use Launchpad.
>> > Including
>> > the reasons above, Launchpad also makes it easier for people to see what
>> > bugs have been reported, what ones are being worked on, what ones have
>> > been
>> > fixed, and what we(OCAL users as a whole) have planned for the future.
>> > In
>> > order to keep things, simple, in true collaboration, and an easy to find
>> > place, it's best to use Launchpad as we move forward. That's where the
>> > people who are actually doing the programming work are, and if you want
>> > to
>> > be heard that's the place to be.
>> >
>> > If you need or want help in using Launchpad, let me or someone know, as
>> > we
>> > are quite happy to teach and guide you through the processes. Everyone
>> > is
>> > welcome and encouraged to use Launchpad. When you get the hang of it,
>> > you'll
>> > be away laughing.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Cheers
>> > Chovynz
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jon Phillips
>> http://rejon.org/
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>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chovynz
>



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