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Launchpad 3.0’s most noticeable feature is a new user interface. Martin Albisetti led the development of that new interface, so I asked him how the work had gone. Matthew: What problem were you and the rest of the Launchpad team trying to solve with this UI redesign? …
The Launchpad team is proud to announce the release of Launchpad 3.0! Highlights in this release include: a new clearer web interface with in-line editing personal translation dashboards: see what needs your attention automatically updated diffs during code reviews. Let’s …
Bjorn Tillenius recently took the role of Launchpad Technical Architect. That, and the release of Launchpad 3.0, seemed like a good opportunity to learn a bit more about his new role. Matthew: You’ve just taken a new role in the Launchpad team of Launchpad Technical …
Launchpad’s web interface will be read-only for around one hour from 22.00 UTC on Wednesday the 23rd September. During that time package uploads and code hosting will be offline. Going read-only: 22.00 UTC 23rd September 2009 Expected back: 23.00 UTC 23rd September 2009. …
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Image no longer available Xibo is a free software signage system. I asked its lead developers, Alex Harrington and Dan Garner, about the project. Matthew: So, does Xibo power the sorts of display we see in train stations and airports? Alex and Dan: Yes, and in shops, post …
Our first Launchpad meet-up is happening on Monday the 28th September in London. Come along to meet some of Canonical’s Launchpad development team and other members of the Launchpad community. Come drink a beer/coffee/mineral water with us and get your hands on a Launchpad …
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Image no longer available: Deryck Hodge and a hat Recently, Deryck Hodge took over from Bjorn Tillenius as the leader of Canonical’s Launchpad Bug Tracker team. That seemed like a good chance to catch up with Deryck. I’ll post an updated interview with Bjorn soon …
I’ve revamped our guides to translating your project in Launchpad, with help from Jeroen and Danilo. You can find them here: https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/YourProject Let me know if you think there’s anything missing or that could be better explained.
Want an easy way to direct people to your pages in Launchpad? Whether it’s for yourself or your project, you can pop one of our new badges on your website: You can choose badges from 160px wide to 250px and we even host the badge for you, so all you need is to copy and …
You’ll need a PGP key registered in your Launchpad account if you want to use the bug tracker’s email interface, sign a Code of Conduct or upload a package. There’s a guide in the help wiki and also now this screencast!
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