Over the next couple of weeks we’re going to record a brand new Launchpad podcast. In it we’ll talk to projects about how they’re using Launchpad and also to members of the Launchpad team. Perhaps the most important part will be questions from you. Whatever you …
We’re taking Launchpad offline for a couple of hours this Saturday (UTC) to upgrade our main database server to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (also known as Hardy Heron). Going offline: 21.00 UTC Expected back: 23.00 UTC If you want to see Launchpad service notifications, such as this, …
The Launchpad team is proud to announce the release of Launchpad 1.2.4 on 1st May 2008! New features this month include: the ability to build PPA packages for multiple series and copy packages from one PPA to another a new design for project code overview pages an easier way for …
We’re releasing Launchpad 1.2.4 in the early hours of 1st May 2008. To roll out the new code, we need to take Launchpad offline. Going offline: 00.00 UTC 1st May 2008. Coming back: 02.00 UTC 1st May 2008. We’re sorry if you want to use Launchpad at that time.
If you’re involved in a project that uses Launchpad’s bug tracker, you’ll know that one of the most important roles is the bug contact. Next week, when we release Launchpad 1.2.4, we’re changing the name of project and distribution bug contact to bug …
Hi, Since the last Launchpad release you may have noticed a few emails and blog posts referring to unexpected issues with Launchpad. I thought you might like to know more about what was causing them, and how we are addressing them. Launchpad’s operational environment is …
Hi Gang, Just a quick heads up that we uncovered a problem today with Launchpad Mailing List notifications. You may have received a mailing list notification from Launchpad with a funny URL that looks like https://xmlrpc.lp.internal/~rinchen/+editemails These courtesy emails are …
We’re proud to announce a much requested new feature as part of Launchpad 1.2.3: mailing lists in Launchpad! If you run a team in Launchpad, you can request a mailing list straight away on your team’s overview page. Once the list is active, each team member will have …
Up until this release (1.2.3), Launchpad Translations has supported only four plural forms. This works for many languages but has been a problem for Arabic, in particular, as it has six different plural forms. I’m pleased to say that Launchpad now supports up to six plural …
Mailing lists are one of the main ways we communicate in the free software world. They’re crucial to the day to day work, as well as the planning and debate, of most projects. Now, each Launchpad team can have its own mailing list hosted and managed by Launchpad. If you run …