Can GroundControl be used in Ubuntu 12.04? also question on README

Hey Patrick,

The version 2.0 under development in the bzr branch will work on 12.04, that's what it's being developed on.

But the functionality is not complete, so you can log onto launchpad, and you can list bugs, projects, users and even use them via the dashboard and the indicator.

But the screens for looking after branches have yet to be converted to the new formats for Gnome3. Further development is dependant on sponsorship. Forward users like yourself can help by helping me push the code forwards in the ways most important to users. No coding needed, just prodding about the things you need.

At the moment, development is stalled because we have no users.

Thank you for the reply Martin. As for not having users, I think part
of the problem is that no one knows about the v2.0 branch. Unless it's
the stuff you were working on in February, that is.

Also, as long as the basic functionality is there (logging in, fetching
projects, commit, push, pull), I'm pretty sure I might be able to drum
up some users. I'm a member of the ubuntu manual project, and in the
past, we were going to recommend your project for people who weren't
familiar with bazaar and the command line.

IIRC, you're in the Planet Ubuntu list, right? Have you put a call out
on the feed for that?

Also, as for my second question, where do I create the symlink that
points to the lib/GroundControl directory? (I'm guessing it would be in
the source directory above). This is assuming that what I fetched from
bazaar is the 2.0 branch, of course. If not, then I'll have to fetch
that branch.

Have a great weekend.:)
Patrick.

On Sat, 2012-05-26 at 18:35 +0000, Martin Owens wrote:
> Your question #198521 on Ground Control changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/groundcontrol/+question/198521
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Martin Owens proposed the following answer:
> Hey Patrick,
>
> The version 2.0 under development in the bzr branch will work on 12.04,
> that's what it's being developed on.
>
> But the functionality is not complete, so you can log onto launchpad,
> and you can list bugs, projects, users and even use them via the
> dashboard and the indicator.
>
> But the screens for looking after branches have yet to be converted to
> the new formats for Gnome3. Further development is dependant on
> sponsorship. Forward users like yourself can help by helping me push the
> code forwards in the ways most important to users. No coding needed,
> just prodding about the things you need.
>
> At the moment, development is stalled because we have no users.
>

I agree, there is a chasm between getting GroundControl 2.0 ready for users, and having enough user interest to push it forwards.

There is no symlink to make. There's no nautilus-python extension in version 2.0, the Gnome3 nautilus has a broken python extensions library which made it hard to develop. Hopefully they've fixed the issue since I last checked.

The readme should be updated.

Run groundcontrol-daemon from the branch, this should create an indicator. You can then run the other scripts to do various things. That's the extent of the functionality until I get drivers.

> At the moment, development is stalled because we have no users.

Well, here’s at least one more.

Hey Adolfo, thanks for the support. Are you willing to join me on irc to help test?

If Adolfo and Patrick can meet me on #groundcontrol on Freenode (IRC) then we can have a short meeting and get a party started. I'll be waiting.

Hi there,

I'm trying to connect but for some reason Quassel is taking it's own
sweet time. If I'm not able to meet with you this weekend, how about
next weekend around this time on either Saturday or Sunday? I typically
work nights, so I'm usually just waking up around this time every day.

So, around 20:00 on either Saturday or Sunday (UTC) which is about 3:00
CDT (where I live).

Have a great week.:)
Patrick.

On Sun, 2012-07-29 at 19:26 +0000, Martin Owens wrote:
> Your question #198521 on Ground Control changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/groundcontrol/+question/198521
>
> Martin Owens proposed the following answer:
> If Adolfo and Patrick can meet me on #groundcontrol on Freenode (IRC)
> then we can have a short meeting and get a party started. I'll be
> waiting.
>

> At the moment, development is stalled because we have no users.

Patrick recommended your program so I want to test it, too.

Greetings, Carsten

Hey Carsten, good to hear from you. Do you know how to use IRC?

If not, click this link and chat with me: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=groundcontrol

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