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| author | Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> | 2011-05-02 20:28:47 +0200 |
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Blends are specific</li + ><li + >Purity: all is Debian</li + ><li + >Why bother?</li + ><li + >Technical details</li + ><li + >Team, community, users</li + ><li + >Future</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian - the universal Operating System</h1 +><ul +><li + >Stable</li + ><li + >Flexible</li + ></ul +><p +>Debian is the universal Operating System.</p +><dl +><dt + >Goal</dt + ><dd + >Usable everywhere</dd + ></dl +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian - very flexible...</h1 +><ul class="incremental" +><li + >Flexible: good</li + ><li + >Very flexible: very good</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian - <strong + >too</strong + > flexible!</h1 +><ul +><li + >Flexible: good</li + ><li + ><span style="text-decoration: line-through;" + >Very flexible: very good</span + ></li + ><li + >Very flexible: very confusing!</li + ></ul +><p +>Debian is too flexible: confusing and to some even scary!</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian - ways to simplify</h1 +><ol style="list-style-type: decimal;" +><li + >Keep things as-is - educate users instead</li + ><li + >Remove choice</li + ><li + >Provide multiple defaults</li + ></ol +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian - simple if generic defaults are ok</h1 +><ul +><li + >Mainstream (but not too new) hardware</li + ><li + >GNOME desktop</li + ><li + >Iceweasel web browser</li + ><li + >Exim MTA</li + ><li + >Apache web server</li + ><li + >MySQL database server</li + ></ul +><p +>Debian <em + >is</em + > simple - if you happen to like its defaults.</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blend - Debian for a specific purpose</h1 +><p +>Debian Pure Blend (in short DDD): a subset of Debian configured to support a particular target group out-of-the-box.</p +><dl +><dt + >Goal 1</dt + ><dd + >Turn Debian into the distribution of choice for a specific target group</dd + ><dt + >Goal 2</dt + ><dd + >Advertise this fact to the world to attract users and developers</dd + ></dl +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blend - technical parts</h1 +><ul +><li + >package selection(s)</li + ><li + >customizations</li + ></ul +><p +>The concrete work to include as packages with official Debian.</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blend - reality parts</h1 +><ul +><li + >goals & noise about progress</li + ><li + >package health + encourage additional software packaging</li + ><li + >passion & patience</li + ><li + >good relations with Debian package maintainers, competitors, and upstream authors</li + ><li + >good relations with users</li + ></ul +><p +>Surrounding work making a Blend relevant.</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blend - current blending projects</h1 +><ul +><li + >Debian Jr</li + ><li + >Debian Med</li + ><li + >Debian Edu</li + ><li + >Debian Science</li + ><li + >Debian EzGo</li + ><li + >BrDesktop</li + ><li + >Debian Accessibility</li + ><li + >Debian Lex</li + ><li + >DebiChem</li + ><li + >Debian GIS</li + ><li + >Debian Multimedia</li + ></ul +><p +>Projects working on Blends - some pure, some not (yet)...</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blends - all Debian</h1 +><ul +><li + ><strong + >D</strong + >ebian packages - selections (e.g. for tasksel to pick up)</li + ><li + ><strong + >D</strong + >ebian configuration - use of policy-compliant package-provided interfaces</li + ><li + ><strong + >D</strong + >ebian distribution media - installing via Debian itself</li + ></ul +><dl +><dt + >DDD</dt + ><dd + ><strong + >Debian</strong + > packages <strong + >Debian</strong + > configured from <strong + >Debian</strong + > distribution</dd + ></dl +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blends - why bother?</h1 +><p +>Nice on paper with ideals and priciples, but...</p +><p +>What's in it for me?!?</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blends - downsides</h1 +><ul +><li + ><strong + >annoying</strong + > - Debian package maintainers may not like proposed changes</li + ><li + ><strong + >slow</strong + > - stable distribution is released infrequently</li + ><li + ><strong + >rigid</strong + > - all contributions must match Debian Free Software Guidelines</li + ><li + ><strong + >complex</strong + > - packages must obey Debian Policy</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blends - Benefits</h1 +><ul +><li + >backed by Debian - help, bug tracking, translations, etc.</li + ><li + >teamwork - others might help you refine and maintain your setups</li + ><li + >common structures - others might take over if you loose interest</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - Debian support overloading choices</h1 +><ul +><li + >Debian installer</li + ><li + >tasksel</li + ><li + >debconf</li + ><li + >aptitude</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - examples of non-pure blending</h1 +><ul +><li + >include non-Debian packages or non-packaged stuff</li + ><li + >include Debian packages from different Debian suite</li + ><li + >configure system other than via Debian package installation</li + ><li + >install using non-Debian media</li + ></ul +><p +>You don't own your system - you provide one for others to own.</p +><p +>So don't refine it like a (sloppy) user: Handle it like a Debian developer!</p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - Debian, generic setup</h1 +><ul +><li + >select package profile(s)</li + ><li + >install</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - Debian, hand-tuned</h1 +><ul +><li + >select package profile(s)</li + ><li + >select additional packages</li + ><li + >install</li + ><li + >(re)configure packages</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - Debian, auto-tuned</h1 +><ul +><li + >pre-seed package selection</li + ><li + >pre-seed package configurations</li + ><li + >install</li + ><li + >(re)configure non-debconf packages</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - Debian Pure Blend = generic</h1 +><ul +><li + >select blend profile</li + ><li + >install</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - tasks involved</h1 +><ul +><li + >extra software → into Debian officially</li + ><li + >manual configurations → preseeding</li + ><li + >maybe create temporary dirty hacks</li + ><li + >maybe use/create reusable tweaks</li + ><li + >eliminate dirty hacks and tweaks</li + ><li + >convince others in Debian to add as tasksel task</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - blends-dev</h1 +><p +>Tool to help maintain package lists and prospective packages.</p +><p +>Example: <a href="http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/psychology" + ><code + >http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/psychology</code + ></a + ></p +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - dirty tricks</h1 +><p +>Avoid configuration files...</p +><ul +><li + >config.d folders</li + ><li + >databases</li + ><li + >networked data</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - tweaks</h1 +><p +>Reusable scripts compatible with one or more of...</p +><ul +><li + >FAI</li + ><li + >hands-off at http://hands.com/d-i/</li + ><li + >CFengine</li + ><li + >Puppet</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - good style</h1 +><ul +><li + >Aptitude</li + ><li + >debconf</li + ><li + >Config::Model</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Tech - When is it "Pure"?</h1 +><p +>When all is in Debian, with no dirty tricks:</p +><ul +><li + >package selection(s)</li + ><li + >customizations</li + ><li + >installation</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Team - getting involved</h1 +><ul +><li + >identify and isolate tweaks at your own system</li + ><li + >register missing software - on wiki page or (better!) in Debian BTS</li + ><li + >write documentation</li + ><li + >write the dream of how things ought to work</li + ><li + >wite how details work now</li + ><li + >discuss downstream (i.e. with users and subdistros) how things work / should work</li + ><li + >discuss upstream (i.e. with authors) what is possible now / soon</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Team - getting involved II</h1 +><ul +><li + >write intro for peer enthusiasts</li + ><li + >decide and document ideal formats - translations, graphics etc.</li + ><li + >prioritize pending tasks - of various kinds to encourage many different contributions</li + ><li + >document where it is ok to ask beginners' questions</li + ><li + >document if beginners can ask for a mentor</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Team - getting involved III</h1 +><ul +><li + >make illustration</li + ><li + >make screendumps</li + ><li + >make fan graphics</li + ><li + >make desktop backgrounds, CD covers, stickers, etc.</li + ><li + >Register the project as a DOAP file, and maybe at Ohloh and Freshmeat etc.</li + ><li + >Register and maintain relevant Debtags</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Team - getting involved IV</h1 +><ul +><li + >Translate package descriptions</li + ><li + >Translate debconf dialogs</li + ><li + >Translate upstream code</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Team - getting involved V</h1 +><ul +><li + >Help integrate contributions from graphics artists, translators and others</li + ><li + >document decision processes of the team (and Debian and upstreams?)</li + ><li + >document workflows in teams</li + ><li + >insist on transparency - not only for code!</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Team - Continuous status checks</h1 +><ul +><li + >Ask users about their needs - you will forget over time!</li + ><li + >Ask teams about their tasks - each participant has slightly different perception of the common vision and status</li + ><li + >Ask upstreams about use: perhaps potentials are missed, or code or persons feel as being abused</li + ></ul +></div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 +>Debian Pure Blends - Future</h1 +><ul +><li + >debconf dontcare vs. explicit choice of default option</li + ><li + >debconf query mechanism (and fill buffer from live system)</li + ><li + >APT explicit choice of alternate dependency/recommendation</li + ><li + >APT dontcare vs. explicit choice of default dependency/recommendation</li + ><li + >Config::Model - semantic configfile handling</li + ></ul +></div> +</body> +</html> |