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| = Welcome to the Launchpad Help wiki = | |
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| ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents]]|| | = Welcome to Launchpad Help = |
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| Launchpad helps people and teams to work together on free software. Using Launchpad, you can manage your project's bugs, code, translations, features and user support in a single website. | Launchpad is a suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on free software. Read on to find out how to use Launchpad and get involved in our community. |
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| Free software communities using Launchpad include [http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu], [http://www.zope.org/ Zope], [http://www.jokosher.org/ Jokosher] and [http://www.infrae.com/products/silva SilvaCMS]. | = User guide = |
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| * '''[:YourAccount:Your account]''': create a [:YourAccount/NewAccount:new account], [:YourAccount/Branding:brand] your account, learn about [:YourAccount/Karma:karma]. * '''[:Teams]:''' [:Teams/Joining:join] a team, [:Teams/CreatingAndRunning:create and run] a team, set up a team [:Teams/MailingLists:mailing list], encourage [:Teams/Mentoring:mentoring]. * '''[:Projects]:''' find a project, [:Projects/Registering:register a project], learn about [:Projects/ReleasesSeriesMilestones:releases], publish your [:Projects/FileDownloads:project files]. * '''Bug Tracker:''' track [:FeatureHighlights/MultiProjectBugs:multi-project bugs], monitoring [:FeatureHighlights/BugWatches:bugs in external trackers], manage [:BugTrackerEmailInterface:bugs by email]. * '''Code Hosting:''' [:FeatureHighlights/BazaarHosting:hosting] Bazaar branches, creating [:FeatureHighlights/EasyBranching:your own branches], [:FeatureHighlights/TeamBranches:team branches], [:FeatureHighlights/BugBranchLinking:linking bugs and branches], importing [:FeatureHighlights/BranchImports:Subversion and CVS] repositories. * '''Translations:''' [:FeatureHighlights/SoftwareTranslation:build a translation team]. * '''Answers:''' [:FeatureHighlights/AnswerTracker:manage questions and answers] about free software. * '''Blueprint:''' [:FeatureHighlights/BlueprintReleasePlanning:track specifications] and chunks of work. |
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| = Using Launchpad = | = Get involved = |
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| == Getting started == | Come join us in the Launchpad community! |
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| To start using Launchpad you need to create an account. If you want to use Launchpad for your free software project, you also need to register your project. | * '''[:UsersMeeting:Users meeting]:''' once a month join the Launchpad team in #launchpad-meeting on Freenode. * '''[:BetaTesting:Beta testing]:''' be the first to try new features and help shape them before launch. * '''[:DocTeam:Documentation team]:''' help others to use Launchpad with user guides, screencasts and more. * '''Developer meeting:''' join the Launchpad team for a weekly meeting, Thursdays 18.00 UTC in #launchpad-meeting. |
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| 1. [:CreatingYourLaunchpadAccount:Create your account]. 1. [:RegisteringANewProject:Register your project.] |
= Other stuff = |
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| Once you have your account, find out more about Launchpad: | * '''[http://news.launchpad.net/ Launchpad News blog]:''' the latest from the Launchpad team. * '''[:Feedback:Contact the Launchpad team]:''' join us in #launchpad, on the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users] list or [https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+addquestion ask the sysadmins for help]. * '''See [http://news.launchpad.net/maintenance planned downtime]''' and subscribe to our [http://news.launchpad.net/category/notifications/feed notification feed]. |
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| * [https://launchpad.net/+tour Take the Launchpad tour]. * [https://launchpad.net/+about Read about what you can do with Launchpad]. * [:FeatureHighlights:Read our feature highlights guide]. * [http://news.launchpad.net/ Read the Launchpad News blog]. == Using the Applications == Launchpad is made up of six main applications. Find out how to use them: * [:BugTrackerDocumentation:Bug Tracker]: learn about [http://news.launchpad.net/general/of-bugs-and-statuses bug statuses]. * [:FeatureHighlights/BazaarHosting:Code Hosting]. * [:FeatureHighlights/SoftwareTranslation:Translations]. * [:FeatureHighlights/AnswerTracker:Answers] - user support. * [:BlueprintDocumentation:Blueprint] - feature planning. * [:PPAQuickStart:Personal Package Archives] - package building and hosting. == Getting help with Launchpad == If you get stuck and need help, you can find it by: * asking in #launchpad on Freenode.net [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat IRC]. * [http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/ Channel logs] are available as are [http://ubuntuircstats.org/launchpad.html Channel Stats] * joining us on the [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users mailing list]. For administrative support requests, [https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad ask your question in Launchpad Answers]. You can also check our [:Glossary:glossary] if you come across a term you're unfamiliar with. == Using this wiki == We're adding new documentation very often. [:FrontPage?action=subscribe:Subscribe] to this page for highlights. This wiki contains many helpful pages on using Launchpad. You can search for topics of interest or, if you prefer, you can [:TitleIndex:view all titles] available. = Getting involved with Launchpad = If you want to help improve Launchpad, we welcome your comments and suggestions. Email us: feedback@launchpad.net. You can also get more closely involved: * '''[:BetaTesting:Beta testing Launchpad]:''' try out new features before everybody else! Beta testers get early access to new features before they are generally available, and automatically use daily builds of the Launchpad service. [:JoiningLaunchpadBetaTesters:Join the beta testing team], we'd love to hear your thoughts! * '''Weekly developer meeting:''' meet the Launchpad team every Thursday at 15.00 UTC in #launchpad. * '''[:UsersMeeting:Monthly users meeting]:''' find out what's coming up, ask your questions and pass your comments to the Launchpad team. * '''Help with Launchpad documentation:''' add to our [:DocumentationSpecs:list of planned documentation] or choose a guide that you'd like to write. You're also welcome to join the [https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-doc Launchpad Docs] team. = Launchpad application list = * Project registry: https://launchpad.net/ * Bug tracking: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ * Code hosting: https://code.launchpad.net/ * Translations: https://translations.launchpad.net/ * Blueprints: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ * Answers: https://answers.launchpad.net/ |
Please also take a look at our [:TermsOfUse:terms of use], [:PrivacyPolicy:privacy policy] and other [:Legal:legal information]. |
Welcome to Launchpad Help
Launchpad is a suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on free software. Read on to find out how to use Launchpad and get involved in our community.
User guide
[:YourAccount:Your account]: create a [:YourAccount/NewAccount:new account], [:YourAccount/Branding:brand] your account, learn about [:YourAccount/Karma:karma].
[:Teams]: [:Teams/Joining:join] a team, [:Teams/CreatingAndRunning:create and run] a team, set up a team [:Teams/MailingLists:mailing list], encourage [:Teams/Mentoring:mentoring].
[:Projects]: find a project, [:Projects/Registering:register a project], learn about [:Projects/ReleasesSeriesMilestones:releases], publish your [:Projects/FileDownloads:project files].
Bug Tracker: track [:FeatureHighlights/MultiProjectBugs:multi-project bugs], monitoring [:FeatureHighlights/BugWatches:bugs in external trackers], manage [:BugTrackerEmailInterface:bugs by email].
Code Hosting: [:FeatureHighlights/BazaarHosting:hosting] Bazaar branches, creating [:FeatureHighlights/EasyBranching:your own branches], [:FeatureHighlights/TeamBranches:team branches], [:FeatureHighlights/BugBranchLinking:linking bugs and branches], importing [:FeatureHighlights/BranchImports:Subversion and CVS] repositories.
Translations: [:FeatureHighlights/SoftwareTranslation:build a translation team].
Answers: [:FeatureHighlights/AnswerTracker:manage questions and answers] about free software.
Blueprint: [:FeatureHighlights/BlueprintReleasePlanning:track specifications] and chunks of work.
Get involved
Come join us in the Launchpad community!
[:UsersMeeting:Users meeting]: once a month join the Launchpad team in #launchpad-meeting on Freenode.
[:BetaTesting:Beta testing]: be the first to try new features and help shape them before launch.
[:DocTeam:Documentation team]: help others to use Launchpad with user guides, screencasts and more.
Developer meeting: join the Launchpad team for a weekly meeting, Thursdays 18.00 UTC in #launchpad-meeting.
Other stuff
[http://news.launchpad.net/ Launchpad News blog]: the latest from the Launchpad team.
[:Feedback:Contact the Launchpad team]: join us in #launchpad, on the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users launchpad-users] list or [https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+addquestion ask the sysadmins for help].
See [http://news.launchpad.net/maintenance planned downtime] and subscribe to our [http://news.launchpad.net/category/notifications/feed notification feed].
Please also take a look at our [:TermsOfUse:terms of use], [:PrivacyPolicy:privacy policy] and other [:Legal:legal information].
