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| 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. | Launchpad is a free software suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on software projects. Read on to find out how to use Launchpad and get involved in our community. |
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| * '''[[YourAccount|Your account]]''': create a [[YourAccount/NewAccount|new account]], [[YourAccount/Branding|brand]] your account, learn about [[YourAccount/Karma|karma]]. | * '''[[YourAccount|Your account]]''': create a [[YourAccount/NewAccount|new account]], learn about [[YourAccount/Karma|karma]], log into other websites with [[YourAccount/OpenID|OpenID]], [[YourAccount/ContactingPeople|contact people and teams]]. |
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| * '''[[Projects]]:''' [[Projects/Registering|register a project]], learn about [[Projects/SeriesMilestonesReleases|releases]], publish your [[Projects/FileDownloads|project files]]. | * '''[[Projects]]:''' [[Projects/Registering|register a project]], learn about [[Projects/SeriesMilestonesReleases|releases]], publish your [[Projects/FileDownloads|project files]], buy a [[https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+faq/208|commercial subscription]] for a non-open source project. |
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| * '''NEW:''' share bug comments between Launchpad and external trackers: [[Bugs/BugzillaPlugin|Bugzilla]] and [[Bugs/TracPlugin|Trac]]. * '''[[Translations]]:''' '''NEW:''' [[Translations/StartingToTranslate|Translating software]], [[Translations/YourProject|translating your project]], [[Translations/Groups|translation groups]]. * '''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, [[NonProjectBranches|branches not associated with a project]]. |
* '''BETA:''' share bug comments between Launchpad and external trackers: [[Bugs/BugzillaPlugin|Bugzilla]] and [[Bugs/TracPlugin|Trac]]. * '''[[Translations]]:''' [[Translations/StartingToTranslate|Translating software]], [[Translations/YourProject|translating your project]], [[Translations/Groups|translation groups]]. * '''[[Code|Code Hosting]]:''' * [[Code/FindingAndDownloading|Finding and downloading code]] * [[Code/UploadingABranch|Uploading code to Launchpad]] * [[Code/TeamBranches|Team branches]] * [[Code/Review|Code reviews and voting]] * [[Code/BugAndBlueprintLinks|Linking branches to bug reports and blueprints]] * [[Code/PersonalBranches|Personal - non-project - branches]] * [[Code/Imports|Importing CVS and Subversion repositories into Bazaar branches]] |
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| * '''BETA: [[API]]:''' use the [[https://help.launchpad.net/API/launchpadlib|Python library]], use the [[https://help.launchpad.net/API/Hacking|API without Python]], read the [[http://edge.launchpad.net/+apidoc|reference documentation]] and more. | |
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| Come [[GetInvolved|join us in the Launchpad community]]! | Launchpad is free software. You can get involved in a number of ways: |
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| * '''[[https://dev.launchpad.net|Join the development community]]:''' learn about and participate in Launchpad development. | |
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| * [[http://news.launchpad.net/|Launchpad News blog]]. * [[Feedback|Contact us]]: #launchpad on Freenode, [[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]]. |
* [[http://blog.launchpad.net/|The Launchpad blog]]. * [[http://www.youtube.com/CanonicalLaunchpad|Launchpad's YouTube channel]], [[Videos|Ogg Theora versions]] * [[Feedback|Contact us]]: #launchpad and #launchpad-dev on Freenode, [[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://blog.launchpad.net/maintenance|planned downtime]] and subscribe to our [[http://blog.launchpad.net/category/notifications/feed|notification feed]]. |
Welcome to Launchpad Help
Launchpad is a free software suite of tools that help people and teams to work together on software projects. Read on to find out how to use Launchpad and get involved in our community.
User guide
Want to learn Launchpad? Take a look through this user guide to get an overview of how it all fits together.
Your account: create a new account, learn about karma, log into other websites with OpenID, contact people and teams.
Teams: join a team, create and run a team, set up a team mailing list, encourage mentoring.
Projects: register a project, learn about releases, publish your project files, buy a commercial subscription for a non-open source project.
Bug Tracker:
use the bug tracker for your project
learn about bug expiry
Launchpad's bug statuses and how it translates external bug statuses
subscribe to bugs by email and Atom feed
learn the bug tracker's email interface.
BETA: share bug comments between Launchpad and external trackers: Bugzilla and Trac.
Translations: Translating software, translating your project, translation groups.
Answers: ask for help with free software, offer help, use Answers for your project.
Blueprint: track specifications and chunks of work.
Packaging: Personal package archives - build and publish Ubuntu packages in your own apt repository. Common package upload errors.
BETA: API: use the Python library, use the API without Python, read the reference documentation and more.
Get involved
Launchpad is free software. You can get involved in a number of ways:
Join the development community: learn about and participate in Launchpad development.
Beta testing: be the first to try new features and help shape them before launch.
Documentation team: help others to use Launchpad with user guides, screencasts and more.
Other stuff
Contact us: #launchpad and #launchpad-dev on Freenode, launchpad-users list or ask the sysadmins for help.
See planned downtime and subscribe to our notification feed.
Look up unfamiliar terms in our glossary.
Please also take a look at our terms of use, privacy policy and other legal information.
