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Overview
It's likely that your project is already in Launchpad's directory of free software projects. If not, you can [:RegisteringANewProject:register it] any time.
Quick tip: you can [https://edge.launchpad.net/projects search Launchpad] to see if your project is registered.
You can manage your project's directory entry in much the same was as you would a Freshmeat.net entry. This isn't really a plug to get you to use Launchpad's applications: instead we want you to help key the data Launchpad has about your project up to date.
Advantages
- Close collaboration with Ubuntu and other upstream bug triage teams.
- Functional separation between your team's activities and other team's activities.
- Optional use of native Launchpad platform applications:
- Bug tracking: multi-project bugs, external bug watches, web and email interfaces.
- Code hosting and registry: host, mirror and watch Bazaar branches, import Subversion and CVS repos.
- Translations: web-based translations with automatic suggestions and huge translator community.
- Answers: community user support tracker
- Ubuntu PPAs: build and host Ubuntu packages.
bzr branch lp:project-name: anyone can get your code in just a few key strokes.
- Great Google visibility.
Taking control
If you find someone else has registered your project in Launchpad, and you want to maintain it, we can make someone from your community the project's registrant.
[:CreatingYourLaunchpadAccount:Create a Launchpad account]: it's free and allows you to request free Ubuntu CDs
[https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+addquestion Tell us] you want to take control of the project.
- Optionally: nominate someone in your community to be a Launchpad ambassador.
Once you're set up
Once you've registered your project, or taken control of its existing entry in Launchpad, here's what we suggest you do next:
- Project home page: check your project details are accurate.
- Bug tracker: specify where you track your project's bugs.
- Bug contact: who gets mailed on new bugs and new tasks. This can be any team or individual in Launchpad.
- Security contact: can be a team or individual, just like the bug contact.
- Code imports: set up imports of your Subversion or CVS repository, or mirror your Bazaar branches.
- Packaging links to Ubuntu packages: Jorge?
- - Managing bug reports and answers
- Incoming email
- Links to bug and answers listings
- Reporting bugs in your native bugtracker and linking them
- Communicating patches and branches
- How to set up translations
- More on using Bazaar
- Setting up team structures
- Kiko and Jorge are your upstream contacts
- Launchpad Answers
- Bugs
- launchpad-users
- #launchpad
- - Managing bug reports and answers
