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Here’s what MetalMusicAddict (the lead developer for Ubuntu Studio) had to say on an Ubuntu Studio related forum post about three hours ago :
We’re actually closing in on the home stretch tonight. We’re building test disks tonight and will take the next day or so to test. It could be a couple of days late but it’s looking like Friday Monday.
Now, more than ever before, is the time to get excited! If you’re going for a fresh install we suggest getting those partitions ready!
Long time Ubuntu users may well be aware of the software packages that make up Ubuntu Studio, but our server logs indicate that 52% of you might not (either that or none of you are getting any work done at the office).
To help those of you who just got here, we’ve cooked up something of a highlight reel, a showcase for some of the major apps that will be included in the first release. Just to jazz things up, we’ve taken some mock screenshots of these apps running nicely in Ubuntu Feisty. First, let’s take a look at a few of the audio applications :
In case you missed it, we have cleaned up the official logs from the Ubuntu Studio quesion/answer workshop from earlier today for all to enjoy:
QUESTION: What is Ubuntu Studio?
Ubuntu Studio originally started as a concept from a wiki that was started to give users how-tos on setting up an audio studio environment on their Ubuntu workstations. A small group of people came together with this similar concept of actually creating an Ubuntu flavour geared toward multimedia creation. From what started as a mailing list, has become a full fledge Ubuntu “remix” geared towards giving Ubuntu users the tools they need to expand their creativity when dealing with multimedia.
In doing this we have created three “categories” (or types of users) Audio, Graphical and Video. We provide different tools that benefit the user the best in each category. For example a few of the packages in the audio category we provide are Ardour2, Rosegarden, and JACKd. We also provide a low-latency kernel. This method works very well as people are happy to contribute to something that is beneficial to people.
Concerning their software creation, we are also about staying close to the Ubuntu community as much as possible and giving back to it. We are comprised of a diverse group of individuals all working towards the same purpose. Our team list is located here. The packages that we include in each of the categories of creativity are included here. Our wiki page in case you want to read up some more about the project is located here. The wiki is currently under heavy maintenance.
So that is what the Ubuntu Studio Project is about: Expanding multimedia creativity through Ubuntu.
On Saturday the 28th (tomorrow) at 5:00pm EST, the lead developer of Ubuntu Studio will be hosting a question/answer session as a part of Canonical/Ubuntu’s Open Week.
In just two years, Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution in the world with millions of users and a spot regularly at the top of Distrowatch. Ever wondered what all the fuss is about? How we’ve achieved such a great feat in such a short space of time? Here’s where you can find out.
Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is holding a series of online workshops where you can learn about the Ubuntu landscape, talk to some of the key developers from the Ubuntu project, find out about the Community and its relationship with Canonical, participate in an open Q&A with Mark Shuttleworth the founder of Ubuntu, and much more!
The Ubuntu Studio workshop will take place on the FreeNode IRC server (chat.freenode.net). The actuall session will take place in the #ubuntu-classroom channel and will feature moderated questions taken from another channel, #ubuntu-classrom-chat. Come join in the fun! Make your voice heard!
If you are unsure how to join an IRC network, Ubuntu users should use the pre-installed GAIM, while Windows users might try mIRC. Finally, to get the proper time conversion for your timezone, click here.
Hopefully we’ll see you there!
For those of you who have been following Ubuntu Studio religiously, this may be old news. However, at the beginning of the year, Oktyabr’s Notepad posted a lengthy interview with Ubuntu Studio project manager, Cory Kontros. The interview ranges from in-depth technical discussion to jovial commendments of the developing team’s spirit.
Everything we do comes right from the Ubuntu repos. That was a goal. There are other projects that live outside of their parents. We didn’t want to do that. We work to get apps into the repos that are geared toward our audience. Actually, at the moment, most of these tools already exist in Ubuntu. We’re just trying to put them in a package for people and shine a spotlight on some of the great apps out there that people might not know about.
Speaking of old news, if you really want to get glossy-eyed, you could always sift thru the Slashdot comments of the original unveiling of Ubuntu Studio. Yeesh!