The [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070514 latest status and roadmap] (May 14th) is available for Community Council review.

Introduction

This Team works on making the Ubuntu Media Center dream come true.

For a good definition of the Media Center, have a look at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_center Wikipedia].

The main tasks of this Team are:

• federate all Ubuntu and upstream forces interested in the subject and create a Development Community,
• sum up the state of the (media center) art, and select a base software,

• specify the functions and look & feel of the Ubuntu Media Center,

• create the needed resources (graphical and textual contents) and plugins,
• package and maintain everything needed for an Ubuntu Media Center,
• create a specific distribution for UMC installation,
• maintain and improve the results,
• work closely with upstreams (Elisa, Debian, LIRC, ...).

The Ubuntu Media Center will be both suited for desktop usage, but also for dedicated appliance.

The base software that will be used is [http://elisa.fluendo.com/ Elisa].

Contact

Either contact the [https://launchpad.net/~aquette Admin] or the [https://launchpad.net/~umc-team Launchpad UMC Team] to get in touch with us.

How to Contribute

• [https://launchpad.net/~umc-team/+join sign up],

• join the temporary development mailing list by sending a mail to [email protected] with the subject "subscribe", and submit your ideas,

• lay down your useful skills in the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/Sandbox Sandbox]

Projects and status

• Task name	Task status		Comments
  	Specification	Implementation
  Media Center [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/StateOfTheArtSpecs State of the art]	90 %	N/A	needs final polishing and completion
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/SoftwareSpecs UMC Software]	50 %	0 %
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/CodecSupport Codecs Support]	20 %	0 %
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Media_Center_Artwork Artwork]	20 %	0 %
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/UISpecs User Interface]	15 %	0 %
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/RemoteSupport Remote controls support]	100 %	30 %
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/DistroSpecs UMC Distribution]	50 %	0 %
  Ubuntu [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RemoteControls Improved support for IR remote controls]	95 %	10 %	only considering milestone 1
  Common user directories standardization	40 %	0 %	Under discussion with freedesktop members. See [http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/common-user-directories-naming-spec draft specification]
  [http://www.ubuntumediacenter.org/ UMC website]	?	?
  [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MediaCenter/Packaging Packages creation and improvement]	?	?	lirc, elisa, gstreamer / codecs, ...

Launchpad Membership Policy

Any kind of participation is welcome! So if you feel you are motivated, and have to express ideas and/or skills in the MC area, [https://launchpad.net/~umc-team/+join join us]!

However, we are especially looking for:

• Kernel Hackers for LIRC integration.
• Graphic Designers for the UI and Artwork,
• Python Developers for Elisa plugins and skins,

Strike Forces

The Ubuntu Media Center Team is subdivided into Strike Forces (SF). Each Strike Force is dedicated to varying goals and projects.

• [:MediaCenter/ArtworkStrikeForce:Artwork Strike Force]

• [:MediaCenter/CodingStrikeForce:Coding Strike Force]

• [:MediaCenter/DistroStrikeForce:Distribution Strike Force]

• [:MediaCenter/MarketingStrikeForce:Marketing Strike Force]

Meetings

• [:MediaCenter/CocMeeting070515:Community Council meeting] (May 15th), blessing the UMC project

Status Reports

• [:UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070315:March 15, 2007]
• [:UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070421:April 21, 2007]
• [:UbuntuMediaCenterTeam/Status20070514:May 14, 2007]

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