[manjaro-dev] sonar audio tutorials packages needed

[kendell clark]

hi
I think packages might be a lot of overhead at this point, but I could
commit the audio files into the skel folders of our desktop settings,
and add a desktop icon so that new users can play each part by clicking
on a desktop icon. The only problem with this is that I don't think git
handles such large files very well. When I tried to commit some changes
to sonar's desktop settings with the audio files in place, git all but
froze requiring me to terminate it, so I'm not sure what to do. I might
be able to make a package if that's what we decide should be done. It
might take a little while but I might be able to manage it.

Thanks
Kendell Clark


kendell clark wrote:
> hi
> I'm attaching a text document with the urls of the tutorials. I quickly
> figured out that adding them to the desktop settings git repo wasn't
> going to work out. Plus, I didn't feel right about putting a couple
> hundred mb up on github, and in our desktop settings repo without
> someone's approval. The mate tutorials will need to be converted to ogg
> files before packaging, if anyone wants to package it, it's not by any
> means critical. I can put them into a folder and add a desktop icon for
> them if needed. I've already created the needed files, so if no one
> wants to package the audio tutorials it's no big deal.
> Text file with urls attached.
> Thanks
> Kendell Clark
>
>
> kendell clark wrote:
>> hi all
>> Simon idelginger, god I hope I'm not mangling that too badly, has
>> produced some truly amazing audio tutorials for sonar, both gnome and
>> mate. I'm planning to add these to the live image in a folder on the
>> desktop. The tricky part is that the tutorials are desktop specific, so
>> packages are needed. I can upload the files to the desktop settings
>> somewhere so that someone can create packages out of them if you guys
>> want. They are separated into two parts, and they are ogg vorbis files.
>> I've mandated that all official sonar materials, documentation, etc be
>> in open formats. Open document text for documentation and patent free
>> audio formats for tutorials such as ogg vorbis and opus. The audio files
>> are quite large, ranging from about 75 mb to 110 mb for the gnome
>> tutorial. Would anyone mind making sonar-gnome-audio and
>> sonar-mate-audio packages? The name can easily be changed if that won't
>> work, whatever seems the best name for whoever's creating the packages.
>> I don't mean to ask so much but I've never been very good at packaging,
>> at least the making of them. I can update them just fine though.
>> Thanks
>> Kendell Clark
>>