**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Aug 14 02:59:56 2019 Aug 14 21:27:03 hi, is this an official channel or no? Aug 14 21:33:58 both official and decent, lvrp16 Aug 14 21:34:13 decent? Aug 14 21:34:37 well the topic says so, so it must be so Aug 14 21:34:57 tomreyn: I'm the software lead for Libre Computer and we have two platforms with EBBR support. Is Rex Tsai in this channel? Aug 14 21:35:25 anything starting with #ubuntu on this IRC network is an official (in the sense that it's managed by the ubuntu community) channel Aug 14 21:36:47 lvrp16: i would not know. if you're trying to make contact to someone at canonical then you should go through their official channels. Aug 14 21:37:07 We have pushed/sponsored various open source projects along like lima, linux-meson, u-boot meson, v4l2 and upstream support is pretty good now. Was wondering if Ubuntu has any interest in supporting EFI booting ARM boards for 20.04 Aug 14 21:37:07 that's unless they asked you to contact them on IRC and provided a nickname Aug 14 21:38:52 lvrp16: if you have some ~ 24 hour patience then i guess there's a good chance someone with more of a clue than myself will respond - but nothing is guaranteed. i'm just an ubuntu user / volunteer. Aug 14 21:39:34 tomreyn: ahh ok, many thanks Aug 14 21:40:35 tomreyn: "decent" what does that mean? pardon my lack of understanding of the use of the word. Aug 14 21:41:07 i don't understand either :) i just quoted it from the channel /topic Aug 14 21:41:42 i assume it's some inside gag from when the channel topic was last updated, in july 2013 Aug 14 21:42:02 haha, ok Aug 14 21:45:09 note there is also this generic contact form here for company enquiries directed to Canonical: https://ubuntu.com/contact-us/form?product=generic-contact-us Aug 14 21:57:55 tomreyn: that goes to a dead end, tried it Aug 14 21:58:19 we just want to figure out what else ubuntu would like us to sponsor/do for upstream :) Aug 14 21:58:50 we have a 1GB board that will be available on Amazon for $20 soon so it'd be great if we didn't have to hack the OS Aug 14 22:00:45 lvrp16: there's a chance that #ubuntu-server will be more responsive than this channel (#ubuntu-arm) during British business days + hours. Aug 14 22:01:13 tomreyn: ok I will give that a go :-) thanks Aug 14 22:01:36 also note that most ubuntu + canonoical developer and engineering folks have a user account and user page on launchpad.net Aug 14 22:02:01 so a web search for a full name, restricted to this site, may reveal a means to contact them directly. Aug 14 22:02:30 lvrp16: ^ Aug 14 22:03:31 good luck (i personally hope you'll succeed!) - i'm AFK for now. Aug 14 22:11:05 lvrp16: rather than "hack the OS", you can contribute necessary changes to Ubuntu instead! Aug 14 22:11:41 Or, you could pay someone privately to arrange that in Ubuntu if you don't have the in-house time/expertise. Aug 14 22:11:51 Or, you could engage Canonical commercially. Aug 14 22:12:11 rbasak: we sponsor consultancies to do upstream for us. the OS isn't really hacked, just bootstrapped + kernel. looking to engage canonical commercially. Aug 14 22:12:17 (I work for Canonical but I cannot speak for Canonical here) Aug 14 22:14:04 lvrp16: maybe try https://partners.ubuntu.com/contact-us ? Aug 14 22:14:07 we worked with others to put most of the infrastructure for generic arm64 distro in place so now just looking to work with distro vendors commercially Aug 14 22:14:12 tried that, no response Aug 14 22:14:47 we have commited about 1M to this project so far and the hardware, logistics, and upstream software is in good shape Aug 14 22:15:55 Can you send me your details please, and I'll enquire internally as to why you didn't get a response? Aug 14 22:16:05 sure Aug 15 00:42:12 lvrp16: hi, I'm Rex Tsai. :-) Aug 15 00:42:17 lvrp16: will drop you an email Aug 15 00:42:34 chihchun: thanks rex :D **** ENDING LOGGING AT Thu Aug 15 02:59:58 2019