Can I become and contribute? How do I go about this?

One way would be to hang out and answer questions.

If you are bilingual, translators are in high demand.

Are you a programmer?
Do you know Ada®
ZSH?
Lex? Yacc/bison? UML? IDL?
Know how to build/modify .debs?

I have projects in the works that will require all these skills, but have to feel my way into Ubuntu/Launchpad first.

I thought this was a windows port of Gnome Do and required C# skills which is all I have. I have programmed a few console linux apps but thats basically it. Thanks.

If you wish, we can take this to a private conversation once I get my outgoing mail working right.

I see u have been around here for a while and are a post-graduate student in DP, IT, or some such. Also seems you have discovered a packaging bug. I found a similar one regarding several pkges trying to install something called gdialog. Fixing such problems involves a process called "refactoring". These pkges are in what the "Extreme Programming" crowd calls "design debt".

In any event, there is one thing you can do. Take a look at the proposals I will be writing once I find the requirements and make whatever comments/suggestions you think appropriate. One of the items will be to fix that packaging bug you found.

== Buz }