Launchpad
Those interested in development should visit our launchpad site which serves as the nexus for everything developmental that goes on with LOUD. You’ll notice links to source code, members, and our bug-tracking system. All of our code is in the BZR version control system which launchpad hosts for us on the site. Feel free to branch anyone’s code and take off from there. To get officially inducted to the ranks of LOUD see the WVULOUD group and request to join.
Debian Packaging
If you checked out the source code, unless you know Debian Packaging, the file structure probably didn’t make much sense. Debian Packages are what distributions like Ubuntu use as installers for specific software. A well formatted Debian Package will be installable on multiple architectures and take away all of the hardship of installing software from source as it’s all completely automated. Debian Packages include files and tell them where to go or what the system should do with them. It’s really pretty easy to grasp if you check out a few packages. If you’re into documentation the Debian Policy Manual describes everything in rigid detail.