[Design Team] #45: packaging process visual representation

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms   |       Owner:     
    Type:  task     |      Status:  new
Priority:  trivial  |   Milestone:     
 Version:           |    Keywords:     
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 It would be nice to have some graphics built that represent a simplified
 overview of some complex fedora tasks to take the eye sting away from
 pages of text processes. An idea for the packaging process perhaps:

- think of an oval football ground, where the viewer is standing at near
 the foci of one end. She sees a path curving from past left extent of
 vision, around to the right extent of vision. The viewpoint should be
 above the ground, and the perspective should be apparent.

The breakdown is shown as graphical items rising out of the path, perhaps
 with additional arrows to indicate flow of additional tasks / information:
 {{{
 - choose a software project
 - start a template spec file
 - gathering information
 - understanding packaging guidelines
 - configure local rpmbuild
 - local build
 - local rpmlint
 - local package test (iteration over last few items)
 - create package review bug
 - - paths of new packagers taking tentative steps
 - - paths of existing packagers indicating review of spec
 - respond / improve package based on comments, iteration (circle)
 - performing semi/reviews of other packages
 - community approval of package
 - cvs request / import
 - build request (to successful build) iteration
 - update system requests
 - published package
 - - bugs / feedback / updates iteration
 }}}

Try to indicate the communication and community involvement during the
 stages.

I have no idea how you would represent in nice graphic form any of those
 items.
 An image that fits into say 800x 600 (active content area for a 1024x768
 display) could be a useful size, but might be too small for definition of
 any step icons to be usable.

? Can the wiki provide imagemap like links that could jump to the specific
 task detailed descriptions.

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms        |        Owner:  ryanlerch
    Type:  task          |       Status:  assigned 
Priority:  trivial       |    Component:  Artwork  
Severity:  Quick & Easy  |   Resolution:           
Keywords:                |  
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Changes (by ryanlerch):

* owner:  => ryanlerch
  * status:  new => assigned
  * component:  => Artwork
  * severity:  => Quick & Easy

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms        |        Owner:  ryanlerch    
    Type:  task          |       Status:  assigned     
Priority:  trivial       |    Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Quick & Easy  |   Resolution:               
Keywords:                |  
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Comment (by duffy):

Hi David, is this request something you still need?

Hi Ryan, is this something you had a chance to work on or would still like
 to work on? Let me know. If not, we can free the ticket for someone else
 to pick up if you're too busy to take it on. (Or let's close out the
 ticket if you already finished.)

Thanks, ~m

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms        |        Owner:  ryanlerch    
    Type:  task          |       Status:  assigned     
Priority:  trivial       |    Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Quick & Easy  |   Resolution:               
Keywords:  triaged       |  
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Changes (by duffy):

* keywords:  => triaged

Comment:

triaged 6 Apr 2010; emailed David & Ryan for the 411. :)

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms                 |        Owner:  ryanlerch    
    Type:  other artwork request  |       Status:  assigned     
Priority:  trivial                |    Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Moderately Involved    |   Resolution:               
Keywords:  triaged                |  
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Changes (by duffy):

* type:  task => other artwork request
  * severity:  Quick & Easy => Moderately Involved

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms                 |        Owner:  ryanlerch    
    Type:  other artwork request  |       Status:  assigned     
Priority:  trivial                |    Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Moderately Involved    |   Resolution:               
Keywords:  triaged                |  
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Comment (by dtimms):

Replying to [comment:2 duffy]:
> Hi David, is this request something you still need?

'Need' is usually indicative of life/death survival.

The thing I noticed as a 2-3 year packager, who isn't doing it everyday,
 was that there is loads of pure textual information, little eye candy, on
 the wiki's packaging pages. I was hoping that either with an intro page
 graphic as described, or indeed smaller page / task specific graphics, the
 packaging process might become a little friendlier. I don't have the
 artistic talent to create such a thing, so it is really up to whether
 someone else sees this as a positive for the fedoraproject, and is willing
 to take it up - perhaps Ryan ?

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms                 |        Owner:  ryanlerch    
    Type:  other artwork request  |       Status:  assigned     
Priority:  trivial                |    Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Moderately Involved    |   Resolution:               
Keywords:  triaged                |  
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Comment (by ryanlerch):

Thanks for bumping this mo, i will keep this one.

David, maybe we can start by doing a very high-level overview of the
 process. (5 or 6 steps maybe).

thoughts?

cheers,
 ryanlerch

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms                 |       Owner:  ryanlerch
    Type:  other artwork request  |      Status:  assigned
Priority:  trivial                |   Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Moderately Involved    |  Resolution:
Keywords:  triaged                |  Blocked By:
Blocking:                         |
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Comment (by ryanlerch):

Looping back on this. Has this gotten any better since this ticket was
 last touched? Is it something that is still needed?

cheers,
 ryanlerch

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#45: packaging process visual representation
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Reporter:  dtimms                 |       Owner:  ryanlerch
    Type:  other artwork request  |      Status:  closed
Priority:  trivial                |   Component:  Other Artwork
Severity:  Moderately Involved    |  Resolution:  invalid
Keywords:  triaged                |  Blocked By:
Blocking:                         |
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Changes (by ryanlerch):

* resolution:   => invalid
 * status:  assigned => closed