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Re: [fab] Re: splash page + tracking image example
by Max Spevack 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Josh Boyer wrote: > No, it's not. DHCP, NAT, proxies, etc. all make "unique" IP addresses a > horrible metric. In some cases, you get a single IP address for a > number of different machines. In others, you get two IP addresses for > the same machine. That's true, it will not be perfect by any means. > Yes, counting IP addresses will give you a metric. I just don't think > that metric is good for much because you still don't know how many > machines really have Fedora installed. Is it better than nothing? I > don't know. It gets you a pile of data, which can be analyzed and from which value can be extracted. It's certainly better than having *no data*. Bottom line -- in th FC6 timeframe, any metric gathering will be imperfect, and feel like a hack. So we pick the hack that won't also anger people, and we do it. -- Max Spevack + http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MaxSpevack + gpg key -- http://spevack.org/max.asc + fingerprint -- CD52 5E72 369B B00D 9E9A 773E 2FDB CB46 5A17 CF21

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Firefox splash page tracker
by Karsten Wade 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Dimitris: We just got a last-minute idea from Max Spevack et al, to put a hit tracker on the splash page. A box in the upper corner/somewhere like below[1]. I know this is going to be untranslated, but we can catch it in an update to the package, and many people won't get a translated page, anyway. The value this gives the whole project is very worth the effort. [1] Please add the following: ######### Begin Box ################################################# <div class="tracking-spot"> Hey, Fedora users! We are trying to figure out how many desktop users we have. We are using a simple image to count the number of hits we get from unique IP addresses. We are not tracking any identifiable information. This image right here: <img src="http://fedoraproject.org/fc6-desktop-tracker.png" alt="blue tracking dot" width="1" height="1"/> ...is being used for that purpose. If you see the image, that means you are online, and you have been counted. If you do not see the image, it is because you are offline, and the image cannot load. Why is this important? Because we need to know how many users we have, which helps help us fund innovations to Fedora. </div> ######### End Box #################################################### How does that sound? Any alteration suggestions? Thanks - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, RHCE, 108 Editor ^ Fedora Documentation Project Sr. Developer Relations Mgr. | fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject quaid.108.redhat.com | gpg key: AD0E0C41 ////////////////////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

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CVS sync FC6 Translations
by Robert 'Bob' Jensen 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

We requested that translations be in to i18n.redhat.com by 12:00 UTC Thursday, Oct 05, 2006 this is a little more then 4 hours away. After that time if someone could sync these translations with the main docs CVS and let us know when it is complete it would be wonderful. Karsten and I can then start checking things over and building. I personally would like to thank every one in the translation teams that put forth such a wonderful effort with the situation we had. My thanks also go out to every one that contributed to the release notes. Thank you again, Bob -- Robert 'Bob' Jensen * * http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BobJensen gpg fingerprint: F9F4 7243 4243 0043 2C45 97AF E8A4 C3AE 42EB 0BC6 Fedora Docs Projects FDSCo http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject

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Russian Release Notes (FC6)
by Andrew Martynov 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Hi, I commited few hours ago complete Russian translation of Release Notes for FC6 ISO. I`m going to reread it and make little correction today evening, but it is good enougth to include RU translation to ISO distribution right now if required. Regards, Andrew Martynov

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Re: Guido Caruso: Sponsor found (but CVS says...) - SOLVED
by g.caruso＠fedoraserver.org 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

I solved my problem. I wrote to i18n(a)redhat.com : the problem was with my public key (line breaks). Best regards, Guido.-

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Release notes bug: test3 string
by Hugo Cisneiros 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Hi, I have found this on the release-notes: #: en_US/Kernel.xml:186(para) msgid "There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora Core 6 test3. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel." msgstr "" It appears that it's referring to the test3 release instead of the final one :-) -- []'s Eitch http://www.devin.com.br/eitch/ "Talk is cheap. Show me the code." - Linus Torvalds

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Re: Guido Caruso: Sponsor found (but CVS says...)
by g.caruso＠fedoraserver.org 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

> The "cvsdocs" group controls access only to the Docs CVS > I think there is a different group for access to i18n.redhat.com CVS. Thanks, Paul, for your answer. But you can imagine my confusion; translation-quick-start-guide says: "Once you have successfully completed the CLA, return to the account system and select Edit Your Account. Enter the password you received by email and select Add new membership at the bottom of the page. In the field Groupname, enter cvsdocs and select Add. This action requests access to the CVS repository where the documentation is stored. [Important] CVS Access is Not Automatic When you fill out this form, you are not automatically granted write access to the CVS repository. You may need sponsorship from one of the Fedora Documentation Project managers to get this access." Best regards, Guido.-

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splash page + tracking image example
by Karsten Wade 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

I've got the changes made in the XML in my local sandbox. Here is what it looks like when rendered: https://quaid.108.redhat.com/nonav/fedora/homepage/index-en_US.html I chose to use a column instead of putting another [Note] at the top because that would uselessly push the more meaningful content too far down the page. I'm not comfortable that "Tracking Desktop Users" fits under either of the main sections (Fedora Documentation, Other Resources). I put it on the left side mainly to provide visual balance. I suppose, however, it more closely resembles "Other Resources". The image is 1x1 but rendered as 10x10 because otherwise it disappears on the page. I made some small additions to the last-agreed-upon content. Max, Greg -- comments? - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, RHCE, 108 Editor ^ Fedora Documentation Project Sr. Developer Relations Mgr. | fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject quaid.108.redhat.com | gpg key: AD0E0C41 ////////////////////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

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UPDATE: More translation time!
by Paul W. Frields 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

Hello Translators, [ You're receiving this email personally because your email address was pulled from one of our PO files for the Fedora Core Release Notes. A copy is sent to fedora-trans-list as well. ] We understand that we piled a LOT of work on you guys for the FC6 Release Notes, with not very much time to do it. And we feel bad about it. This was entirely due to process problems, and had *nothing* to do with the great work you continue to do on a regular basis. A lot of the material entering the release notes came in on the wiki in the last week or two, meaning not only did we get the POT out late, but it was full of new strings in a lot of cases. I'd like to specially recognize Francesco Tombolini, working on the Italian translation. Francesco actually finished his entire PO file somehow, despite all the obstacles, so I wanted to single him out for some special praise! But we certainly can't expect everyone to get so much work done in such a small time. That's why we've secured MORE TIME for the release notes translation. We have a new deadline for PO delivery of: * * * 1200 UTC, Thu Oct 05 2006 * * * That's another ~3.5 days! In other words, we're trying to give you back just about every bit of time we cut by being late. You can continue to work on the existing POT in i18n.redhat.com/release-notes. We have changed nothing since it was delivered last week. WHAT WE COULD USE FROM YOU: (Other than the translation, of course!) Just a quick reply to this message. Let us know if you think you can finish the remaining work in that time. If you don't think this is a good idea, you don't have to do anything extra. But if you want some extra time, and will use it, please let us know as soon as you can! We will be discussing an improved plan for the FC7 cycle. Please join us on fedora-docs-list(a)redhat.com and put in your ideas if possible. cc: Core team, FDP -- Paul W. Frields, RHCE http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 Fedora Project Board: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board Fedora Docs Project: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject

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Translating release announcement
by Rahul Sundaram 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Hi According to the current release schedule, Fedora Core 6 will be available publicly on October 11th. Even assuming a delay since we did a test 4 (sort of) release too, I believe we need to write up the release announcement now and send it to translators so that we can have the release announcement also translated and available simultaneously. This would boost the visibility of our translation community which has the largest volunteers in any Fedora sub project. Do we want to do this? Rahul

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