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Publican requires KDE?
by Keith Sharp 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Hello, I noticed that Publican (0.3.0 from Rawhide) has a BuildRequires/Requires for kdesdk. I don't use any other KDE software and this requirement causes a huge additional download on my system. Could someone explain why Publican needs this packages and if there is any way this could be avoided? Thanks, Keith.

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Changing the colophon
by Paul W. Frields 09 Apr '08

09 Apr '08

Our release notes "Colophon," which lists all the people who have contributed to the Release Notes, always accumulates names. In the past, we've never stripped out any old names. However, there is an important question we should resolve: How do we go forward from here? Options include: 1. Leave all the names on the list. a. ...because figuring out when someone's individual contributions are gone is REALLY hard, and people should be credited for that work as long as we think it might still be in the Release Notes or a translation somewhere. b. ...because people drift in and out of Fedora Project work, and shuffling names might not be a good use of time. 2. Erase the whole list and start over each cycle. a. ...because this is reflective of who's working hard on writing, editing, translating, and packaging this edition. b. ...because it's easier to track and makes for a more sane length and meaningful content for the Colophon. There are probably other options but they all involve some give and take, and more work overall. These options are equally easy to maintain, I think; we just need to discuss them publicly and then pick. The FDSCo should probably decide on a policy in Wednesday's meeting, but it would be good to hear what the L10N and Docs communities think. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug

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PackageKit docs
by Rahul Sundaram 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

Hi, Just a heads up that I have volunteered [1] to write upstream documentation for PackageKit or more specifically gnome-packagekit. I am working on a draft now[2]. Within Fedora, it would be good to not duplicate efforts and just point to upstream help (yelp) docs if feasible. If anyone is interested in contributing or can do a editorial review after I have finished the docs, let me know. Rahul [1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/packagekit/2008-March/002685.html [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RahulSundaram/PackageKit

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building the release notes rpm
by Murray McAllister 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

Hi, Who is responsible for building the release notes RPM for the 1st of April? Thanks, Murray. --------------------------------------------------------------------- pub 1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18] Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46 20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious) <murray.mcallister(a)gmail.com> sub 2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]

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Single Source Summary
by Jonathan Roberts 30 Mar '08

30 Mar '08

Hey all, I wondered if anyone could spare some time to explain what direction the SSS is taking!? I was just thinking, from the point of view of work flows, that the work done for the alpha/beta release notes is exactly what we're going to need to base our final Release Overview on. Best wishes, Jon

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Desktop yay/nay
by Karsten Wade 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

"Desktop User Guide? Oh, I guess that's not for me because I use a laptop." Yes, the multiple meanings of 'desktop' trip us up here. We had decided at one point to change the "Fedora Desktop User Guide" to the "Fedora User Guide." This could be perceived as a wider scope, in that it could include using Fedora web services in the future. I think that's OK, as the line between the client and server melds continuously and from the end-user perspective, "Fedora search" or "Fedora TV" could be covered in a "Fedora User Guide." Still, the old DUG title has been kept around because of the hassle of changing the URL and such. Before I begin work on a new, permanent URL for User Guide work, is it: * wiki/User_Guide/ * wiki/Desktop_User_Guide/ * wiki/???_User_Guide - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, Sr. Developer Community Mgr. Dev Fu : http://developer.redhatmagazine.com Fedora : http://quaid.fedorapeople.org gpg key : AD0E0C41

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DUG freeze and fork
by Karsten Wade 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

As per earlier discussions, I am going to fork the DUG for F-9 work. I am going to leave the current work as-is, because it retains the commit history so we can work out the F-8 branching next. By giving us an F-9 workspace, work there can continue with the current enthusiasm, while we work out the F-8 version in parallel. Also, I am going to use the new organization and (hopefully) the MediaWiki friendly URLs so they can remain permanent. Anyone want to help, I'll be working on this during my in-between-other-stuff on #fedora-docs today. - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, Sr. Developer Community Mgr. Dev Fu : http://developer.redhatmagazine.com Fedora : http://quaid.fedorapeople.org gpg key : AD0E0C41

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Unable to Make Meeting
by John Babich 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

I'm sorry, but I will not be able to make the meeting today. Best Regards, John Babich, Member, FDSCO

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Fedora documentation on the desktop
by Murray McAllister 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Hi, Are there any plans to include the Desktop User Guide, Admin Guide etc on the Fedora desktop (eg, System->Documentation)? I can help with these if there is... Thanks! Murray. --------------------------------------------------------------------- pub 1024D/81B3FDEB 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18] Key fingerprint = 4ED9 9907 5BF0 4132 2B46 20D1 C0C6 362D 81B3 FDEB Murray McAllister (Fedora Docs Project / mdious) <murray.mcallister(a)gmail.com> sub 2048g/B04CFA0C 2007-09-19 [expires: 2008-09-18]

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DUG target version?
by Paul W. Frields 28 Mar '08

28 Mar '08

Was the DUG supposed to be targeted at F-8 or F-9? I ask because the user-facing software situation for the network changes drastically in F-9 with NetworkManager by default. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug

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