change request: [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]
by Ian Weller
(cc docs)
Request to change https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css to
the following:
=====
.messagebox.wikicleanup {
background-image: url("/w/uploads/7/72/Wiki-cleanup-background.png");
background-repeat: repeat;
}
=====
Reason: to allow for [[Template:Wiki cleanup]] (a new admonition to
replace using {{admon/note}} in {{move}}, {{delete}}, etc) to stand out
from other admonitions as not being alerting to the user, but rather to
wiki gardeners.
The reason this can't be done right in the template is because MediaWiki
is very, very careful about external images (even though this one is
technically "internal").
Effect on remainder of wiki/website/world: Little to none. An error
should have no effect on the rest of the style of the wiki, except for
user styles. I do not believe there to be an error in the above.
Why I'm asking: I have to wield my sysop powers on the wiki to do this,
and I just wanted to make sure it was cool (especially since we're in a
change freeze). Why I'm asking now: I'll forget later.
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15 years, 6 months
Request for Review: DiskEncryptionUserGuide
by David Lehman
Hi all,
My name is Dave Lehman. I am one of the engineers that works on anaconda
(the Fedora installer). I've written a draft of a document intended to
document the use of dm-crypt/LUKS encrypted block devices.
Since F9 we have supported the creation and use of block devices
encrypted using dm-crypt/LUKS in the anaconda installer. This document
aims to give some basic information about disk encryption in general, as
well as the LUKS technology, and then go on to detail the creation and
configuration of such devices.
My hope/intention is that this document, whether integrated into another
existing document or not, can be published at such a time as to
accompany the general availability of F10.
Here is a link to the draft document:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DiskEncryptionUserGuide
I am by no means a writer, technical or otherwise, so I will need all
the help I can get.
Thanks in advance,
Dave
15 years, 6 months
Now where did I put those release notes?
by Jason
Release time is nearly here again...Guess what that means? New release
notes!! But alas, we are currently faced with a couple of issues.
1. Beat Relevancy. Are there any topics/beats that we no longer need to
cover? Current Beats[1]
2. Missing Beats. Are there topics/beats we should be covering?
Also, as an FYI, we are planning on compiling an orphaned beats list and
then find owners for their content. The folks over at the
fedora-devel-list will likely be contacted first. If you see a beat you
are interested in that doesn't list an owner[2] let us know by replying
to this email or dropping by in #fedora-docs.
For those that have beats assigned to them[2] please take this time to
make sure the content is up-to-date. If questions arise feel free to
corner someone and ask. Wordsmiths will comb the beats in the near
future to do their thing, at this point we are looking for the technical
content. (If you wordsmith it too quaid promised random gifts! j/k)
[1]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats
[2]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/ReleaseNotes/Beats#Beat_Assi...
Thanks everyone for the effort and work so far, it has been an
interesting release to say the least...
-Jason
15 years, 6 months
[Fwd: Re: Fedora 10's official Default theme]
by Paul W. Frields
For consideration when writing the final release announcement. Also
refer to Nigel Jones' recent blog post for other inspiration!
Paul
-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta(a)gmail.com>
> Reply-To: For discussions about marketing and expanding the Fedora
> user base <fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com>
> To: michael.d.beckwith(a)gmail.com, For discussions about marketing and
> expanding the Fedora user base <fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com>
> Cc: Fedora Art List <fedora-art-list(a)redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: Fedora 10's official Default theme
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:22:03 -0800
>
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Michael Beckwith
> <michael.d.beckwith(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Solar
>
> Now that Solar is selected.
>
> I would like to humbly suggest that we attempt to make a connection in
> our F10 release press materials to the International Heliophysical
> Year events. Nothing overly science geeked out, but a shout out the
> scientific research community participating in the IHY activities
> would make a lot of sense to me. And not because I'm technically one
> of those people.
>
> http://ihy2007.org/
>
> Yeah it says 2007, but they really mean 2007-2009.. who knew that
> Heliophysical years are twice as long as Earth years.
>
> -jef
>
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15 years, 6 months
{{do this not this}}
by Ian Weller
I decided we needed a good, standard way within our wiki documentation
to say to "do this, but don't do this". I have produced a template to
assist with that.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Template:Do_this_not_this
It's includable on a page like so:
{{do this not this|do=You should do this|dont=But not this|why=Because I
said so}}
Feedback? Is there a way that DocBook does it? Am I forgetting something
major?
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15 years, 6 months
Self Introduction: Matthew Daniels
by Matthew Daniels
Hey everyone,
My name is Matthew Daniels and I'm an undergraduate studying Physics
and Astronomy at Clemson University, although my hometown is
Charleston, SC. I've been using Linux as my primary OS for about 5
years now, and I've been using Fedora since FC6 came out in '06.
I actually have done a little bit of contract programming, and my
coding skills are mediocre. I'm comfortable is Perl and Java, and
can, for the most part, hold my own in C and Python. But, this is
probably not sufficient for making large-scale contributions to the
Fedora Project. However, I regard myself a pretty good writer, and I
recently realized that I actually kind of enjoy writing program
documentation. So, since Fedora -- and Linux, in general -- have been
so good to me, I've made it one of my personal goals as of late to
start trying to give back to the OSS community. I felt that actually
joining a project and getting my hands dirty would be a good way to do
it.
Accordingly, this is my first time contributing to a project like
this. In the future, I think I may also wish to become a Fedora
Ambassador and try to push Fedora with Clemson's Linux User Group,
since they're sorta just stuck on Ubuntu right now. But for now, I'd
like to take things one step at a time, and contribute to the
fedora-docs group as much as possible. Hopefully, you guys have
something I can do; even if it's just cleaning up broken links for
now, that's fine. I just want to help.
So... that's my self introduction! If I missed anything, or if anyone
has any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
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Cheers,
Matthew Daniels
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15 years, 6 months
Intro of Elizabeth Ann West
by Elizabeth Ann West
Hello all,
I am Elizabeth Ann West, a new contributor to the Fedora Documentation
Project recruited by David Nalley. I am the Chief Data Collector of the
Charleston, SC Linus Users Group. I met David Nalley when he represented
Fedora at our Linux Demo Day last weekend. It was pretty successful as
our first one, we had about 60 people show up, and we had a number of
computers setup for visitors to play with hands on.
I made the switch to Linux in April, using Ubuntu. I have the Fedora 9
CD and like what I saw. In the next few days I will be triple booting my
computer. I have to keep XP on my laptop due to work, as it is the only
machine in the house with Windows.
I am a professional web content writer by trade. I am a Tech Jock at
filetonic.com where I answer general and Microsoft computing questions.
I try to write in a way for all to understand the more technical aspects
of computing, while also empowering them to take more control over their
systems. Though I hold a degree in Political Science with a minor in
English Literature from Christopher Newport University in Newport News,
VA, I have a strong math and science background. I broke my Dad's heart
the day I told him I wasn't going to become an engineer.
I will be mainly focusing on editing the documentation in existence,
bringing it up to a more professional publishing standard. I would like
to say if I happen to change your document, I do my best to explain
every change in comments so you understand it is nothing personal. I
notice the most common communication barrier in the documentation is
just a lack of editing for clarity. I see many sentences with dead
weight words muddling the original message of the author.
I edit from a mechanical point of view. Every word in a sentence to me
is a mechanical entity, linked together to make the sentence train. If a
word isn't pulling its weight, it's cut. I also look for crutch words
and phrases--repeated use of the same words through out a page. All of
these things I do myself whenever I write a first draft, and I must
force myself to go back through my own writing with my red pencil.
I do want to say overall the content in the Fedora Documentation Project
is impressive. I wouldn't be able to make many of the edits I have so
far if the original content was not of a robust, high quality. Right now
I am working on the style guide to become immersed in the overall
writing style.
Thank you all for having me as part of the team. Please do not hesitate
to ask me any questions about specific grammar rules or writing
questions. I am more than happy to help where I can, and I am thankful
to finally have a way to contribute back to the open source community I
have grown to adore.
Always Smiling,
Elizabeth Ann West
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