[fedora-websites] Issue #735: Modular Server page

[Robert Mayr]

robyduck reported a new issue against the project: `fedora-websites` that you are
following:
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F27 Beta is coming soon and there was (still is) some discussion about Modular Server. We
will probably not release Modular Server for the F27 Beta release date, but despite of
*when* it will come out, we need to prepare/rewrite the server website for modularity in
any case, as the Council already approved it.
My plan would be to release F27 Beta websites and immediately start branching a devel
branch for Modular Server, which could become real after some weeks of the Beta release
date.

* Design team has been asked for a new logo: https://pagure.io/design/issue/545
* @pfrields and @duffy will help from a design and texting POV (YAY)

As this will be a lot of new strings we need to freeze translations before pushing the
source files and should make sure our scripts for checksums point to the right links.
There is not much we know other than that actually, I'll add information below once we
get them. For now it is good to track all the pieces we need under this ticket.
``

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[Matthew Miller]

mattdm added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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I will also help with some copywriting. 
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[Robert Mayr]

robyduck added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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@mattdm cool !!
I'm adding here some more informations of what the plan would be to get the pages live
from now to F27 GA.
https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/1775#comment-466045
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[Robert Mayr]

robyduck added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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So it seems we are going towards a ad hoc release cycle for Modular Server, which even
went through the Server SIG today. Please take note of:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Langdon/Proposed_Modular_Server_Release

That means we need to branch Modular Server immediately after F27 Beta Release date and we
also need to freeze translations. I will take care of informing L10n teams in time.
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[Paul W. Frields]

pfrields added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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Adding @codeblock to this issue as well; he said he'd be able to help. So is there a
specific branch we should use now for building up the changes we want to deploy after F27
Beta releases?
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[Paul W. Frields]

pfrields added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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@mattdm and @langdon: Something that would help here would be new testimonials from either
developers or users of the new Modular Server. I realize there's not a huge group of
folks to tap for this, but the point is our existing Server testimonials are a bit long in
the tooth, and arguably not useful for Modular Server. A quote from each of 2-3 people
that cover compelling features in the Modular Server would help immensely. (Q.v.
https://getfedora.org/server/ if you're confused about the testimonials I'm
referring to.)
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[Robert Mayr]

robyduck added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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No there is no specific branch for now, I thought to branch directly at Beta release date,
so we have an already merged beta F27 Beta branch. If this is going to be too far away due
to other Beta slips, we can branch anytime.
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[Paul W. Frields]

pfrields added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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Might not be a bad idea to make a special branch now, iff. it's not troublesome. The
regular Beta release was still at risk yesterday, although the outlook is better this week
for sure.
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[Robert Mayr]

robyduck added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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We are ready to go ahead towards Modular Server now.
I made a new *modular-server* branch where we should work on, will build it also in
staging to show you how things look like.

**Note**: please file a PR at least for the first commit, because I need to freeze
translations in production first.

Is there a mockup somewhere of the new content?
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[Robert Mayr]

robyduck added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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I have some questions and woud like to organize this a bit, because e don't have much
time. I'll add people to the single questions, hoping you will reply ;)

* @langdon are Modular Server images to treat like other ISO files? So for my ignorance,
but how do they work? Which format? Do we need to use automation or just fixed links? How
many different images we will have? (remember also ARM, netinstall, alt...)

* @duffy @ryanlerch do we have a mockup how this should look like? I guess the same
structure as traditional server, but images? Backgrounds? Icons?

* @mattdm @pfrields feel free to worlk already on text, messages, whatever we need from a
Marketing and technical POV to be as clear as possible. 

I can put things together and make all the rest. I am just not sure how you want to have
these pages and what the content will be.
Also, if you feel we should setup a meeting to discuss this better, let's do it. Thank
you all for your help.
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[Robert Mayr]

The status of the issue: `Modular Server page` of project: `fedora-websites` has been
updated to: Closed as Fixed by robyduck.

https://pagure.io/fedora-websites/issue/735

[Robert Mayr]

robyduck added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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This is an old plan, new modularity will get live tomorrow, Closing this as fixed anyway,
although in another ticket.
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