Docs Meeting 2010-03-10 Summary

Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com
Thu Mar 11 01:00:14 UTC 2010 

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#fedora-meeting Meeting
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Meeting started by stickster at 00:01:09 UTC. The full logs are
available at
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2010-03-11/docs.2010-03-11-00.01.log.html
.



Meeting summary
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* LINK:
  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_meetings#Thursday_March_11.2C_2010_.28Wed_US_Time.29
  (stickster, 00:01:43)
* Agenda is at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_meetings
  (stickster, 00:01:58)
* Roll call  (stickster, 00:02:03)

* DST change (5 min)  (stickster, 00:05:22)
  * IDEA: stickster offers, let's stay on human time.  (stickster,
    00:06:30)
  * IDEA: Set the adjustment of human clock against one specific country
    or union ...  (quaid, 00:12:27)
  * IDEA: Docs to use en-US DST timezones.  (stickster, 00:15:28)
  * AGREED: Docs will use en-US DST timezones from here on out.
    (stickster, 00:16:00)
  * ACTION: stickster to update wiki appropriately to reflect new times
    (stickster, 00:16:10)

* Follow up on last week's action items  (stickster, 00:16:22)
  * threethirty drafted as requested, AWESOME!  (stickster, 00:16:36)
  * jjmcd followed up on Alpha release notes as requested, AWESOME!
    (stickster, 00:17:53)
  * jjmcd posted reminders to lists for release notes beats updates,
    AWESOME!  (stickster, 00:18:09)
  * stickster started the bug stomping meeting conversation as
    requested, AWESOME!  (stickster, 00:18:24)
  * rudi wanted to set up EasyFix bugs, but jjmcd did some ahead of
    time, AWESOME!  (stickster, 00:19:41)

* Alpha announcement and release notes  (stickster, 00:19:55)
  * Both the Alpha announcement and Alpha release notes were available
    with the F13 Alpha release as expected.  (stickster, 00:20:16)
  * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F13_Alpha_release_announcement
    (stickster, 00:21:10)
  * LINK: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_13_Alpha_release_notes
    (stickster, 00:21:20)
  * ACTION: ke4qqq to report back what he finds out about the installer
    defaults for /boot partition size and /home partition separation
    (stickster, 00:22:48)
  * ACTION: jjmcd will make sure F13A relnotes page is appropriately
    updated  (stickster, 00:23:56)

* Desktop Help Summit  (stickster, 00:24:49)
  * LINK: http://live.gnome.org/DesktopHelpSummit2010   (stickster,
    00:24:50)
  * LINK: http://syllogist.net/mailman/listinfo/dhs2010_syllogist.net
    (jjmcd, 00:25:23)
  * shaunm advises there is a list for remotees to join:  (stickster,
    00:25:23)
  * LINK: http://syllogist.net/mailman/listinfo/dhs2010_syllogist.net
    (stickster, 00:25:40)
  * All remote participants should join aforementioned list  (stickster,
    00:26:12)

* Release Notes  (stickster, 00:27:55)
  * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Documentation_beats
    (stickster, 00:29:33)
  * If you're new and looking to help, take a look at the beats link
    above. Pick a beat that's interesting, use any links thereon to
    research related features.  (stickster, 00:34:19)
  * The links go to feature pages with owners. Email the owners, use
    their advice and assistance to write prose into the page.
    (stickster, 00:34:38)
  * http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-13/f-13-docs-tasks.html
    says this period ends March 15  (stickster, 00:35:52)
  * AGREED: Newcomers welcome, please help us increase content!
    (stickster, 00:36:17)
  * ACTION: jjmcd to address pending join requests for Docs, and invite
    newcomers to participate in Release Notes beat writing/editing
    (stickster, 00:36:52)
  * AGREED: Fedora release notes rock.  (stickster, 00:38:27)

* New guides.  (stickster, 00:38:36)
  * AGREED: Remove this from ongoing agenda  (stickster, 00:39:49)
  * ACTION: stickster to fix agenda, removing New Guides entry for now,
    in favor of list.  (stickster, 00:39:59)

* Guide status  (stickster, 00:40:07)
  * Infrastructure freeze has been going on today to finish work on
    Transifex 0.7.4 deployment  (stickster, 00:43:29)
  * Tx 0.7.4 gives us Publican support, no more manual munging to get
    Publican-based guides done!  (stickster, 00:44:09)
  * Guide owners will do one last split once Publican 1.0 PO files are
    generated  (stickster, 00:44:51)

* Outcome of bug stomping session  (stickster, 00:47:55)
  * LINK:
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&classification=Fedora&product=Fedora%20Documentation&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED
    <-- still outstanding bugs  (stickster, 00:48:13)
  * the list is *significantly* smaller than it was before the bug
    stomping day.  (stickster, 00:48:29)
  * IDEA: Before the next one, we should have a "New contributor
    come-by-and-be-trained" day.  (stickster, 00:49:05)
  * LINK:
    http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-13/f-13-docs-tasks.html
    (stickster, 00:51:02)
  * ACTION: stickster to start conversation on list about a working
    party around porting diffs from wiki to DocBook during 2010-04-12 --
    2010-04-19  (stickster, 00:55:44)

* All Other Business (AOB)  (stickster, 00:56:14)

Meeting ended at 00:57:51 UTC.




Action Items
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* stickster to update wiki appropriately to reflect new times
* ke4qqq to report back what he finds out about the installer defaults
  for /boot partition size and /home partition separation
* jjmcd will make sure F13A relnotes page is appropriately updated
* jjmcd to address pending join requests for Docs, and invite newcomers
  to participate in Release Notes beat writing/editing
* stickster to fix agenda, removing New Guides entry for now, in favor
  of list.
* stickster to start conversation on list about a working party around
  porting diffs from wiki to DocBook during 2010-04-12 -- 2010-04-19




Action Items, by person
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* jjmcd
  * jjmcd will make sure F13A relnotes page is appropriately updated
  * jjmcd to address pending join requests for Docs, and invite
    newcomers to participate in Release Notes beat writing/editing
* stickster
  * stickster to update wiki appropriately to reflect new times
  * stickster to fix agenda, removing New Guides entry for now, in favor
    of list.
  * stickster to start conversation on list about a working party around
    porting diffs from wiki to DocBook during 2010-04-12 -- 2010-04-19
* **UNASSIGNED**
  * ke4qqq to report back what he finds out about the installer defaults
    for /boot partition size and /home partition separation




People Present (lines said)
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* stickster (176)
* jjmcd (79)
* rudi (20)
* quaid (17)
* joebebus (14)
* zodbot (6)




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