FAD @ OLF

[Eric "Sparks" Christensen]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 14:24, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 08:54:36AM -0400, Eric Christensen wrote:
>> Ohio Linux Fest (OLF) is coming up fast (09 - 11 September) and we
>> need to figure out if we want to do a Fedora Activity Day (FAD).  From
>> a Docs perspective, the timing couldn't be better.  Although it would
>> seem quite early for the F16 release it's actually a great time to
>> really get hacking on guides and such and leave small tweaks for post
>> FAD.  This would also leave a lot more time for the L10n team to do
>> their thing.
>>
>> To determine whether a FAD should go forward we need to figure out two
>> things:  who can attend and what do we hope to accomplish.  I know
>> several of us have already said that we are planning on attending.  I
>> think we can possibly handle VoIP connectivity as well for those in
>> neighboring continents.
>>
>> As far as goals I'd have to start a list that includes:
>>
>> 1. Working to make sure the Release Notes are on track.
>> 2. Working on the User Guide.
>> 3. Smoothing out the translation process and removing barriers.
>>
>> Others?
>>
>> I just started a wiki page[0] to better document this.  Go there and
>> help spread the love!
>>
>> [0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_@_OLF_2011
>
> Great idea, Eric.  By the time you're plotting out a budget (if it's
> needed), I would suggest the goals be measurable.  How about something
> like this?
>
> * Prepare Release Notes by completing the following tasks (not sure
>    what this is nowadays, but it might be something like):
>
>  * Review and ratify organization (essentially, confirm Docs team
>    is happy about the way it works, and if not, change as desired)
>
>  * Erase old content from wiki
>
>  * (insert stuff here)
>
> * Complete the following chapters in the User Guide:
>
>  * (list)
>
> * For the translation bullet -- figure out the process changes needed
>  on the list (with trans@ folks), then figure out what needs to
>  happen at the FAD to make them a reality.
>
> By the way, I sent in proposals for some talks in Ohio, and if I'm
> selected and can swing the travel, I would love to participate.

Thanks for the suggestions, Paul.  I've tweaked the goals[0] a bit to
make them more measurable.  Still need to quantify what we want to do
for the guides, though.

[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_@_OLF_2011#Goals

--Eric