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"Managing Permissions" converted to XML
by Murray McAllister 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Hi, I have converted <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/AdministrationGuide/Permissions> to XML. If anyone wants to do anything with it... 1. Request membership to <https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/group/view/git-managing-permissions> 2. "yum install publican publican-fedora git-all". The current Makefile for the book only works with Publican as shipped with Fedora 9 and 10. 3. read only: "git clone git://git.fedorahosted.org/managing-permissions.git". commit changes: "git clone ssh://<username>@git.fedorahosted.org/git/managing-permissions.git" (I have not tested the later. The syntax may be wrong.) Cheers.

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yum upgrade faq
by cornel panceac 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

on this page: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq#Fedora_9_-.3E_Fedora_10 at section 3. Switch repositories maybe it's better to first move old *repo* to an 'older' subfolder and only then rpm -Uvh fedora-release* also, it may be interesting to suggest using a mirror .... thank you (seth?) for this useful page. -- Linux counter #213090

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Self-Introduction
by HVerduguez＠grupobisa.com 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Hi: My name is Hans, i'm from Bolivia,i have 25 years old; well i'll introduce my experience in documentation projects but first i've to say that i don't speek english very well but i understand it. i worked with many projects teaching linux, on this courses i made the manuals; i gave the courses too i documented software developed My experience in operating systems is high, im systems engineer, i'm working with linux almost 7 years, i think that i could contribute with user interface design and translate jobs. I think that i'll fit in the project because i like write clear and consistent and i'm a technical man. Saludos -- Hans L. Verduguez Fernandez Banco Bisa | Informática 2317272(1267) | 22611267

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"Bug" in Fedora 10 release notes
by Valent Turkovic 28 Nov '08

28 Nov '08

Hi, I read Fedora 10 release notes and tried making liveusb as it suggested and saw that it has errors: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f10/en_US/What_is_New_for_Insta… There is no file "/usr/bin/livecd-iso-to-disk" on my Fedora 10 box even after installing package mentioned in documentation. Can somebody please look at it. Cheers, Valent. -- http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/ linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org. ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic

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creating man pages
by Gergely Buday 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Hi there, what is the standard way to create man pages in Fedora? There is a constraint: the package maintainer would like to see the original .txt version as well. Is docbook the way? If yes, which docbook tool should I use? Best Wishes - Gergely

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FDSCo Meeting 2008-11-26 Summary
by Karsten Wade 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Attendees ========= David Nalley (ke4qqq) Paul W. Frields (stickster) Karsten Wade (quaid) IRC meeting log: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Docs_IRC_log_20081126 Summary ======= * FDSCo et al work from this task list: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_admin_tasks_for_experienced_con… * Meeting time really is 1900 UTC, with a local clock adjustment required - ACTION: quaid to send out reminders 24 hours in advance so we all remember in the future * Next meeting (03 December) is going to focus on lessons learned from F10 cycle, and how to apply them to F11 * Fedora Docs intends to adopt and migrate to using Publican before FUDCon in January. - ACTION: Someone needs to lead a Publican how-to session (jsmith, quaid, stickster) * The 'fedora-doc-utils' package still serves other purposes, will continue to have a lightweight DocBook processing built in. - ACTION: New package for this is needed, then we can have a global location to use in the Makefile for the 'docs-common' components * Content management system is current important focus for December. * All documents need a team behind them by 15 Dec. or they go on a 'to be dropped list'; that list is publicized widely; FUDCon 11 (15 Jan.) is the hard drop date; any documents without a team at that point are dropped by Fedora Docs. Ref.: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject#The_Documents * Fedora Docs welcomes the great new Fedora SELinux User Guide. -- Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Community Gardener http://quaid.fedorapeople.org AD0E0C41

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FDSCo Meeting 2008-11-26 IRC log
by Karsten Wade 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Wiki-based log here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Docs_IRC_log_20081126 Plain text log attached to this email. -- Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Community Gardener http://quaid.fedorapeople.org AD0E0C41

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Meeting 26 Nov 2000 UTC
by Karsten Wade 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

We're having meeting time confusion and are meeting today in a few minutes on #fedora-docs. Will sort the confusion out and, starting next week, have a regular meeting time we can rely upon. :) -- Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Community Gardener http://quaid.fedorapeople.org AD0E0C41

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Usage tip o' the day
by Paul W. Frields 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

TIP OF THE DAY: If you use the word "this" or "that," follow it with a noun that clearly indicates the antecedent. Ensure that your use of "this" or "that" isn't also an indicator of poor sentence construction. The word "lets" or "allows" following "this" or "that" is generally a sign that more editing is needed. INCORRECT: "This shows the user who owns the process." CORRECT: "This option shows the user who owns the process." INCORRECT: "Turn on the 'updates-testing' repository in the Software Sources tool. This lets you test new packages before they are pushed to the stable repository." CORRECT: "To test new packages before they are pushed to the stable repository, turn on the 'updates-testing' repository in the Software Sources tool." Be on the lookout for naked "this" or "that"! -- 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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Ian is vacationing
by Ian Weller 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

So I'm pretty sure I'm like others, but I'll be on vacation for about a week with my family on Thanksgiving. If my packages need fixed, go ahead and fix 'em ;) -- Ian Weller <ianweller(a)gmail.com> http://ianweller.org GnuPG fingerprint: E51E 0517 7A92 70A2 4226 B050 87ED 7C97 EFA8 4A36 "Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet." ~ Douglas Adams

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