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[Bug 450331] New: lack of documentation on restoring from bare-metal (UUID problem)
by Red Hat Bugzilla 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450331 Summary: lack of documentation on restoring from bare-metal (UUID problem) Product: Fedora Documentation Version: devel Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: low Priority: low Component: docs-requests AssignedTo: kwade(a)redhat.com ReportedBy: czar(a)acm.org QAContact: stickster(a)gmail.com CC: fedora-docs-list(a)redhat.com Description of problem: ref: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449299 There is a lack of documentation on restoring a system from bare metal. I have found (see reference) that restore the root ("/") is not as simple as as just executing the restore command when running in rescue mode. With the current emphasis being place on use of UUIDs in both Fedora and RHEL, the whole business of UUIDs need to be better documented. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 9 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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[Bug 479470] New: cobbler kssendmac and breed suse
by Red Hat Bugzilla 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug. Summary: cobbler kssendmac and breed suse https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479470 Summary: cobbler kssendmac and breed suse Product: Fedora Hosted Projects Version: unspecified Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: low Priority: low Component: Deployment_Guide AssignedTo: mhideo(a)redhat.com ReportedBy: quenzler(a)us.ibm.com QAContact: rlerch(a)redhat.com CC: fedora-docs-list(a)redhat.com Classification: Fedora Target Release: --- Description of problem: breed = suse /boot/grub/menu.lst contains kssendmac Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): cobbler-1.2.9-1.fc9.noarch How reproducible: Install a SuSE client Actual results: kssendmac exists as a boot parameter on a SuSE client Expected results: No kssendmac boot parameter Additional info: Find a way to avoid adding kssendmac to the kernel_options string if it's not applicable to the breed. Hack (since I'm only installing SuSE clients): # diff utils.py utils.py.ori 478,479c478,479 < # if len(kernel_txt) < 244: < # results["kernel_options"]["kssendmac"] = None --- > if len(kernel_txt) < 244: > results["kernel_options"]["kssendmac"] = None -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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Re: [Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Re: Proposal for Implementing a Docbook Editor]]
by Asgeir Frimannsson 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

----- "sankarshan" <foss.mailinglists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 3:56 AM, Ruediger Landmann > <r.landmann(a)redhat.com> wrote: > > > once the wiki page is up and running, you might also like to alert > Red Hat > > Engineering Content Services -- this is the department where the > > documentation gets written. You can get the address from the CC on > this > > email. > > I have my doubts about whether that is an external list - I can't see > that listed off <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/> The need to alert an Red Hat internal mailing list about this is, IMHO, plain silly and wrong. cheers, asgeir

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Self Introduction
by M.R Niranjan 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Greetings, My name is M.R.Niranjan and would like to join Fedora Documentation team, Most of my skills are around Samba, LDAP, Directory Server, Printing (CUPS) and little bit of Virtualization(KVM). I have been associated with Linux for past 4 years as System administrator and as Technical Support Executive , I have knowledge on Shell scripting, and Basics of C. Though i haven't written any visible public articles but would like to contribute to Fedora Documentation in what ever way possible. Thanks Niranjan pub 1024D/6047C7C7 2009-05-19 Key fingerprint = F791 7A87 814F EBCF 2682 94D6 2EED C55F 6047 C7C7 uid Mallapadi Raghavendra Rao Niranjan <mrniranjan(a)redhat.com> sub 2048g/58596235 2009-05-19

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Fedora 11 Release Announcement FINAL
by Eric Christensen 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Thanks to Jack and Paul for stepping up and really getting the release announcement[1] built. We, at Docs, have reviewed the final draft and think we are in consensus that it is complete. Please look over it and see if anything jumps out at you. If not, this is what we'd like to go with. [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Release_Announcement_for_F11 Thanks, Eric Docs Lead

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Wikipedia license change
by Karsten Wade 29 May '09

29 May '09

Related to something we've discussed: "Wikipedia drops GNU in favor of Creative Commons license" http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&art… -- Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Community Gardener http://quaid.fedorapeople.org AD0E0C41

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Fwd: Re: [Fedora-legal-list] Re: Wikipedia license change
by Rahul Sundaram 29 May '09

29 May '09

In short, we are being encouraged to switch to CC-BY-SA ------- > I know Richard reads fedora-legal-list, so I'll wait for him to chime > in, but in the past, he's expressed that he would very much like for > us to move the wiki from OPL to CC-BY-SA. Such a decision should be made by Fedora qua Fedora, consistent with Fedora's licensing guidelines and general rationality (which is true of the current situation with the use of the OPL and would be true if the license of choice were CC-BY-SA instead). FWIW, my personal view is that switching from OPL to CC-BY-SA makes a lot of sense. In my opinion, the OPL is now a fairly dated license with some flaws. That alone isn't a reason not to use it, for a content author who happens to like it, but the availability of CC-BY-SA shows that there is a license with the same desirable policies (from Fedora's perspective) that is the result of more careful legal drafting. As others have pointed out, CC-BY-SA is today a more widely used license, has a track record of responsible revisions, and the author of the OPL himself would seem to be in favor of OPL users moving on to CC licenses. I've heard one or two people in the Fedora docs community say that CC-BY-SA permits combination, or relicensing, under a broad set of licenses with similar policies including the OPL. That is actually not correct (at least for version 3.0 of CC-BY-SA). CC-BY-SA 3.0 says: You may Distribute or Publicly Perform an Adaptation only under the terms of: (i) this License; (ii) a later version of this License with the same License Elements as this License; (iii) a Creative Commons jurisdiction license (either this or a later license version) that contains the same License Elements as this License (e.g., Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 US)); (iv) a Creative Commons Compatible License. A "Creative Commons Compatible License" is defined as a license that is listed at http://creativecommons.org/compatiblelicenses that has been approved by Creative Commons as being essentially equivalent to this License, including, at a minimum, because that license: (i) contains terms that have the same purpose, meaning and effect as the License Elements of this License; and, (ii) explicitly permits the relicensing of adaptations of works made available under that license under this License or a Creative Commons jurisdiction license with the same License Elements as this License. However, http://creativecommons.org/compatiblelicenses says that "to date, Creative Commons has not approved any licenses for compatibility", and I don't think the OPL would meet the given standard anyway.

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Release announcement revisions
by Paul W. Frields 28 May '09

28 May '09

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Release_Announcement_for_F11 I made some more revisions to the new draft. Could people take a look and give me a thumbs-up/thumbs-down? I dropped some of the features because the quantity made it difficult to come up with a fun story around them. A good problem to have, don't you think? :-) -- 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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Docs Meeting Log 2009-05-27
by John J. McDonough 27 May '09

27 May '09

**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed May 27 19:45:01 2009 May 27 20:00:16 <Sparks> <meeting id="Docs Project"> May 27 20:00:16 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Welcome to the Docs Project Meeting - Agenda: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_meetings#Agenda_for_Next_Meeting May 27 20:00:23 <Sparks> Roll Call! May 27 20:00:23 * Sparks is here May 27 20:00:33 * jjmcd is napping May 27 20:00:41 * bcotton is present May 27 20:00:44 * joat is here in spirit May 27 20:00:54 * rudi is here May 27 20:01:04 * danielsmw is here May 27 20:01:11 <ianweller> meow May 27 20:01:54 * daMaestro has quit ("Leaving") May 27 20:02:02 * laubersm (n=Susan@fedora/laubersm) has joined #fedora-meeting May 27 20:02:10 * Sparks waits for a few more to trickle in May 27 20:02:23 <Sparks> jjmcd: Can you handle the log for tonight, please? May 27 20:02:25 * ianweller turns up the faucet May 27 20:02:26 * laubersm wanders by May 27 20:02:54 <jjmcd> let me check, not sure I have the right client May 27 20:03:39 * dychen_ (n=dingyich(a)d122-109-13-56.rdl15.qld.optusnet.com.au) has joined #fedora-meeting May 27 20:03:40 <jjmcd> looks good May 27 20:03:48 <Sparks> jjmcd: Cool... thanks May 27 20:03:55 * Sparks wonders where quaid is May 27 20:04:13 <jjmcd> ke4qqq will need to remind me how to convert it after the meeting May 27 20:04:24 <ianweller> jjmcd: irclog2html -s mediawiki May 27 20:04:54 <Sparks> Okay, we've got a bunch of stuff to get through tonight so let's get going... May 27 20:04:56 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Docs Project - [[FAD_SELF | FAD @ Self]] May 27 20:05:06 <Sparks> ke4qqq: Shameless plug? May 27 20:05:17 <jjmcd> Oh, he's in SantaCruz May 27 20:05:17 * ianweller has changed the topic to: Docs Project - [[FAD SELF|Fedora Activity Day @ SELF]] May 27 20:05:23 <jjmcd> says he'll be late May 27 20:05:27 <ianweller> no underscores ^_^ May 27 20:05:29 * ianweller stops breaking things May 27 20:05:58 * Sparks wonders where ke4qqq is May 27 20:06:08 <ianweller> he was here earlier, was talking with him in -ambassadors May 27 20:06:13 <Sparks> okay... Who is planning on being @ SELF and the FAD? May 27 20:06:17 * danielsmw is May 27 20:06:18 * ianweller May 27 20:06:37 * joat May 27 20:07:10 <Sparks> and I'll be there May 27 20:08:16 <danielsmw> Sparks: anything specifically to work on at the FAD? Or figure that out when we get there? May 27 20:08:20 <Sparks> I think we'll have remote capabilities there as well. May 27 20:08:58 <Sparks> danielsmw: There are things to talk about. May 27 20:09:14 * ke4qqq is here but late May 27 20:09:41 <danielsmw> But just in time to make your plug. May 27 20:10:00 <Sparks> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_SELF#Activities May 27 20:10:28 * jjmcd would like to see the FAD crowd figure out the answer to the ultimate question of language codes, publican and everything May 27 20:10:39 <ke4qqq> jjmcd: 42 May 27 20:10:56 * ke4qqq checks that off the list May 27 20:11:16 <jjmcd> You must have had your towel with you the other day May 27 20:11:24 <ianweller> jjmcd: ^_^ May 27 20:11:32 <Sparks> ke4qqq: What capabilities are we going to have for remoting folks? May 27 20:11:46 <Sparks> I can bring a phone for Talk access May 27 20:11:58 <ianweller> i was planning on bringing my phone too May 27 20:12:01 <ke4qqq> we'll have a grandstream sip phone May 27 20:12:03 <ianweller> if security doesn't have a hissy fit May 27 20:12:11 <ke4qqq> security won't May 27 20:12:23 <ricky> I've brought hard drives through without having any security problems May 27 20:12:24 <ke4qqq> I've flown with mine May 27 20:12:28 <ianweller> ke4qqq: soh ave i May 27 20:12:33 * dychen_ has quit ("Ex-Chat") May 27 20:12:35 <ianweller> ke4qqq: they just kinda looked at me oddly ;) but it was fine May 27 20:13:01 <ke4qqq> we also have irc and gobby May 27 20:13:11 <ianweller> and we can borrow a megaphone May 27 20:14:07 <Sparks> ke4qqq: Anything we need to discuss? May 27 20:14:45 <ke4qqq> nothing aside from getting as many people to attend as possible - hopefully recruiting one or two new ones the day of SELF and adding to the activities list May 27 20:14:48 * radsy (n=irc@nat/redhat/x-a97825f39214264b) has joined #fedora-meeting May 27 20:15:19 <Sparks> cool. May 27 20:15:23 <Sparks> anyone have any questions? May 27 20:15:44 <Sparks> okay... moving on... May 27 20:15:45 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Docs Project - New [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ CC] license discussion. <--quaid May 27 20:16:09 <Sparks> So... there have been discussions on IRC and on the list about changing our license from OPL to CC-BY-SA. May 27 20:16:22 <Sparks> RHLegal have said that they are cool with this... May 27 20:16:41 <Sparks> and it looks like the BY-SA version is very similar to the OPL... May 27 20:17:01 <Sparks> EXCEPT that it allows "similar" downstream licenses to be used... May 27 20:17:06 <jjmcd> So if its similar, why change May 27 20:17:07 <ianweller> there's been general consensus on the list but i think setting up a poll would be the safest way to go about this May 27 20:17:09 <Sparks> instead of mandating that it must be OPL. May 27 20:17:24 <Sparks> ianweller: who are we polling? May 27 20:17:24 <ianweller> jjmcd: allows more freedom for downstream May 27 20:17:30 <ianweller> Sparks: docs May 27 20:17:31 <ke4qqq> my concern is where 'similar' might be more restrictive. May 27 20:17:38 <Sparks> ianweller who is docs? May 27 20:17:44 <ianweller> Sparks: fas group May 27 20:17:55 <Sparks> ianweller: which is borked... but that's another topic May 27 20:17:58 <ianweller> hehe May 27 20:18:02 <ke4qqq> ianweller: voting??? ugghh May 27 20:18:22 <jjmcd> Well, probably four people will vote and you already know their answer May 27 20:18:25 * mchua has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) May 27 20:18:31 <Sparks> Right now the CC licenses are more widely known and understood... a standard if you will May 27 20:18:59 <Sparks> but it is very similar to what we are using now. May 27 20:19:17 <ke4qqq> Sparks: you are the appointed leader - if you feel you have consensus move forward with it. That's one thing we lost with fdsco, ability for a small group to make decisions May 27 20:19:22 <ianweller> the CC licenses are much more standard and we might even be able to get a few contributors with the buzz about the license change. May 27 20:19:33 <jjmcd> is this downstream business the only difference? May 27 20:20:05 <ianweller> if we do it well we can get featured on the front page of the CC website, perhaps May 27 20:20:40 <ke4qqq> so another concern is getting upstaged by rh docs doing the same move May 27 20:20:56 <ke4qqq> be nice if we could stage them by a month or so. May 27 20:21:30 <ke4qqq> ie, fedora makes the move in June and RH docs waits til July May 27 20:21:39 <Sparks> the CC license are far more accepted and understood May 27 20:21:44 <ianweller> +1 ke4qqq May 27 20:22:15 <Sparks> CC licenses have actually be integrated into some US laws May 27 20:23:03 <ianweller> Sparks: as ke4qqq said you're the leader... do we have consensus? May 27 20:23:07 <ianweller> do we need to poll the list more? May 27 20:23:12 <ianweller> do we need to hit ianweller for suggesting a poll? May 27 20:23:15 * fbijlsma has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) May 27 20:23:20 <ke4qqq> yes to hitting you May 27 20:23:31 <ke4qqq> I'll be selling tickets for that at FAD May 27 20:23:32 <joat> is a reason needed? May 27 20:23:37 <Sparks> Well, I guess my concern is... does anyone have any problems/concerns with the license change? May 27 20:23:41 <laubersm> I didn't see the list email... but I am behind May 27 20:23:43 <ianweller> ke4qqq: oh so *that's* how you're paying for me to go May 27 20:23:46 <laubersm> I am cool with CC May 27 20:23:51 * dychen_ (n=dingyich(a)d122-109-13-56.rdl15.qld.optusnet.com.au) has joined #fedora-meeting May 27 20:23:59 <ke4qqq> no one has voiced any opposition May 27 20:24:02 <laubersm> and I don't know much about what we are using so I do not really know the differences May 27 20:24:12 <ke4qqq> I would like us to do some prep before we announce. May 27 20:24:25 <ianweller> i would like us to talk to CC and get some hype going. May 27 20:24:31 <ianweller> they'd love to, they've been doing it for lots of sites May 27 20:24:39 <ke4qqq> ie, get marketing involved in the announcement - have a document explaining the differences and benefits and how it makes us more free May 27 20:24:51 * ianweller can ping somebody in CC's irc channel if need be May 27 20:24:57 <Sparks> ke4qqq: well, jjmcd keeps asking why May 27 20:25:21 <ke4qqq> thats not opposition though May 27 20:25:21 * jjmcd has no problem, just wants to make sure we understand what we are doing May 27 20:25:38 * jjmcd has a hard time getting excited about this sort of thing May 27 20:25:59 <Sparks> :) May 27 20:26:34 <jjmcd> Much easier to get worked up over whether it makes sense to virtualize a class May 27 20:26:41 <Sparks> Okay... I'm going to let quaid move forward on this. I think we want to run the specifics by RHLegal and let them give us a thumbs up May 27 20:26:59 * pfrields2 (n=pfrields@fedora/stickster) has joined #fedora-meeting May 27 20:27:09 <ke4qqq> and pick a specific license May 27 20:27:27 <rudi> Sparks -- when legal comes up with a suitable licence text, we'll need to incorporate that into the Fedora brand package for Publican... May 27 20:27:27 <jjmcd> The whole bit about getting marketing involved ahead of time - well placed leaks etc. seems like a good move May 27 20:27:49 <Sparks> rudi: well... most of that is already incorporated in the CC license May 27 20:28:00 <ke4qqq> who is the docs fwn beat writer? May 27 20:28:14 <rudi> ie, to replace https://fedorahosted.org/publican/browser/trunk/publican-fedora/en-US/Legal… May 27 20:28:25 <Sparks> rudi: Yes May 27 20:29:00 <Sparks> Okay... Anything else on this topic? May 27 20:29:18 <ke4qqq> we need to May 27 20:29:19 * pfrields2 comes in late May 27 20:29:21 <ke4qqq> create a feature page May 27 20:29:31 <jjmcd> Enjoy your cake? May 27 20:29:38 * rayvd has quit (Read error: 110 (Connection timed out)) May 27 20:29:47 <Sparks> ke4qqq: This will more than likely affect F12 releases May 27 20:29:50 <Sparks> ke4qqq: but yes May 27 20:30:00 <Sparks> pfrields2: I'm sorry, do I know you? May 27 20:30:01 <ke4qqq> right that's what I am talking about May 27 20:30:10 <pfrields2> Just some random guy.... May 27 20:30:14 <Sparks> ke4qqq: So was that you volunteering? May 27 20:30:45 <jjmcd> ke4qqq already has the practice May 27 20:30:49 <ke4qqq> yeah I can do that May 27 20:30:51 <ke4qqq> I do? May 27 20:30:54 <Sparks> Cool May 27 20:31:10 <jjmcd> I was thinking about the fwn beat May 27 20:31:14 <ke4qqq> I will wait til after we make noise though May 27 20:31:33 <ke4qqq> and this should all be post f12 May 27 20:31:36 <ke4qqq> IMO May 27 20:31:49 <pfrields2> Why do we need to wait until after F12? May 27 20:31:58 <jjmcd> I thought it was going to be an F12 feature May 27 20:32:12 <ke4qqq> sorry meant f11 May 27 20:32:23 <jjmcd> yeah May 27 20:32:24 <pfrields2> Ah, okey doke May 27 20:32:34 <Sparks> individual guides should change over as necessary May 27 20:32:36 <pfrields2> When we think ahead, we *really* think ahead ;-) May 27 20:32:44 <ke4qqq> lol yeah May 27 20:32:49 * quaid arrives tardy, sry May 27 20:33:04 <ke4qqq> it is ok quaid we assigned you work May 27 20:33:04 <jjmcd> back from marketing farmers, eh? May 27 20:33:05 <ke4qqq> :) May 27 20:33:10 <Sparks> quaid: Anything you want to add on the licensing discussion? May 27 20:33:23 <pfrields2> Sorry I missed the background -- my home server that logs the conversations is wedged right now May 27 20:33:37 <quaid> nothing to add May 27 20:33:39 <pfrields2> What are the action items, and who's responsible for them? May 27 20:34:10 <Sparks> quaid: So we like the idea... what's next? May 27 20:34:12 <ke4qqq> pfrields2: quaid: to give you a quick rundown May 27 20:34:22 <pfrields2> ke4qqq: Thanks :-) May 27 20:34:55 <ke4qqq> we want to coordinate with marketing, and hopefully CC after getting a specific instance of the cc-by-sa chosen by rhlegal May 27 20:35:22 <ke4qqq> and hopefully work to keep rh docs from moving to the same license by at least a month so fp.o gets some fame separate from RH May 27 20:35:39 <ke4qqq> and we are going to let quaid drive the process May 27 20:35:51 <ke4qqq> since there is so much interaction with rhlegal and ecs May 27 20:36:07 <ke4qqq> ohhh and I'm responsible for the feature page May 27 20:36:18 * ianweller can take care of talking to CC May 27 20:36:32 * quaid just read his buffer May 27 20:36:48 <quaid> oh, good, feature sounds fine May 27 20:37:16 <pfrields2> And we're talking to CC with the specific purpose of having them spread the news that the Fedora Project is adopting a CC license for docs and wiki? May 27 20:37:17 <quaid> ianweller: ok, work with themayor because he knows cats there, too, and that way it gets on the Marketing agenda May 27 20:37:24 <quaid> pfrields2: yeppers May 27 20:37:31 <ke4qqq> and essentially we are going to document how this makes us more free May 27 20:37:47 <quaid> hmm, going to need to establish that as a fact, that's for sure :) May 27 20:38:24 <quaid> jjmcd: did you want to cover the why here for the record? May 27 20:38:35 <quaid> otherwise, I think what was said on list is a fairly good set of reasons May 27 20:38:40 <jjmcd> Why? Downstream ;-) May 27 20:38:58 <jjmcd> I think we do need to move fairly quickly tho May 27 20:39:12 <jjmcd> seems like there was some date in the fall when all this becomes a lot hader May 27 20:39:34 <quaid> hmm, OK May 27 20:39:43 <quaid> it's too late for the F11 release packages May 27 20:39:48 <quaid> right? May 27 20:39:49 <jjmcd> As I understand it, this makes it easier for folks who don't have the identical license to use our stuff May 27 20:39:52 <pfrields2> jjmcd: *: OPL forces downstream to use OPL only, where CC-BY-SA allows you to use any like-termed license, right? May 27 20:40:02 <jjmcd> That is my understanding May 27 20:40:13 * pfrields2 is sure there's a bunch of legal stuff there that Mr. Fontana will help us with. May 27 20:40:42 <ianweller> quaid: wayyyyyy too late for F11, yeah May 27 20:40:45 <ke4qqq> yeah I think we want Fontana to create the bullet point of the improvments May 27 20:40:55 <jjmcd> quaid, the current opl allows us to change to cc easily, up until some date I think sept May 27 20:41:09 <pfrields2> jjmcd: ? May 27 20:41:12 <ianweller> hmm? May 27 20:41:15 <pfrields2> Are you sure you're not thinking of the GNU FDL? May 27 20:41:31 <pfrields2> That's a very different license, and they engineered some leeway for switching IIRC. May 27 20:41:38 <ianweller> they did, for wikipedia. May 27 20:41:41 <pfrields2> Right. May 27 20:41:41 <jjmcd> I thought it was OPL, but then, I don't really get all geeked by this legal stuff May 27 20:42:01 <quaid> yeah, that's GFDL May 27 20:42:05 <quaid> http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/329 May 27 20:42:20 <quaid> that is a fairly cogent argument about why to use the CC from the author of the OPL. May 27 20:42:30 <quaid> zoglesby++ for the reference :) May 27 20:42:33 <ianweller> well, what more do we need then :) May 27 20:42:37 <pfrields2> Superb. May 27 20:42:37 <Jeff_S> quaid: thanks, I was just looking for that post! :) May 27 20:42:44 * linuxguru (n=linuxgur@unaffiliated/linuxguru) has joined #fedora-meeting May 27 20:43:15 <quaid> ok, then, I think we have all the parts assigned, etc. May 27 20:43:24 <Sparks> cool May 27 20:43:31 <Sparks> quaid: let me know if I can help you with this May 27 20:43:38 <quaid> I've got the legal + content services + bug reports to the publican Fedora package (when that happens) May 27 20:43:54 <quaid> ianweller will talk to CC and work with themayor on Marketing crossover May 27 20:44:00 <quaid> ke4qqq has the feature page May 27 20:44:02 <quaid> anything else? May 27 20:44:06 <quaid> if not, then away we go ... May 27 20:44:24 <Sparks> +1 May 27 20:44:33 * ianweller watches quaid teleport away, molecule by molecule May 27 20:44:44 <Sparks> sparkly May 27 20:44:52 <Sparks> okay... anything else on this topic? May 27 20:44:56 <ianweller> no May 27 20:45:46 * quaid done May 27 20:45:49 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Docs Project - [[Release_Announcement_for_F11 | Release Announcement]] May 27 20:45:50 <pfrields2> disco May 27 20:45:55 <Sparks> groovy May 27 20:46:00 * quaid emails that result to the list, btw May 27 20:46:06 <Sparks> quaid: Thanks May 27 20:46:29 <Sparks> Okay... so I think the announcement is ready to go. May 27 20:46:36 <Sparks> Just need final eyes on it May 27 20:47:07 * pfrields2 has quit ("Quit") May 27 20:47:12 <quaid> ruh roh May 27 20:47:17 <quaid> is he going to come back? May 27 20:47:20 <jjmcd> Looks pretty good. Most of ianweller's edits were good catches, one or two I would noodle on a bit May 27 20:47:40 * quaid reloads and gives a last read May 27 20:47:49 <ianweller> there's a reason the newspaper staff at my school put me on as copy editor May 27 20:47:52 <ianweller> ;) May 27 20:47:57 <quaid> oooh, didn't know that May 27 20:48:01 * quaid makes a mental note May 27 20:48:41 <jjmcd> things like its and it's I tend to gloss over, tough to catch those. The commas, tho, can't believe those didn't junp out at me May 27 20:48:44 * stickster_afk is now known as stickster May 27 20:48:48 * stickster is now known as stickster_afk May 27 20:49:11 <ianweller> jjmcd: i didn't focus too much on the commas May 27 20:49:18 <ianweller> i should do another read-through to double check May 27 20:49:22 <jjmcd> you caught a few blatant ones May 27 20:49:27 <ianweller> yeah May 27 20:49:30 <stickster_afk> I'm here May 27 20:49:41 <jjmcd> we thought you ODed on cake May 27 20:49:42 <stickster_afk> Switched systems and this one took a while to get past the lag May 27 20:49:46 * stickster_afk is now known as stickster May 27 20:49:54 <ianweller> the cake is a lie May 27 20:50:21 <Sparks> stickster: I guess we need your thumbs up on it? May 27 20:50:26 * jjmcd notices stickster didn't bring us any May 27 20:50:47 <stickster> Hm, there seem to be some repeated adverbs... May 27 20:50:58 <ke4qqq> ohhh yeah - guess blessing of Fedora Board would be nice May 27 20:51:07 <stickster> ke4qqq: Nah, this one I can handle on my own. May 27 20:51:16 <ke4qqq> ohhhh ignore me - missed the jump to release announcement May 27 20:51:32 <stickster> I think the last paragraphs need a little more meat May 27 20:51:54 <jjmcd> Zebra or gazelle? May 27 20:51:58 <stickster> Just to keep this story setup rolling, and to keep it from becoming simply a list of features May 27 20:52:05 <stickster> jjmcd: Dunno, it all tastes like chicken to me May 27 20:52:17 <stickster> I'll play with it a bit May 27 20:52:28 * stickster is a harsh creative writing teacher, apparently May 27 20:53:41 <stickster> go ahead May 27 20:54:24 <Sparks> Okay... I'll put this in stickster's hands and follow up with him later. This has to be out the door by Friday May 27 20:54:40 <Sparks> Anything else on this topic? May 27 20:55:04 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Docs Project - Status on Release Notes <-- ryanlerch & jjmcd May 27 20:55:08 <Sparks> jjmcd: Where are we? May 27 20:55:22 <jjmcd> I just did most of a test build, May 27 20:55:38 <quaid> jjmcd++ May 27 20:55:44 <jjmcd> git is preventing me from doing it all automatically as I would like - I need to poke in the middle a bit May 27 20:55:55 <jjmcd> But I didn't get done b4 meeting May 27 20:56:17 <jjmcd> I need to check on ohhh, it sidappeared May 27 20:56:41 <jjmcd> There was something there that I wasn't sure about but perhaps volume - need to check May 27 20:56:45 <ianweller> < jjmcd> my machine is on fire, this can't be good May 27 20:56:46 <ianweller> ;) May 27 20:56:46 <jjmcd> but i think it is in there May 27 20:57:06 <jjmcd> Tell ya what, that msgmerge sure puts it to work May 27 20:57:18 <ianweller> mmhmm May 27 20:57:25 <jjmcd> Hopefully I'll do a test install yet tonight May 27 20:57:55 <jjmcd> I've lost track of what we need when tho May 27 20:58:06 <Sparks> We need to button it all up, now. May 27 20:58:21 <jjmcd> So, RPM and web both? May 27 20:58:25 <stickster> http://poelstra.fedorapeople.org/schedules/f-11/f-11-docs-tasks.html May 27 20:58:53 <Sparks> jjmcd: I think so May 27 20:59:38 <jjmcd> OK, we'll just do it then May 27 20:59:41 <Sparks> jjmcd: Also, were you able to copy the files over from /f11preview to /f11 on docs.fp.o? May 27 21:00:08 <jjmcd> No, I was working on the build. You want the preview on the web? I thought that;s where the latest went May 27 21:00:33 <Sparks> It's already on the web May 27 21:00:54 <jjmcd> yes, but I didn't think we wanted to call the preview the GA May 27 21:01:00 <ke4qqq> jjmcd: so the background there is that QA complained about pointing people to a location that isn't where the release notes will be at release May 27 21:01:19 <stickster> ke4qqq: exactly May 27 21:01:21 <ke4qqq> ie, they point people to f11preview now, and will have to change that May 27 21:01:21 <Sparks> but we should use /f# and not anything else so other people can plan their links May 27 21:01:31 <jjmcd> OK, so you want to have something there, even if it will change in a day or so May 27 21:01:37 <Sparks> yes May 27 21:01:45 <jjmcd> K, got that May 27 21:01:51 <Sparks> jjmcd: do the quaid mantra... release early, release often May 27 21:01:55 * spoleeba has quit ("Leaving") May 27 21:01:58 <ke4qqq> and that needs to be codified as our practices May 27 21:01:58 <jjmcd> :-) May 27 21:01:58 <stickster> jjmcd: Sparks: I can probably do the CVS moving there. CVS sucks for this, because there's no real "move" command May 27 21:02:09 <stickster> But it sounds like jjmcd has his hands full May 27 21:02:13 <jjmcd> cool that would help May 27 21:02:26 <jjmcd> That way I can work on the final instead of pissing with cvs May 27 21:02:42 <Sparks> stickster: Yeah, I was going to do it but the only thing I would be able to do is download everything, copy it over, and the commit it May 27 21:02:59 <stickster> Sparks: Well, that's pretty much the *only* way to do it afaik. May 27 21:03:02 <Sparks> which I can do... May 27 21:03:08 <jjmcd> Sparks: there is a php that needs editing, too May 27 21:03:21 <stickster> You have to 'cp' locally, then 'cvs add' all the new stuff, and 'cvs rm' all the old stuff May 27 21:03:34 <Sparks> jjmcd: yes... and we were going to talk to infra about doing a redirect May 27 21:03:34 <stickster> Also, we need Infrastructure to make a redirect for f11preview -> f11 there. May 27 21:03:39 <stickster> *jinx! May 27 21:03:44 <jjmcd> ahhhh good plan May 27 21:03:45 <Sparks> ha! May 27 21:03:52 <Sparks> yeah, what stickster said May 27 21:05:00 * ricky would be happy to get that after dinner :-) May 27 21:05:36 <stickster> Sparks: jjmcd: ke4qqq: I think we should do the same with that 'f10preview' folder -- nix it and redirect or rewrite to f10/. May 27 21:05:37 <Sparks> stickster: so you are going to move the files? May 27 21:05:39 <stickster> Sparks: Yes May 27 21:05:44 <Sparks> yes May 27 21:05:46 <Sparks> okay, thanks May 27 21:05:58 <stickster> The f10preview is easier, I'm just going to nuke it after the redirect exists. May 27 21:06:07 <ke4qqq> yes - but better question - how do codify this so that we don't repeat the same thing w/ f12 May 27 21:06:23 <stickster> ke4qqq: That sounds like a perfect job for Sparks :-) May 27 21:06:34 <jjmcd> will it be the same if we have zikula? May 27 21:06:49 <stickster> jjmcd: Apples to oranges, really. May 27 21:07:03 <ke4qqq> but the principle is the same May 27 21:07:07 <ke4qqq> just diff. mechanism May 27 21:07:08 <stickster> And certainly with Zikula publishing and moving content is easier. May 27 21:07:14 <jjmcd> I assume 12 will be a while new experience May 27 21:07:21 <jjmcd> s/while/whole May 27 21:07:24 <Sparks> Yeah, I'll work on that May 27 21:07:30 <stickster> No matter what you guys use, you'll want to have your processes available for new people to learn. May 27 21:07:39 <jjmcd> yep May 27 21:07:54 <jjmcd> bcotton is probably wondering what we are going on about May 27 21:08:18 * bcotton is understanding about 40% of what's going on :-) May 27 21:08:45 <stickster> bcotton: Essentially, we have docs published right now, at a URL that we really don't want May 27 21:09:11 * ke4qqq needs to step away for a bit May 27 21:09:15 <stickster> So we're just discussing how to (1) move them, (2) make sure the public that clicks on that old URL gets sent to the new content, and (3) we don't do it again :-) May 27 21:09:58 <bcotton> so i guess my question would be why do we have them in a place we dont want May 27 21:10:22 <Sparks> because no one wrote the standard on how to do it... until tonight May 27 21:10:35 <bcotton> ah, well that makes sense then :-) May 27 21:10:39 <stickster> bcotton: The rule with open source is, it's OK to make a mistake May 27 21:10:49 <stickster> As long as you are open about it, and fix it :-) May 27 21:10:51 <jjmcd> And we are the experts May 27 21:10:55 <jjmcd> at making mistakes May 27 21:11:03 <stickster> Fail faster, recover faster! May 27 21:11:41 <bcotton> the only way to learn is to break things and have to get them working again May 27 21:12:23 * Sparks notes a commit for /f11 has occurred May 27 21:12:34 <stickster> All right, get ready for a mail storm to fedora-docs-commits! May 27 21:12:55 <Sparks> Yikes May 27 21:13:11 * Sparks is glad those messages go directly into a folder that I never look at May 27 21:13:19 * jjmcd has to write some tickets against that sometime May 27 21:13:38 <jjmcd> It can be real hard to figure out what is getting committed May 27 21:13:43 <stickster> OK, I'm going to do all the 'cvs add' stuff now. May 27 21:13:47 <stickster> Then commit. May 27 21:14:03 <stickster> We'll do the 'cvs rm' on f11preview/ *after* we get the redirect/rewrite stuff done from Infrastructure. May 27 21:14:15 <stickster> That way there's no point where URLs will break for anyone May 27 21:14:30 <Sparks> stickster: Okay. I'll file a ticket as soon as it's there May 27 21:14:35 * quaid has to check out, later May 27 21:14:41 <Sparks> quaid: see ya May 27 21:14:47 <stickster> Sparks: super May 27 21:17:23 <Sparks> Okay... anything else? May 27 21:19:23 <jjmcd> bcotton, you might find http://docs.fedoraproject.org/documentation-guide/en_US/ch-publishing.html interesting May 27 21:19:43 * stickster all good May 27 21:20:01 <bcotton> jjmcd, thanks i'll look that over tonight May 27 21:20:53 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Docs Project - All other business May 27 21:20:57 <Sparks> Anyone have anything else? May 27 21:21:55 * bcotton has nothing May 27 21:22:09 <Sparks> 5 May 27 21:22:11 <Sparks> 4 May 27 21:22:16 <Sparks> 3 May 27 21:22:19 <Sparks> 2 May 27 21:22:21 <Sparks> 1 May 27 21:22:24 <Sparks> Thanks everyone for coming! May 27 21:22:24 <Sparks> </meeting> May 27 21:22:24 * Sparks has changed the topic to: Channel is used by various Fedora groups and committees for their regular meetings | Note that meetings often get logged | For questions about using Fedora please ask in #fedora | See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/FedoraMeetingChannel for meeting schedule **** ENDING LOGGING AT Wed May 27 21:24:20 2009

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Redirect needed for docs.fp.o
by Paul W. Frields 27 May '09

27 May '09

Could I ask someone to set up a rewrite rule or a redirect that would send people from: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f11preview to: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f11 And from: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f10preview to: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f10 I'm not the expert but I think what we need is a rewrite, since there are a ton of subdirectories and files under there. The /f10 content is pre-existing, and essentially we're just sending people away from preview content to the final content. In the /f11 case it's the same, but I've copied the preview content and the Docs team will simply replace the preview content with the final content shortly for release day. We're doing this because QA noted, wisely, that the way things stand right now, they have to change some links in a release-day rain dance to make sure people are looking at the right content. Better that the link always point to a single location and that the content update. Our Docs crew is relatively new at this and out of an abundance of caution they chose to keep the preview docs separated. In the future everyone agreed there should be a procedure of treating these directories like branches, with no need for 'f12beta' or 'f12preview'. Eric Christensen will file a ticket to support this request, as soon as I get the CVS stuff done to support it. Did I mention how hard it is to use CVS now that I use git regularly? ;-) -- 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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