/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2005/06/03/#ubuntu-doc.txt

=== easthero [~edc@220.248.180.2] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Burgundavia [~corey@S01060011951c5300.du.shawcable.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== easthero [~edc@220.248.180.2] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== chealer [chealer@ip216-239-88-177.vif.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== chealer [chealer@ip216-239-88-177.vif.net] has left #ubuntu-doc []
=== jsgotangco [~jsg@202.57.71.235] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== judax [~troy@adsl-69-154-11-173.dsl.austtx.swbell.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
jsgotangcomorning04:51
Burgundaviasalut05:14
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@218.208.192.136] has joined #ubuntu-doc
jiyuu0just created this thread07:04
jiyuu0 UbuntuGuide Learning Material for Beginners07:04
jiyuu0http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=18869207:04
jsgotangcoummm07:30
jsgotangcojiyuu0, it would be great if you can talk to jdub about this07:30
jsgotangcowe had a BOF about training materials07:30
jiyuu0BOF?07:30
jsgotangcoBirds of a Feather07:30
jsgotangcolet me get that BOF session07:30
jiyuu0i have to start this quick as i'm organizing the workshop of such by end of june07:31
jsgotangcoyes, there's no problem with that07:31
jiyuu0and the material should finish by mid june07:31
jiyuu0am working on this full time :)07:31
jsgotangcobut wouldn't it be nice if your training materials would become official materials just in case?07:31
jsgotangcoyes i understand that07:31
jsgotangcohttp://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/CertificationAndTraining07:32
jiyuu0making it official would be nice07:32
jsgotangcohttp://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/TrainingLiveCd07:32
jiyuu0but have to come out with the first draft07:32
=== jiyuu0 checking the links
=== jsgotangco thinks you should join the next developer conference
jsgotangcoyou can contribute a lot for sure with regards to community matters07:35
jiyuu0while waiting for the next meeting/conference07:38
jiyuu0i'll start the ball rolling first07:38
jsgotangcoyeah go for it07:39
jiyuu0how's the table of content?07:39
jsgotangcoits great but im no expert in training materials07:40
jiyuu0me too07:40
jsgotangcoyou should consult froud he's the expert on documentation systems07:40
jsgotangcohe's been doing stuff like these in ZA for quite some time07:40
froudAfrican greetings07:40
jsgotangcospeak of the devil07:41
jiyuu0yes... he has been asking to open up ubuntuguide.org too :)07:41
jsgotangcoyou should07:41
jiyuu0the devil watchin over us...07:41
jsgotangcoit has so much potential07:41
jiyuu0yes... the force is strong with this one07:41
=== jiyuu0 too much starwars
jsgotangcoit would be great if we could meet up if my trip to KL pushes through07:41
jiyuu0sure.... and i thought is today07:42
jiyuu0froud, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=18869207:42
jiyuu0another guy here in MY is helping out too07:42
jiyuu0he will be compiling it and puttin into proper english07:43
froudyes I have seen this thread07:43
jiyuu0and i'll give him the structure and points07:43
froudand I wrote http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=18869207:43
froudooops07:43
froudand I wrote http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/CertificationAndTraining07:43
froudhttp://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/CertificationAndTraining is no smal thing and has to be done very very well07:44
jiyuu0true07:44
froudI already started this as a commercial excercise07:44
jiyuu0mine would be much simplier07:45
froudI am hapy to colloborate with youon this07:45
froudproviding we meet the terms of the docteam licenses07:45
froudand the work is done in svn07:45
jiyuu0can svn be printed as a handbook07:45
froudyes07:45
froudPDF07:46
jsgotangcoyes07:46
jiyuu0ok... i'll make the first draft07:46
jsgotangcoDocBook rules the world07:46
jiyuu0in word format then we beautify it into svn07:46
frouduse OOo Writer07:46
jiyuu0oops... hehe07:47
froudjiyuu0: please send elmo your public pgp key07:47
jsgotangcosxw07:47
froudthat way we can get you commit access07:47
jiyuu0i don't have pgp key... never used it b407:47
froudyes07:47
jsgotangcojiyuu0, create one its easy07:47
froudfirst time for everything07:47
jiyuu0true07:48
jsgotangcojust make sure you keep the key07:48
froudjiyuu0: I have ported ubuntuguide to docbook it is now in svn07:48
jsgotangco(someone here accidentally erased his key)07:48
jiyuu0froud, can u send me ur email... i have another guy who is also workin on this too07:48
froudsean@inwords.co.za07:48
jiyuu0i'm meeting him shortly07:48
jiyuu0to discuss bout his07:48
jiyuu0this07:49
=== Seveas [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
froudImages are drawn in inkscape07:49
jsgotangcofroud, spiffy posters in svn? *grin*07:49
=== jsgotangco would start cracking his whip soon too
froudArhhh yes forgot too busy07:50
froudjiyuu0: will you work on ubuntuguide in svn07:50
jiyuu0i'm rushin for this new training thing... 07:50
jiyuu0dead line end of june07:50
jiyuu0material by mid june07:50
jsgotangcofor your business?07:50
jiyuu0temporary will not have big changes in ubuntu guide07:51
froudwhy june, breezy wont be out until October07:51
froudpleae make all changes in svn07:51
jiyuu0jsgotangco, not really... it's a open source training session that i organise for my open source club07:51
froudjiyuu0: please can you make change in svn, it takes time for us to keep tracking your changes07:52
jiyuu0u mean the ubuntuguide.org?07:52
jsgotangcofroud, i can help him out we're in the same timezone anyway07:52
froudyes07:52
jiyuu0i've created a log file07:52
froudjiyuu0: why not just do it in svn07:53
froudonce you have commit access you will be able to do it much faster07:53
jsgotangcoyeah07:53
jiyuu0i have plans for that in the next version (breezy)07:53
froudgreat plans are good but do it in svn07:53
jsgotangcowe can move the existing one now with very little effort07:53
froudjsgotangco: I have moved it07:54
jsgotangcoahh right07:54
froudand now I am doing the markup07:54
froudjiyuu0: will you work in svn?07:54
jiyuu0not now... i have to work on the training stuff07:55
jiyuu0nothing major would come up in ubuntuguide.org07:55
froudno I mean in general when you come to making updates07:55
jiyuu0all hands tied :(07:55
froudmaking them in svn would be easier07:55
=== jiyuu0 needs extra hands
froudwe are extra hands07:56
jiyuu0can u update the svn07:56
jiyuu0and i'll update the .html with proper changelog07:56
froudjiyuu0: do you understand how open source development works07:56
froudjiyuu0: no07:56
froudwe are not going to track that07:56
froudjiyuu0: please understand07:57
froudI am not going to waste my time if a person is not going to work in a toatlly free and open way07:57
froudI have better things to do that try to keep track of changes in ubuntuguide.org07:58
froudchange log or no07:58
jiyuu0i can't work on it right now (no major updates for ubuntuguide.org)... changing the original site to svn would change a lot of things07:58
jsgotangcofroud already moved it you're just going to maintain it in svn07:59
froudjiyuu0: at some point you do realize that I will just start ignoring you07:59
jsgotangcosvn will track changes for everyone of us07:59
froudwhy do you need so much control07:59
jsgotangcothat's why you're supposed to create a gpg key and send it to elmo07:59
jiyuu0cause i use it to teach other ppl strictly based on it08:00
jiyuu0and everything works with it08:00
froudjiyuu0: we want you to join us and work with us, its good for all of us, but there is a limit08:00
froudjiyuu0: I am not sure you understand the power of FOSS development models or how they work08:00
jiyuu0and it's difficult for me to keep track of changes other ppl had made08:01
froudno it is not08:01
froudwe have a mail system for exactly that08:01
froudjiyuu0: once I have finsihed porting this doc, it will take a life on its own in svn, the community will improve it08:02
froudyou have toput trust in the community it is more powerful that anyone of us08:02
froudeach of us needs to work selflessly08:02
froudby sharing ideas and giving control to the community you will benefit greatly08:03
froudat present you seem to be doing great work, but you do not want to lose control08:04
froudI understand this, but feel that you need to take this leap of faith at some point08:04
froudtrust and work with the community, that is all we ask08:05
froudat some point we will stop asking you08:05
jsgotangcofroud, this should also apply on the kubuntu and ppc guide that came out08:05
jsgotangcoits getting pretty fragmented08:06
froudand instead of working together we will be compteing against each other, that is very sad08:06
froudjsgotangco: yes08:06
jsgotangcoi should talk to the guy who did for kubuntu08:06
froudI am very concerned about the fragmentation08:06
froudyes, where is thatURL again08:06
jsgotangcohmm08:06
jsgotangcowait let me check the list08:06
jsgotangcoKUDOS or something08:07
froudjiyuu0: so what do you think, canyou work with us on everything in svn08:07
jsgotangcohttp://kudos.berlios.de/08:07
jiyuu0froud, really give me some time here... cause it's going to change the way i'm writing08:08
jiyuu0and maitaining it08:08
froudjiyuu0: it will give you more time08:08
froudit will make it easier for you08:08
jsgotangcoAbdullah Ramazanoglu08:08
jiyuu0u see i've have dead line for the training material... i am going to do it full force08:09
jiyuu0and it will be based on the ubuntuguide.org and add-on-cd08:09
frouddo it in svn and you will get help08:09
jiyuu0to change it to svn right now... means burning extra time08:09
frouddo it outside and I am not intersted in helping08:09
froudtime you will make up when you have more hands from the community08:10
=== froud starts to get tired of this
jsgotangcolet's adjourn this for a while08:11
jsgotangcowe're just going in circles08:11
froudjiyuu0: do you or do you not want help08:11
=== jiyuu0 tired of asking for some extra time
froudjiyuu0: WE ARE OFFERING YOU EXTRA HANDS WE CAN DO MORE TOGETHER, THAT IS HEAPS OF EXTRA TIME08:11
froudjiyuu0: BUT YOU NEEDS TO COMPROMISE SO WE CAN COLLABORATE08:12
jiyuu0training material project -> svn from the beginning 08:12
jiyuu0that i can do08:12
froudjiyuu0: agreed08:12
jiyuu0but ubuntuguide.org -> svn (shortly)08:12
froudjiyuu0: I ported 5.04 yesterday08:12
froudits in svn already08:12
froudI am just cleaning up the markup08:13
froudjiyuu0: did you understand what I just said?08:13
froud5.04 is in svn as of two days ago08:13
froud5.04 is available as docbook xml in svn, all we ask is that if and when you need to do updates that you please do them in svn08:14
froudjiyuu0: plovs did the port for warty and I have done the port for hoary, this stuff takes time and we dont want to waste our time08:15
jiyuu0froud, yes... to look into ubuntuguide.org svn needs time... and my time now is at training material08:15
jiyuu0that's why ubuntuguide.org (svn) will come in shortly08:15
jiyuu0ubuntuguide.org (svn) means changing the current state of ubuntuguide08:15
jiyuu0web site have to change too08:16
froudjiyuu0: in the community there will be changes, its to be expected.08:16
froudflow with these changes08:16
froudI think you will find that the changes improve things08:17
jiyuu0like jsgotangco said... let's adjourn this topic for a while... i need to concentrate on the training materials08:18
froudjsgotangco: will you contact KUDOS guy08:18
jsgotangcoyeah08:18
jsgotangcoas early as possible08:18
jsgotangcodon't want this to happen again08:18
froudOK, I think we can do FAG Guide as Kubuntu and Ubuntu, what do you think08:19
jsgotangcokubuntu will be much easier except i know you're traded barbs with this guy before08:19
jsgotangcoFAQ Guide sounds good its already there08:19
jsgotangcoi can whip it up probably a day or two and show it to the kudos guy08:19
froudjsgotangco: no no, I mean we can do both FAQ Guides in one XML file08:20
jsgotangcohmmm08:20
jsgotangcowon't that be messy08:20
froudI already started to profile it as such08:20
jsgotangcohmm what should i do then08:20
jsgotangcoyou can move it to generic08:20
froudnot really, there are many things the same between the distros08:20
froudit is in generic08:20
froud:-)08:20
jsgotangcoohh08:20
jsgotangcosvn up08:21
jsgotangcook will look at it later then08:21
froud<book lang="&language;" id="x01">08:21
froud    <title>08:21
froud        <phrase os="kde">Kubuntu</phrase>08:21
froud        <phrase id="gnome">Ubuntu</phrase> FAQ Guide</title>08:21
froudoops I see a bug08:21
jsgotangcohmmm i should email amu or Riddell sometime08:21
froud<book lang="&language;" id="x01">08:22
froud    <title>08:22
froud        <phrase os="kde">Kubuntu</phrase>08:22
froud        <phrase os="gnome">Ubuntu</phrase> FAQ Guide</title>08:22
froud    <bookinfo>08:22
jsgotangcoi still dont know the roadmap08:22
froudamu and riddle know about it08:22
froud;-)08:22
jsgotangcono no i mean i dont know the roadmap08:22
jsgotangcoi should08:22
jsgotangcoi should email kubuntu-users and ask for help on screenshots08:23
froudyes, good idea08:23
jsgotangcoim sure i'll get replies08:24
frouddont know until you try08:24
froudI suggest you do one or two as examples08:24
froudthat way they have somethng to follow08:24
jsgotangcoyeah but i think we also have conventions on screenshots08:24
jsgotangco(i still have to read on that)08:24
froudyes look at code in gnome quick guide08:25
jsgotangcoyeah i was studying that last night08:25
froudhttp://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/TakingScreenshots08:25
jsgotangcoyeah that too08:25
froudcool dude your the best08:26
jsgotangcothat KUDOS thing is huge though08:26
froudgreat08:26
froudno worries08:26
jsgotangcoone question though08:26
jsgotangcowe're in bugzilla08:26
froudyes08:26
jsgotangcobut enrico is still the contact?08:26
froudenrico is around08:26
froudhe is still part of the team, just busy with work08:27
jsgotangcoyeah we don't get that much bugs anyway08:27
froudthere was talk about going to malone08:27
froudI think it may be a good idea08:27
jsgotangcowell main documentation should still be in bugzilla (if i know)08:27
froudI think Burgundavia wanted to move us to Malone08:28
jsgotangcoi think malone is mostly universer for now08:28
froudyes, but we can port over to malone08:28
jsgotangcodo we have a roadmap of going out to svn?08:28
froudwhat?08:28
jsgotangcoi mean08:28
jsgotangcoare there plans to move us to baz?08:29
jsgotangcoor do we decide to keep svn08:29
froudthere was talk but no plan, I dont think people what to do it08:29
froudso we just keep in svn08:29
jsgotangcowe should upgrade though08:29
froudelmo was supposed to upgrade, but hey who knows08:30
froudfor now it does not slow us down08:30
jsgotangco(but then we don't even utilize 50% of existing features)08:30
froudthat's ok08:30
jsgotangcofor our size, it works at the moment08:30
froudwe use what we use and have room for growth08:30
froudsvn can support many thousands08:31
jsgotangcowe only got like 4 people with active accounts08:31
froudthere are more active accounts, but people not able to commit right now08:31
=== jsgotangco don't know who the others are
froudpeople like trickie08:31
froudplovs08:31
jsgotangcoyeah but trickie just retired (temporarily)08:31
froudhornbeck08:31
froudyes, but that is the nature of FOSS, they will come and go08:32
froudand come back again08:32
jsgotangcoi sure hope so08:32
jsgotangcoits funny though08:32
jsgotangcoin the contributors list08:32
froudhowever, at core you're right, we are 4 people08:32
jsgotangcodocumentation has the most number of people08:32
froudI think it is just because of the wiki08:33
jsgotangco*tee hee*08:33
jsgotangcoi was thinking though08:33
jsgotangcowith kubuntu08:33
jsgotangcowould it be possible for it to have a splash screen on first boot showing docs08:34
jsgotangcoquickguide for example08:34
frouddont understand08:35
jsgotangcoahhh forget about it for now october is a long way08:36
jsgotangcowe'll just hack first08:36
froudyeah08:36
froudOK, I must get doing with my day. Keep up the great work on kwickguide08:36
froudI really like it08:36
froudthink you have done a super job08:36
jsgotangcothanks it should be finished soon before i jump to another doc08:37
jsgotangcodont like to work on multiple docs08:37
froudyeah, once you have it we can upload it to Kubuntu web site08:37
froudthat's ok08:37
froudyou like to focus08:37
jsgotangcowho hosts kubuntu.org?08:37
froudI understand that08:37
froudRiddle08:37
jsgotangcoahhh08:37
jsgotangcothat's weird08:37
froudwhy08:38
jsgotangcobut amu contributes heavily08:38
froudyes, he has an account08:38
jsgotangcowell at least kubuntu is a kde testbed08:38
jsgotangcohmm08:38
jsgotangcolet me get this straight08:38
jsgotangcoriddell has commit to ubuntu08:38
froudyes08:38
jsgotangcobut kubuntu stuff it just pulled?08:38
froudkinda08:39
frouddont let it worry you08:39
jsgotangcono it doesnt08:39
froudgood :-)08:39
jsgotangcoim just surprised08:39
froudOk, thanks for all the work you are doing, c you later jsgotangco 08:39
jsgotangcook see you08:39
=== froud is now known as froud-away
mvirkkilis it ok to use text/x-docbook+xml as the mimetype?09:48
=== enrico [~enrico@enrico.developer.debian] has joined #ubuntu-doc
mdkemorning all11:02
jsgotangcomdke, hey11:03
jsgotangcotop of the morning to you11:03
mdkesame to you11:03
=== jsgotangco cracks his whip
jsgotangcowhere's your work?11:03
jsgotangcoheh11:03
=== mdke points at his exam
jsgotangcono not that legal crap11:04
jsgotangcoheh11:04
mdkehey i did a commit last night ;)11:05
jsgotangcohehe i had too much green tea today11:05
mdkemade you a http://www.kubuntu.org entity11:05
mdkestrange it wasn't there already11:06
mdkelisten i have a couple of questions11:06
mdkequite simple11:06
jsgotangcosure11:06
mdkehow do I make a link to another section in the document11:06
jsgotangcoi think its <xref linkend="id">11:07
=== Skywind [~Skywind@218.94.37.34] has joined #ubuntu-doc
jsgotangcoif its outside, you use <ulink url="foo/c">blah</ulink>11:09
=== jiyuu1 [~Administr@203.115.199.47] has joined #ubuntu-doc
mdkesure11:11
=== mdke is reading the channel scrollback
jsgotangcohehehe that's a really nice thread11:12
=== jiyuu1 [~Administr@203.115.199.47] has left #ubuntu-doc []
mdkewow he got a bit of a tough time11:24
jsgotangcothats why we need to whip people here11:25
mdkehmmm11:26
jsgotangcohmmm?11:26
mdkeno quite the FOSS spirit jsgotangco, whipping people ;)11:26
jsgotangcobaj11:26
jsgotangcobah11:26
jsgotangcoyou just don't want to be whipped11:27
=== Seveas [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
mdketrue11:27
jsgotangcoi wonder if our cd has rawrite or something11:28
jsgotangcoto create a boot disk11:29
mdkewhich cd?11:30
jsgotangcohoary11:31
mdkeask Kamion11:32
mdkethere is a guy writing some installation tutorials in the wiki11:35
mdkei keep leaving messages saying "work with us, we are already writing such documents" but he doesn't seem to listen11:36
jsgotangcoyeah it happens11:39
jsgotangcosome people still dont get the concept of FOSS development11:39
mdkewell its filed under the docteam pages11:43
mdkeand i seem to remember that he's posted to the list11:43
mdkehe's just not using work that has already been done11:44
mdkehas mako got back to you about your CoC yet?11:44
=== abelli [~john@69.59.171.132] has joined #ubuntu-doc
abelliciao 11:46
abelliKinnison: ding11:46
mdkehi abelli 11:48
jsgotangcono why i've already signed my CoC11:58
jsgotangcodid you?11:59
mdkei signed it but i think he is quite busy right now11:59
jsgotangcooh that means he hasn't replied back to you12:00
jsgotangcowell im not rushing12:00
=== mdke nods
jsgotangcowhat happens next anyway12:00
mdkeno idea12:00
mdkebut i'm concerned my signature isn't valid12:00
mdkemy key is only signed by henrik and his isn't signed by anyone ;)12:00
mdkenp12:01
jsgotangcono your key is supposed to be valid but its untrusted at the moment12:01
jsgotangco(i have your key)12:01
jsgotangco(and i dont trust you either)12:01
jsgotangcohehe12:01
jsgotangcojust kiddding12:01
mdkeas i say, only henrik has signed it12:02
jsgotangcooh it doesnt matter actually12:02
jsgotangcolet me refresh your key12:02
mdkeif I do a --refresh-keys it always times out after 5 people or so :/ weird12:02
jsgotangcoi just use enigmail12:03
mdkeif i do em one at a time its ok tho12:03
jsgotangcodid henrik sign your key already?12:03
mdkeyes12:03
jsgotangcook let me refresh your key to check12:04
mdkebut as i say, his isn't signed for some reason12:04
mdkewtf is enigmail?12:05
=== mdke googles
mdkeoh that's rather cool12:06
jsgotangcoyeah its a thunderbird plugin12:06
mdkeit has a key management interface, sweet12:07
jsgotangcoit makes things so easy12:07
mdkeafk12:11
=== Seveas [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== abelli [~john@69.59.171.132] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== enrico [~enrico@enrico.developer.debian] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@218.208.192.136] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== judax [~troy@adsl-69-154-11-173.dsl.austtx.swbell.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jsgotangco [~jsg@202.57.71.235] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Burgundavia [~corey@S01060011951c5300.du.shawcable.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jdub [~jdub@home.waugh.id.au] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== froud-away [~froud@ndn-165-128-37.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Kinnison [~dsilvers@haddenham.pepperfish.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mvirkkil [~mvirkkil@vipunen.hut.fi] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== k31th [~stealth@flashtek-uk.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== sladen [paul@starsky.19inch.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@mdke.user] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== asw [~asw@node-423a728a.bos.onnet.us.uu.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mpt [~mpt@203-167-186-88.dsl.clear.net.nz] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== kassetra [~kassetra@c-67-171-201-213.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Seveaz [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
jsgotangcooh well happy weekend to you all12:42
=== Seveas [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== enrico [~enrico@enrico.developer.debian] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@218.208.192.136] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== judax [~troy@adsl-69-154-11-173.dsl.austtx.swbell.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Burgundavia [~corey@S01060011951c5300.du.shawcable.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jdub [~jdub@home.waugh.id.au] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== froud-away [~froud@ndn-165-128-37.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Kinnison [~dsilvers@haddenham.pepperfish.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mvirkkil [~mvirkkil@vipunen.hut.fi] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== k31th [~stealth@flashtek-uk.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== sladen [paul@starsky.19inch.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@mdke.user] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== asw [~asw@node-423a728a.bos.onnet.us.uu.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mpt [~mpt@203-167-186-88.dsl.clear.net.nz] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== kassetra [~kassetra@c-67-171-201-213.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@mdke.user] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== _froud_ [~froud@ndn-165-128-37.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== _froud_ [~froud@ndn-165-128-37.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@mdke.user] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Seveas [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== enrico [~enrico@enrico.developer.debian] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@218.208.192.136] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== judax [~troy@adsl-69-154-11-173.dsl.austtx.swbell.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Burgundavia [~corey@S01060011951c5300.du.shawcable.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jdub [~jdub@home.waugh.id.au] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== Kinnison [~dsilvers@haddenham.pepperfish.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mvirkkil [~mvirkkil@vipunen.hut.fi] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== k31th [~stealth@flashtek-uk.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== sladen [paul@starsky.19inch.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== asw [~asw@node-423a728a.bos.onnet.us.uu.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mpt [~mpt@203-167-186-88.dsl.clear.net.nz] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== kassetra [~kassetra@c-67-171-201-213.hsd1.or.comcast.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@219.94.82.43] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jiyuu1 [~Ooi@wmu-53-12.tm.net.my] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== _froud_ is now known as froud
=== froud [~froud@ndn-165-128-37.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
froudOuch!!!! http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/05/26/cz_dl_0526linux.html?partner=rss03:16
Burgundaviathere is more fud, related03:16
Burgundavialet me dig up the link03:16
Burgundaviahttp://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=12185&hed=An+End+to+Free+Linux+Support&sector=Profiles&subsector=Companies03:21
froudBurgundavia: I fear there is touble in the brewing03:23
Burgundavianah, is just the usual fud03:23
Burgundaviasomeone needs to point them to git03:24
froudNOt when it includes Mc Voy03:24
Burgundaviayes03:24
froudhe is close to the community03:24
Burgundaviahe looks like he can market himself well03:24
froudhe knows the business03:24
froudmany follow him03:24
froudif we see a wave of software product sgoing this way, then there is a problem03:25
froudthe point about innovation is also true03:25
froudI hav enot seen much innovation in FOS03:25
froudgreat apps yes03:25
froudbut at the lower levels of technology there is a need03:26
BurgundaviaI think that is fud03:26
BurgundaviaI have seen innovation at all places in FOSS03:26
Burgundaviabut you usually see is all the messy steps in between03:26
froudyou think Mc Voy is just talking03:26
Burgundaviawhich is usually hidden by prop. companies, like apple03:26
froudI dunno03:27
froudMc Voy doe snot say much unless he has something to say03:27
BurgundaviaBeagle? F-spot?03:27
Burgundaviamcvoy is pissed that he lost his plum candidate03:27
froudIt would be good to see a community or free sf reaction to this03:27
Burgundaviahe wanted his cake and to eat it too03:27
froudplum candidate?03:27
froudwhat did I miss03:28
Burgundaviathe linux kernel was fantastic advertising for him03:28
froudOK, I c03:28
Burgundaviayes, he had to do a bunch of work, but that work that was needed to be done03:28
froudso he's been playing tuant all this time?03:28
Burgundaviahttp://www.bitkeeper.com/03:29
Burgundaviatell me what you see on that page03:29
Burgundaviafront and centre03:29
froudyeah I know the problem03:29
Burgundaviayou see a quote from Linux03:29
Burgundaviainux03:29
Burgundavialinus03:29
Burgundaviathird time lucky03:29
froudso he has been playing truant03:29
Burgundaviamcvoy has been a dickhead, to be honest03:30
froudbut he has made some good points with regard to the business model03:30
Burgundaviabah, mostly garbage03:30
froudas we have seen RH and SuSE > NLD03:30
froudmakes you wonder03:30
Burgundaviahttp://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3719703:31
frouddont get me wrong I believe strongly in FOSS, but I also see many FOSS companies struggling03:31
Burgundaviayes, but there are a great number of prop. software companies struggling as well03:31
froudtrue but they have more revenue03:32
froudmost of the companies I see are on a shoe string budget03:32
Burgundaviamost software companies do very badly03:33
Burgundaviaopen source or not03:33
froudthe only thing that keeps them going is community development03:33
Burgundaviais that a bad thing?03:33
Burgundaviathe community gets the product for free03:33
froudno, but you need to put bread on the table03:33
Burgundaviaand when the company dies, the software survives03:33
Burgundaviathink of the area of library software03:33
froudyes03:33
Burgundaviaoften very much tied to one company03:33
froudyeah03:34
Burgundavianow, say a company goes under, now libraries (who are perenially short of money) now have to spend a lot of money changing vendors03:34
Burgundaviawith an oss alternative, they can just go to the next company03:34
froudyes, true03:34
Burgundaviathat is the reason taht Koha exists03:34
froudwe know that works03:35
Burgundaviathe company that created it, under contract, gave a shit about the library that they were working for03:35
Burgundaviaand convinced the libary to oss their product03:35
Burgundaviait now has 3 small companies working on it03:35
froudyes, the model works in that respect03:35
froudbut when you are a startup03:35
froudyou have no customers yet03:36
froudinnovation without cash can be a problem03:36
Burgundaviawhat better way to get customers?03:36
froudsure free beer03:36
Burgundaviabuild a huge buzz03:36
Burgundaviathink, people fixing your bugs for you03:37
froudLinux is a test platform03:37
froudsoftware testing is good03:37
froudanyway, it will be good to see the response03:37
Burgundaviabest simply to ignore forbes03:37
Burgundaviaone voice will not change the fud03:37
Burgundaviarather than fight a lost battle, built a better mousetrap, and get them with that03:38
BurgundaviaI am coming to the conclusion that there is no place for non-open source stuff in the world03:39
froudI would not go that far03:39
mdkehttp://www.kofler.cc/ubuntu.html03:40
Burgundaviawow03:41
froudHmmm now that is interesting03:41
froudI wonder if aw paid him03:42
mdkeonly in german atm03:42
froudyeah03:42
froudbut I wonder why he did it closed doors03:42
BurgundaviaBasically, my though pattern boils down to this? Why should a company spend its own good money to develop software (like my ex-employer did) when a free alternative is just as good?03:42
mdkefroud, money?03:42
froudmdke: you mean if he had done it in the community he would have no moeny?03:43
froudBurgundavia: some software should be closed03:43
Burgundaviafroud, such as?03:44
froudBurgundavia: some software is just to intimate by nature for open dev03:44
froudERP Business Logic03:44
froudEven compaire03:44
froudthe main development is done by paid people03:44
froudnot much comes from community in the ERP space03:44
Burgundaviaif you build an engine that companies can plug there own logic into?03:44
Burgundaviayes, OSS is only starting to penetrate that sort of stuff03:45
froudI think this is because those systems are so monolithic03:45
Burgundaviaand working on server stuff is boring03:45
froudbanking systems03:45
Burgundaviabanking because of security issues?03:45
froudwell that is an opinion03:45
Burgundaviathey run destroyers on windows03:45
froudBurgundavia: there is a place for closed source03:47
froudmdke: you think if he did the book in the community he would hav eno work03:47
froudsorry no money03:47
mdkefroud, dunno03:47
froudwhich begs the question, "How do OSS authors make money?"03:48
mdkebut its a commercial venture03:48
mdkefroud, by doing other things :p03:48
froudyes, aw must have paid him or he is getting a royalty03:48
froudthat is the traditional set of rules03:48
froudI would like to discover whether or not the new rule set used in FOSS can apply to authoring03:49
frouddevelopers and integrators can make money03:49
froudthe model is easy03:49
=== jjesse [~jjesse@mail.ftpb.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
froudbut how about writers03:49
froudjjesse: hi03:51
jjessehello froud03:53
froudjjesse: I have informed enrico that you will be sending elmo keys03:53
jjessecool thanks :)03:54
froudanyone got any business models fo rthe doteam03:54
frouddocteam03:54
jjessefroud gotta run, work emergency03:54
froudsurely we must be able to develop books in the community under open licenses and make money from it03:54
froudLet's take an example03:55
froudlets say we decide to write a book and then publish it03:55
=== enrico [~enrico@enrico.developer.debian] has joined #ubuntu-doc
froudwe would charge for the printed version03:55
froudthe source and html view would be available on line03:56
frouddo you think we would get sales03:56
froudperhaps the best person to speak to is Tim O'Reilly03:57
froudhello enrico 03:57
froudwell, any opinions03:58
froud:-)03:58
froudI can register the book with an ISBN, that means we can sell it through all regular cannels03:59
froudchannels03:59
froudproduction I can also take care of03:59
froudso how do we make it happen?03:59
froudin the community03:59
=== froud notices that the channel has just had a brain fart
mdke*laughs*04:01
mdkesorry i'm working here04:01
froudInteresting how we have so many opinions on all sorts of things but when it comes to this we have non :-)04:02
Burgundaviahmm04:02
Burgundaviafor docs, I think you can make money04:02
Burgundaviayou just need to provide a good service04:02
mdkei have no idea04:02
Burgundavialike O'Reilly does04:02
froudOK, so how do we band togther to protect each others interests04:03
froudand how many people are we talking about?04:03
enricofroud: hello!04:03
froudhow would revenue be shared in a way proportionate to the effort04:04
froudwould we be able to trust one another or would we need a broker?04:04
froudto structure a business model that works for us, that is the question.04:06
froudHe he my books on Python arrived from Amazon today04:08
froudfinally I can start learning04:08
froudPython Programming for the absolute beginner and Learn Python (the mouse book)04:08
froudthat should be a good combination, right?04:09
froudlol Opening sentence, "Writing a book is like giving birth-and I have the stretch marks of the brain to prove it." 04:10
=== jiyuu0|home [~Ooi@wmu-53-12.tm.net.my] has left #ubuntu-doc []
froudwow mdke nice patch yesterday dude :-)04:18
froudreally making progress there04:18
froudnot bad for a legal bunny04:18
mdkefroud, haven't actually written much yet04:24
mdkebut i intend to keep at it04:24
froudwell it was a god patch04:24
mdkety04:24
mdkewas the patch to global.ent all ok?04:24
mdkelet me know if i muck anything up ;)04:25
froudas far as I can see04:25
mdkecool04:26
=== Seveas [~seveas@seveas.demon.nl] has joined #ubuntu-doc
mdkefroud, how do i link to another section in the document?04:26
froudcreate an id attribute on the target and then xref to it04:26
mdkeok cool04:27
froudwhat do you want to link to04:27
mdkeerm04:27
mdkenot sure yet ;)04:27
froudchapter sect104:27
mdkechapter i think04:27
froudOK well look in install guide I have a few examples in there04:27
mdkeok sure04:27
mdkefroud, btw did you see http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/InstallationTutorial ?04:28
froudyeah I was confused by it. Is it an installation or gui tut04:30
Burgundaviait is every it seems04:30
mdkewell so far its not much04:31
Burgundaviahttp://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/BeginnerInstallationTutorial04:31
Burgundaviawell, the plan is for everything04:31
mdkeyeah he also seems to want to do an upgrade tutorial04:31
mdkesomething which is currently already done in the releasenotes04:31
froudI dont understand04:31
froudis this an install thing or how to us ethe desktop04:32
froudIn the top left-hand corner of your screen there are three menus that look like this.04:32
froudIf you use your mouse to click once on the word "applications", a drop down box will appear. If you click on "applications" a second time the drop down box will disappear. Try doing this now.04:32
froudThe same thing will happen if you click on "Places" and "System" (but not on the three coloured buttons next to "system", you'll learn what to do with them in a minute).04:32
froudThe "Applications" is made up of several sub-menus. The two that you will probably be most interested in are "Internet" and "Office". The "Internet" sub-menu has all the programs on your computer which are for the internet. The "Office" sub-menu has all the programs on your computer which are for writing documents. To open a sub-menu, move your mouse's cursor so that it is on top of the sub-menu you wish to open and it will appear to the r04:32
froudthis is how to work with the gui04:32
froudnot installation04:32
mdkeyes04:32
froudso why the work is said to be install04:32
=== froud is very confused
mdkemaybe email him?04:33
froudI like the tut idea04:34
Burgundaviahe has good ideas04:34
froudbut cant see why this is the Installation project04:34
froudyes he does04:34
Burgundaviawe just need to fold it into our project04:34
froudyes04:34
froudand get him to work in svn?04:34
froudI dont know, lets leave it run and see where it leads04:36
froudthe ideas are good if we get involved we will just throw a spanner in the works04:36
froudBurgundavia: from GLUG04:38
froud> On Friday, 27 May 2005 15:04, Sean Wheller wrote: 04:38
froud> > http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/05/26/cz_dl_0526linux.html?pa 04:38
froud> >rtner=rss 04:38
froud> 04:38
froud> IMHO, it's a little fact and a lot of opinion. 04:38
froud> 04:39
froud> McVoy is giving his own opinion, which is probably true enough from 04:39
froud> his point of view. And maybe he's still smarting from the split with 04:39
froud> the kernel developers. I take his comments with a pinch of salt. 04:39
froud> 04:39
froud> alan 04:39
froudI believe that the rapid advance in the development of git is starting to scare him. It took him 5 years to develop Bitkeeper to the level it is currently in (with the help of Linus, for the initial design). Now Linus is developing an alternative in less that three months, which is almost at the level of Bitkeeper. With some improvements.....04:39
Burgundaviawow http://www.skolelinux.org/portal/user_experience/test_schools/test_schools_map04:39
Burgundaviagit is not where bitkeeper is 04:39
Burgundaviagit is for development of the linux kernel04:39
Burgundaviaand not much else04:39
Burgundaviabut at least now everything is free, so quilt and git can work better together04:40
=== froud is now known as froud-away
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@219.95.58.2] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== _zulu [~sean@ndn-165-128-37.telkomadsl.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== _zulu is now known as venda
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@219.95.58.2] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== judax [~troy@adsl-69-154-11-173.dsl.austtx.swbell.net] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== maskie [~marius@196-30-109-118.uudial.uunet.co.za] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== jiyuu0 [~jiyuu0@219.95.58.2] has joined #ubuntu-doc
vendagood night10:32
mdkenight venda 10:33
mdkegreat work on the guide10:33
=== mdke [~mdke@81-178-74-18.dsl.pipex.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@mdke.user] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@81-178-74-18.dsl.pipex.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@81-178-74-18.dsl.pipex.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@81-178-74-18.dsl.pipex.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@81-178-74-18.dsl.pipex.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc
=== mdke [~mdke@81-178-74-18.dsl.pipex.com] has joined #ubuntu-doc

Generated by irclog2html.py 2.7 by Marius Gedminas - find it at mg.pov.lt!