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theCoreLaserJock: can i send it to you via Direct transfert ( I got a problem with http right now )12:04
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LaserJocktheCore: hmm, try it again12:05
robotgeekLaserJock: http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/1024812:06
LaserJocktheCore: sorry I wasn't able to get the DCC (I probably have something turned off).12:07
LaserJocktheCore: but I see what you are talking about in the robotgeek's screenshot12:07
LaserJockthanks robotgeek 12:07
robotgeeksure, np. 12:08
LaserJocktheCore: it looks like the Packaging Guide hasn't been updated in KDE for a few months. It looks like about PG from Christmas time ;-)12:08
robotgeekLaserJock: same with desktop guide as well12:09
LaserJockactually though that doc could be useful12:11
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Burgundavianow that I blogged provactively, will anyone care?04:46
robotgeekBurgwork: where? 04:49
robotgeekfridge?04:50
Madpilotplanet.u.c04:51
Madpilothe's bashing Launchpad :P04:51
MadpilotMark's going to come gunning for you, Burgundavia 04:51
Burgundaviahow do I get old svn versions of a doc?04:53
Burgundaviahmm, never mind04:53
Burgundaviaany idea how to use css on moin?04:53
robotgeekBurgwork: svn list, maybe?04:54
BurgundaviaI got it04:55
robotgeekso, it is svn list, is it? useful information :)04:56
Burgundaviabloody hell. It doesn't look like I can use custom css on a moin wiki04:57
Madpilotnice long blogpost/ad for Epiphany on p.u.c too04:59
Burgundaviamine was more of a rant05:01
Madpilotyeah, the line about 'killing kittens' sort of tipped me off :P05:02
MadpilotBurgundavia, in the bit about not bug-triaging on LP anymore, did you actually mean to write, "I know I am alone in this." or is that missing a "not"?05:04
Burgundaviagood catch05:05
Burgundaviafixed05:07
Madpilotnot in planet.u.c yet - will it reload?05:08
Burgundaviayes05:11
Burgundavia10min intervals05:12
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Burgundavianight all05:32
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LaserJockcya Burgundavia 05:34
trappistremind me, is the kubuntu quickguide on the list of things we're not worrying about?05:40
LaserJocktrappist: just a sec05:42
Madpilottrappist, I think so05:44
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LaserJocktrappist: last edit was Feb. 15th05:45
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trappistdoes that mean we don't like it anymore?05:47
LaserJockto be honest, I don't know05:47
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LaserJockthat is a fairly recent edit in the whole scheme of things05:47
trappistI'm ever so useful when I know what to work on05:47
trappistand the last thing I asked about was incorrectly listed on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/Projects so I haven't learned to trust that yet05:48
Madpilotwe've got a lot of stuff on that Project page that isn't really active...05:48
trappistor, better, when I know what not to work on, since we covered the positives earlier today05:48
LaserJocktrappist: well, some of the problem is that we work fairly independently05:49
LaserJockso you would have to talk to the authors to know for sure05:49
trappistI guess not all the authors hang out here?05:49
Madpilotsome time after our string freeze, we should go through that list and note what isn't active anymore...05:50
Madpilottrappist, mailing list is better for getting everyone05:50
LaserJocktrappist: not all the time05:50
trappistMadpilot: that's sort of why I asked.  I have a biggish patch to the kubuntu quickguide languishing on the list for a while.05:52
LaserJockoh, well it might be that somebody just needs to apply it05:54
Madpilottrappist, Jerome is jsgotango when he's on IRC, he's listed as maintainer of the Kubuntu quickguide05:54
trappistoh.  don't think I've ever seen him.05:54
LaserJockyeah, he seems to be busy lately05:55
MadpilotI think he's been on business trips or something05:57
LaserJockhe does a lot of touring05:59
trappistdamn rock stars.06:04
Madpilothi robotgeek - know anything about Kubuntu Quickguide?06:08
robotgeekMadpilot: i know that it is complete, however we need to discuss if the KDG and User Guide conflict. 06:08
Madpilothas it been updated for Dapper, though?06:09
robotgeeklemme check quickly06:09
robotgeekThis guide was written midway during the 6.04 development, so parts of it may be incomplete or out of date.06:10
robotgeekI think it is not really conflicting, as it covers more basics than the Desktop Guide06:10
Madpilotis Kubuntu going to be shipping both guides?06:13
robotgeeki am not sure, really. i wanted to ask jerome before, but i forgot about it. we needed to discuss this. 06:13
robotgeekhowever, i think we can ship both06:16
LaserJockrobotgeek: are we presently shipping the quickguide?06:17
robotgeekLaserJock: yes06:19
Madpilotgood, finally figured out Malone's settings - there are two 'Documentation Team' entries in bug-contacts but only one of them actually emails the list...06:22
robotgeekheh06:23
trappistI'm on the wireless networking part of the serverguide.  I think its final contents are going to depend a lot on the final decision of whether to cram wpasupplicant config tools into the newly available window before release.  should I just leave it alone for now, until we know how that turns out?06:24
trappistthere's been some traffic on the -devel list about it, and as far as I can tell there's no final word either way yet.06:25
Madpilotthat could change the wireless sections of the desktop guides, too... 06:26
MadpilotI don't do wireless myself, so I'll leave that up to those who do06:26
trappistprobably even more than the serverguide, since we're talking about gui tools06:27
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robotgeekMadpilot: there's just too much information about wireless to do a good job in the desktop guides, it is better to leave that job to the wiki06:27
Madpilotrobotgeek, good point. I'm just glad I still run lots of Cat5 :P06:28
eleybournSorry if this is the wrong group for this. I am installing about 10 Ubuntu machines to give to one of our local charities for disadvatages families. Anyone know of good documentation to get beginners started with Ubuntu. Pref PDF that I can print out and give. I can't find much on the Ubuntu websites.06:28
trappistI think it does belong in there, if only to hold a blurb and point to a good wiki page and maybe a strong recommendation that you research compatibility before buying a wireless card06:29
LaserJockeleybourn: help.ubuntu.com06:29
robotgeekLaserJock: we don't have pdf's for breezy, iirc06:29
LaserJockrobotgeek: I know, but h.u.c is the best we've got for the moment06:30
robotgeekeleybourn: yes, unfortunately help.ubuntu.com is your best bet. documentation is also included in the install06:30
Madpilottalk to mdke, he might be able to build some PDFs of Breezy's docs06:30
eleybournI had seen that. Most of it is designed more as a FAQ not really as a beginners introduction06:31
Madpiloteleybourn, we've got PDFs of the stuff we're writing for the new release, but not for Breezy...06:31
trappistactually, screw it.  I don't have enough wireless foo to do anything more useful than fill the hole in the doc, so I'll leave the hole for somebody more qualified.06:33
eleybournThere's a great little apache group program called fop. It turns XML into PDF's. A little nasty to learn (no docs, only examples).06:33
Madpiloteleybourn, that's what we're using :P06:33
Madpilotwell, what mdke is using, actually06:33
eleybournshiny06:34
robotgeekyeah, i used that too06:34
LaserJockeleybourn: yeah, I think Dapper will have xml, html, and pdf06:34
eleybournWill there be a beginners tutorial doc in Dapper?06:35
LaserJockeleybourn: take a look at doc.ubuntu.com06:35
LaserJockeleybourn: that is our working docs for Dapper06:35
Madpiloteleybourn, the Ubuntu Desktop Guide has been significantly rewritten for Dapper06:36
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eleybournOk. I missed d.u.c. I'm liking the desktopguide06:39
eleybournI think theres even a few things in there I didn't know & I've been using Debian/Ubuntu for years.06:40
Madpilotd.u.c is unstable, the HTML stuff there is built from our SVN repo twice a day - so it's nearly as current as it gets06:40
eleybournBig question sorry. How applicable is the new desktop guide to Breezy. From my cursory glance it seems fine.06:45
Madpilotmost of it should work, I think - not all of it, though06:46
Madpilotsome minor but irritating things like menu layouts have changed slightly btwn Breezy & Dapper06:46
eleybournThanks. 06:51
MadpilotAFAIK, all of the apps we mention in the Ubuntu Desktop Guide exist for Breezy too - some of them are in different repositories, though06:51
eleybournAnyway thanks for the help. My only AU$0.02 would be to put screenshots into the desktop guide. Beginners are going to want to see what their looking at.06:59
eleybournTTFN06:59
LaserJockyeah, that's what we need, tons of orange ;-)07:01
robotgeekhmm, i just sent off an email ot the doc list07:01
MadpilotLaserJock, not a fan of Dapper's default theme? :P07:02
LaserJockrobotgeek: are you talking about Kubuntu or Ubuntu or both?07:02
robotgeekLaserJock: kubuntu, sorry07:03
LaserJockMadpilot: don't really know, haven't seen it yet07:03
LaserJockMadpilot: only a couple screenshots07:03
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robotgeektrappist: ping07:29
trappistpong07:32
robotgeektrappist: i saw your email to list, kmail complains about a "Warning: The signature is bad" mostly as it was signed by a different email, i think07:37
robotgeektrappist: however, i was wondering if you care to work in the integration of the docs07:38
trappistI don't remember a post like that.  that would make sense :)  I remember reporting a bug about kmail failing to remember my preference to accept an ssl certificate, though07:39
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robotgeekPATCH: More serverguide additions mostly07:39
robotgeekthat email is the one kmail was complaining about. nvm07:40
trappistat the moment I can say maybe on the integration.  I had my sights on a couple of other things, and my lack of real docbook foo or any real familiarity with either doc would probably slow me down a bit. 07:41
trappistbut I do have the time, so do keep in touch about it.07:42
trappistcome to think of it, I know about as much about postfix as I do about wireless networking, which is just enough to make it work for me, so I'll probably end up leaving that alone...07:43
trappistso yeah, I can work on that :)07:44
robotgeektrappist: i'll start working on it right now, i'll probably get a fair idea by tommorow07:44
trappistok I'm gonna head to bed.  I'll look for a clue about what needs doing in the morning.07:44
robotgeekcool07:44
trappistg'night07:45
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robotgeekhey Burgundavia 08:30
Burgundaviasalut robotgeek08:31
robotgeektrying to decide if i should start work on that or go to sleep :)08:31
Burgundaviaon which?08:33
robotgeekthe integtration08:33
Burgundaviaof?08:33
robotgeekQuickguide and Desktop Guide for Kubuntu, sorry08:34
robotgeeki tht u saw the email to the list08:34
Burgundaviaah08:34
Burgundaviahttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Website/Desktop <-- my current project08:34
MadpilotBurgundavia, isn't that the Quicktour reborn?08:35
highvoltagehi Burgundavia 08:35
BurgundaviaMadpilot: yes, but on the website08:35
Burgundaviasalut highvoltage08:35
highvoltageBurgundavia: still enjoying launchpad?08:35
highvoltage:)08:35
BurgundaviaI am typing with bloody stumps, if that is what you mean :)08:36
robotgeekheh08:37
highvoltagehehe08:38
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Madpilot"I would rather have my fingers gnawed by rabid chimpmunks than use Launchpad some days." - Mark really is going to hunt you down, Burgundavia :P08:38
Burgundaviawell, if I was using Kubutu, it would be Knawed08:39
robotgeeklol08:40
Madpilotneed sleep - later, all08:42
robotgeeklater Madpilot 08:42
mdkeBurgundavia, sure you can use css on the moin wiki. Either use a table, or use html directly08:57
Burgundaviadoesn't seem to be turned on08:58
Burgundaviaregardless, somebody from #moin gave me a hand08:58
Burgundaviahttp://www.linspire.com/products_linspire_whatis.php?tab=features <-- very cool08:58
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mdkedamn no one has replied on the freeze thread09:02
BurgundaviaI think we go wit your suggestion then09:03
robotgeekmdke: was just on my way out. have you seen my new emails to the list?09:03
mdkeBurgundavia, which? ;)09:05
mdkerobotgeek, yes09:05
Burgundaviamdke: 2 weeks09:06
robotgeekmdke: i think there will be sizeable amount of work to be done if both Quickguide and Desktop Guide are to merge, with new screenshots etc. 09:06
mdkerobotgeek, I think the best idea is if you just do what you can, and don't worry about how much you can merge, the DG is already quite complete, I think.09:07
mdkeuse what you like09:07
robotgeekyes, the Desktop Guide is quite complete. 09:07
robotgeekdo i have 2 weeks + 10 days as such?09:08
mdkeI don't know09:08
Burgundaviathe delay is not official yet09:08
mdkeit might look weird to have just a few screenshots, I don't know09:09
robotgeekit's just too much work, and too much is bound to change. work on merging them will become useless there is a UI freeze. 09:11
robotgeeki'll just focus on getting everything in order then09:11
mdkemay that is the best thing09:11
mdkescreenshots are kinda nice, but they are a pain to take in bulk at the end of the cycle, and they will very likely untranslated09:12
robotgeeki just saw your email on the list09:13
mdke-> work09:20
robotgeekbed09:21
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mdkehey trappist 11:25
mdkeactually, unping11:26
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mdkebhuvan, how is the serverguide going? are there a lot mroe gaps left?01:16
bhuvanmdke, going good. few gaps are left01:17
mdkecool01:17
mdkewill they be filled for next week do you think?01:17
bhuvanmdke, i guess not01:19
bhuvanmdke, just imap & email services are pending01:19
bhuvanmdke, i will to fill the gap if possible01:19
mdkeoh cool01:20
mdkethere is some email material on the wiki, you could use that01:20
bhuvanmdke, ok01:20
mdkehttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/MailServer01:20
bhuvansure i'll check it out01:20
mdkethere are guides for postfix and dovecot01:20
bhuvani'll take a look01:22
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trappistrobotgeek_zzz: I just figured out what you meant last night.  yeah, I probably should have mentioned that I signed one of my emails just before noticing that the wrong email address was primary in my gpg key.04:17
robotgeektrappist: how do i change primary keys?04:19
mdkehey trappist, I added a small section in the desktop guide about that crontab @reboot thing, if you fancy checking it out, that would be cool. You mentioned on -devel that it is a common question04:53
mdkebtw great work on the server guide patches04:55
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robotgeekhey jsgotangco 05:01
jsgotangcohi05:03
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robotgeekjsgotangco: i will see if i can copy stuff from the QuickGuide, i think i can05:04
robotgeeki'm only worried about the screenies, i don't think i can actually change them05:04
jsgotangcoi made some minimal changes early on during flight 305:04
jsgotangcohmm05:04
jsgotangcoscreenshots wouldn't really eat that much time05:04
jsgotangcosince flight 5 kubuntu is out, its possible to update them05:05
mdkebut not translate them05:05
mdkeperhaps that isn't a massive deal tho05:06
jsgotangcooh translating is out of the question for now if merging two docs05:06
robotgeeki really like chapter 1 in Quick Guide05:06
jsgotangcowell that's the quick guide thing05:07
jsgotangcothe others are just filler imo05:07
mdkei thought everyone agreed that merging was a bad idea?05:07
robotgeekerr, chapter 205:07
robotgeekmdke: i keep getting tempted :)05:07
jsgotangcomdke, the kubuntu quick guide has some nice parts that the original quick guide didn't have05:07
robotgeekshiny pictures05:07
mdkeup to you robotgeek 05:08
robotgeeklet me see if i can do somethind today05:08
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jsgotangcorobotgeek, if your aim is rosetta, i'd suggest not doing it and instead focus on the original goal05:11
robotgeekjsgotangco: i think i will be done today05:11
jsgotangcosure :)05:11
jsgotangcook i gotta get out, just checked email05:12
jsgotangcocheers05:12
robotgeeklater jsgotangco 05:12
mdkerobotgeek, you've got another week after today, don't fret05:18
robotgeekmdke: sorry for being so fickle minded05:22
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mdkerobotgeek, ?05:25
robotgeekmdke: about the merging and stuff05:25
robotgeeki am going to try it and see how much work it actually is.05:26
mdkerobotgeek, i don't see how you are being fickle05:27
robotgeekmdke: i said yesterday that i won't do it, today i am saying that i will try it05:27
mdkeoh no problem05:28
trappistrobotgeek: you gpg --edit-key, use 'uid' to select the key you want to be primary, then I think you just say 'primary'05:42
robotgeekyes, figured that out. i made the same mistake too05:43
robotgeekis there a way to select from kmail the email id to sigh with?05:43
robotgeeksign05:43
robotgeekyelp is borked in dapper, sigh05:43
mdkehow?05:44
trappistyou can't select a subkey from a key, that I can tell.  yelp was working for me in dapper last night just fine.05:44
robotgeeki just dist-upgraded in kubuntu, Depends: libgnomeprint2.2-0 (>= 2.11.0) but it is not going to be installed05:45
trappistoh dependency issues.  tried apt-get install yelp libgnomeprint2.2-0?05:45
mdkebut you can still use it right?05:46
robotgeeklibgnomeprint2.2-0: Depends: libgnomeprint2.2-data (= 2.12.1-0ubuntu1) but 2.12.1-3build1 is to be installed05:46
robotgeekno, the dist-upgrade removed yelp05:47
trappistmdke: somebody told me about @reboot years ago and I forgot all about it05:47
mdketrappist, it's clever. I had no idea about it05:47
trappistI never would have looked at crontab for that05:48
robotgeekhey, i am going to steal that too :)05:48
mdkerobotgeek, maybe ping seb128 about it or maybe it is waiting on a build05:48
robotgeeki'll just boot into breezy05:48
trappistbtw is it an accident that the serverguide is under generic but it builds under the ubuntu dir?05:49
robotgeektrappist: probably not05:50
mdkeno05:50
mdkeif you want it in blue you can build it under the kubuntu dir too05:50
trappistwas just wondering because when I built I looked for it under generic since that's where the source is05:51
mdkehmm05:53
mdkeit should tell you where the build is at the end of the process05:53
trappistnetwork-applications.xml is gonna hit 3000 lines by the end of the day.  anybody think it should be split up?05:53
trappistmdke: yeah, that's how I found it, but I didn't look first.05:53
mdketrappist, don't split it up if it is the same chapter05:54
trappistI wouldn't know how to anyway :)  it's just getting to be a little cumbersome to work with.05:57
mdketrappist, then again, if you can think of a coherent way to split it into two chapters, that would work05:57
trappistwell I can - not all of it is network applications.  a lot is network configuration, and I think the firewall section could fall under that too.05:58
trappistalso it's probably late in the game to be bringing this up, but we don't have a securityguide?05:59
mdkewhat's the difference?05:59
trappistthe difference between network configuration and network applications?05:59
mdketrappist, yes06:02
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mdkeoh you mean network configuration is "connecting to the internet"?06:02
mdkethat would make a bit of a rubbish chapter on its own though06:06
trappistprobably right06:07
mdkeany idea why long lines are truncated here: http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/configuration.html06:09
mdkesilly idea, IMO06:10
trappistI agree06:10
Burgworksomebody was looking for me?06:11
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robotgeekmdke: do you know if kubuntu is going to have a install guide07:02
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trappistdoh07:27
trappistI was just about to get started :)07:27
trappisttoo hairy?07:27
robotgeektrappist: too many small changes, it may be possible if we both work on it. 07:27
robotgeeklemme give you a preview07:27
trappistyou think it's worth it?07:28
robotgeektrappist: moment, uploading07:29
robotgeektrappist: http://www.robotgeek.org/kubuntu/merging-web/C/ 07:33
robotgeektrappist: havent done much there except split up the chapters07:37
trappistrobotgeek: holy crap you went to uta?  are you still in arlington?07:39
robotgeektrappist: nope, i moved to jersey 3 weeks ago07:39
robotgeekwhy?07:39
trappistI'm in arlington07:39
robotgeektrappist: damn!07:39
trappisthaha07:39
trappistI live off cooper and green oaks07:39
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trappistno kidding :)07:39
robotgeeki used to live off Yates and Uta Blvd07:40
trappistis that on campus?07:40
robotgeektrappist: you do to uta?07:40
robotgeekyes, that is on campus07:40
trappistnah, I got through high school by the skin of my teeth and joined the marine corps07:41
LaserJocklol, we were talking about a Southwest US loco team last night on -devel07:41
LaserJockthe MOTU Science team almost covers it ;-)07:42
robotgeektrappist: neways, i might come down in may. we will meet then 07:42
trappistrobotgeek: and you're a libertarian.  can't believe I missed you!07:42
trappistbe 3 friggin weeks.07:42
robotgeekheh07:42
trappistat least I assume so based on your ayn rand fanhood07:43
robotgeekyeah, someone pointed out to me that i might not be using that word in the correct sense of it or whatever the modern connotation is07:44
LaserJockrobotgeek: so are you done at UTA?07:46
robotgeektrappist: anways about the docs, it will have to be reviewed again, newer screenshots taken and stuff. let's do it for dapper + 1, lol07:46
trappistI feel ya dog07:46
robotgeekLaserJock: done, moved out and stuff07:46
trappistrobotgeek: you ever read esr's stuff?07:46
robotgeektrappist: yes07:46
LaserJockrobotgeek: I'm envious ;-)07:47
trappistthat's pretty much my brand of libertarian07:47
robotgeekLaserJock: now i need to find a job, heh. which is why i have so much time on my hands07:47
robotgeektrappist: kkhatman lives in dallas07:48
trappistI recognize that nick.  I think.07:50
robotgeektrappist: yes, he contributed a section to the KDG 07:50
trappistrobotgeek: what's in jersey? we might have something for you here in keller if you're not unpacked yet :)07:50
robotgeektrappist: nothing in jersey. my sister offered rent free living while i look for jobs07:51
trappistfree rent is nice07:51
robotgeektrappist: maybe we should go to /msg ?07:52
trappistgood call07:52
trappistrobotgeek: can you not hear me in /msg?07:55
robotgeeknope07:55
trappistoh freenode is telling me to register.  and I'm registered.  lemme check it out...07:55
Burgworkanybody want to help me with some docbook?08:13
Burgworkhttp://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gnomeweb-wml/www.gnome.org/start/2.12/press_release/docbook/C/press_release.xml?rev=1.16&view=markup08:13
Burgworkmake this wiki page http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointThirteen/PressRelease into docbook, ala the above link08:13
trappistBurgwork: it looks pretty decent in yelp08:15
Burgworkthink you can do the docbook conversion?08:16
trappistwell I'm a docbook newbie, but if I download pressrelease.xml it looks an awful lot like docbook08:17
Burgworkgrab the text from the wiki page I mentioned08:19
Burgworkand copy it into docbook08:19
trappistoh, at first glance they looked to be the same doc... yeah I'll give it a shot.  it'll help me flex my puny docbook muscles.08:20
Burgworkit is a pretty easy conversion08:21
Burgworksimply copy text08:21
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trappistI assume the draft and embargo business should be omitted?08:27
trappistand that typos should be corrected? :) (like "Some the key new features")08:29
Burgworktrappist, yes08:40
mdkerobotgeek, re installguide, no idea. but the installer has documentation onboard09:04
robotgeekmdke: okay, just wanted to add a section after "getting kubuntu"09:04
mdkerobotgeek, sounds reasonable. Maybe explain there are 2 install methods (live cd and install cd), and give a brief description or something09:05
robotgeekyes. i'll look for documentation on that, and copy paste it in :)09:05
mdkeheh09:07
Burgworktrappist, how are you doing?09:07
mdkeBurgwork, what are you up to?09:07
trappistBurgwork: it's coming along pretty well between work-related interruptions09:08
Burgworkmdke, I am getting trappist to covert the gnome 2.14 press release to docbook09:08
mdkeBurgwork, how come?09:08
Burgworkbecause I don't have the time and it needs to be done by eob today09:08
mdkeright, but what is it for?09:09
Burgworkpress release for GNOME 2.1409:09
mdkeright, but why in docbook?09:09
Burgworkso it can be translated09:09
mdkeah09:10
mdkethe release notes are probably in docbook09:10
Burgworkyes09:10
mdkeif you ask in #docs on the gnome channel, you can get some help from the gnome guys I guess09:11
Burgworkgnome builds all their entire website out of cvs09:11
mdkeeven more of a reason to ask the gnome guys to help09:13
Burgworkthe press release is pretty simple docbook09:13
Burgworkmostly it is just copy pasting text09:14
trappistI'm almost done with this work stuff, and the docbook conversion is going quickly otherwise.  I should be done shortly.09:14
Burgworkplus it is a good way for trappist to get his feet wet with docbook09:15
mdkehaha09:15
mdketrappist, don't listen to him, he's just avoiding learning docbook himself :D09:15
BurgworkI know docbook. I just don't like it and avoid it09:16
trappistI don't know it so well.  when I do I'll likely avoid it too.  sorta like python :)09:17
Burgworkhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Website/Desktop09:20
LaserJockhmm, I don't mind docbook and I really like python09:20
Burgworkmdke, ^ that is going to go at /desktop eventually09:20
mdkeBurgwork, right09:20
Burgworkfeel free to edit09:21
mdkeok09:22
Burgworkit is actually that I am a lazy sob and really want other people to do my work09:23
mdkeI'm behind on your book09:24
mdkebut I'll look at some stage09:24
mdkeBurgwork, what is the intended style of that page, language-wise?09:25
Burgworklight fluffy feature/value intro to Ubuntu on the desktop09:26
mdkei would simplify the language a bit to ensure that non-native English speakers can get on well with it09:27
Burgworksure09:27
BurgworkIt is mostly just a copy of the quicktour at this point09:27
mdkeyeah09:27
mdkethere is some material on the flash thing page09:28
Burgworkhmm, forgot about that page09:29
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trappistBurgwork: http://tra.ppi.st/pressrelease.xml09:50
Burgworktrappist, excellent! thanks so much09:51
trappistnp09:51
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mdke_yay for Riddell11:15
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robotgeekawesome. 11:15
mdke_robotgeek, you can use xincludes in the DG once I commit the changes tomorrow11:16
robotgeekmdke_: that will help in what way though?11:16
mdke_it will help for translating. But also, it will mean that there will be one target for each doc in the Makefile, instead of 3. And new contributors won't need to learn two ways of doing things.11:16
robotgeek:)11:17
mdke_xincludes are good11:17
mdke_ok, -> bed11:17
robotgeeki'll take your word for it :)11:17
robotgeeknight mdke_ 11:17
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