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Riddelloh yes, he was dissing kde dot news01:40
BurgworkRiddell, I was talking with nixternal_ about the akademy webpage talking about kde being "the free desktop"01:40
Burgworkoh, and yes, I was saying that kde dot news was boring01:40
Burgworkso is planet kde, tbh01:40
Burgworkno screenshots, no new stsuff01:40
RiddellI find footnotes, planet gnome and planet debian boring, but that's because I'm not part of those communities and don't really care about most of the people or news01:43
Riddellwe try not to put too many application announcements on dot news, there's kde-apps.org for that01:44
Burgworkat least pgo has screenshots on new stuff01:44
jjessei find Riddell boring :)  (oh wait that was out loud :P )01:44
jjessejust kidding of course01:44
BurgworkRiddell, please change "shaping the future of the free desktop" to something less offensive01:44
Burgworkon http://conference2006.kde.org/01:44
Burgworkmaybe "shaping the future of KDE"01:44
jjessewhy we all know kde is the future of the free desktop :)01:45
Burgworkjjesse, no, actually, we don't01:45
jjessesorry i'm a little fiesty this evening01:45
Burgworkyou will note that gnome has dropped "the leading free desktop" from their press releases01:45
crimsunI don't think it's at all offensive.01:46
crimsunI think using KDE would be more politically correct, yes, but shouldn't they be free to call it whatever they want within reason?01:47
Burgworkare they talking about gnome, xfce and fluxbox, etc. at this meeting?01:47
Burgworkthen they are not shaping THE free desktop, they are shaping A free desktop01:47
RiddellBurgwork: I'll pass on your request to the marketing group01:48
BurgworkRiddell, cheers, thanks01:48
=== Riddell notes that planet kde has screenshots for kalzium, ellen's UI thingy and videos of digikam
Burgworkbuilding common ground is important01:48
LaserJockohhhh, kalzium :-)01:49
crimsunI'm quite sure GNOME will surface at some point in some discussion, yes.01:49
LaserJockhmm, anybody know of a place that has how many people use the various desktops? Like real data, not a forum poll?01:53
crimsunsurely you know as a scientist that any "real data" is statistically insignificant and utter straw rubbish.01:54
BurgworkLaserJock, nobody has good information on that01:55
Burgworkin fact, nobody has really good information on numbers of Linux users01:55
Burgworkeven Ubuntu01:55
LaserJockcrimsun: sure, but I need something to use when I fight with raphink ;-)01:55
Burgworkyou can look at things like popcon and the number of ips hitting an ntp server01:55
jjesseLaserJock: just say everfyone uses windows :)01:55
LaserJockBurgwork: I suppose, I sure hate the lack of data in FLOSS01:55
Burgworkdebian popcon shows kde and gnome are just about equal, in terms of installations01:56
LaserJockthat's something at least01:56
Burgworkalthough there is no single variable for "user is running X desktop'01:56
crimsunwhy are you "fighting" raphink anyway? :-)01:56
LaserJockcrimsun: oh we battle over the future of KDE and Gnome all the time01:57
jsgotangcoits a battle lost at the beginning because XFCE shall rule them all01:57
jsgotangcolol01:57
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LaserJockhehe01:57
LaserJockwell I don't use any of them much01:57
crimsunthere are 356 merges, and the two of your are arguing? mmkay. :-)01:57
crimsunof you ^01:58
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LaserJockheh, waiting for pbuilders to get done ;-)01:58
LaserJockalthough it really isn't fighting since we agree with each other most of the time01:58
LaserJockbut we definately disagree about how many people are using what01:59
LaserJockbut it's just my little thing01:59
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Burgworkgnome has had some long debates about how to get good numbers02:01
Burgworkbasically, the answer is "you don't"02:01
LaserJockI suppose02:02
LaserJockI think the lack of data in FLOSS makes it really hard to try to analyze things, IMO. Things just devolve into opinon swapping02:02
LaserJockbut maybe that's the scientist in me02:03
LaserJockraphink and I are mostly interested in user/developer ratios02:04
crimsunI'll use the analogy that Richard Feynman used. After his involvement in the Manhattan Project, he was despondent and wanted to tell everyone about the utter futility of things. Later he realised that numbers ultimately don't matter.02:04
crimsunhow would you count those of us who are users and developers?02:05
LaserJockwell, I'm assuming that that's one of the reasons there isn't data ;-)02:06
LaserJockit's hard to nail down what you mean02:06
crimsunok, example. I've contributed code to various projects, but I don't necessarily use all of them. What am I?02:06
LaserJock"other" ;-)02:07
crimsunwhich doesn't fit neatly, which goes back to Burgwork's statement02:08
LaserJocksure, I totally understand the problem02:08
LaserJockI just don't like it :-)02:08
LaserJockannnyway, I don't want to start wars today since I already mentioned  vim in #emacs today02:09
LaserJockI just don't quite get why people are so focused on DEs. Do users really care that much?02:10
crimsunno, not really. That's why Ubuntu rocketed in popularity.02:11
crimsunThat's why the community screams over any little thing.02:11
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nixternal_mmm mmm that was mighty fine pizza02:22
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jsgotangconice!02:29
jjessethat was wierd, my laptop just turned off02:30
nixternalwhat is weird about a laptop turning off?02:35
nixternalwhat is weird is when they get up and steal your last beer out of the fridge02:35
LaserJockthat would be odd, I don't have any beer in my fridge02:35
nixternalya, me either02:35
nixternalso it would be weird ;)02:36
LaserJockI've got a bud light somewhere in the pantry that was a present for my wife's 21st birthday02:36
LaserJock:-)02:36
LaserJockdoes beer go bad?02:36
jjessehave a full wine rack 02:37
jjesseyes beer goes bad02:38
jjesseit gets skuny02:38
jjesseskunnky02:39
LaserJockhmm, cause that bottle's been in our pantry for 6 years now02:42
nixternalheh, all those issues with skunky, yet he is a docker ;)02:43
nixternaltell me if "Ubuntu Center has changed it's name" is news worthy, or if someone is trying to get free publicity    http://icenterx.info/index.php02:44
nixternali have never heard of it02:44
nixternaloh ya, he isn't making the UWN...loaded with ADS02:44
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Burgundavianever heard of it02:44
nixternalsomeone trying to get their site pimped on the UWN..guess what, im not pimpin' it...sorry ;)02:45
LaserJockwhat the heck is it?02:46
nixternalit is a way for that guy to make money is what it is..a useless site full of ads02:47
LaserJockok, so it went from Ubuntu Center to iCenterX to Hive ?02:47
nixternali guess02:48
nixternaland it went from being on the 'proposed news' list to the trash bin as well02:48
LaserJockin like a month?02:48
nixternalcuz i deleted it02:48
nixternalhahaha02:48
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nixternallol02:58
nixternalyou ok there bud?02:58
jjesse_me?02:58
jjesse_yeah02:58
nixternaldon't know if you are comin' or goin'02:58
jjesse_don't know myself02:58
nixternalhehe02:58
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nixternaljjesse_: i haven't received and email back from mgalvin concerning the template, and since it seems the page i created got pimped in the Edgy Knot-1 Release statement, I think I am going to just follow the one I created03:24
jjesse_nixternal that sounds like a good oplan to me :)03:31
nixternalim working on the UWN now03:32
nixternali might actually have this ready for release tonight, but will wait until either midnight tomorrow or saturday morning03:32
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dsasisn't icenterx some forums project - a "web front end to your ubuntu system" or something?03:50
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nixternalhttp://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1990777,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K000061605:21
nixternalhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue7    <-- it needs more...edubuntu and xubuntu info, and some meeting info yet....help!!!05:29
jsgotangconixternal: will handle the other parts later (since its already friday here)05:39
jsgotangconixternal: ive been planning to write up stuff friday night/saturday morning05:39
nixternalthere are just a few small ones..oh ya, you can pimp edubuntu ;)05:39
jsgotangcoits alright, we're sending that on sunday anyway05:40
nixternalit is loaded with community news..so that is good..there is just some stuff lacking from Edubuntu and Xubuntu...a once over would be good for spelling and grammar05:40
jsgotangcowe can grok on it later if you're free05:40
jsgotangcowhen i come home05:40
jsgotangcoand you start your day05:40
nixternalhehe05:40
nixternali am always free05:40
nixternalit is going on 11pm here...and im actually really tired for some reason05:41
jsgotangcocool im not doing anything tonight so ill be able to do stuff on that, boss is flying to NY later so the next 2 weeks would be interesting05:41
bimberitoo much pizza!05:41
nixternalya, the pizza exhausted me05:41
nixternalgino's pizza05:41
nixternalgino's east to be exact05:42
jsgotangconixternal: its just that my day job also involves writing whitepapers for our product offering so i get tired of writing sometimes heh05:42
nixternaloh i know the feeling05:42
nixternalim gonna go have me some ice cream..i shall return shortly05:43
nixternalmaybe that will wake me up a little ;)05:43
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bimberiLaserJock: http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/index.php06:46
LaserJockbimberi: hmm, interesting06:48
bimberiLaserJock: yes indeed06:49
jsgotangconot bad06:51
jsgotangcoif hwdb was mandatory, we'd have all the data we need =)06:51
jsgotangcoespecially with installations06:51
nixternali already signed up...that is HedgeMage that made that page right?06:52
bimberino, elkbuntu06:52
nixternalya06:53
nixternalderrr06:53
nixternaland i so posted that in marketing earlier too didn't i06:53
jsgotangcos('_^)-b06:54
nixternalwth is that?06:54
nixternalthat is one ooogly face06:54
jsgotangcolol06:54
jsgotangco~~~~~~^0^~~~~~~~~06:54
nixternali think im gonna grab the lappy, and go lay in bed with some tv...lay back and chill while i do some more work06:55
jsgotangconixternal: does ubuntu chicago have a website?06:55
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nixternalnot yet jsgotangco06:55
nixternalim trying hard though06:56
jsgotangcotrying hard for what?06:56
nixternalchi.ubuntu-us.com  is what i have a support ticket in for on launchpad06:56
jsgotangcoahhh06:56
nixternalit was supposed to be done earlier this week, so i asked for an update 2 days ago...im still waiting..but they are going through some changes, so im not going to pester them quite yet06:56
nixternali got my mailing list finally06:57
LaserJockhmm, I wonder if I could get LJ.ubuntu-us.com? :-)06:58
nixternalheh06:58
LaserJockI'm my own LoCo team06:58
LaserJockloco team anyway06:58
nixternalscarry, but i believe it for some reason ;)06:58
nixternalhahah06:58
jsgotangcoboooo06:58
nixternalLoCo != loco ;)06:58
nixternalloco == LaserJock06:59
LaserJockhehe06:59
mpt_How many hours until the docteam meeting?06:59
nixternalhuh06:59
LaserJockwell Utah and Colorado won't have me I don't think06:59
nixternaldocteam meeting?06:59
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LaserJockmpt_: it's 19:0006:59
LaserJockUTC06:59
jsgotangcougghhhh06:59
nixternaltomorrow?06:59
LaserJockyeah, Friday06:59
nixternalhmm..in here i take it?06:59
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nixternalbecause #ubuntu-meeting is full at that time07:00
Plug(It will be Saturday for mpt and myself, assuming he is also in NZST still)07:00
jsgotangco19UTC is 3am for me07:00
LaserJockyikes07:00
bimberi<-- 5am07:00
jsgotangco5am is ok07:01
nixternalhmm...i think jsgotangco should be at a docteam meeting, so i think someone needs to look at the schedule posted for you guys07:01
=== nixternal is a lonely docteam wanna be ;)
nixternalhaha07:01
jsgotangconixternal: its alright, the meeting can go with or without me anyways like before07:01
bimberijsgotangco: yeah it is actually - the house is quiet :)07:01
LaserJockit was already discussed on the ML07:01
LaserJockand we have the wiki schedule still, I think07:01
nixternal0400 & 2200 are the winners for time07:02
nixternal0400 = 11pm for me..which is good...and 2200 = 5pm which is good07:03
mpt_That's why I asked for the number of hours rather than the time :-P07:03
bimberi1407:03
LaserJockmpt_: yeah, but I can't do math that well07:03
bimberi7am?07:03
mpt_probably07:03
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nixternalheh, mdke says it "it can be in another channel"07:05
nixternalyou guys should have spoke up when he asked if the times were good ;)07:05
LaserJockit was probably in the middle of the night for them07:05
LaserJockit *was* good for all the people present ;-)07:05
nixternalyou know..netscape used to have a killer calendar app back in the day.07:06
bimberihe probably asked at 19UTC ;)07:06
mpt_1997 to 1999, yes07:06
nixternallol07:06
nixternalthat was it07:06
=== mpt_ was just reading about Netcaster a few days ago :-)
mpt_so I came across the literature about Collabra07:07
jsgotangcoim just skipping this meeting and read the logs07:07
jsgotangcodid you use collabra07:07
nixternalwth is going on with my launchpad karma...it keeps going up and up...i wish my bank account was like that07:07
Laser_away:( mine goes down and down07:07
nixternalheh07:07
Laser_awayI need to do some en_US translations07:07
Laser_away;-)07:07
nixternalit is because people have subscribed me to specs07:07
nixternalgrrr07:08
nixternalalright..i will bbiaf..gonna head on up with my lappy and a cup a tea07:08
jsgotangcowow what happened to the karma in LP it just exploded07:09
bimberiwow07:11
jsgotangcoi wished that translated to $US07:16
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RichJwell hello there07:18
RichJcome on..i have only been gone for 5 minutes and you all are gone already07:19
bimberiwe've all gone shopping with out Launchpad karma07:20
RichJhaha07:20
bimberi*our07:20
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RichJall this computer time is making me fat07:21
jsgotangcodont remind me about that07:24
RichJhaha07:25
RichJyou know..i was thinking07:25
jsgotangcoi once had a dream of me expecting an email07:25
RichJthe fridge and the uwn07:25
jsgotangcoand i was sitting in front of my pc07:25
RichJhaha07:25
jsgotangcojeezz07:25
mpt_jsgotangco, no I didn't07:25
RichJyou know, last night i had a dream that i had a mass email that had to be sent out for Knot 1 release and i fell asleep before i could do it07:26
RichJi woke up this morning thinking people were going to be pissed at me07:26
jsgotangconow thats really bad07:26
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RichJhehe07:37
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Burgundaviahey mdke09:10
mdkeheya09:12
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mdkeBurgundavia: how's life?09:13
Burgundaviathis week, shitty09:13
mdke:(09:13
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Madpilotbimberi, nice re-use of my letter to LP Ubuntu Wiki hopefuls who haven't actually done any work yet12:20
mdkethat's a very well phrased letter, we should write it down somewhere12:20
bimberiMadpilot: thanks12:21
bimberiand mdke12:21
Madpilotgiven that I threw it together in about two minutes, I'm glad it works :)12:21
bimberiMadpilot: excellent job.  i struggle to create sometimes but i taking your words really helped (i did restructure a little)12:22
bimberis/i //12:22
bimberibtw Alejandro replied, agreed with the email and was not at all discouraged12:23
mdkegreat12:24
Madpilotexcellent12:25
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kbrooksThis is slightly offtopic, but this slightly relates to the documentation as well: how do i modify a pre-existing package?01:04
dsaskbrooks: Does https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/basic-updating.html help at all?01:05
kbrooksthanks01:05
kbrookswhy isn't debian/rules binary suggested in the packaging guide for if you don't want to do yet another installation/chroot of ubuntu?01:07
dsaskbrooks: I don't know what that means. Laserjock did nearly all the work on the packaging guide, it might be best to ping him directly about it.01:11
dsaskbrooks: The packaging guide does suggest using pbuilder instead of managing your own chroots though, I don't know if the two are related.01:12
kbrooks"Using pbuilder as a package builder allows you to build the package from within a chroot environment. You can build binary packages without using pbuilder, but you must have all the build dependencies installed on your system first. 01:12
kbrooksdsas: pbuilder creates a chroot... :-)01:12
kbrooksdsas: that really isnt managing your own chroot. pbuilder creates it for you and essentially manages it for you, when you tell it to (and how)01:13
dsaskbrooks: ahh ok, I don't really know much, my attempts at packaging have nearly always failed.01:13
kbrooksdsas: sucks 01:14
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jribkbrooks: I apt-get source, make changes, change version to indicate it is my own, dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc, and then install the deb.  For personal use that should work ok01:22
mdkekbrooks: #ubuntu-motu should be able to help further01:22
kbrooks:-) 01:25
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dsasmdke:  I think there's a bug filed about that01:36
dsasmdke: bug 5343901:38
UbugtuMalone bug 53439 in mozilla-thunderbird "Thunderbird full cpu" [Untriaged,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/5343901:38
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mdkedsas: thanks01:40
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jjesse#/join kubuntu-devel02:42
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jendaspam 03:20
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bhuvanjust to confirm, docteam meeting is going to occur in next 2:45hrs?06:15
nixternalyes sir!!!06:16
nixternalim guessing in here, as #ubuntu-meeting will not be available at that time06:16
bhuvanok06:17
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=== Topic for #ubuntu-doc: Ubuntu Documentation Team http://doc.ubuntu.com or https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam | backlog at http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs | SVN - https://docteam.ubuntu.com/repos | Please observe the Ubuntu CoC @ http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct | Next meeting: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/MeetingAgenda | Ubuntu's docs in dead-tree format: http://www.lulu.com/ubuntu-doc
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=== Topic for #ubuntu-doc: Ubuntu Documentation Team http://doc.ubuntu.com or https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam | backlog at http://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs | SVN - https://docteam.ubuntu.com/repos | Please observe the Ubuntu CoC @ http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct | Next meeting: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/MeetingAgenda | Ubuntu's docs in dead-tree format: http://www.lulu.com/ubuntu-doc
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LaserJocktheCore: ping?07:47
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pygimdke: you have a sec?08:38
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pygiBurgwork: poke? 08:53
LaserJockdo you need something pygi?08:56
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mptWhere's the meeting?08:59
LaserJockhere08:59
mptok08:59
LaserJocksupposed to be anyway08:59
mptgrrr it's cold09:00
pygiLaserJock: yes, when is the meeting? :P09:00
pygiright now?09:00
LaserJockI think so09:00
bhuvanit's the time!09:00
trappistgreat timing for me09:02
bhuvani assume, meeting doesnt happen anywhere else09:02
trappistI think #ubuntu-meeting is busy09:02
LaserJockit should be here since marketing is doing a meeting now09:02
bhuvanyep09:02
mdkehello09:04
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LaserJockah, phew09:04
mdkein here, I'd say09:04
LaserJockok, lets goooo!09:05
bhuvanso now, shall we start ? who are all here?09:05
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mptme09:06
mdkeme09:06
mdkepygi: yes09:06
LaserJockack, no jjesse09:07
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mdkeok so we should really figure out where we are going with docs for Edgy. It seems to me that Kubuntu is well placed, so I'd like to focus on Ubuntu if poss.09:07
bhuvanfor edgy, do we have plans for new documents?09:07
LaserJocknew docs seemed like Switching from Windows and Security Guide09:08
mdkewe need to think about the whole structure of how to present the help system... that will affect how we think about "new docs"09:08
LaserJockah, true09:08
bhuvanok09:08
LaserJockit would be nice to push presentation more this release, rather than just a scramble for new content09:08
mptI would really really like to see something that, on screen, looks like a single help system09:09
mdkei agree...09:09
mdkeI had proposed something quite radical, but I'm not sure whether we have enough time to pursue it or not, maybe it is better viewed as a long term goal. what do people think?09:09
mptHowever that happens to be organized underneath09:09
trappistI don't think I'm familiar with the proposal09:09
trappisthaven't been keeping up with the list09:09
LaserJockmdke: I agree, time is really quite short for edgy09:09
mdkeI've been thinking about a sort of compromise09:10
bhuvantrappist: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MatthewEast/HelpfulHelpVersionMinusOne09:10
LaserJockmdke: and we don't really have a good implementation plan yet09:10
mdkewhat mpt says is spot on: instead of present different guides, we need to present a single help system09:10
trappistbhuvan: thanks09:10
mdkeI think we can do that with a few very simple things09:10
bhuvanlike?09:10
mdkefirst, eliminate any overlap between (for example) the server guide and desktop guide09:10
mdkeso, for example, have a separate article about Installing/Removing/Upgrading which applies to the whole help system09:11
nixternalsomething like SuSe's Slab with the various types of "Help" options would be nice09:11
mdkeI think a completely rehashed system based on content may be beyond us a bit for Edgy09:12
nixternalmore then likely, but could be planned for edgy+109:12
mdkeyes. I'm hoping that in the general future the help system and the wiki can start to look more and more similar09:13
bhuvanmdke: let us not postpond. let us give it a try. imo, as we are more inclined to reorganise existing material, i dont see more work but just a plan is required09:13
mptThere are some things we can do in three months, even if others take six09:14
mdkethe problem is that if we try for a complete rehash, and don't have time, we will end up with nothing09:14
mdkempt: right09:14
mptThings like a cohesive front page09:14
LaserJockok, so how would this change HTML and lulu.com stuff?09:14
mptand ensuring each section is short09:14
bhuvanmpt: ok09:15
LaserJockare we going to focus on how the shipped docs are presented09:15
mdkeI'd like to, yes09:15
mdkeI think we can move ahead by continuing to work on the desktop and server guide, but bearing in mind those things that mpt mentioned, and maybe eliminating some overlap between them09:15
bhuvanso, to begin with, shall we prepare a list of overlapping documents09:16
bhuvans/documents/sections09:16
mdkeif the security/switching from windows things develop, they will be good too, but shouldn't overlap with the existing material09:16
mptIf publishing the UDG as a book is an important goal, maybe it can be forked from the on-screen docs and updated in parallel09:16
trappistsecurity will overlap with server until it's ready to go, but only in places where server stuff probably should be moved to security09:17
mdketrappist: right, things can move in either direction09:17
LaserJockmpt: it's not so much of having a "book" but just having print copies available09:17
mdkeI think maintaining two things separately won't be easy09:19
bhuvanmdke: true09:19
LaserJockok, so I guess one thing I'm missing is how are the docs presented technologically09:19
LaserJockwhat do we need to tweak? and can we do it in Gnome as well as KDE?09:19
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nixternalhiya jjesse09:19
jjessehiya did i miss the mtg?09:20
nixternalyou are just in time09:20
mdkeLaserJock: I don't really think a lot needs tweaking, much can be done towards the end technologically speaking09:20
mdkewe could continue to work on the UDG as it is now, bearing in mind good help principles09:20
LaserJockmdke: so the changes are mostly within the docs themselves? I'm just a little sketchy on what actually needs to be changed09:21
mdkethen at the end, tidy things up09:21
crimsunif your goal is eliminating multiple "codebases" for the sake of presentations, then you will have to invest considerable time in the [separation of]  content09:21
jjessecan someone catch me up real quick?09:21
bhuvanLaserJock: may be we can add new sections in the guide09:21
mdkejjesse: should be in the log09:21
mdkejjesse: we're talking about Gnome only though09:21
jjesseok09:21
mptjjesse, basically talking about how to present a single help system instead of something that looks like a set of separate and sometimes-overlapping "guides"09:22
jjessewouldn't we want to do the same sort of thing for kubuntu if it was possible?09:22
mptsure09:22
mdkejjesse: it isn't possible, in my opinion09:23
mptreally?09:23
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mdkewe don't have anyone who knows anything about how the kde help system works09:23
jjessekhelpcenter?09:23
mdkemaybe it can be a long term plan... but afaics, all the docs are presented as guides one under the other09:23
trappistas a kde guy I can probably find the motivation to learn it09:23
nixternalkhelpcenter is pretty straight forward...a little sloppy however09:24
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nixternalbut then again, i know developers have been interested in getting something like "Slab" implemented..at least that is the buzz on the mailing list09:24
mdkekeep going though, I'll catch up later09:24
nixternalusing something like that would allow us to create a single help system09:24
mptHow would that work, nixternal?09:25
nixternalright now slab is like "Control Panel" and then some...09:25
mptThough, if Edgy's UI was going to be based on Slab, wouldn't it have been approved at Paris?09:25
nixternaloh, well i doubt it will be in edgy09:26
LaserJockok, so as far as revamping the help system presentation, what are specific things we can do on the edgy time frame?09:26
nixternali was off on the edgy+1 tangent...let me get back on topic here ;)  sorry09:26
mptWhat license(s) are the book extracts under?09:26
LaserJockGFDL I think09:26
jjessethe official ubuntu book?09:27
mptyes09:27
jjessecommon share one09:27
jjessecc + sa is that what its called/09:27
LaserJockah, yeah09:27
jjesse?09:27
mptSo if we merge them into existing help, the existing help becomes CC-only09:27
jjessedon't have it in fron of me09:27
mptwhich makes it incompatible with upstream Gnome help, gnarrrgh09:27
jjessempt: if i recall they are licensed under the smae license that the ubuntu docs are under09:27
LaserJockGFDL/CC-BY-SA09:28
mptGFDL + BY-SA09:28
jjessei can't get to my kubuntu machine right now which has them09:28
mptok09:28
jjessebut i'm 99% sure they are licensed udner the same as the docs are09:28
mptwell, if it's the same license09:28
mptOne thing we can do is merge the stuff from the book into the main help09:28
mptthat should be fairly easy09:28
jjessempt: that was the goal09:29
LaserJockok, so we have:09:29
jjessei know if the book sells well there are thoughts about keeping it up to date or something like that09:29
LaserJock1) find and eliminate duplicate sections in existing guides09:29
LaserJock2) merge content from Offical Ubuntu Book09:29
bhuvan3) include new sections in existing guides (if we have)09:30
mptAnother thing which is mostly organizational, not writing, is making sure each section is targeted at answering a specific question or explaining a specific topic09:30
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jjessethe only new guide that has been proposed is the switching from windows to *ubuntu which we have a group working on 09:30
trappistand the security guide09:31
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trappistthat's just me so far, and I haven't been very noisy about it09:31
mptIn the new-writing area, the biggest holes seem to be (a) how to connect to the Internet, (b) how to switch from Windows, and (c) how to print stuff09:31
pygitrappist, jjesse: and the Edubuntu Handbook which will go into docteam svn from this release09:32
jjessethe how to switch from windows will be taken care of09:32
mptcool09:32
jjesseoooo good news pygi09:32
bhuvantrappist: can we merge it with server guide?09:32
LaserJockok, what about grabing wiki content for the docs?09:33
mptI asked on ubuntu-doc@ if all help.ubuntu.com was public domain yet09:33
mptbut didn't get a reply09:33
trappistbhuvan: it's not going to be server-specific.  much of it will also apply to desktops.09:33
mptAnyone know?09:33
jjessetrappist: will it deal w/ security for the server ad aslo desktops09:33
jjessei thought it was09:33
trappistyes09:33
LaserJockmpt: not all, since the docs are not09:33
bhuvantrappist: point09:33
mptLaserJock, good point, I should have said help.ubuntu.com/community :-)09:34
LaserJockmpt: help.ubuntu.com/community is going to be PDish but I'm not sure if that is finalized yet09:34
mptok, I'll nag mdke about that some more09:34
trappistis a customized help browser part of the idea of a unified help system?09:34
LaserJocklast I heard (which was some time ago) he was waiting on the CC to do a final approval or something09:35
mpttrappist, I doubt it unless you have it already implemented and it's better than yelp :-)09:35
LaserJockwell, but tweaking yelp should be possible, no?09:36
trappistheh no, I just have this grandiose idea in the back of my head that can deal with kde/gnome/ubuntu docs and search forums and the wiki on the side09:36
bhuvanok, it's 1am here. i'm going to sleep. go ahead, i'll go through the logs09:36
mptyelp upstream are doing a pretty good job of improving it09:36
bhuvangood night all09:36
mptthe search will be much better than it is in Dapper, for example09:36
LaserJockcya bhuvan 09:36
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mptI'll also make a wiki page about how to structure an on-screen help page (about 4 paragraphs), and announce it on the mailing list09:37
mptThen I'll start updating the UDG to match :-)09:37
jjessempt: if possible i think the kdg shoud match as much as possible09:37
mptjjesse and ... I forget his name, you're writing the switching-to-windows stuff?09:37
LaserJockyeah, it's perhaps the non-doc person in my, but I'm have a hard time "seeing" what we are trying to do09:37
jjessenixternal and philbull09:37
nixternalhello09:37
mptphilbull, right09:38
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nixternal;)09:38
mptok09:38
trappistswitching *to* windows?! was that a typo?09:38
nixternalya09:38
mptarg09:38
nixternalhahahah09:38
jjesseswitchin grom windows09:38
mptYou got me, I'm a secret Microsoft agent09:38
nixternalSwitching From Windows!!!09:38
mptAnyone want to volunteer to write more detailed help about how to connect to the Internet?09:39
jjesseit would need to be added to the desktop guide 09:40
mptyes09:40
jjessefor both kdg and udg09:40
pygiwhat can be hard in connecting to internet? you mean configuring adsl, stuff?09:40
LaserJocknot me, I just plug in the cable and it works09:40
jjesseconfiguring dsl, dealing w/ modems09:40
LaserJockwinmodems?09:41
jjessei guess i dont know09:41
trappistthe more that's covered the better, I think - not being able to connect from Linux is a dealbreaker for a lot of new users09:41
pygiLaserJock: winmodems are a pain :-/09:42
mptpygi, connecting with dial-up, connecting with wireless, connecting using a cable modem, sharing an Internet connection with another Ubuntu machine, sharing a connection with a Windows machine09:42
pygimpt: when would such a thing need to be done?09:42
jjesseedgy09:42
mptpygi, as soon as possible :-)09:42
pygimpt: ok, sorry then :P09:42
mptbut yes, preferably by Edgy09:43
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LaserJockit might help us out a bit if we started using specs more  to chart this stuff09:44
jjesse+1  laserjock09:45
jjessewe should be using launchpad09:46
LaserJockwell, we have a LP product so I guess we could do specs on there09:47
mdkeback09:47
mptour fearless leader returns!09:47
LaserJock\o/09:47
mdkewe have wiki pages for these issues, we just need to use em09:47
LaserJockmdke: but LP might be easier for tracking status etc, no?09:47
jjessewhen was that wiki page last updated?09:47
mptmdke, tell us about the public domain wiki issue09:48
mdkempt: it was going well, but some people, including some important ones, complained and it went back into not-sure land.09:48
mdkeit has been dormant for a while because I haven't nagged the CC aside from sending the occasional email that didn't get answered09:48
mdkethe main problem is really that people don't like the idea that their material can be copied and put under a non-free licence09:49
mdkeLaserJock: status of? bugs?09:49
LaserJockI think https://launchpad.net/products/ubuntu-doc/+specs might be a good place to start specing things out09:49
LaserJockmdke: progress09:49
mdkewell, we have a bug about implementing stuff about modems and so on09:49
mdkeit isn't actually much work to take the material from the wiki, assuming it works09:50
mdkeI don't think a spec is needed for that specifically, although for other stuff, it might be useful. I don't think we should spec absolutely everything, because it will take ages :)09:50
LaserJockyeah09:50
mptYes, it's easy to get caught up in virtual paperwork09:50
LaserJockbut we have *no* specs on there so it seems like it's a tool that isn't being utilized09:51
mpt(especially in Launchpad)09:51
mdkeLaserJock: hey, I registered one for the wiki quality assurance thing >_< and we used it for BetterWikiDocs and WikiLicensing09:51
LaserJockthe ubuntu specs yeah09:51
LaserJockI'm  talking about the ubuntu-doc product09:52
mdkewe can use it for major projects sure...09:52
mdkeok, so let's try and draw some strings together09:52
mdkempt is going to do some things about style and approach09:52
mptyep09:53
mdkeshall we say that we will move forward with the current documents and try and make as consistent a yelp front page as possible for now?09:53
mdkemaybe eliminate overlaps and improve consistency of approach between desktop and server guides09:53
mdkeand see how we go?09:54
nixternaljjesse: "Switching From Windows" when I start creating content, should I just email you the files so they can get uploaded to svn?09:54
jjessenixternal: sure for now until we get you an account, now that you are a ubuntu member :009:55
nixternalwoohoo!! ;)09:55
LaserJockmdke: I guess, meanwhile we should be working on detailing what we want the help system to look like in the future09:55
mdkeLaserJock: sure09:56
nixternalnow i just need docteam member, then i could retire and die a happy man09:56
mdkeeventually, I'd like it to look the same as the wiki. But that may be a few releases ahead if it could work09:56
LaserJockreally?09:57
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mptthe wiki can afford to have a wordier front page, because a browser window is usually larger than a yelp one09:57
mdkeright, but in essense I don't see any reason why they should be different09:58
LaserJockdo you mean they should be consistent09:58
mdkethe wiki gets the contribution, and if the quality assurance works, it can be filtered into the help system09:58
nixternalmdke: that would be nice to have something like that w/o a doubt09:58
nixternalthe qa is going to be a fairly large scale project though, imho09:59
mptlicensing and Qa, two fun topics09:59
mdkenixternal: sure, but it works for wikipedia :)09:59
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nixternalno doubt09:59
mdkeit can work for us too09:59
mdkeupstream is planning a radical shakeup with the help system in the next couple of releases to allow modular help, that will help.09:59
nixternalvery true mdke, but also wikipedia has paid admins that do nothing but verify all day long ;)09:59
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mdkeright, it will never be on the same scale10:00
mdkebut the principle works10:00
mptI wouldn't want Wikipedia-style stuff being frozen in amber for a LTS release, that would be scary10:00
mdkempt: it would be reviewed by us and filtered into the help system. I think it will work.10:00
mptyes10:01
mdkeanyhow, that's in the future10:01
mdkeshall we move onto other matters now?10:01
LaserJockwhat is our current, new member proccesing like? is it still difficult?10:02
lloydinhocrud. Did I just get here an hour late?10:02
LaserJocklloydinho: yes10:02
LaserJockbut we are still going10:02
mdkeLaserJock: yes10:02
LaserJockmdke: anything we can do on our end other than whine and complain?10:03
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mdkeLaserJock: it hasn't really been a problem tbh... I've got well used to bugging the admins about stuff10:03
jjessei don't know if we still have the requirement of being a ubuntu member for access to svn upload10:03
lloydinho_gah.10:03
crimsunmdke: which admins do you have to bug, elmo and/or znarl?10:04
mdkecrimsun: right10:04
mdkeI have a good bugging relationship with them10:04
jjessebut i don't know know if anyone follows this besdies nixternal and i but ther is now a kubuntu community council that requries approval to become a kubuntu member so i would like to propose that a person could have svn commit rights if they contribute and are a ubuntu or kubuntu member10:04
crimsunis there any LP infrastructure (the equivalent of soyuz) in place to facilitate said processing -- or is any planned?10:04
mdkecrimsun: no, it doesn't do svn access control10:05
LaserJockjjesse: they are the same10:05
nixternalkubuntu member == ubuntu member now, yes10:05
LaserJockubuntu memeber = kubuntu member = edubuntu member10:05
mdkejjesse: that's the current system10:05
jjesseLaserJock: i didn't realize they were now the ssame10:05
mdkewe assess contributions from people and if they can write well and know docbook/svn, we grant them access10:05
nixternali didn't see the edubuntu part, but cool none the less..and i promise to start helping that out as well10:05
LaserJockjjesse: they always were10:05
jjessewell things are a little different i thought w/ the kubuntu council and the abitlity to be a member of the kubuntu team10:06
mptLP code management is all about bzr10:06
jjesseand we don't want to move to bzr 10:06
crimsunmdke: how about approving them for a team that has svn write access?10:06
mdkecrimsun: I don't follow... 10:07
LaserJockideally ubuntu-doc should be that10:07
mdkeright, we try and make ubuntu-doc be the same as the people who have commit access10:07
crimsunmdke: I understand the current system, but the ideal is to be able to have it automated once you guys/gals feel the applicants are ready. Yes.10:07
pyginixternal: howcome you didnt? we wrote cookbook ages ago :P10:07
mdkecrimsun: right, but launchpad doesn't do that10:08
nixternali apologize..i have been trying to get it incorporated with a couple of projects here..and have 20 machines running it now in an underprivildged day care right now10:08
crimsunmdke: I understand that. :-)  The second part of my question was whether there are [you knew of]  plans to develop that integration.10:08
mdkecrimsun: ah, sorry. Don't think so.10:09
mdkempt will know more10:09
mdkejjesse: kubuntu is well organised now for edgy, right?10:09
LaserJockwell, I think that we'd probably want to move to bzr to use LP like that10:10
jjessemdke: yeah just need to start updating the release notes etc10:10
jjessei haven't spoken w/ robotgeek to see if he wanted to do the desktop guide updates again, but we should a good grup10:10
mdkegood. So we should update the projects page after this evenings discussion. mpt do you want to be put down for the desktop guide as a maintainer?10:10
mdkehave we any news on Edubuntu/Xubuntu projects for edgy? Any sign of Edubuntu working with the docteam?10:11
LaserJockyes10:11
pygimdke: there are signs, I am here :)10:11
mptmdke, sure10:11
LaserJockpygi and HedgeMage  are here10:11
jjessei heard edubuntu is moving into svn?10:11
mdkempt: great.10:11
pygijjesse: we are trying :)10:11
mdkeLaserJock: splendid10:11
LaserJockmdke: I'll like to get Edubuntu docs going more10:12
HedgeMageI'm here10:12
mdkepygi: do you need help with converting the wiki into docbook? there are good tools now10:12
mdkeit can be directly converted to valid docbook10:12
pygimdke: if that means less manual work, sure :P10:12
HedgeMagemdke: someone posted a dockbook-ized version of the old wiki stuff to the mailing list :)10:12
LaserJockmdke: a question that has come up at the last doc team meeting was what content can go on help.ubuntu.com10:12
HedgeMagemdke: so I already have it :)10:12
mdkeHedgeMage: has the wiki changed since then10:13
mdke?10:13
pygimdke: nop10:13
HedgeMagemdke: not really, all we did was add some info about SVN and the new handbook10:13
mdkeok, great. THat was Sean who posted that10:13
pygithat old cookbook content wont change probably10:13
mdkeso I'm sure it was good stuff :)10:13
HedgeMageI just need to get around to slicing it up into useful chunks... probably this weekend.10:13
mdkecool. so we can expect a massive patch? ;)10:14
HedgeMageWe have a Handbook meeting in an hour or so if anyone is interested10:14
jjessedoes anyone know if doc-commits mailing list is behind?  i heard it was?10:14
pygimdke: perhaps if we can get a commit access :)10:14
pygior you could commit it :P10:14
mdkepygi: we prefer to see patches first, and we will check and commit10:14
HedgeMagemdke: Yep, once I get it sliced up and redone to match our new organization.  Hopefully at least a couple more Handbook people will get SVN access eventually.10:14
mdkeonce we are confident it's all valid docbook and you know what you're doing with that, we'll arrange access10:14
LaserJockjerome and I have offered to sponsor patches until they get access10:14
mdkegood10:15
mdkenice10:15
=== pygi thanks to LaserJock and mdke :)
mdkeLaserJock: what was the question?10:15
pygiand jerome :P10:15
HedgeMage:)10:15
LaserJockmdke: well, Edubuntu has a few docs on the website and they were wondering if they could be placed on help.ubuntu.com10:15
mdkeyeah, that would be good10:16
LaserJockdo we have a policy for what can be on help.ubuntu.com?10:16
mdkefor the wiki, or the static section?10:16
LaserJockstatic10:16
mdkecan you post the links to the mailing list and we can check em out with a bit more care10:16
LaserJockok10:17
mdkeI don't see a problem10:17
LaserJockI just didn't know so I told them I'd ask10:17
mdkecool10:17
mdkeno one has heard anything about Xubuntu I guess?10:17
mdkewell, we can ask around. Any other business?10:18
crimsunI'll ask Gauvain and Jani reading docs.10:18
jjesseis anyone doing knot cds for ubuntu?10:18
mdkeah good point, you mean the reviews?10:18
jjessei know nixternal has volunteered for kubuntu (and everyone should have seen it in the announcement)10:19
LaserJockoh, that reminds me. How is the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (is that the right name)?10:19
jjessei mean like mgalvin did for flights10:19
mdkeI updated the testing page today because it still pointed at Dapper... I just added a link to the release, I haven't seen any reviews10:19
mdkemaybe mgalvin can tell us more10:19
nixternali volunteer for anything i can do to help...Ubuntu has provided a lot for me, and it is only one way for me to contribute back to the community ;)10:19
mdkenixternal: feel free to check out the dapper ones and do what you can for the knot releases. Mgalvin will almost certainly help10:20
jjessemdke: he has the kubuntu one that is rocking10:20
jjesseespecially for knot 110:20
mdkeyeah10:20
nixternalmgalvin i believe is afk...so far the kubuntu knot is the ONLY knot testing page otu there10:20
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mdkenixternal: that's ok, it doesn't have to be done for EVERY release. It wasn't for dapper10:21
mdkesee http://www.ubuntu.com/testing10:21
nixternalthat is where i got my layout on the wiki from10:21
mdkeright10:22
mdkesplendid. Any other other business?10:22
jjessenone from me10:22
=== nixternal is getting this docbook stuff down, and can help when needed
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LaserJockhow's the style guide?10:23
LaserJockI looked through it on doc.ubuntu.com the other day10:24
mdkelots of gaps in that. We should add lots of the things mpt has been discussing on the mailing list and some information about which docbook tags to use for stuff10:24
LaserJockwell, for the Packaging Guide I'm revamping quite a bit and hope to get lots of help. Much earlier review from  developers will be key for edgy10:27
LaserJockjerome also mentioned that it mad a tiny blurb in the eweek Dapper review, which is cool10:28
LaserJocks/mad/made/10:28
mdkecool10:28
LaserJockit still seems out of place to me in the system documentation10:29
LaserJockbut maybe we can add some other material eventually to not make it so lonely ;-)10:29
nixternalhehe10:29
nixternalim working on some material for the SFW docs10:29
nixternaland once the SFW is completed, i may go a little more advanced and in-depth if there are not objections of course10:30
mpt"We were impressed to find included among the very good documentation that ships with Ubuntu a software packaging guide."10:30
LaserJockI'm really interested in "How to contribute to Ubuntu" type docs10:31
LaserJockI hope we can get the basics covered enough that eventually we can do more with it10:31
crimsundocs are a bit impersonal for that, I think.10:32
crimsunthat's the whole point of our initial-mentor-phase10:33
nixternali agree, but at the same time, it wouldn't hurt for someone to read/find it after installing their new Kubuntu system for the first time ;)10:33
LaserJockcrimsun: well, sometimes you need a textbook to go along with the lecture ;-)10:33
HedgeMagecrimsun: Honestly, there are many people who I believe would be *more* likely to get involved if they could read some details and roll it around in their heads for a bit... it makes it more tangible for some folks.10:33
nixternalthe new guy/girl who just installed Kubuntu loves it, but doesn't scour the forums or the wiki, or evern the tabs on ubuntu.com...they see a section of "Helping Out" in the docs on their new system, it could possibly work10:34
lloydinho_Hey, I'd like to help writing some "How to contribute" docs10:34
crimsunhow do we integrate http://www.ubuntu.com/community/participate into it?10:34
crimsunit already has a decent overview10:35
LaserJocksure10:35
nixternaltrue it does, but i can guarantee that not everyone with an ubuntu system has even paid attention to that page..however, what i am saying does sound like trying to force something at them, which we dont' want, because that is exactly what the evil empire does10:36
HedgeMagenixternal: I think that depends on what tone it's written in.10:36
LaserJockI don't know, I feel like the biggest problem that we face (doc writers) is not the content but getting people to the contenc10:36
LaserJockwe almost need a doc marketing team10:37
mptFor example, http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/4257510:37
mptNary a mention of the built-in help10:37
HedgeMageIf it's not written in an aggressive-salesperson tone, it could be more of an "inside look" sort of thing on what we do and how our volunteers help out.10:37
mdkeLaserJock: very true10:37
mdkeI'd like to see the help menu actually thought out for edgy10:37
lloydinho_yes. the current five options aren't clear at all.10:38
LaserJockand I'd never go to System Documentation10:38
LaserJockI'd go Online Documentation or something else10:38
mdkesadly I am not confident on convincing Mark. I will try though10:39
LaserJockSystem sounds to sterile and techincaal for me10:39
crimsunok, this is going to sound very misplaced since this is the /doc team/, but you can't fight economies of scale. There are so many sites popping up that answer these questions. Not only do we need a centralised doc system, but we need to at least consider integrating these external systems.10:39
lloydinho_how would you do that?10:39
crimsunthat's up for discussion at some point10:40
lloydinho_I tried to contact a few of them to make them aware of the docteam effort, but they prefer to do their own thing.10:40
LaserJockagain, I think some of that is marketing10:40
lloydinho_As long as they don't spread misinformation, I guess we10:40
lloydinho_'ll have to accept it.10:40
mptThat's why I suggested the one thing we can do in Edgy, which is suck in the book excerpts so that that menu item is no longer there10:41
HedgeMageI tend to think that some heterogenity is good... different support venues will have different tones or atmosphere, and someone comfortable with one might not find another appealing10:41
LaserJockmpt: well, I think that might be more a Mark issue than a doc team issue10:41
mdkempt: Mark was totally unmoveable10:41
mdkelike, totally10:42
crimsunI completely concur that integrating the book excerpts would be quite nice.10:42
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mptHow often do the excerpts mention Dapper specifically? :-)10:42
LaserJockwe can integrat them, but I don't think we will neccesarily get rid of the Help item in doing so10:42
crimsunmdke: the approach, then, would be to mobilise the community to overrule him, aka "baby jebus cries"10:42
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lloydinho_crimsun: I did this wiki page on contacting independent doc efforts: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/IndependentDocEfforts 10:42
mdkecrimsun: I will blog about it, and see if people agree10:43
lloydinho_I think that's about the best we can do at present.10:43
crimsunmdke: awesome10:43
crimsunlloydinho_: looking10:43
crimsunlloydinho_: that's excellent. We should be updating that as we come across the more active Ubuntu-centric ones.10:44
lloydinho_that was the plan, but I have neglected it somewhat since putting it up.10:44
LaserJockwell, I don't think you can ever get ride of "the unoffical Ubuntu guide" style stuff10:46
LaserJockit seem more a counter-culture sort of thing10:46
lloydinho_yes. And they like it that way.10:46
crimsunthen we shouldn't be trying to get rid of it. HedgeMage raises an extremely useful point.10:47
LaserJockbut it *is* a problem, IMO, when most users know about those sites and not the doc team work that is sitting on the users computer10:47
crimsunanyhow, thanks for everyone's time.10:47
mdkeyes, cya all10:47
mdkewe'll follow up on the mailing list10:47
lloydinho_yes, as I said, the best we can do it is track it - and perhaps ask all of these sites to refer to the help.ubuntu.com as well.10:48
lloydinho_... oh. Are we done?10:48
mdkelloydinho_: keep chatting, but I think the meeting is done, yeah10:48
lloydinho_cool. I can put these random thoughts of mine into a mail, instead.10:48
mptthanks mdke 10:49
LaserJockyeah, thanks everybody! we had a long but productive meeting I think10:49
lloydinho_sorry I was late for this. Let me know if I can help with anything.10:49
LaserJockdon't worry, we will! mwuahahaha10:49
=== HedgeMage takes a moment to plug the Edubuntu Handbook meeting that will start in #ubuntu-meeting in about 40 minutes.
lloydinho_*uh-oh*10:50
pygiHedgeMage: I'll be sleeping :P10:52
nixternali will be there HedgeMage, without a doubt..i need to start working more with edubuntu!!!10:52
HedgeMagenixternal: awesome :)10:52
nixternali will be there to follow along10:52
HedgeMagepygi: oh, I suppose you're allowed to sleep :P10:52
pyginixternal: nice, feel free to jump in the discussion and contribution :)10:52
nixternalpygi: you got lucky on that one, because you can sleep after the meeting ;)10:52
pygiHedgeMage: really? wow, what I did to deserve this? :P10:53
pyginixternal: it's been a heavy day for me today really :P10:53
nixternalhehe..understandable10:53
HedgeMagepygi: I just enjoy picking on you.  It's among my favorite IRC-based sports :P10:53
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=== HedgeMage looks for her anti-tickling spray while laughing hysterically
=== HedgeMage soaks pygi with a whole can of the stuff
pyginixternal: anyway, once you have good contributions feel free to apply for the membership and say that at the meeting :P10:54
=== pygi evades :P
LaserJockshesh, you guys need to take this back over to #edubuntu ;-)10:55
LaserJockkids these days ;-)10:55
HedgeMagehehe10:55
pygiLaserJock: :P10:55
HedgeMageLaserJock: just a kid at heart, does that count?10:55
LaserJockyes10:55
LaserJockand the channel noise is there to prove it :-)10:55
HedgeMage:P10:56
=== pygi wonders why is LaserJock forcing us to go to #edubuntu :P
LaserJockbecause that is your usual sandbox10:56
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=== pygi decides to do a easter egg on Laserjock in Edubuntu Handbook :P
LaserJocklloydinho_: still around? I pm'd you10:57
lloydinho_yes. And I answered! :-)10:57
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LaserJocklloydinho_: do you have a registered nick? I didn't get anything10:58
lloydinho_that is strange.10:59
lloydinho_I haven't registered this one with the underscore.10:59
lloydinho_I have to figure out how to kill the zombie one without the underscore and rename my current login to that.11:00
lloydinho_sorry, I'm still pretty hopeless at IRC.11:00
LaserJockme too11:01
LaserJockHedgeMage: do you know? ^^11:01
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HedgeMagelloydinho_: is the zombie registered?11:02
lloydinho_yes.11:02
HedgeMagethen do : /msg nickserv ghost lloydinho password11:02
lloydinho_okay. thanks!11:02
HedgeMage(obviously use the pw instead of the word "password")11:02
HedgeMagenp :)11:02
LaserJockexcellent thanks HedgeMage 11:03
lloydinhoaha!11:04
lloydinhoLaserJock: I wrote you back on PM, anything?11:04
LaserJocknope11:04
LaserJocklloydinho: ok, do you do jabber?11:05
lloydinhoI haven't tried it..11:06
lloydinhoLaserJock: But it'll probably work better than this.. (strange)11:06
lloydinhoI'll just restart xchat and see if it helps.11:07
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lloydinho_LaserJock: I give up.11:10
LaserJockhehe, oh well11:10
lloydinho_hm.11:11
lloydinho_I'll try the Jabber stuff, though.11:12
lloydinho_lloydinho@jabber.org11:13
theCoreLaserJock: pong11:22
HedgeMagelloydinho_: mind if I add you as well?11:22
lloydinho_HedgeMage: no, go right ahead :-)11:26
HedgeMage:)11:27
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