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Burgundaviamdke: ping03:13
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LaserJocknixternal: you around?04:53
fumbalahLaserJock: Hey, what's up?05:16
LaserJockhi05:17
LaserJocknot a ton05:17
LaserJocktrying to do various things05:17
fumbalahSame here.  I'm trying to figure out what to work on in the kubuntu docs05:17
fumbalahNot really sure what to try and work/improve 05:18
fumbalahHow bout yourself?05:22
nixternalyo yo LaserJock05:58
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nixternali been at the doggy hospital all night ;*(05:58
LaserJockbummer05:58
LaserJockserious?05:58
nixternalya05:58
nixternalwell, she has fluid around (not in) her lungs, caused her heart to swell, and she couldn't breathe and kept passing out05:59
nixternalbut they got her in an oxygen tank, and are giving her meds to try and push the fluid out05:59
LaserJock:(05:59
nixternalhopefully she will be home tomorrow though05:59
nixternalthere went my laptop though ;(06:00
nixternaldoggy hospitals are where the money is06:00
nixternal$500 tonight on the spot, and probably some more tomorrow06:00
LaserJockmhm06:00
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nixternalwhat are you breaking tonight?06:01
nixternalhaha06:01
BurgundaviaI am busy breaking the website06:01
nixternalya, untested medication, which i will laugh when it bites ya06:01
LaserJockI was just reading through the -doc list about the topic-based-help spec06:01
nixternalactually, illinois gets their meds from canada now, or did until that lady kicked the bucket06:02
nixternalLaserJock: im slowly changing my mind on it, but not as a total replacement06:02
LaserJockwell, i haven't really read the spec yet06:03
nixternaland i have actually looked at the various topic based systems, and it means a lot more work on a few peoples part, but in the long run it will be worth it i think06:03
LaserJockis it lik mdke's propsal?06:03
nixternaldon't read the spec, the spec doesn't do topic based any justice06:03
nixternalit refers to projects that are 2 years in the dreaming...i went and researched topic based help system, i.e. Microsoft and MacOSX06:04
LaserJockwell, my point is that maybe "topic based help" was the wrong way of looking at it06:04
LaserJockI thought mdke's proposal was rather good06:04
LaserJockand the way we have it now in edgy06:04
nixternaltopic based help is good, and requires us to write docs a tad bit different, but the Mac documenters as well as the MS documenters still use Docbook for their systems06:04
nixternalwell, we don't have help, we have manuals/handbooks/guides06:05
LaserJocknot so much on the Ubuntu side06:05
LaserJockkinda06:06
nixternalwell, if i goto help, it is the same handbook stuff i see in ubuntu that i do on kubuntu06:06
nixternalif i need help, i goto the forums, wiki and irc06:06
nixternalbecause i know my issue isn't in any of those manuals06:06
LaserJockright, but nothing says guide or handbook or manual06:06
LaserJockanyway, I know what you're saying06:07
nixternali say, we keep the manuals the way they are, however we take topics from those sources and create an extra doc that would feed topic based help06:07
LaserJockI think at some point we wanted to do that with the wiki06:07
LaserJocki.e. the wiki is the topic based help 06:07
nixternalwell, mpt's spec is to rewrite or change the way we do the guides and all of our documentation for topic base06:07
nixternali think, to fully understand topic based help, that is good, we need to study ms technet and ms help06:08
nixternaland possibly start a foundation that could eventually grow into something comparible one day06:08
LaserJockwell, I don't see a ms help as being very practical for us06:08
nixternalthe design and layout would be practical06:09
nixternalas ms help is topic based help, the inventor of topic based help06:09
nixternalif you do help in ms, you can go straight to the web, to technet, and get pretty darn good answers06:09
LaserJockbut do we have the manpower/time to have that much content06:09
nixternalnot at this time we don't06:10
LaserJocktopic based help is only helpful if it's pretty complete06:10
nixternalin order to do topic based help that would really matter, beyond how to get mp3s working, we would need everyone in here full time06:10
LaserJockso we need to be careful when looking at MS and OS X help systems06:11
nixternalas it stands, the desktop guides, the server guide, and such can't be turned into topic based help, topic based documentation yes, but help no06:11
nixternalwhat other topic based help systems are there besides those 2?06:11
nixternali mean that are as successfull06:11
nixternalor complete06:11
LaserJockI don't know of any that are successful, for me anyway :-)06:12
nixternalheh06:12
LaserJockit's hard for me06:12
LaserJockas I've never found and computer help helpful06:12
nixternalwell, i know ms can answer a majority of the questions you throw at it06:13
LaserJockI either use forums or books06:13
nixternalthe more advanced questions are covered in technet06:13
nixternali use google truthfully06:13
LaserJockany of the ones I look for in MS end up in "Sorry dude, we can't help you"06:13
nixternalhehe06:14
nixternalyou need to pay for the answer thats why06:14
nixternalbut for the general questions they have all of the answers06:14
LaserJockI'll take your word for it then :-)06:15
nixternalthere is a link in mpt's spec, that covers a spec from 2005 concerning documentation, and there are a bunch of links that explain the importance and break down topic based help06:15
nixternali found a lot of good stuff there06:15
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nixternali don't think ditching docbook is the answer though, as it seems all of the major topic based help systems start from docbook and make their way to html, pdf, hlp, and chm files06:16
nixternalwhich microsoft loosers know chm files06:16
nixternal;)06:16
nixternallosers too06:16
fumbalahnixternal: We should go all flash :_p06:17
nixternallast time i flashed i went to jail06:17
nixternaloh, flash, macromedia style06:17
nixternalgotcha06:17
fumbalahlol06:17
nixternaltruthfully, i hate flash06:17
fumbalahKill the joke :-p06:17
fumbalahAnyone need anything proofread?06:19
crimsunwhere would you like to start?06:19
crimsunthe entire tree needs to be proofread06:20
nixternallol06:20
fumbalahThe edgy tree i assume?06:20
nixternalthe entire tree needs 'svn rm *'06:20
fumbalahis it really that bad?06:21
LaserJocknixternal: MS and OS X don't have to worry about licenses or sharing, etc.06:21
nixternalexcept for /teamstuff/book/*06:21
nixternalya LaserJock, which really makes it tough for us06:21
LaserJockthat's a motivation for ditching docbook06:21
fumbalahShould I really just work my way through the tree?06:21
nixternali swore the recent talk was to switch to just 1 license, and now im seeing we need more06:21
nixternalLaserJock: and go with what?06:21
LaserJockproject mallard I guess ;-)06:22
nixternalhaha06:22
nixternalsorry, almost died laughing at that one06:22
nixternalthat is a 2 year old project that no one has done anything on really but create ideas06:22
LaserJockthe problem is that docbook docs assume relationships that don't work on a per-page basis06:22
fumbalahwell..is there a third option?06:22
LaserJockyou make a book or an article06:23
Burgundaviadocbook assumes books, not discrite bits of data06:23
fumbalahMaybe do something completely new......06:23
LaserJockfumbalah: except we don't really have time to do that and it would have to be know to the Gnome/KDE doc teams06:23
nixternalDITA?06:23
nixternalbut that is docbook06:23
fumbalahLaserJock: Ah, I didnt know06:23
LaserJockHTML06:23
LaserJock:-)06:23
fumbalahI'm still new to all this06:23
fumbalahso if i asked dumb questons ,sorry06:25
LaserJockheh, no problem06:25
fumbalahWhat would be the problem with seperating the documentation into a ubuntu and kubuntu doc team?06:26
Burgundaviafumbalah: we are considering a new doc format, one that has been the brainchild of the lead GNOME doc editor for a few years06:26
LaserJockfumbalah: we share a lot of common people and structure06:26
Burgundaviafumbalah: we also have the issue of lack of people06:26
LaserJockBurgundavia: but it hasn't materialized has it?06:26
Burgundaviayou should only split teams when they get too big06:26
fumbalahBurgundavia: Makes sense,and ah LaserJock, makes sense too06:27
Burgundaviano, Mallard has not yet materialized, likely due to lack of time on shauns part06:27
LaserJockwell, I don't see a need to split teams06:27
LaserJocksplit repos maybe06:27
nixternalwhy split repos?06:28
fumbalahBurgundavia: I'm trying to help with the lack of people thing 06:28
Burgundaviaexcellent06:28
nixternalthe doc team could use a nice staff of about 50 right now06:28
LaserJocknixternal: because KDE docs our built and packaged differently06:28
fumbalahHow many do you have? 24 right?06:28
LaserJocks/our/are/06:29
nixternal506:29
LaserJockfumbalah: haha, I wish06:29
nixternalmaybe 1006:29
fumbalahwow, i thought there were more06:29
nixternalhard actually, since a lot of people took edgy off06:29
fumbalahYou all feel free to use me where you need me please06:29
crimsunI'd love to take a release 'off'06:30
nixternali know for edgy, LaserJock rocked out the pg, ubuntu stuff i don't know much about, kubuntu was robotgeek, trappist, jjesse, and myself, xubuntu i have no clue who rocked that06:30
nixternaledgy was slow06:30
nixternalmdke was on vacation during the freeze, which LaserJock busted his butt during06:30
nixternalthen mdke came back, and owned the translation stuff and rocked it all before release06:30
fumbalahYou all did a great job with it, i'll give you that, from what i've seen06:30
nixternalwell, edgy docs == dapper docs w/ edits which == breezy docs w/ edits 06:31
nixternalso, as you can see, the current state of the docs are stale06:31
fumbalahah, yea06:31
fumbalahWell. I hope to be an addition to your team sometime06:31
LaserJockwell dapper is a lot more then breezy w/ edits06:32
robotgeekfumbalah: just dive right in06:32
LaserJockbut edgy didn't get much06:32
robotgeekyeah, dapper kubuntu was nice06:32
fumbalahrobotgeek: I have been with the wiki06:32
robotgeekedgy, i dropped the ball06:32
Burgundaviaedgy we all dropped the ball06:32
LaserJockyep06:32
nixternalbig time06:33
LaserJockbut it happens06:33
fumbalahDo you all each have specific sections you work on?06:33
Burgundaviathat reminds me, I have new book files sitting in my inbox06:33
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LaserJockfumbalah: usually we have a doc or two we work on primarily06:34
nixternalnot really fumbalah, we just jump in where we need it06:34
nixternalbut lke me, i spend my time with kubuntu and edubuntu docs06:34
crimsunI offer moral support.06:35
fumbalahah, I think i'll eventually be hitting those mostly...Should I be concentratin on the wiki or the actual docs more?06:35
fumbalahLaserJock/nixternal-Why does the launchpad site say 24 people then?06:35
nixternalcrimsun just switched to KDE and told me earlier what he really thought of GNOME (then again, this joke has been played out over 100048302843 times now)06:35
nixternalthere are 24 people on the team, but some come and go06:35
fumbalahoh, i understand now06:36
crimsunit's pretty clear what I think of all desktop environments06:36
fumbalahbut only like 10 working?06:36
nixternalthat art guy viper has lost his mind06:36
LaserJockwith any team it's important to distinguish the number of members with number of active members06:36
LaserJocknixternal: where?06:36
nixternaldude is a windows user, and now he is saying he is the artist-in-chief for gnewsense06:36
nixternalhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Viper55006:37
crimsunregarding proofreading: trappist in the past has expressed interest in doing so06:37
nixternaltrappist is a writer i thought06:37
nixternalhe helps with KDE docs as well i believe06:37
LaserJockhe is mostly proofreading06:37
fumbalahI'll do either, I think my proofreading is better then my writing06:37
nixternalinteresting06:37
nixternalhim and i were writing together on the kdg for edgy06:37
nixternali need my own proofreader06:38
fumbalahCan I join the wiki forum group on launchpad without being a member of ubuntu?06:38
nixternalyes fumbalah06:38
fumbalahnixternal: Feel free to forward anything you need directly to me06:38
LaserJocknixternal: GnewSense can have him ;-)06:38
nixternaljoining those little teams and contributing helps when it comes to ubuntu membership later down the road06:38
nixternalgnewsense is way better than ututo though06:38
nixternali am using it now06:38
crimsunis the former contributing back to ubuntu?06:39
LaserJockdo they even have enough people to do that?06:39
nixternalheh, probably not because they are removing from ubuntu06:39
fumbalahnixternal: alright, added myself to that team, pending approval i guess06:39
crimsunI'm biased since I'm not involved in that project, but my [perhaps misled]  perspective feels that they've not expressed interest in working w/ ubuntu06:40
fumbalahbut yea, you all please feel free to have me proofread things directley06:40
nixternaloh ya, forgot about that being moderated...as long as you have some edits out there and know moinmoin Burg usually has no problem authorizing you06:40
nixternalor approving you rather06:40
nixternalcrimsun: i really don't know, as they are paid by rms now, why contribute back to us06:41
GrantGfumbalah, the wiki forum project has pretty much ground to a halt in recent months06:41
fumbalahGrantG: Really, why?06:41
LaserJockcrimsun: do they have anything to contribute?06:41
crimsunif so, that's a shame, because docs are really where they could shine06:41
fumbalahnixternal: I have a really stupid question about pgp keys06:42
nixternaloh, fumbalah you whould have joined the wiki team06:42
nixternalhaha06:42
GrantGfumbalah, my guess would be lack of interest06:42
fumbalahnixternal: why you lauging?06:42
crimsunLaserJock: I can think of several instances of restricted-stripped use cases06:42
nixternali didn't see wiki forum06:42
nixternalhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/GnuPrivacyGuard06:42
fumbalahI believe I applied for both06:42
nixternali was wrong06:43
nixternalhttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto06:43
nixternalthere you go06:43
LaserJockcrimsun: k06:43
LaserJockhmmm, why does that have a Howto on the end of it?06:43
GrantGthere's a long and interesting past between the doc team and the udsf, the wiki forum team was an attempt to bring the two together06:43
GrantGbut didn't quite take off06:43
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LaserJockwell, isn't the current problem the licensing?06:43
nixternalLaserJock: i didn't write it, but if someone around here did, it would be to get under the bossmans skin06:43
nixternalhaha06:43
LaserJockheh06:44
nixternalLaserJock: i tried working with the udsf and i got 1 person to say i could transfer from udsf to ours, the rest were about as useless as the docs i seen06:44
GrantGLaserJock, the licensing problem was worked around, the main problem was lack of workers to get it going06:44
GrantGyes gaining permission from the original author was problematic06:45
nixternalat one point i had everyone of the docs ont he list out waiting for approval from the writer, most of them didn't answer, or the other ones didn't want their docs apart of ours06:45
GrantGif not nigh impossible06:45
nixternalexactly GrantG06:45
GrantGat least someone tried nixternal 06:46
crimsunwhen's the next docteam meeting?06:46
LaserJockwell, that's why license compatibility would be nice06:46
nixternalthere were a couple of us that tried, but didn't seem to get anywhere with it06:46
LaserJockcrimsun: when one is scheduled I think06:46
crimsun(topic link is outdated; fridge doesn't list one)06:46
nixternalhahahahha06:46
nixternalcrimsun: since i have been around here now, for almost a year, i think there has been 2 meetings06:47
nixternaland one was for licensing06:47
GrantGyes nixternal, I gave it my best but you and I couldn't do it on our own06:47
GrantGit needed more interest06:47
nixternalGrantG: ya, there wasn't many of us trying, i do know that06:47
GrantG:)06:47
LaserJockwell, it was a doc-wide problem for Edgy06:47
LaserJockjust not enough effort put in06:47
fumbalahhmm, well, hopefully i'll get approved for at least the wiki team06:48
crimsunwhat are the top issues for feisty?06:48
LaserJock1) getting existing docs in shape06:48
nixternalif we did CC-by-SA on the wiki, then we could copy the udsf06:48
LaserJock2) making sure Ubuntu book is properly integrated06:49
nixternalotherwise we have to get permission, which is like trying to pull teeth on a tiger that isn't knocked out06:49
LaserJock3) decide on topic-based help06:49
LaserJock4) decide if we wan to continue lulu.com06:49
LaserJock5) decide if we want any new docs06:49
LaserJock6) get our butts and gear and start writing06:49
LaserJocks/and/in/06:49
nixternalwell, i know jjesse and i have talked about rewriting kubuntu docs, and if everything stays the same, we probably will, implementing the book and it's strucuter more than likely06:49
nixternalalso, the Kubuntu about and release notes are going to be done with kubuntu-devel now as it will be implemented into ubiquity06:50
fumbalahAnyone feel like signing my key? As I dont have it signed by anyone yet?06:51
nixternalspeaking of gNewSense, --> ompaul is one of their devs06:51
nixternalhe is the reason i tried it out actually06:51
robotgeekfumbalah: usually, the key is signed by someone you meet06:51
crimsunfumbalah: keysigning protocol normally requires a face-to-face meeting, with verification06:51
nixternalfumbalah: i don't even think my key is signed by anyone either06:52
Madpilotfumbalah, a signed key isn't totally needed; mine remains unsigned06:52
nixternalmaybe a couple of people from lug meetings and what not06:52
fumbalahalright06:52
nixternali have 2 sigs06:52
robotgeekfumbalah: people meet up for beer or so just to sign keys :)06:52
nixternalhahaha06:52
nixternalholy cow im a looser06:52
fumbalahLets meet up for beer06:52
nixternalbeer06:53
nixternalwho wants to meet up for beer?06:53
nixternalrobotgeek: desktop guide rewrite for edgy, you up for it?06:53
nixternalsince that is your baby06:53
nixternalhaha06:53
nixternalfeisty rather06:53
LaserJockheh06:53
LaserJockI didn't even notice that06:53
robotgeeknixternal: sure, now that i have a machine + net06:53
nixternalwoohoo06:54
fumbalahI call proofreading duties on at least part of it06:54
nixternali figure, maybe take a look at the ubuntu book structure, and maybe work off it, just kubuntus tyle of course06:54
LaserJockit'd be nice to have more spec-like plans for docs06:54
LaserJockwe've kinda just been doing thing haphazardly, IMO06:54
nixternalLaserJock: jjesse had started some for kbuntu, but they got hammered into ubiquity specs pretty much, except of course for the kdg06:54
crimsunwell, let us spec some, then06:55
LaserJockif we actually write down some more detailed plans06:55
LaserJockthen pretty much anybody can jump in and start working06:55
nixternali have a layout i came up with that is a draft for the kubuntu desktop guide, i could spec that, and then have robotgeek, jjesse, and myself work with it maybe06:55
nixternalrobotgeek: how does that sound to you?06:56
crimsunnixternal: that would be swell06:56
robotgeeknixternal: sounds great!06:56
fumbalahAnother dumb question06:56
nixternalya, let me fire that up and get it started06:56
fumbalahWhat do you all mean by spec?06:56
nixternalspecifications that we develop from06:56
LaserJockfor the packaging guide I use: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPackagingGuide06:56
nixternalit is the guiding factor of each project06:56
LaserJockfumbalah: specifications are what drive most of the Ubuntu development06:57
robotgeekhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/SpecSpec fumbalah 06:57
robotgeekthat's a spec on spec :)06:57
fumbalahThanks again :)06:57
crimsuncf. https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/feisty/+specs as well06:57
fumbalahI'm having to fill myself in as i go06:57
LaserJockbut again, if we're going to completely restructure the Ubuntu docs into this topic-based-help then we need to decide that first06:58
robotgeekwe need to get in touch with kde upstream first. 06:58
fumbalahit all makes sense now06:59
robotgeekour docbook foo is already confusing enough!06:59
fumbalahI'll try and quit asking the stupid questions06:59
crimsunthere are no stupid questions, only unbearable answers07:00
fumbalahlol07:00
LaserJockfumbalah: nah, keep then coming07:00
robotgeekhmm, i heard a variation on southpark, lol07:00
fumbalahLaserJock: I think that's it for now. I just want to help you all our however possible07:00
fumbalahhere's a not stupid question...but, who do I need to know in way of contacts?07:02
fumbalahLike are their any important people I need in my contact list?07:02
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robotgeekubuntu-doc list :)07:05
fumbalahAlready there :-)07:06
fumbalahI meant any individuals?07:06
robotgeekyippee. tv works in linux :)07:06
robotgeeksorry, i could not contain my joy :)07:07
LaserJockmdke aka Matthew East is our semi official leader07:07
fumbalahAlrighty07:07
fumbalahAnd i got nixternal07:07
fumbalahSo what are you all working on with fiesty?07:10
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robotgeekfumbalah: well, we should plan out something.07:17
fumbalahrobotgeek: What should we plan out?07:20
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robotgeekfumbalah: nixternal was about to post a spec on documentation (kubuntu) for edgy07:21
fumbalahfiesty?07:21
crimsun(yes, feisty)07:21
robotgeekerr, yews07:21
fumbalahlol07:21
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fumbalahlol07:21
fumbalahI'll be interested to read it07:22
nixternalhttps://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/kubuntu-desktop-guide07:22
fumbalahnixternal: My email account is slowly not looking so empty07:22
nixternalhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuDesktopGuide07:23
nixternalit will fill up eventually ;)07:23
fumbalahlol,slowly but surely07:24
fumbalahThose specs are really useful07:24
fumbalahI found out everything I didnt understand07:24
nixternalhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuDesktopGuide/Structure07:25
nixternalthat is a quick structure that i came up with there07:25
nixternalactually i didn't come up with it, i stole/borrowed it from the book07:26
fumbalahlooks good07:26
fumbalahat least from my point of view07:27
nixternalit looks huge actually07:27
fumbalahwell, you could nix the extras section and merge it into the using section07:27
fumbalahthat would cut down on length07:30
nixternalwell, i threw the extras in there for extra programs which aren't installed by default that someone might be looking for07:31
nixternalespecially for video editing07:31
nixternalwhich, kdenlive might be the new video editor for 7.04 hopefully07:31
fumbalahnixternal: maybe we could have at least that part of the documentation elsewwhere, besides the book, and have it mentioned where it is07:32
nixternalwho would approve that spec btw?07:32
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nixternalanother reason i like it long that way, is because it will cause a greater Switching from Windows guide to be created as well07:33
nixternalwhich I need to spec that, or rework the old spec as well07:33
nixternalplus, im sure robotgeek or jjesse will come up with some of their magic as well, since they are the seasoned veterans07:34
fumbalahnixternal: how does the approval procces work? does someone from the ubuntu comunity will approve it07:34
nixternalim guessing probably mdke maybe, but i know mpt can and more than likely will07:34
nixternalor JR of course07:34
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fumbalahhow does it work though? does someone higher up have to approve?07:35
nixternalyes07:36
nixternalsince a kdg rewrite would be a large job07:36
fumbalahah07:36
fumbalahmakes sense07:36
fumbalahwell, I'll keep an eye out, let me know where you all need help07:38
nixternalonce it gets going, we will probably setup a table to track progress and hand out portions (hopefully)07:39
fumbalahalrighty...sweet07:39
robotgeekfumbalah: once we have it structured, you can pick up stuff you are comfortable with07:39
fumbalahrobotgeek: cool07:39
fumbalahI'll probably write a little, but i'd mostly like to proofread for you all07:39
robotgeekit might take you a bit of time to get started with docbook, but we will be around07:39
robotgeekthat would be great. it would be nice to have a consistent writing style07:40
nixternalyou know what robotgeek, i recently met a guy who just switched to kubuntu or ubuntu, and he is a pro tech writer that was interested..i need to get in contact with him and check his status07:40
nixternali seen some of his work at a lug or loco meeting..good stuff, and he is doing topic based stuff i believe as well, as his work is with the proprietary junk07:40
robotgeeknixternal: that would be great, to have inputs07:41
fumbalahrobotgeek: yea, i figured it would...but I'd be glad to do more perminate proofreading then writing...It'd be easier on everyone i think07:41
robotgeekfumbalah: when i meant consistent writing style, i meant that you would ensure that :)07:41
nixternali need to finish the Karbon 14 docs for the KDE repos as well one of these days07:42
robotgeekyou are more than welcome to pick and choose what you want to work on. there is enough of work for all :)07:42
robotgeekwhat is karbon?07:42
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fumbalahrobotgeek: ah, I know that,but i guess i dont mind a little direction occasionaly07:42
fumbalahat least at first a little easier to be told what to do07:42
nixternalkarbon is the koffice inkscape07:42
nixternaldoes svgs and all that07:42
nixternalpretty nifty program actually07:43
robotgeekfumbalah: sure, not an issue. there is always someone on irc07:43
fumbalahyea07:43
fumbalahlike, if you tell me to proofread x,y,z..eventually aftera little bit i'll pick up a,b,c by myself07:44
robotgeekfumbalah: sounds great!07:45
fumbalahI'm new as you know,so a little direction i wouldnt mind07:46
fumbalahrobotgeek: anything you need me to proofread now?07:48
robotgeekfumbalah: hmm, i dont think we have anything up currently. 07:49
fumbalahrobotgeek: I meant that you may be doing for edgy or anything?07:50
nixternalfumbalah: if you would like, go through the Kubuntu Desktop Guide, and if you find major issues, document them and let me know..i need to build and updated package here soon07:51
nixternalthe edgy guide that is07:51
fumbalahalrighty07:52
fumbalahWill do07:52
robotgeekwriting documentation has made me a better reader07:52
nixternali have some of the fixes already that have bugs..actually, best thing to do, and would kick up your karma level, create bugs for the "major errors" if you find them07:52
robotgeeki now read the manuals for everything!07:52
nixternaldon't file a bug for each grammatical issue or spelling error, but let me know those as well07:52
nixternali have everything from lulu07:53
nixternalwell dapper stuff is all lulu07:53
fumbalahalrighty, so i'm looking for like, errors in instructions and such07:53
fumbalahand then let you know grammatical erros seperatley?07:54
nixternalya, look for "Applications -> Submenu -> Menu Item"07:55
nixternalhehe, that isn't supposed to be in there07:55
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fumbalahAlrighty07:56
fumbalahI'll dig into that first thing into the morning07:56
fumbalahIs karma important on launchpad?07:58
robotgeekonly if you are into that kind of a thing. mostly showoff :)07:58
nixternalkarma is always important, especially when you are going for membership07:58
nixternalthey like to look at it07:58
nixternalhey, im over a million ;)07:59
nixternali worked hard for that07:59
robotgeeknixternal: showoff :)07:59
nixternalhehe07:59
nixternalBurgundavia is a showoff, he made the top contrib list, i can't do that07:59
robotgeek723563 , and i havent done a thing in while08:00
BurgundaviaI made the top contrib list?08:01
fumbalahnixternal: I guess i need to get some karma then, especially wanting membership08:02
nixternalya Burgundavia, for specs08:04
nixternalyou aren't there now, but you were in it for a while08:04
Burgundaviaah, right08:04
Burgundaviahow long ago was this?08:04
fumbalahnixternal: How long did you work for the project before you worked for the project?08:05
fumbalahand why did you go into documentatiion?08:05
nixternala while08:05
nixternala good 6 months im sure08:05
Burgundaviafor me, 2 months08:05
nixternalbut i was back and forth between Ubuntu and Mepis08:05
nixternalI came to Ubuntu full time after Mepis did as well ;)08:05
Burgundaviathen I shipped myself to Mataro in Dec 200408:05
nixternali have been playing with Slackware 11 here, and I have to say they did one heck of a job on it08:06
nixternalSlackware is that silent anti-newb distro which is damn good08:06
fumbalahslackware is lovely08:07
fumbalahif you know what you are doing08:07
nixternaltar -zxvf and tar -xvjf08:08
nixternal./configure && make && make install08:08
nixternalgranted, apt-get install woohoo is much better08:08
nixternalbut i would rather tarball it than rpm it any day of the week now08:09
fumbalahits time for sleep08:13
fumbalahNight yall, thanks again for all your help08:13
nixternalg'nite08:13
nixternalnp08:13
nixternalim passing out too08:13
robotgeekhmm, as soon as i get xml tv time running08:14
robotgeeki'm out too08:14
nixternalhehe, g'nite08:14
robotgeekdamn, linux plays tv very nicely. if only this motherboard was not borked, i would be fine08:15
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robotgeekdoes anyone know offhand how we get translations from gnome (iuf we do, at all?)10:12
Burgundaviafor which?10:14
robotgeekBurgundavia: say if there already have been translations for gnome, do they get automatically updated in rosetta10:14
robotgeekerr, imported10:14
Burgundaviaafaik, yes10:15
robotgeekokay, thanks. 10:15
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fumbalahgood morning03:40
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fumbalahnixternal or robotgeek, you around?03:59
fumbalahor anyone i guess involved with the project04:11
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mdkewell that's a lot of highlights05:11
mdkeBurgundavia: pong05:12
mdkefumbalah: what's up?>05:15
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fumbalahmdke: Are you still around?06:34
fumbalahor nixternal or robotgeek, just have a question about submitting a bug06:34
pygifumbalah: just shoot06:36
fumbalahI'm proofreading the Desktop Guide for nixternal, and I am having trouble figuring out what package to select when submitting the bug report06:37
nixternalkubuntu-docs06:38
fumbalahAlright06:38
fumbalahThanks06:39
fumbalahnixternal: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-docs/+bug/7151806:41
UbugtuMalone bug 71518 in kubuntu-docs "Getting Kubuntu error" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  06:41
nixternalUbugtu will spit all doc bugs out here anywho ;)06:41
fumbalahoh, that works too :)06:41
fumbalahWill I be notified by email or something when the bug status is changed?06:45
nixternali believe so06:45
fumbalahAlright06:46
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fumbalahis that bug report in the right format or do I need to include anything else?06:48
nixternalit works06:49
nixternalyou have the problem, and the solution, can't ask for mre06:49
nixternalmroe06:49
fumbalahok,and lol on the typos06:49
UbugtuNew bug: #71518 in kubuntu-docs "Getting Kubuntu error" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7151806:50
fumbalahUbugtu, that's a cute name06:52
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fumbalahhmm...I need a  good name for a domain07:04
fumbalahnixternal: What if I have more of a suggestion then a "bug"07:07
fumbalahor anyone can answer that for that matter07:09
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dsasfumbalah: If it's an idea to do big changes rather than bugs you probably want to send an email to the list07:13
dsasfumbalah: Or maybe create a wikipage detailing the idea and sending the url to the list, whichever is most apt07:13
fumbalahdsas: Its just rewording something to make it fit gramatically better then it already does07:14
dsasfumbalah: Grammatical awkwardness is probably a bug. 07:14
fumbalahAlright, thanks07:14
fumbalahYou all are really helpful :)07:14
dsasfumbalah: If you have suggestions then please list it with the bug report, you can also check the xml out, make the correction and mail the patch to the list :)07:15
fumbalahAlrighty07:16
fumbalahI'm new, so I'm not really in the loop with things07:16
dsasfumbalah: It's ok, we were all new once.07:23
nixternalim still new ;)07:23
nixternalwith a borked kontact right now07:23
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nixternalwhy, so i can use that garbage called evolution? or better yet, thurderbird07:24
fumbalahnixternal: why cant you use thunderbird anyway?07:25
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nixternalthunderbird is just as bad as evolution07:25
UbugtuNew bug: #71524 in kubuntu-docs "Video Gramatical Awkwardness" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7152407:25
nixternalfor me, it is either Kontact/KMail or Mutt07:25
nixternaljeesh, slow down, that is all me right there ;)07:26
nixternalhehe07:26
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dsasthunderbird is ok. to be honest it's several years since I tried KDE :)07:26
fumbalahlol, nixternal, webmail :-p07:29
GrantGgmail suits me just fine07:35
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fumbalahHow do I get karma?07:50
GrantGfumbalah, usually by helping with a bug or doing some translating07:52
fumbalahAlrighty07:54
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dsasfumbalah: Nearly everything you do on launchpad gets you karma07:54
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fumbalahAlrighty07:55
fumbalahAnything else I need to know, I'm just trying to do everything right07:56
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fumbalahDoes anyone here use typo as a blog system?08:01
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mdkefumbalah: only now09:14
fumbalahmdke: I had everyting explained to me I think09:15
mdkejolly good09:16
fumbalahyup, working my way through the desktop guide as we speak09:17
UbugtuNew bug: #71539 in kubuntu-docs "Desktop Tricks" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7153909:20
fumbalahThat one took a little while to show up09:21
fumbalahHow come when I open the xml files from svn, I dont have the full guide09:24
mdkefumbalah: you have to open desktopguide.xml09:26
mdkethat's the base file with all the chapters included09:26
fumbalahalrighty09:40
fumbalahI still dont understand, I open it up and all I see are links to other things09:45
Burgundaviamdke: book files. I have going to be doing some edits to them09:50
mdkeBurgundavia: ok?09:54
mdkefumbalah: how are you opening them?09:54
fumbalahmdke: bluefish09:55
Burgundaviamdke: should I edit those .doc files or the html?09:55
nixternalfumbalah: look at the top of each help page in html or in khelpcenter, it will tell you the file name that the page belongs to09:56
nixternaloy mdke, how is the weekend?09:56
fumbalahalrighty09:56
fumbalahCause I want to start submitting patches with the bugs09:56
nixternalor was i guess i should say now09:56
mdkefumbalah: bluefish doesn't convert the xml, that's the source you see. So there are lots of files included into desktopguide.xml09:57
mdkeopen the appropriate one to see the relevant chapter09:57
mdkeBurgundavia: what html?09:57
Burgundaviamdke: the stuff on help.ubuntu.com09:58
mdkeBurgundavia: that's just the version that was in example-content. Are you going to be editing both09:59
BurgundaviaI would rrather edit one09:59
mdkethen they will get out of sync10:00
mdkeI will bbl10:00
Burgundaviacan we generate one from the other?10:02
tonyyarussoHas anyone else noticed that the search bar on w.u.c will include results from h.u.c, but not the other way around?10:13
Burgundaviayes, because of the refreshes10:20
tonyyarussoRefreshes?10:21
Burgundaviathe old pages left behind10:25
tonyyarussoOh10:25
Burgundaviamdke: that edithowto doesn't tell me where the pages are10:25
tonyyarussoWouldn't it be nice for them to both talk to each other though?  I get confused when I click a link to h.u.c and then can't get back.10:26
Burgundaviayes it would10:26
Burgundaviathere is probably a way10:26
Burgundaviaalthough w.u.c is not aimed at end users10:26
tonyyarussoUm, it's not?10:27
Burgundaviano10:29
Burgundaviait is aimed at developers and other interested parties10:29
tonyyarussoAh, I must be an "other interested party" then ;)10:31
Burgundaviaas am I10:31
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mdkeBurgundavia: see the parent page11:10
Burgundaviaright11:10
mdkeBurgundavia: re: the book, neither is generated, you can just edit it and get it copied to the example-content package and the website, if applicable11:11
Burgundaviahmm, ok11:11
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