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fumbalahHi03:10
fumbalahHow is everyones evening>03:13
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fumbalahI need to get a docking station03:43
tonyyarussoWhat are those for anyway?04:12
fumbalahLaptops04:12
fumbalahyou have a workstation setup at your desk04:12
fumbalahand then when you come back to your desk you are able to dock in04:12
tonyyarussoIs it just the convenience of connecting one thing rather than four cables or so?04:13
fumbalahNo04:13
fumbalahMy laptop doesnt have PS2 ports and such, and I still have PS2 keyboard04:13
tonyyarussoOh04:14
fumbalahjust make it a little easier to work at my desk04:14
tonyyarussoThat I could go for, but it would be a lot cheaper to just buy a PS2-usb adapter.04:14
fumbalahyea, good point, but i'm eventually going to have a montior and all that stuff setyp as well04:15
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tonyyarussoYeah, I think I have the rest of the ports I'd need though, for my stuff.  VGA out, usb, S video, ethernet, modem, sound, parallel.  Pretty much all I require.04:16
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fumbalahah04:16
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Madpilothi mdke 09:30
mdkehi Madpilot. How are you?09:30
Madpilotgood enough - getting tired of winter rain already, and it's barely mid-November...09:31
mdkeheh09:31
mdkeyou need to come over here, the weather has been great09:31
Madpilotlucky you. We've pretty much had a week of rain & grey :|09:32
Burgundaviawe went from drought to the heaviest rain in the history of Victoria in a single day09:35
mdkecrazy09:35
Burgundavianow it is some rain, some just cloudy09:35
Madpilotwelcome to the Wet Coast 09:39
UbugtuNew bug: #71622 in ubuntu-docs "command not found is a bad test case for checking if a package is installed" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7162210:50
UbugtuNew bug: #71623 in ubuntu-docs "missing suffix .tgz in the list of tarballs" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7162310:55
UbugtuNew bug: #71625 in ubuntu-docs "[desktop-guide, add-applications]  a comma too much" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7162511:10
UbugtuNew bug: #71626 in ubuntu-docs "[desktop-guide - add-applications]  Adding Extra Repositories was not updated for edgy" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7162611:20
UbugtuNew bug: #71632 in ubuntu-docs "[desktop-guide]  gnucash has got a menu entry" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7163212:55
fumbalahGood morning01:33
glatzormdke: I don't get automatically forwarded to the German website index of help.ubuntu.com. Could you tell me the url?02:38
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fumbalahGood morning04:45
fumbalahHowwss everypme dpomg04:50
fumbalaheveryone doing?04:50
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fumbalahHi gus08:17
fumbalahguys*08:17
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mdkefumbalah: hello08:34
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nixternaltrappist: remember this ->  http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=136977  <- i swore we attacked this a while back09:35
UbugtuKDE bug 136977 in general "Page for knetworkconf module shows garbage" [Normal,New]  09:35
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trappistnixternal: that one doesn't ring a bell09:36
nixternalhmm..i thought it was us who worked on that09:37
nixternalwell then, i can't remember who it was then ;)09:37
trappistoh wait, maybe it was...09:37
trappistyeah I think it had to do with /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/knetworkconf/index.cache.bz209:39
mdkenixternal: if you have a moment, we need to resolve my comment on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kubuntu-docs/+bug/7152409:41
UbugtuMalone bug 71524 in kubuntu-docs "Video Gramatical Awkwardness" [Low,Fix committed]  09:41
nixternalhrmm..i have been doing this for bug fixes09:42
nixternalshould we just leave them be then?09:42
mdkewell, that's what I wanted to raise09:43
mdkethe string freeze doesn't just stop applying after release, at least that's the present position09:43
mdkeif we want to consider a change to that, we should discuss it09:44
nixternalahh, ok, so since they aren't major typos, then leave well enough alone i see..they are like the actual typos that were found previously09:44
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LaserJockyeah, that didn't make any sense :-)09:45
nixternalno it didn't09:45
nixternali was watching tv and typing at the same time09:45
mdkeany change whatsoever to a string after the freeze means that the translations get out of date09:45
nixternalit doesn't pay off i guess ;p09:45
nixternalso then, bugs remain bugs forever then if that is the case09:45
nixternalbugs remain open09:45
nixternalrather09:45
mdkenixternal: they get fixed in the next release. It's like all bugs in Ubuntu09:46
nixternalwell, not necessarily, otherwise we wouldn't have to apt-get update until the next release09:46
mdkeright, with the exception of security updates, and whatever else they force through the procedure that deals with when non-security updates are allowed09:47
nixternalhrmm09:47
nixternalok, so then my understanding is now this, i file a bug in edgy, i am not supposed to expect it getting fixed until 7.04 then?09:48
mdkethat's generally right, unless it's a security or critical bug09:48
nixternalinteresting09:48
nixternali did not know that09:48
mdkethere are loads of exceptions though, dapper has had a much more liberal process, because of the point releases and so on09:49
mdkeanyway. We can think about changing our policy.09:49
nixternalok, so should i go through all of my "fix committed" ones, and just close them out, as it is in trunk then?09:50
mdkebecause it's hard to break the system simply by changing a documentation string. We just need to have a proper procedure for (a) ensuring the change doesn't break anything, and (b) taking care of translations09:50
nixternalplus i know the kubuntu docs are going to be rewritten from the ground up more than likely..and now kubuntu release notes and about kubuntu will be apart of the ubiquity package and hte kubuntu.org website09:51
mdkerewriting from the ground up sounds like an incredibly bad idea09:51
nixternalwell, the current state of kubuntu docs is incredibly not good09:51
nixternalthe only doc that will be getting the overhaul is the desktop guide09:52
mdkeand building on it won't work?09:52
nixternalwell, building on it will occur of course, but there is going to be a layout design reconsideration09:53
nixternalwe keep building on stale docs09:53
mdkeare these plans going to be shared with the whole team?09:53
nixternalwell, the guys who work on the kubuntu docs are in on the idea, however nothing is set in stone of course09:54
mdkedon't forget that the desktopguide isn't unique to kubuntu-docs09:54
nixternalnot until it gets approved and eveyrone agrees on it..right now it is an idea/spec09:54
nixternalwell, because the desktop guide isn't unique, is why there are a lot of bugs int he kubuntu side of it...with a lot of menus based off of gnome09:55
mdkeright. So it would be nice to think about how to make that work09:55
mdkecustomising the menu entities might be one good option09:55
nixternalwell, that is what we are talking about as well, and of course we are wanting to implement the book as well09:55
mdkeit's a shame to not talk about this together. I haven't seen it on the list09:56
nixternalwell, the reason it isn't on the list is due to it being kde/kubuntu and there are only 4 or 5 of us that work on them a majority of the time09:57
mdkeisn't the list appropriate for kubuntu documentation discussion?09:57
mdkeis it on another list?09:57
nixternalno, we just email it back and forth between the people who would be working on it09:57
nixternaland really, it is nothing more than a spec anyhow09:58
nixternalso there was no huge discussion behind closed doors09:58
nixternalall discussion was really right here in this channel09:58
mdkeah, I missed it.09:58
mdkeLet's get talking about how to adapt the desktopguide for Feisty.09:58
nixternal2 nights ago myself, robotgeek and jjesse discussed it09:58
mdkeI'll send an email in the next few days to get rid of this nonsense misunderstanding about the topic based help spec, and we can try and move forward a scheme to get things working for everyone09:59
nixternalwell, i know the kubuntu side has a lot of good info to pull from the book09:59
nixternalkubuntu really doesn't09:59
nixternallol09:59
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nixternalwell, the topic based help is definitely needed, but not as a replacement10:00
mdkedon't start10:00
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nixternali have talked to gnome and kde doc writers today, and they both said that mallard is good, but wouldn't replace the current docs, but would be seperate from it10:00
nixternalhahaha mdke10:00
nixternalhahahaa10:00
mdkethat spec is (or should be) nothing to do with Mallard10:00
mdkeit's simply about how to better present the current stuff we have10:01
nixternalwell, mallard is only and idea10:01
nixternalonly that blurb on the website really10:01
mdkeright10:01
mdkeso it's simply about better presentation of the material10:02
nixternali personally like the layouts we have now, i just think there needs to be more information covering some of the topics people are constantly asking about..and there needs to be a way to easily search for a topic as well10:02
mdkeit's nothing to do with writing replacement material, or anything10:02
nixternalthat search part though is on devs more than us10:02
mdkeyou know in khelpcenter where you have the first title as "Kubuntu Documents"10:04
mdke?10:04
nixternalya10:05
mdkewouldn't it be nicer to have a list of topics similar to that you get on the wiki frontpage, instead of those 5 guides?10:05
mdkethat is basically _all_ that spec is about10:05
nixternalit would be nicer standpoint on the help side of it, but for documentation, i prefer the guides, but i know i may be the only one10:06
mdkethe user who clicks on "Kubuntu Documents" and sees "Desktop" doesn't get any closer to finding the right material... whereas if he sees "Internet", he does10:06
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mdkewhat's the distinction you're making between help and documentation?10:07
nixternalhelp helps, documentation/guides guide10:07
nixternalhaha10:07
nixternalthis don't work, what should i do <- help10:07
mdkeeh?10:07
nixternali would like to know more about so and so <-doc/guide10:07
mdkeI don't understand that at all. 10:08
mdkethey are two types of the same thing. Both of them help, surely? and both of them are documentation10:08
nixternali need help on something, i really don't go to the guides/documentation, o goto the forums or google10:08
nixternalbut if i want to read up and understand a process or an application, i goto our documentation (desktop guide, server guide, packaging guide)10:09
mdkethese are just semantic issues then10:09
mdkethe point is, it's easier to find the right documentation if it's presented in a topic layout. I bet you people find the wiki easier to navigate that khelpcenter/yelp10:09
nixternaltrue10:10
mdke*"I bet you that people"10:10
nixternalespecially when the search feature works for the wiki better than it does in khelp10:10
mdkethere you go. Get away from this "help vs documentation" distinction, it'll just confuse you10:11
nixternalhehe10:11
nixternalso then, do you propose that we don't ship docs, but instead utilize the wiki?10:12
mdkeargh.10:12
LaserJocknixternal: dude 10:12
nixternalwhat10:13
mdkehead->wall10:13
nixternalno doubt10:13
nixternalone more time for good measure10:13
mdkeNo, the idea is simply to present the docs we ship more nicely, in a similar way to how the wiki front page lays it out10:13
nixternalthats what i always do10:13
LaserJocknixternal: go to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/10:13
nixternalgot it10:13
mdkeno replacement of anything, no drastic anything, no ignoring kubuntu, it's ALL GOOD10:14
nixternalwell, i just now realised that he meant to use the wiki above as a way to explain the layout, and not as a use ;)10:14
fumbalahHi nixternal 10:20
nixternalhiya fumbalah10:23
fumbalahHow you doin?10:26
nixternala little bit better since my pooch is home10:29
nixternalbut the news wasn't so great on her condition10:29
fumbalahThat's not good...I'm sorry..What's up?10:40
nixternalcongestive heart failure10:41
LaserJock:(10:42
nixternalshe can't do anythign fun now, because a spike in her heart rate could kill her10:42
nixternalshe still has a little fluid around the lungs, but that is almost gone, she is breathing normal10:43
LaserJockhow old is she?10:43
nixternal1110:43
nixternalshe is still kind of young...she should have 6 more years in her10:43
nixternalprobably all of them mcdonalds fries catching up to her ;)10:43
fumbalahah, what type of dog?10:44
nixternalmaltize10:44
nixternalshe is sleeping on my feet10:44
nixternalthe vet gave me her x-rays on a cd10:44
fumbalahTHat's pretty cool they can do that now10:45
nixternalher heart is a little enlarged right now...so hopefully the meds will get it back to somewhat normal soon10:45
fumbalahyea10:45
fumbalahI wish you luck :)10:45
nixternali have to put her med in a piece of chicken, otherwise you would have a better chance of feeding a wild tiger w/o getting mauled10:45
fumbalahNice10:45
nixternalwell, whatever we decide on the docs, can we start and finish a little sooner this time around? :)10:46
nixternalLaserJock: any plans on expanding the packaging guide to get a little more in depth on things at all, or the in-depth stuff is for the wiki?10:46
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fumbalahAre we deciding on feisty stuff?10:47
nixternalim a packaging fool now...i gotta get my MOTU soon10:47
nixternaloff the records we are discussing feisty, but not making plans right now10:47
nixternali can't type or speak today10:47
nixternali went to bed at 3:30 and work up at 710:47
nixternalim flat out beat10:48
fumbalahMy mom did that this morning10:48
fumbalahShes been complaning all day10:48
nixternalheh10:48
LaserJocknixternal: basically right now I'm cool with people working on whatever they want10:48
LaserJocknixternal: I doubt I'm going to have time to write a ton on it10:48
nixternalbusy busy busy10:48
LaserJockbut I'm still game for overseeing stuff10:48
fumbalahShouldnt some things be getting assigned instead of people randomly choosing things10:48
nixternalwell when it comes to the packaging guide, not everyone can write for it10:49
nixternalyou need to be good at packaging before you can write about it10:49
fumbalahyour just discussing apackaging...I went ot bed late to, I'm bound to miss things10:49
nixternali know how to hack all of the /debian stuff now, i know postinst, prerm, control, compat, and rules now, i used cdbs for patching with simple-patchsys.mk10:50
fumbalahI'm totally not having any luck finding a webhosting job10:50
LaserJocknixternal: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPackagingGuide has notes on things that need to be done10:50
nixternalim not a huge fan of dpatch, especially after using cdbs ;)10:50
UbugtuNew bug: #71696 in ubuntu-docs "[desktop-guide - linux-basics]  missing explanation of /srv" [Undecided,Unconfirmed]  http://launchpad.net/bugs/7169610:50
nixternalnice10:51
LaserJocklinux basics need to explain /srv?10:51
nixternali guess so10:51
fumbalahWe should start an Ubuntu Server edition host10:51
nixternalheh10:51
nixternalthat guy needs to read the server guide10:51
LaserJocknixternal: anyway, if you have time to do some writing on the packaging guide I'd greatly appreciate it10:52
nixternali don't even use that directory, and he probably doesn't either, was just nosey looking through /10:52
LaserJockI think I'm going to do some email/blog work to get some people interested10:52
nixternalsure LaserJock, im sure i can help you out a little bit10:52
LaserJockI'm having to really cut back on Ubuntu projects10:53
nixternalget that crimsun guy interested, since he is the ubuntu/debian/linux guru10:53
LaserJockno10:53
nixternalheh10:53
LaserJockhe's got too much "real" work to do on alsa and Universe10:53
nixternaland University10:53
LaserJockif he's done fixing those then he can come write10:53
nixternal;)10:53
nixternalhahahaha10:53
nixternali can't wait to dput ubuntu10:53
nixternalim tired of dput revu10:53
LaserJockit made me a little nervous the first time ;-)10:54
nixternalheh, so do my first svn commit here10:54
nixternali sat and waited to get a lashing10:54
nixternali never had svn commit access to kde, and still don't/or plan on it, but that one would be scary, even though svn revert fixes everything10:55
LaserJockyeah, no going back on an upload10:57
LaserJockunless you can catch an archive admin real quick10:57
nixternalheh10:57
nixternali have 3 packages..im lame10:58
nixternalkflickr, gwenview, and koverartist10:58
fumbalahjeez I leave for two seconds11:04
LaserJockdarn it, my vacuum pump killed another motor :(11:05
LaserJocksomething has to be wrong with it11:06
nixternallol11:06
nixternalyou are such a nerd11:06
nixternali have an eheim pushing a about a hundred gallons an hour through my computer11:06
nixternalof water that is11:07
nixternalwoohoo...my gf wants me to cook dinner...guess what11:11
nixternalshe will dump me after this one for sure!!!11:11
nixternalbbl11:11
fumbalahlol11:25
nixternalLaserJock: Giuliani started an exploritory committee for 2008!!!11:33
LaserJockhe hadn't done that before?11:34
LaserJock:-011:34
nixternalnope11:34
nixternaljust now said it on fox11:34
nixternalhttp://www.solutionsamerica.com <- they just fired this bad boy up11:34
nixternalLaserJock: heh, he did the exploration for the senate, and lost to satan, better known to the world as hillary, but this is for presidency11:37
crimsunyou're screwed if you're supposed to be cooking dinner but instead 're on irc.11:38
nixternalhahaha11:38
nixternalits in the oven11:38
nixternalim screwed if i was to sit there and watch it as well11:38
crimsunyeah, we've heard that one before...11:38
nixternalhahahahah11:38
nixternali have yet to mess up a roast11:38
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nixternal;) j/k11:39
nixternalmdke: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KubuntuDesktopGuide   <- that is the proposed spec for the KDG, draft...it isn't a whole rewrite, but a build on top of current, with a definite redesign leaning towards topical breakdown11:42
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