[16:00] <mhall119> If anyone can join us to talk about Unity 8 documentation, we're live at UOS http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1505/meeting/22447/user-documentation-for-unity-8/
[16:42] <GunnarHj> dsmythies: ping?
[16:45] <dsmythies> Hi Gunnar.
[16:46] <GunnarHj> dsmythies: Hi!
[16:47] <GunnarHj> Sorry for jumping in very late. I got the automation idea, but missed what was said before that.
[16:51] <dsmythies> I guess the text will be available on irc logs web pages a few minutes after the hour. however... you didn't miss much. It seems vaque to me. and it almost sounds like heading more towards the "manual" project that Kevin is invovled with that current docs.
[16:51] <dsmythies> translations and such were not even brought up, although Peter tried.
[16:53] <GunnarHj> I don't see #ubuntu-uos-community in the IRC-logs. Maybe it will show up later.
[16:53] <dsmythies> I gather there will be a lot more screen shots than currently, and there was much discussion about screen shots and not much about text content.
[16:53] <GunnarHj> Hmm... Are they going to start something from scratch?
[16:54] <GunnarHj> Yeah, I heard lots about screenshots and little about creating and maintaining contents.
[16:55] <GunnarHj> I wonder if Stephen Webb has been involved? Last months he seemed to have quite a different approach.
[16:55] <dsmythies> Sounds like it, yes. There are no resources in the docs team, as you well know. I'm not sure that got across. I see that mhall119 is here,
[16:56] <dsmythies> I don't think Stephen Webb was there.
[16:56] <GunnarHj> ok
[16:57] <GunnarHj> mhall119: ping?
[16:57] <dsmythies> This will be a major major project. I do not see myself getting involved. I don't use dekstop and don't have the capactity.
[16:58] <dsmythies> keeping current docs going, which you do most of the work for desktop help, is a different story than starting a new project.
[16:58] <GunnarHj> dsmythies: Indeed.
[16:59] <dsmythies> GunnarHj: I have to be away from keyboard for awhile.
[16:59] <mhall119> dsmythies: I think bregma is on holiday this week
[16:59] <GunnarHj> dsmythies: Are they expecting that existing team does most of the work with this new thing??
[16:59] <mhall119> but this session was his idea originally
[17:00] <dsmythies> Who is bregma? Is that Stephen?
[17:00] <GunnarHj> mhall119: Aha, thanks. Then he got some new ideas since last month. :)
[17:00] <mhall119> dsmythies: yes
[17:00] <mhall119> that's his IRC nick
[17:00] <mhall119> GunnarHj: my hope is that the Unity 8 developers, along with the QA community, will be more involved in creating and maintaining the documentation
[17:00] <mhall119> and also that we can automate some of it
[17:01] <GunnarHj> mhall119: I think that will be necessary. The docs team consists mostly of lurkers...
[17:01] <mhall119> the goal is for there to be less work for the docs team, especially on maintaining docs once they are written
[17:01] <dsmythies> I think that developers being more involved is key. That is exactly what I brought up in the last cummunity checkin thing. Anyway, I have to go for now.
[17:01] <mhall119> GunnarHj: I know, it has for a long time too, it's frankly amazing that you guys still get done as much as you do
[17:02] <GunnarHj> mhall119: Basically we just handle bugs and publish the thing. Not much of contents creation.
[17:05] <GunnarHj> mhall119: One thought: Ubuntu is not just the desktop, and probably lots of contents in the current desktop guide will apply to the Unity 8 desktop as well.
[17:06] <mhall119> GunnarHj: Unity 8 is what we're focusing on with this, we're not going to try and do it for Unity 7
[17:06] <mhall119> so, desktop, tablet and phone we should be able to do all togeter
[17:08] <GunnarHj> mhall119: I didn't mean to change the Unity 7 stuff, but only saying that there may be contents that will apply to the new converged environment. Maybe not much - I know too little about it.
[17:10] <mhall119> GunnarHj: I'm targetting Unity 8 mostly because I think that's going to be easier to run with Autopilot
[17:11] <GunnarHj> mhall119: Ok. Maybe I should wait until something is written to the list. Then it will be easier to get the picture.
[18:01] <awvas> hello guys, can i talk with someone from the ubuntu team?
[18:05] <dsmythies> awvas: How can we help?
[18:07] <awvas> i've noticed all the ubuntu.net. are redirecting to ubuntu.com
[18:07] <awvas> now, lets say i want to register ubuntu.[my country]
[18:07] <awvas> what will happen
[18:07] <awvas> and can i do it?
[18:07] <jpds> awvas: I think most of them redirect to ubuntu.com.
[18:08] <awvas> yes, but can i register my own ubuntu domain? is it legal?
[18:08] <awvas> thats what i am asking
[18:08] <jpds> awvas: Is it already registered?
[18:09] <awvas> it is registered by another person, but i am talking with him to transfer it to me
[18:09] <awvas> ubuntu.bg
[18:10] <awvas> i've got the idea, but somehow he stole it from me haha, however i am talking with him to give me the domain
[18:10] <awvas> but i was curious if it is legal to register it
[18:10] <awvas> cuz i dont want troubles
[18:16] <awvas> so? can i get my answer? please?
[18:16] <GunnarHj> awvas: If you want a domain for a LoCo in Bulgaria, I suppose you'd better talk to Canonical. They have already registered ubuntu-bg.org.
[18:17] <awvas> but my question is about ubuntu.bg is it worthy to ask the person who had already registered it to give it to me? is it legal is OK with the UBUNTU owners to have that domain? as i am not planning to distribute the OS
[18:19] <GunnarHj> awvas: In Sweden, both ubuntu-se.org (the LoCo) and ubuntu.se exist. I'm not sure about the legal aspects, but I know there is a history of conflicts involved...
[18:20] <awvas> yeah thats why i am asking, cuz i dont to be involved in any conflicts
[18:21] <GunnarHj> awvas: If you really want to know about the legality, you should ask Canonical. I don't think anyone in the doc team can tell.
[18:23] <awvas> so you mean to send a question from here http://partners.ubuntu.com/contact-us
[18:23] <awvas> ?
[18:23] <awvas> if yes, thank you very much for the discusion
[18:26] <GunnarHj> awvas: I'd rather suggest https://rt.ubuntu.com/
[18:27] <awvas> thank you
[18:27] <GunnarHj> awvas: You're welcome. :)
[18:27] <awvas> :)