Release Notes Where?

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:08:15AM +1100, Nick Loeve wrote:

> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> >They should be included in a package (possibly a new one), and also
> >published on the website.  In the desktop, they could be viewed with yelp,
> >or a browser, whatever makes sense to you folks.
> Ok, thanks Matt and Enrico.
> 
> I was talking to Sean about the relative length/content of the release 
> notes...  I was thinking about how to lay them out, and came up with an 
> idea to have each goal, a short description of what impact/goodies the 
> goal provides and then have a link to the contributors (all contributors 
> will be listed in a seperate section). Is that overkill?

That's pretty much exactly what I have in mind.  The HoaryGoals page has a
list of new features; some of those are behind-the-scenes work, but most of
the rest deserve a bullet point in the release notes, with a few notes about
how it makes the user's life better.

I know that the descriptions are sparse, because within the development team
we have a common frame of reference, but I'd be glad to clarify them for you
wherever necessary.

A partial outline might look something like this:

- Overview / Highlights
- New desktop features
  - GNOME 2.10
  - X.org
  - PackageManagement tools
  - dpkg-synaptic integration
  - LaunchpadIntegration
  - USplash
  - JavaIntegration
- Performance improvements
  - ReadAhead
  - FasterBootProcess
  - grepmap
  - Start GDM earlier
- New hardware support
  - LaptopSuspend
  - CPUFreqModuleLoading
  - X.org
  - HardwareDatabase
- New installation features
  - KickstartCompatibility
  - UnifiedHardwareDetection
  - KeyboardLayoutSelector
  - Installation from USB
  - DVD install images
  - Ask all questions in first stage install
  - Rescue mode
- New live CD
- Internationalisation / Localisation
  - LanguagePacks
  - UTFEightByDefault
- Behind-the-scenes improvements (developer-oriented, technical)
  - APTAuthentication
  - bzip2-compressed debs
  - bzip2-compressed package indexes
  - inotify
  - 32-bit compatibility for amd64

Feel free to contact the Responsible/Contact developer, or me, for any item
where you need more information.

-- 
 - mdz