ubuntu-doc Digest, Vol 92, Issue 20

Tue May 22 15:01:55 UTC 2012


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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Quantal Doumentation Freeze (Kate Stewart)
>    2. Re: Quantal Doumentation Freeze (Chris Druif)
>    3. Re: Quantal Doumentation Freeze (Phill Whiteside)
>    4. Re: Quantal Doumentation Freeze (Matthew East)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:15:41 -0500
> From: Kate Stewart <kate.stewart at canonical.com>
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> Subject: Quantal Doumentation Freeze
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> Greetings Docs-Team, 
>    We have been working through the input from UDS-Q, and feedback from
> translation team, and trying to figure out the best point for the
> DocumentationStringFreeze [1] for the Quantal cycle. 
> 
>    Based on the input so far,  Sept. 20 looks like the best fit
> for the Documentation String freeze,  this puts it 1 month after
> FeatureFreeze, and will still give the translation team some time to 
> get the translations ready by Oct 9th. [2] 
> 
>    Anyone see any issues with making the DocumentationStringFreeze be
> Sept. 20th?   Other factors that need to be considered?
> 
> Thanks, Kate
> 
> 
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationStringFreeze
> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseInterlock
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 23:41:11 +0200
> From: Chris Druif <chrisdruif at ubuntu.com>
> To: kate.stewart at canonical.com
> Cc: ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Quantal Doumentation Freeze
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> No objection from me. We need to close it some day, might as well be Sept.
> 20th.
> 
> With metta, Chris
> 
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Kate Stewart
> <kate.stewart at canonical.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > Greetings Docs-Team,
> >   We have been working through the input from UDS-Q, and feedback from
> > translation team, and trying to figure out the best point for the
> > DocumentationStringFreeze [1] for the Quantal cycle.
> >
> >   Based on the input so far,  Sept. 20 looks like the best fit
> > for the Documentation String freeze,  this puts it 1 month after
> > FeatureFreeze, and will still give the translation team some time to
> > get the translations ready by Oct 9th. [2]
> >
> >   Anyone see any issues with making the DocumentationStringFreeze be
> > Sept. 20th?   Other factors that need to be considered?
> >
> > Thanks, Kate
> >
> >
> > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationStringFreeze
> > [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseInterlock
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 22:49:14 +0100
> From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW at Ubuntu.com>
> To: Chris Druif <chrisdruif at ubuntu.com>
> Cc: ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Quantal Doumentation Freeze
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> I think giving the translations team a firm date with time do the work is
> excellent. Freeze exceptions will always occur, but a month gives time for
> feature freeze exceptions before the translators heavily commit.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phill.
> 
> On 21 May 2012 22:41, Chris Druif <chrisdruif at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> > No objection from me. We need to close it some day, might as well be Sept.
> > 20th.
> >
> > With metta, Chris
> >
> > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Kate Stewart <kate.stewart at canonical.com
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Greetings Docs-Team,
> >>   We have been working through the input from UDS-Q, and feedback from
> >> translation team, and trying to figure out the best point for the
> >> DocumentationStringFreeze [1] for the Quantal cycle.
> >>
> >>   Based on the input so far,  Sept. 20 looks like the best fit
> >> for the Documentation String freeze,  this puts it 1 month after
> >> FeatureFreeze, and will still give the translation team some time to
> >> get the translations ready by Oct 9th. [2]
> >>
> >>   Anyone see any issues with making the DocumentationStringFreeze be
> >> Sept. 20th?   Other factors that need to be considered?
> >>
> >> Thanks, Kate
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationStringFreeze
> >> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseInterlock
> >>
> >>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 09:33:51 +0100
> From: Matthew East <mdke at ubuntu.com>
> To: kate.stewart at canonical.com
> Cc: ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Quantal Doumentation Freeze
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> On 21 May 2012 21:15, Kate Stewart <kate.stewart at canonical.com> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings Docs-Team,
> > ? We have been working through the input from UDS-Q, and feedback from
> > translation team, and trying to figure out the best point for the
> > DocumentationStringFreeze [1] for the Quantal cycle.
> >
> > ? Based on the input so far, ?Sept. 20 looks like the best fit
> > for the Documentation String freeze, ?this puts it 1 month after
> > FeatureFreeze, and will still give the translation team some time to
> > get the translations ready by Oct 9th. [2]
> >
> > ? Anyone see any issues with making the DocumentationStringFreeze be
> > Sept. 20th? ? Other factors that need to be considered?
> 
> It's not ideal to have only three weeks after UserInferfaceFreeze
> (which is the real date on which documentation writing and checking
> can be done reliably) until DocumentationStringFreeze, particularly
> since UserInterfaceFreeze is not usually respected 100%. It also seems
> a little tight to leave just a week between FeatureFreeze and
> UserInterfaceFreeze.
> 
> I appreciate the need to allow sufficient time for translating. If
> there is anything that can be done to move the FeatureFreeze and
> UserInterfaceFreeze earlier in the process, that would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Matthew East
> http://www.mdke.org
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