[UCLP] [Ubuntu-manual] Content pool, and Meeting

[Kyle Nitzsche]

Resending with learning and manual lists included (oops ;)

cheers

On 07/07/2010 02:11 PM, Kyle Nitzsche wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Hi all,
>
> If I were considering a common format pool for various downstream users,
> I would want to be explicit about the following:
>    * the key users are identified as stakeholders (individuals who
> represent the teams that consume the content)
>    * stakeholders have an "official" methodology of governance of the
> common pool
>    * stakeholder have identified their list of requirements
>    * requirements include output formats, localization, scheduling
> (string freeze, translation)
>    * there's a clear release management owner and process
>    * a sufficiently rich tool chain must exist (proven/tested) for
> converting the common pool source format to the required delivery formats
>    * common pool can be localized (text and images)
>    * localization only needs to be done once (at the common pool level.
> Downstream users can ADD content while re-using existing localized content)
>    * common pool has methodology for commit control (who can commit, and
> how do others participate)
>    * common pool uses bzr and exists as an LP project with translations
> restricted to Ubuntu Translators
>    * community portals are identified and used (email list, LP project,
> LP team, other)
>
> (I'd also want to specify that development of the common pool should be
> done *in* the common pool, not done elsewhere (downstream) and then
> imported (upstreamed) into it.)
>
> So, I wonder:
>
> What are the (current) required delivery formats by stakeholders. My
> guesses:
>    * ubuntu-docs: mallard, xhtml, others?
>    * ubuntu-manual: xhtml, pdf, others?
>
> What source format(s) and toolchain(s) supports these proposed requirements?
>
> Cheers,
> Kyle
>
>
> On 07/06/2010 07:02 AM, Luke-Jennings wrote:
>    
>> Hello all,
>>
>> On Fri, 2010-07-02 at 07:36 -0500, Jim Campbell wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Ryan Macnish<nisshh.ubuntu at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>           Doesnt effect me at all, im fine with either saturday or
>>>           sunday.
>>>
>>>           Ryan Macnish
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>           On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Luke-Jennings
>>>           <ubuntujenkins at googlemail.com>   wrote:
>>>                   On Fri, 2010-07-02 at 11:37 +0100, Phil Bull wrote:
>>>                   >   Hi guys,
>>>                   >
>>>                   >   On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 12:00 -0400, Jason Cook wrote:
>>>                   >   >   I agree with both of you a meeting would be nice.
>>>                   I won't be available
>>>                   >   >   today (It's Canada Day!) and I doubt that many
>>>                   people will be able too
>>>                   >   >   attend this weekend (July 4th weekend). I think
>>>                   that the best time is
>>>                   >   >   on the weekend so maybe the 10th would work.
>>>                   >
>>>                   >   The 10th would work for me.
>>>                   >
>>>
>>>                   mark cox has mentioned on the learning list, that it
>>>                   is ubuntu users day
>>>                   the times for it are
>>>                    Saturday July 10th 2010, 09:45 UTC - Sunday July 11th
>>>                   2010, 03:00 UTC
>>>                   How does that effect people?
>>>
>>>                   -Luke
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The 10th would be better for me, too.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Ok then lets say 8.00 pm utc on the 10th . #ubuntu-meeting is booked
>> then but that time usually works well for meetings. we could use
>> #ubuntu-manual as mootbot is there. unless anyone else has a better
>> suggestion.
>>
>> So it will be 8.00pm utc on the 10th in #ubuntu-manual times in your
>> area is [1].
>>
>> I have started an agenda here [2], if people can also add their
>> attendance to the bottom as well.
>>
>> Please feel free to add items please put your name by it so that we know
>> who's idea it was.
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
>> Luke Jennings
>> (jenkins on #freenode)
>>
>> [1]http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=10&month=7&year=2010&hour=20&min=0&sec=0&p1=0
>> [2]http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/collaborationmeeting
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>      
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