Re: Release notes final draft

[John Fleck <jfleck inkstain net>]

On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 19:51, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="John Fleck">
> 
> > The final draft of the release notes is done:
> > http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/rnotes/index.html
> 
> You happy for me to change:
> 
>   - XML feature to "libxml2" and include some verbiage about libxslt

Done.

> 
>   - Fixes to the Debian build stuff that I said I'd do before

If you're going to do this, please do it soon - like, within the next N
hours, where N is growing smaller by the minute. (We need to get this to
the translators by this evening (Sun. U.S. time is my thinking)).

> 
>   - Should platforms be part of the install/build section? It seems in an
>     odd location, given that the information is mostly regarding build
>     requirements
> 

Done.

>   - Can we restrict this document to buiding, and have links to binaries
>     from the start/2.0/ page? 'The GNOME Project' only ships source, and the
>     binary info will go out of date fast.
> 

Not sure what you mean here. Could you elaborate?

>   - Do some linking or something between system requirements and
>     features/performance.
> 

Done.

>   - upgrading section has weird rendering for the ps bit; could we just say
>     run gconftool-1 anyway?
> 

Fixed by Malcolm.

>   - tearable menus bit should refer to bonobo-activation rather than oafd
>

Done.

 
>   - s/Bugs/Known Issues/ ? Plus moving the how to report bugs bit to getting
>     involved, and adding more cool stuff there
> 

Horrible compromise worked out involving particularly tortured
linguistic construction that is sure to satisfy no one, least of all me,
who thinks "bug" is a fine, short, happy little word.

>   - Can we remove the corporate support comments from getting involved? :-)
> 

Done.

Cheers,
John
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