[kde-promo] Announcement for KDE SC 4.10.1

Tue Mar 5 07:43:30 UTC 2013

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Carl Symons <carlsymons at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are a few bolded items in the etherpad
> (https://promo.notes.kde.org/90) that need attention. This is good to
> go with the addition of the appropriate issue tracker URL, subversion
> and git log access information, 4.10.1 Info Page
>

If I'm not too late could you also please add a short word about Nepomuk?
We have fixed a large number of important crashes, and the overall user
experience is much better now.

>
> Examples available from the 4.9.5 release (attached).
>
> Carl
>
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Carl Symons <carlsymons at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not much time until this release happens. Anyone who's interested in
> > working on it, please jump in.
> >
> > More below.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Torgny Nyblom <nyblom at kde.org> wrote:
> >> On Friday 01 March 2013 08.01.11 Carl Symons wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Torgny Nyblom <nyblom at kde.org> wrote:
> >>> > Hi,
> >>> >
> >>> > As I'm preparing the code for this release it would be great if some
> word
> >>> > wizzard could put together the announcement (to be sent to
> kde-announce,
> >>> > kde- press-announce, displayed on the web page and on the dot).
> >>> >
> >>> > Release date is on Tuesday 5/3.
> >>> >
> >>> > /Regards
> >>> > Torgny
> >>>
> >>> Hello Torgny,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for working on the 4.10.1 point release. I'd enjoy crafting
> >>> the announcement.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Is there anyplace where it can be shared? That way I can add the parts
> that I
> >> can.
> >
> > https://promo.notes.kde.org/90. We can draft content there. Please let
> > me know if you need access.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> Word wizardry doesn't really happen by magic. Content for the
> >>> announcement is the most important aspect of it.
> >>>
> >>> Referring to http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.9.5.php ...
> >>>
> >>> The first two paragraphs need to come from some technical source. The
> >>> first paragraph speaks to the severity and safety of the release. Will
> >>> 4.10.1 be "a safe and pleasant update for everyone"? Someone who knows
> >>> what they are talking about needs to provide this information.
> >>
> >> Since it is a point release this should alway be true :) But I guess we
> need
> >> to ask that to core-devel or something.
> >
> > Someone on the release team should either know this or know someone
> > else who does. A knowledgeable technical person needs to make this
> > call. It shouldn't be assumed that updating is risk-free.
> >
> >>
> >>> The second paragraph summarizes changes in the release. It also refers
> >>> and provides links to other sources of information. Someone who knows
> >>> what they are talking about needs to provide this information. The
> >>> link locations need to be updated for 4.10.1, and more detail is
> >>> needed for "browse the Subversion and Git logs" (where are they? How
> >>> can a relatively naive person get to this information?).
> >>>
> >>> An appropriate screenshot is needed (details below).
> >>
> >> Guess this is also best if it comes from someone who actually made some
> nice
> >> feature or some artist that can compose a nice screenshot.
> >
> > The screenshot needs to be done by someone who can set up their
> > monitor according to the screenshot guidelines. One thing should be
> > added to the guidelines sent earlier (and also below) ... there
> > shouldn't be any non-free applications in the screenshot. In fact, it
> > would be best if all icons, thumbnails and open applications were from
> > KDE.
> >
> > Is there something from KDE that someone wants to promote? Something
> > eye-catching or newsworthy?
> >
> > Volunteer? James Cain, would you be willing to do a screenshot for
> > this announcement?
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> The sections about installing and compiling need to be updated with
> >>> 4.10.1-specifics.
> >>
> >> Shouldn't be too hard.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> The remaining sections (supporting, about and press) don't need
> technical
> >>> input.
> >>>
> >>> So the release announcements have quite a bit of content that someone
> >>> with technical knowledge needs to provide (probably from the release
> >>> team). In the past (I think), sebas pulled all of the release content
> >>> together. If you aren't going to gather that information, is there
> >>> someone on the release team who can do that?
> >>
> >> I'll ask around and send a mail to core-devel asking for input.
> >>
> >>> When everything has been assembled, someone with commit privileges for
> >>> http://kde.org/announcements needs to create the announcement page. I
> >>> can do the Dot article.
> >>
> >> Commit access is not an issue, I have that.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Sebas has also sent the announcement to kde-announce and
> >>
> >> I can do that too.
> >>
> >>> kde-press-announce, which he will no longer do. I believe that sebas
> >>> and Lydia have access for sending official announcements. If there are
> >>> others, I am not aware of them. So this is another missing piece at
> >>> the moment (for me anyway).
> >>
> >> But not this.
> >
> > Lydia has just said that she will do it. We need to provide her the
> > announcement link when it's ready to go.
> >
> > Carl
> >
> >>
> >> /Thanks & Regards
> >> Torgny
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Carl
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Guidelines for release screenshots (mostly from Nuno Pinheiro):
> >>> - Use default wallpaper
> >>> - Use only two or three colors for anything that's not a photo
> >>> - Resolution 1280x720
> >>> - Use the same font everywhere. Oxygen or Liberation Sans is preferred;
> >>> other sans fonts are workable.
> >>> - Use the default wallpaper
> >>> - Hinting style set to full. Even if you like big fonts, the result is
> >>> much sharper if your hinting is set to full.
> >>> - Use a smaller font size like 8 or 9. Small fonts have a thinner
> >>> trace that makes the font thickness be exactly 1 pixel. If your font
> >>> thickness is not 1, then you are in trouble.  Low hinting style and
> >>> large fonts make traces of about 1.3 - 1.5 thickness that result in
> >>> blurry looking fonts. They are not only bad looking, they tend to
> >>> produce headaches as your eyes try to constantly focus the font.
> >>> - Don't use bold. Bold fonts are not as readable as normal fonts
> >>> because the width of the trace is usually larger than 1 and smaller
> >>> than 2 producing blurry results.
> >>> - Make your fonts more greyish than blackish; gives much better
> >>> sharpness results.
> >>>
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