[kde-promo] Announcement for KDE SC 4.10.1

Tue Mar 5 17:23:21 UTC 2013

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Vishesh Handa <me at vhanda.in> wrote:
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> 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.
>

Too late for http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.10.1.php

But this is in the Dot story.

Carl

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>>
>> 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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