Re: Announcement for KDE SC 4.10.1

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

Examples available from the 4.9.5 release (attached).

Carl

On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Carl Symons <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Friday 01 March 2013 08.01.11 Carl Symons wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Torgny Nyblom <[email protected]> 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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