Re: [fab] Re: splash page + tracking image example
by Max Spevack
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Josh Boyer wrote:
> No, it's not. DHCP, NAT, proxies, etc. all make "unique" IP addresses a
> horrible metric. In some cases, you get a single IP address for a
> number of different machines. In others, you get two IP addresses for
> the same machine.
That's true, it will not be perfect by any means.
> Yes, counting IP addresses will give you a metric. I just don't think
> that metric is good for much because you still don't know how many
> machines really have Fedora installed. Is it better than nothing? I
> don't know.
It gets you a pile of data, which can be analyzed and from which value can
be extracted.
It's certainly better than having *no data*.
Bottom line -- in th FC6 timeframe, any metric gathering will be
imperfect, and feel like a hack.
So we pick the hack that won't also anger people, and we do it.
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17 years, 5 months
Firefox splash page tracker
by Karsten Wade
Dimitris:
We just got a last-minute idea from Max Spevack et al, to put a hit
tracker on the splash page. A box in the upper corner/somewhere like
below[1].
I know this is going to be untranslated, but we can catch it in an
update to the package, and many people won't get a translated page,
anyway. The value this gives the whole project is very worth the
effort.
[1] Please add the following:
######### Begin Box #################################################
<div class="tracking-spot">
<p>
Hey, Fedora users! We are trying to figure out how many desktop users
we have. We are using a simple image to count the number of hits we get
from unique IP addresses. We are <b>not</b> tracking any identifiable
information.
</p>
<p>
This image right here:
</p>
<img src="http://fedoraproject.org/fc6-desktop-tracker.png" alt="blue
tracking dot" width="1" height="1"/>
<p>
...is being used for that purpose. If you see the image, that means
you are online, and you have been counted. If you do not see the image,
it is because you are offline, and the image cannot load.
</p>
<p>
Why is this important? Because we need to know how many users we have,
which helps help us fund innovations to Fedora.
</p>
</div>
######### End Box ####################################################
How does that sound? Any alteration suggestions?
Thanks - Karsten
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17 years, 5 months
CVS sync FC6 Translations
by Robert 'Bob' Jensen
We requested that translations be in to i18n.redhat.com by 12:00 UTC
Thursday, Oct 05, 2006 this is a little more then 4 hours away. After
that time if someone could sync these translations with the main docs
CVS and let us know when it is complete it would be wonderful. Karsten
and I can then start checking things over and building. I personally
would like to thank every one in the translation teams that put forth
such a wonderful effort with the situation we had. My thanks also go out
to every one that contributed to the release notes.
Thank you again,
Bob
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17 years, 5 months
Russian Release Notes (FC6)
by Andrew Martynov
Hi,
I commited few hours ago complete Russian translation of
Release Notes for FC6 ISO.
I`m going to reread it and make little correction today evening,
but it is good enougth to include RU translation to ISO distribution
right now if required.
Regards,
Andrew Martynov
17 years, 5 months
Release notes bug: test3 string
by Hugo Cisneiros
Hi,
I have found this on the release-notes:
#: en_US/Kernel.xml:186(para)
msgid "There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in
Fedora Core 6 test3. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel."
msgstr ""
It appears that it's referring to the test3 release instead of the final
one :-)
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17 years, 5 months
Re: Guido Caruso: Sponsor found (but CVS says...)
by g.caruso@fedoraserver.org
> The "cvsdocs" group controls access only to the Docs CVS
> I think there is a different group for access to i18n.redhat.com CVS.
Thanks, Paul, for your answer. But you can imagine my confusion;
translation-quick-start-guide says:
"Once you have successfully completed the CLA, return to the account
system and select Edit Your Account. Enter the password you received by
email and select Add new membership at the bottom of the page. In the
field Groupname, enter cvsdocs and select Add. This action requests
access to the CVS repository where the documentation is stored.
[Important] CVS Access is Not Automatic
When you fill out this form, you are not automatically granted write
access to the CVS repository. You may need sponsorship from one of the
Fedora Documentation Project managers to get this access."
Best regards, Guido.-
17 years, 5 months
splash page + tracking image example
by Karsten Wade
I've got the changes made in the XML in my local sandbox. Here is what
it looks like when rendered:
https://quaid.108.redhat.com/nonav/fedora/homepage/index-en_US.html
I chose to use a column instead of putting another [Note] at the top
because that would uselessly push the more meaningful content too far
down the page.
I'm not comfortable that "Tracking Desktop Users" fits under either of
the main sections (Fedora Documentation, Other Resources). I put it on
the left side mainly to provide visual balance. I suppose, however, it
more closely resembles "Other Resources".
The image is 1x1 but rendered as 10x10 because otherwise it disappears
on the page. I made some small additions to the last-agreed-upon
content.
Max, Greg -- comments?
- Karsten
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17 years, 5 months
UPDATE: More translation time!
by Paul W. Frields
Hello Translators,
[ You're receiving this email personally because your
email address was pulled from one of our PO files for
the Fedora Core Release Notes. A copy is sent to
fedora-trans-list as well. ]
We understand that we piled a LOT of work on you guys for the FC6
Release Notes, with not very much time to do it. And we feel bad about
it. This was entirely due to process problems, and had *nothing* to do
with the great work you continue to do on a regular basis. A lot of the
material entering the release notes came in on the wiki in the last week
or two, meaning not only did we get the POT out late, but it was full of
new strings in a lot of cases.
I'd like to specially recognize Francesco Tombolini, working on the
Italian translation. Francesco actually finished his entire PO file
somehow, despite all the obstacles, so I wanted to single him out for
some special praise!
But we certainly can't expect everyone to get so much work done in such
a small time. That's why we've secured MORE TIME for the release notes
translation. We have a new deadline for PO delivery of:
* * * 1200 UTC, Thu Oct 05 2006 * * *
That's another ~3.5 days! In other words, we're trying to give you back
just about every bit of time we cut by being late. You can continue to
work on the existing POT in i18n.redhat.com/release-notes. We have
changed nothing since it was delivered last week.
WHAT WE COULD USE FROM YOU:
(Other than the translation, of course!) Just a quick reply to this
message. Let us know if you think you can finish the remaining work in
that time. If you don't think this is a good idea, you don't have to do
anything extra. But if you want some extra time, and will use it,
please let us know as soon as you can!
We will be discussing an improved plan for the FC7 cycle. Please join
us on fedora-docs-list(a)redhat.com and put in your ideas if possible.
cc: Core team, FDP
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17 years, 5 months
Translating release announcement
by Rahul Sundaram
Hi
According to the current release schedule, Fedora Core 6 will be
available publicly on October 11th. Even assuming a delay since we did a
test 4 (sort of) release too, I believe we need to write up the release
announcement now and send it to translators so that we can have the
release announcement also translated and available simultaneously.
This would boost the visibility of our translation community which has
the largest volunteers in any Fedora sub project. Do we want to do this?
Rahul
17 years, 5 months