release-notes/FC4 project-overview.xml,1.2,1.3
Karsten Wade (kwade)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sun May 29 18:50:52 UTC 2005
Author: kwade
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/FC4
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv28896
Modified Files:
project-overview.xml
Log Message:
Small changes to the styling, some clarification.
Index: project-overview.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/FC4/project-overview.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- project-overview.xml 28 May 2005 16:10:32 -0000 1.2
+++ project-overview.xml 29 May 2005 18:50:50 -0000 1.3
@@ -1,64 +1,80 @@
<section id="sn-whatitis">
<title>An Overview of the &PROJ;</title>
-
- <para>The goal of the &PROJ; is to work with the Linux community to build a
- complete, general-purpose operating system exclusively from open source
- software. Development will be done in a public forum. The project will
- produce time-based releases of &DISTRO; about 2-3 times a year, with a
- public release schedule. The &RH; engineering team will continue to
- participate in building &DISTRO; and will invite and encourage more
- outside participation than was possible in the past. By using this more
- open process, we hope to provide an operating system more in line with the
- ideals of free software and more appealing to the open source
- community.</para>
-
- <para>For more information, refer to the &PROJ; website:</para>
-
- <para><ulink
- url="http://fedora.redhat.com/">http://fedora.redhat.com/</ulink></para>
-
- <para>In addition to the website, the following mailing lists are
- available:</para>
-
+ <para>
+ The goal of the &PROJ; is to work with the Linux community to
+ build a complete, general-purpose operating system exclusively
+ from open source software. Development is done in a public forum.
+ The project produces time-based releases of &DISTRO; approximately
+ 2-3 times a year, with a public release schedule. The &RH;
+ engineering team will continue to participate in building &DISTRO;
+ and will invite and encourage more outside participation than was
+ possible in the past. By using this more open process, we hope to
+ provide an operating system more in line with the ideals of free
+ software and more appealing to the open source community.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For more information, refer to the &PROJ; website:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
+ url="http://fedora.redhat.com/">http://fedora.redhat.com/</ulink>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In addition to the website, the following mailing lists are
+ available:
+ </para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>fedora-list at redhat.com — For users of &DISTRO;
- releases</para>
+ <para>
+ fedora-list at redhat.com — For users of &DISTRO; releases
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
- <para>fedora-test-list at redhat.com — For testers of &DISTRO; test
- releases</para>
+ <para>
+ fedora-test-list at redhat.com — For testers of &DISTRO;
+ test releases
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
- <para>fedora-devel-list at redhat.com — For developers, developers,
- developers</para>
+ <para>
+ fedora-devel-list at redhat.com — For developers,
+ developers, developers
+ </para>
</listitem>
-
<listitem>
- <para>fedora-docs-list at redhat.com — For participants of the docs
- project</para>
+ <para>
+ fedora-docs-list at redhat.com — For participants of the
+ docs project
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
- <para>To subscribe to any of these lists, send an email with the word
+ <para>
+ To subscribe to any of these lists, send an email with the word
"subscribe" in the subject to
<computeroutput><replaceable><listname></replaceable>-request</computeroutput>
(where
<computeroutput><replaceable><listname></replaceable></computeroutput>
- is one of the above list names.)</para>
-
- <para>NOTE: If you have subscribed in the past to rhl-list, rhl-beta-list,
+ is one of the above list names.)
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Alternately, you can subscribe through the Web interface:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/">http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/</ulink>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you have subscribed in the past to rhl-list, rhl-beta-list,
rhl-devel-list, or rhl-docs-list, your subscriptions have been
- retained.</para>
-
- <para>The &PROJ; also includes an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel. IRC is
+ retained.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The &PROJ; also includes an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel. IRC is
a real-time, text-based form of communication. With it, you can have
conversations with multiple people in an open channel or chat with someone
- privately one-on-one.</para>
-
- <para>To talk with other &PROJ; participants via IRC, access freenode IRC
+ privately one-on-one.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To talk with other &PROJ; participants via IRC, access freenode IRC
network. Initially, you can use <filename>irc.freenode.net</filename> as
the IRC server, although you may decide to select a server that is
geographically closer to you. Refer to the freenode website (<ulink
@@ -67,10 +83,21 @@
<filename>#fedora</filename> channel, while &PROJ; developers can often be
found on the <filename>#fedora-devel</filename> channel. Some of the
larger projects may have their own channels as well; this information can
- be found on the project pages.</para>
-
- <para>NOTE: &RH; has no control over the Fedora IRC channels or their
- content.</para>
+ be found on the project pages.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In order to talk on the <filename>#fedora</filename> channel, you
+ will need to register your nickname (<firstterm>nick</firstterm>).
+ Instructions are given when you <command>/join</command> the
+ channel.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Note</title>
+ <para>
+ &RH; has no control over the &PROJ; IRC channels or their
+ content.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</section>
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