Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-11 Thread Jaroslav Reznik
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:19 PM, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Mon, 2015-08-10 at 14:43 +0200, Jaroslav Reznik wrote: > >> Also for KDE theming, final wallpapers packages has to >> exist >> before (it's not that important these days, as we do not change >> design too much >> and it's more like sed-v

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-11 Thread Jaroslav Reznik
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Paul W. Frields wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 01:23:10PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:03:34AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: >> > The blocker process is not a tool for the rest of the project to use as >> > a reminder system. It does

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-10 Thread Adam Williamson
On Mon, 2015-08-10 at 14:43 +0200, Jaroslav Reznik wrote: > Also for KDE theming, final wallpapers packages has to > exist > before (it's not that important these days, as we do not change > design too much > and it's more like sed-version of Fn package but still causes > delays). It seems rath

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-10 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 01:23:10PM -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:03:34AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > > The blocker process is not a tool for the rest of the project to use as > > a reminder system. It doesn't work very well for that. The expectation > [...] > > * QA

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-10 Thread Jaroslav Reznik
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Matthew Miller wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 02:03:31PM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > > > Here's a thought: maybe the Fedora background logo GNOME Shell plugin > > > could detect if running on an Alpha/Beta release (or on Rawhide) and > > > change appropria

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-09 Thread Sudhir D
On 08/07/2015 10:41 PM, Kevin Fenzi wrote: On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:03:34 -0700 Adam Williamson wrote: This is exactly what I *don't* want to happen, and what rather annoys me about this whole business. The blocker process is not a tool for the rest of the project to use as a reminder system.

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Gavin Flower
On 08/08/15 03:06, Kevin Fenzi wrote: [...] I don't even think the desktop background is all that visible anymore, especially on some desktops (like workstation/gnome). People there tend to use full screen apps and never even see the wallpaper. That also seems like a pretty poor way to tell wha

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Gavin Flower
On 08/08/15 05:42, Matthew Miller wrote: On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:22:56AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: What I *can't* find is any reference for the justification usually cited for the criterion. Several times we mention that there was an actual case where people downloaded an Alpha or Beta th

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Matthew Miller
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 11:59:51AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > > Here's a thought: maybe the Fedora background logo GNOME Shell plugin > > could detect if running on an Alpha/Beta release (or on Rawhide) and > > change appropriately? > That's certainly what I thought would help with the whole b

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Adam Williamson
On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 13:42 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:22:56AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > > What I *can't* find is any reference for the justification usually > > cited for the criterion. Several times we mention that there was an > > actual case where people dow

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Matthew Miller
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 02:03:31PM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > > Here's a thought: maybe the Fedora background logo GNOME Shell plugin > > could detect if running on an Alpha/Beta release (or on Rawhide) and > > change appropriately? > Which is fine and dandy on a GNOME/Workstation system, bu

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Chris Murphy
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:03:34 -0700 > Adam Williamson wrote: > >> This is exactly what I *don't* want to happen, and what rather annoys >> me about this whole business. >> >> The blocker process is not a tool for the rest of the project to use

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Stephen Gallagher
On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 13:42 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:22:56AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > > What I *can't* find is any reference for the justification usually > > cited for the criterion. Several times we mention that there was an > > actual case where people dow

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Matthew Miller
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:22:56AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > What I *can't* find is any reference for the justification usually > cited for the criterion. Several times we mention that there was an > actual case where people downloaded an Alpha or Beta then got confused > because the backgrou

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Matthew Miller
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 10:03:34AM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > The blocker process is not a tool for the rest of the project to use as > a reminder system. It doesn't work very well for that. The expectation [...] > * QA tests Thing and finds no-one ever even started working on it > * QA files

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Adam Williamson
On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 09:59 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 09:15 -0400, Richard Ryniker wrote: > > "Auto Freeze Exeception" seems too complicated an answer to this > > question. > > > > Either continue to call new background a blocker, or decide it is > > desirable but not a

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Kevin Fenzi
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:03:34 -0700 Adam Williamson wrote: > This is exactly what I *don't* want to happen, and what rather annoys > me about this whole business. > > The blocker process is not a tool for the rest of the project to use > as a reminder system. It doesn't work very well for that. T

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Adam Williamson
On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 11:57 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote: > I think it would make sense for the Design team to be aware of this > proposal too. I think the criterion has been used as a forcing > function in the past, so if it's not going to trigger a notification > they expect, we don't want desi

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Adam Williamson
On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 09:15 -0400, Richard Ryniker wrote: > "Auto Freeze Exeception" seems too complicated an answer to this > question. > > Either continue to call new background a blocker, or decide it is > desirable but not a blocking issue. > > If lovely new art is not available, some generic

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Matthew Miller
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 09:06:26AM -0600, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > I don't even think the desktop background is all that visible anymore, > especially on some desktops (like workstation/gnome). People there tend > to use full screen apps and never even see the wallpaper. FWIW, I use GNOME without full

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Matthew Miller
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 08:30:44AM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > It's very likely to get into "last blocker" discussions (as it did > yesterday). (By "last blocker" I mean those cases where the Go/No-Go > would tend to waive it as a blocker if it was the only one holding up a > release). To me,

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Stephen Gallagher
On Fri, 2015-08-07 at 09:15 -0400, Richard Ryniker wrote: > "Auto Freeze Exeception" seems too complicated an answer to this > question. > > Either continue to call new background a blocker, or decide it is > desirable but not a blocking issue. > That's fair. I was trying to offer an alternative

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Fri, Aug 07, 2015 at 09:06:26AM -0600, Kevin Fenzi wrote: > On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:30:44 -0400 > Stephen Gallagher wrote: > > > As promised at yesterday's Go/No-Go meeting, I'm starting a discussion > > on the Alpha criterion that states: "The default desktop background > > must be different f

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Kevin Fenzi
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:30:44 -0400 Stephen Gallagher wrote: > As promised at yesterday's Go/No-Go meeting, I'm starting a discussion > on the Alpha criterion that states: "The default desktop background > must be different from that of the two previous stable releases." > > As I understand it, t

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Sandra McCann
There are pros and cons to a generic background to pass the blocker status. The benefit of course is that it fulfills the need to be a different background and thus detectable as not the latest/stable etc. The cons is that quality of that generic background image may be less than it currently is,

Re: Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Richard Ryniker
"Auto Freeze Exeception" seems too complicated an answer to this question. Either continue to call new background a blocker, or decide it is desirable but not a blocking issue. If lovely new art is not available, some generic "Fnn" background could be used then replaced by an update after release

Alpha Criterion Discussion: Desktop Backgrounds

2015-08-07 Thread Stephen Gallagher
As promised at yesterday's Go/No-Go meeting, I'm starting a discussion on the Alpha criterion that states: "The default desktop background must be different from that of the two previous stable releases." As I understand it, the intent is essentially that no one booting a Fedora pre-release should