Bug 540043

Summary:	Need simple quick summary of vital data, like kernel version
Product:	[Retired] Fedora Documentation	Reporter:	Thomas L. Shinnick <tshinnic>
Component:	release-notes	Assignee:	John J. McDonough <wb8rcr>
Status:	CLOSED NEXTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Karsten Wade <kwade>
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Version:	devel	CC:	a.mani.cms, wb8rcr
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URL:	http://http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f12/en-US/html-single/
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Description Thomas L. Shinnick 2009-11-22 01:47:04 UTC

Description of problem:

Need simple quick summary of vital data, like kernel version, gnome/kde versions, etc.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
current release notes.

Actual results:

Have to search down to "8.7.3. System Environment-Kernel" to get a hint what to tell VMWare is the guest Linux type.

Expected results:

Y'all are still proud of having recent levels, right?  And I know y'all used to mention these early, if not prominently...   Right now, first semi-mention of that kernel thingy is under "4.1.2. Better webcam support" ??


Additional info:

Not everyone is conversant with the current state of things - hand 'em a clue?

Comment 1 A. Mani 2009-11-22 16:35:10 UTC

I think we should have a section like 'Changes in Fedora 12: Summary' including info on Kernel, desktops and other package versions.

The question is also about how much of 'How-To' info to include in the release notes. Ideally the user should be referred to the user-guide. A prominent notice should be in place. We have a reference to the install guide, but none for the user guide.

Obviously this can only be rectified in a future release.

Comment 2 John J. McDonough 2010-03-06 17:52:34 UTC

Triage Info: Agreed it is a good idea, but needs some thought about structure.  Obviously, webcam support isn't the place.

Does someone want to offer a suggested list of key components?  All of the versions are available in the All Changes chapter, but obviously the important ones get lost.

Comment 3 John J. McDonough 2010-03-06 17:58:02 UTC

I'll see whether I can do something this release, certainly next.  Taking this.

Comment 4 John J. McDonough 2010-04-24 23:48:54 UTC

The Fedora Technical Notes now lists versions of ALL components (since nobody could give me a list of "key" components, and that probably depends on who you are anyway).  Every changed package is listed by RPM group, and there is an alphabetical index.

Closing this.