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The button should open Firefox to a non-Wiki page on the relevant Web site (e.g. ubuntu.com or kubuntu.org) for displaying the release notes of the appropriate distribution flavor in the currently selected language. If the release notes are not available in that language, ubuntu.com should redirect to the English version. The button should open the default Web browser to a non-Wiki page on the relevant Web site (e.g. ubuntu.com or kubuntu.org) for displaying the release notes of the appropriate distribution flavor in the currently selected language. If the release notes are not available in that language, ubuntu.com should redirect to the English version.

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Summary

Display release notes while installing from the desktop CD.

Rationale

Few users go to the trouble of looking up the release notes before or during installation. Ubiquity should offer to show them to the user automatically.

Use cases

  • After release, a bug is discovered in the installer that may cause certain users to be unable to install, or to require a certain workaround. They should be warned about this in advance.

Anything else?

  • How about providing the user with a way to setup their computer to listen to mp3s (not familiar with the legalities involved with this?) -- nixternal DateTime(2006-11-04T00:57:14Z)

  • Provide the user with info concerning adding "universe and/or multiverse" support for specific apps (once again legalities?) -- nixternal DateTime(2006-11-04T00:57:14Z)

  • Provide the user with info on how they can contribute? -- nixternal DateTime(2006-11-04T00:57:14Z)

    • Most of this (particularly the first two items) are out of scope for this specification. See the "Scope" section. This specification is only about the technical implementation. --ColinWatson

Scope

The actual contents of the release notes (as opposed to their location and format) are out of scope and will be the responsibility of the release team.

Design

The first page of Ubiquity is for selecting a language, with welcome text displayed in the currently-selected language. This text should end with (a translation of) the following:

  • If you have Internet access, read the release notes for information on problems that may affect you. ( Release Notes )

The button should open the default Web browser to a non-Wiki page on the relevant Web site (e.g. ubuntu.com or kubuntu.org) for displaying the release notes of the appropriate distribution flavor in the currently selected language. If the release notes are not available in that language, ubuntu.com should redirect to the English version.

Implementation

The release note URL should be encoded on the CD image, with a substitution done for the selected language. The URL pattern should be finalized in consultation with the Ubuntu Web team -- perhaps something like http://ubuntu.com/releasenotes?os=kubuntu&version=7.04&lang=de. (We already have a similar scheme for Yelp and help.ubuntu.com. Maybe the release notes themselves should also be on help.ubuntu.com?)

Code

Unresolved issues

BoF agenda and discussion

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