Issue #631: F34 Change: i3 Spin - release-notes

fedora-docs / release-notes

#631 F34 Change: i3 Spin

Closed 3 years ago by pbokoc. Opened 4 years ago by bcotton.

This issue tracks the release note for the following Fedora Change:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Fedora_i3_Spin

If you own this change, please add additional information here that we should communicate to Fedora users. Specifically, please consider:

New features available because of this change - pick 2 or 3 that are important
Considerations for users of previous releases of Fedora (upgrade issues, format changes, etc.)
Links to any upstream Release Notes
If this helps Fedora be a superior environment for our target audiences, please explain how so that we can emphasize this.

Your notes to us do not need to be formally written. We will edit them and add details as needed. This is a way for you to ensure that we know what is critical about your change.

If you want to write this release note, then:

Assign this issue to yourself
Check the wiki page linked above, find out what the change is about
Determine whether the change actually made it into the release or not[0]
Write a draft release note using that information against the correct branch here, in Pagure. (or see below)
Get in touch with the contact person/people listed on the wiki page, either through IRC or e-mail, and ask them to check your draft for technical accuracy
Submit your Release Note as a PR to this repository.

Once you're done with the above, make sure to either commit the relnote to an appropriate section of the Release Notes book, or, if you're not familiar with Git, AsciiDoc, or whatever else, just add it to this issue as a comment and let pbokoc[1] know that you're done with this one and you'd like the note included. Be sure to do this at least one day before the final release (October 29 according to the current schedule). Also make sure to do this even for relnotes that haven't been checked by the change owner.

[0] You can do that by asking the change owner listed on the wiki page; alternatively you can infer it by checking the tracker bug (linked in Wiki) in Bugzilla and looking at its status; see bug comments for details. Ask someone on the mailing list or on IRC if you're not sure.
[1] In #fedora-docs on FreeNode (UTC+1 timezone, online mostly during the day on weekdays), or pbokoc @redhat.com if you can't get a hold of me on IRC.

Metadata Update from @couchfox:
- Issue assigned to couchfox

3 years ago

couchfox commented 3 years ago

Posting proposed release notes here so the i3 SIG team has visibility.

i3 Spin

Fedora Spins are versions of Fedora featuring alternative desktop environments and accompanying sets of software. Fedora 34 introduces a new Spin utilizing the i3 window manager. This is the first Fedora Spin to feature a tiling window manager instead of a traditional desktop environment.

The i3 Spin provides a better installation experience for Fedora users who prefer to use i3. Prior to this Spin, end-users who wished to use i3 on Fedora needed to install another Edition or Spin of Fedora, then install the i3 window manager and related packages separately, a process often requiring an external guide or tutorial.

The design goals of this Spin are:

Simple is better than complex: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose simplicity over complexity.
Fast is better than features: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to be fast, lean, and quick instead of full of features.
There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to do it: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to maintain a single obvious way to do basic computing tasks.
Now is better than never: the Fedora i3 Spin will choose to try out and experiment with new ideas.

Download and try the i3 Spin at the Fedora Spins site.

Learn more about the design and development of the Spin at the Fedora i3 Special Interest Group (S.I.G.) site.

x3mboy commented 3 years ago

It looks good to me! Thanks for working on this

couchfox commented 3 years ago

Great - I will raise a pull request.

couchfox commented 3 years ago

PR#672 has been raised.

Note: I have incorporated this change into Desktop_index.adoc, following the structure release notes for F32 & F31. I note that the F33 release notes had some sub-pages broken out in the Desktop section in a one-feature-per-page way, but that seemed inconsistent with how the other release notes were structured.
Let me know if you do want me to add this info about the i3 Spin into its own page though...