Overview

This page contains many mini-specs for new guides for help.launchpad.net.

• Overview: A Launchpad project where we can register blueprints for new support materials and, if appropriate, users can file bugs against existing documentation.
• Goal/Deliverables: A project in Launchpad, several blueprints linked to mini-specs and a public announcement.
• Full spec: none
• Depends on: n/a

We will know we are ready to announce the project when we have registered it in Launchpad and have enough blueprints to cover the basics of Launchpad.

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what-is-launchpad

Blueprint: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/launchpad-documentation/+spec/what-is-launchpad

• Overview: A high level overview of Launchpad and its applications, intended as a jumping-off point for other documentation.
• Goal/Deliverables: An article at help.launchpad.net and a corresponding link on the help home page.
• Full spec: none
• Depends on: bug-tracker-overview, code-hosting-overview, translations-overview, blueprint-tracker-overview, answer-tracker-overview

This guide will be ready for review when it has:

• an overview description of Launchpad and its role in the lifecycle of the projects that use it
• a description of how Launchpad handles collaboration and its suitability for the free software development process and community
• an overview of each of Launchpad's generally available applications (i.e. not Soyuz)

• a high-level description of how Launchpad interacts with Bazaar.

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bug-tracker-overview

• Overview: A high level introduction to the Launchpad Bug Tracker.

• Goal/Deliverables: An article at help.launchpad.net and a corresponding link in the WhatIsLaunchpad page.

• Full spec: none
• Depends on: n/a

This guide will be ready for review when it has:

• high level description of the Launchpad bug tracker
• introduction to multi-project bugs
• introduction to external bug watches
• overview of the email interface
• introduction to integration with Code Hosting

• examples of projects using the Launchpad Bug Tracker.

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code-hosting-overview

• Overview: A high level introduction to Launchpad Code Hosting.

• Goal/Deliverables: An article at help.launchpad.net and a corresponding link in the WhatIsLaunchpad page.

• Full spec: none
• Depends on: n/a

This guide will be ready for review when it has:

• high level description of managing revision history using Bazaar
• explanation of why projects and individuals might want to host/mirror code on Launchpad
• introduction to CVS/SVN import and an explanation of how people can access that code with Bzr and why

• overview of the branch directory, mentioning links to blueprints and bugs.

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translations-overview

• Overview: A high level introduction to Launchpad Translations.

• Goal/Deliverables: An article at help.launchpad.net and a corresponding link in the WhatIsLaunchpad page.

• Full spec: none
• Depends on: n/a

This guide will be ready for review when it has:

• high level description of the need for a simple way for translators to translate, without touching .po files directly
• explanation of the collaborative nature of Launchpad Translations and the benefits therein
• mention of: suggestions, translation team policies, standards compatible file export and import

• links to some of the projects using Launchpad Translations.

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blueprint-overview

• Overview: A high level introduction to Launchpad's Blueprint Tracker.

• Goal/Deliverables: An article at help.launchpad.net and a corresponding link in the WhatIsLaunchpad page.

• Full spec: none
• Depends on: n/a

This guide will be ready for review when it has:

• high level description of what blueprints are
• explanation of: priority, definition status, delivery, assignee, targeting
• introduction to dependencies and road maps
• introduction to meetings/sprints
• mention of use of existing wiki

• mention of ability for anyone to create a blueprint but project drivers to decide what is implemented.

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answers-overview

• Overview: A high level introduction to Launchpad's Answer Tracker.

• Goal/Deliverables: An article at help.launchpad.net and a corresponding link in the WhatIsLaunchpad page.

• Full spec: none
• Depends on: n/a

This guide will be ready for review when it has:

• problem of community knowledge being spread amongst various resources
• need to make that knowledge searchable and discoverable
• karma as a motivator
• answer tracking - make sure questions stand a better chance of getting answers
• answer contacts - as above and chance for good community involvement.