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# Benefit to Fedora | # Benefit to Fedora | ||
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# Dependencies--on other packages or features | # Dependencies--on other packages or features | ||
# Contingency plan | # Contingency plan | ||
# Link to documentation | # Link to documentation | ||
# Important information for release notes | # Important information for release notes | ||
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| + | Once you're satisfied with the Feature page, add the following to the bottom of the page: | ||
| + | <pre><nowiki>[[Category:FeatureReadyForWrangler]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
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| + | The feature wrangler will ''announce your page'' on the {{fplist|devel}} mailing list, allowing '''one week''' for discussion before the feature is proposed to FESCo. | ||
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{{Admon/important | Watch your page! | Put a ''watch'' on your page so you are notified when its category changes. You must be logged in, then click the ''watch'' link at the top of the page.}} | {{Admon/important | Watch your page! | Put a ''watch'' on your page so you are notified when its category changes. You must be logged in, then click the ''watch'' link at the top of the page.}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:20, 9 January 2013
[edit] Proposing Official Features
Completing the page
All sections must be complete (or noted as not applicable with an explanation) before the Feature Wrangler will submit a feature to FESCo for acceptance.
All sections must be complete (or noted as not applicable with an explanation) before the Feature Wrangler will submit a feature to FESCo for acceptance.
In order to be considered an official feature accepted for the next Fedora release, the feature should be formally documented on a separate wiki page which includes the following information:
- Summary of the feature
- A designated owner with a link to Fedora home page [[User:FASAcountName| Your Name]]. The owner is responsible for:
- Making sure the feature is completed according to the schedule
- Communicating periodic status
- Attending feature status meetings
- Current status
- last updated
- Estimated percentage of completion
- Description of the new feature
- Detailed explanation of what the new feature will do and how it will be implemented
- Benefit to Fedora
- Scope
- How To Test
- Dependencies--on other packages or features
- Contingency plan
- Link to documentation
- Important information for release notes
Once you're satisfied with the Feature page, add the following to the bottom of the page:
[[Category:FeatureReadyForWrangler]]
The feature wrangler will announce your page on the devel mailing list, allowing one week for discussion before the feature is proposed to FESCo.
Watch your page!
Put a watch on your page so you are notified when its category changes. You must be logged in, then click the watch link at the top of the page.
Put a watch on your page so you are notified when its category changes. You must be logged in, then click the watch link at the top of the page.
A blank template is available at Features/EmptyTemplate and a completed example is at Features/Template
