Talk:Scientific Spin

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Packages currently Shipped
I should point out here that my idea is to have a generic toolset made available. The number of tools currently available in different domains- Physics, Chemistry, Biology is just too many. Including them all in one big spin may not make a lot of users happy, simply because if I am a engineering researcher, the Biology tools are just useless to me. I haven't actively looked into applications which may not be available in the repository and is important to a spin such as this. Needless to say, I am going to take upon the responsibility of packaging such software, when I come across one, or its pointed to me. If you come across a package which you want shipped, please add them here.

Initial spin review

 * 1) Please fill out all fields before you mark the spin 'Ready for Wrangler'.
 * 2) Please state the targeted size of the spin.
 * 3) So is this going to be a GNOME or KDE based spin? You can only have one spin and one kickstart.
 * 4) What about duplicated functionality, e.g. evolution/kmail and thunderbird?
 * 5) What is the target audience? For me this looks like a mixture of development and science.

--Cwickert 08:34, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Initial spin review Response
Please fill out all fields before you mark the spin 'Ready for Wrangler'.

AMIT: Done.

Please state the targeted size of the spin.

AMIT: Targetted DVD size. Right now, the ISO takes up 2.2 G.

So is this going to be a GNOME or KDE based spin? You can only have one spin and one kickstart.

AMIT: KDE. Modified the spins page

What about duplicated functionality, e.g. evolution/kmail and thunderbird?

AMIT: I will remove thunderbird from the KS file or any applications which provide duplicate functionality.

What is the target audience? For me this looks like a mixture of development and science.

AMIT: There is significant amount of coding/development which goes on in simulation based research. So, it really targets Science, who also has development "needs".

Final fixes
Thanks for your response. I have have tweaked the page a little and marked it'ready for SIG', however there are still some things that can be improved: --Cwickert 09:56, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Better slogan
 * 2) Add text for the spins page
 * 3) Add text for the download tab
 * 4) Rework text for the support tab. The text you enter here is meant to end up on spins.fedoraproject.org/scientific, so please don't use first person.
 * 5) Include an update on the artwork status

Final fixes Response
Thanks for your response. I have have tweaked the page a little and marked it'ready for SIG', however there are still some things that can be improved:

Better slogan

AMIT: Working on it. Have asked for suggestions on the SciTech mailing list.

Add text for the spins page

AMIT: DONE

Add text for the download tab

AMIT: DONE

Rework text for the support tab. The text you enter here is meant to end up on spins.fedoraproject.org/scientific, so please don't use first person.

AMIT: DONE

Include an update on the artwork status

AMIT: once the slogan is finalized, will get back in touch with the artwork folks.