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= Change Proposal Name <!-- The name of your change proposal --> =
= Change Proposal Name <!-- The name of your change proposal --> =
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== Owner ==
== Owner ==
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For a feature to quality as self-contained, owners of all affected packages need to be included here. Alternatively, a SIG can be listed as an owner if it owns all affected packages.  
For change proposals to quality as self-contained, owners of all affected packages need to be included here. Alternatively, a SIG can be listed as an owner if it owns all affected packages.  
This should link to your home wiki page so we know who you are.  
This should link to your home wiki page so we know who you are.  
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== Benefit to Fedora ==
== Benefit to Fedora ==
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== Scope ==
== Scope ==
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== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
<!-- This does not need to be a full-fledged document. Describe the dimensions of tests that this feature is expected to pass when it is done.  If it needs to be tested with different hardware or software configurations, indicate them.  The more specific you can be, the better the community testing can be.  
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Remember that you are writing this how to for interested testers to use to check out your feature - documenting what you do for testing is OK, but it's much better to document what *I* can do to test your feature.
Remember that you are writing this how to for interested testers to use to check out your change implementation - documenting what you do for testing is OK, but it's much better to document what *I* can do to test your change.


A good "how to test" should answer these four questions:
A good "how to test" should answer these four questions:


0. What special hardware / data / etc. is needed (if any)?
0. What special hardware / data / etc. is needed (if any)?
1. How do I prepare my system to test this feature? What packages
1. How do I prepare my system to test this change? What packages
need to be installed, config files edited, etc.?
need to be installed, config files edited, etc.?
2. What specific actions do I perform to check that the feature is
2. What specific actions do I perform to check that the change is
working like it's supposed to?
working like it's supposed to?
3. What are the expected results of those actions?
3. What are the expected results of those actions?
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== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==
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<!-- If this change proposal is noticeable by its target audience, how will their experiences change as a result?  Describe what they will see or notice. -->
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== Dependencies ==
== Dependencies ==
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== Contingency Plan ==
== Contingency Plan ==
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<!-- If you cannot complete your proposed change by the final development freeze, what is the backup plan?  This might be as simple as "None necessary, revert to previous release behaviour."  Or it might not. If your change is not completed in time we want to assure others that other parts of Fedora will not be in jeopardy.  -->


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== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
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== Release Notes ==
== Release Notes ==
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<!-- The Fedora Release Notes inform end-users about what is new in the release.  Examples of past release notes are here: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/ -->
<!-- The release notes also help users know how to deal with platform changes such as ABIs/APIs, configuration or data file formats, or upgrade concerns.  If there are any such changes involved in this feature, indicate them here.  A link to upstream documentation will often satisfy this need.  This information forms the basis of the release notes edited by the documentation team and shipped with the release.  
<!-- The release notes also help users know how to deal with platform changes such as ABIs/APIs, configuration or data file formats, or upgrade concerns.  If there are any such changes involved in this change, indicate them here.  A link to upstream documentation will often satisfy this need.  This information forms the basis of the release notes edited by the documentation team and shipped with the release.  


Release Notes are not required for initial draft of the Change Proposal but has to be completed by the Change Freeze.  
Release Notes are not required for initial draft of the Change Proposal but has to be completed by the Change Freeze.  
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Revision as of 14:58, 26 March 2013

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Comments and Explanations
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All sections of this template are required for announcing the change proposal.



Change Proposal Name

Summary

Owner

  • Name: Your Name
  • Email: <your email address so we can contact you, invite you to meetings, etc.>
  • Release notes owner:

Current status

  • Targeted release: [[Releases/<number> | Fedora <number> ]]
  • Last updated: (DATE)
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Benefit to Fedora

Scope

How To Test

N/A

User Experience

N/A

Dependencies

N/A

Contingency Plan

N/A

Documentation

N/A

Release Notes