Hi,

In case there is not other plan, the immediate development plan for The CentOS Artwork Repository will be addressed to share specific repository components (e.g., automation scripts) with other projects that use the same directory structure The CentOS Artwork Repository does.

Let me put a real example. I've been working on a project named solinfo-network. This project documents a local network I'm creating to share The CentOS Artwork Repository development with friends that don't have Internet access, but a computer, a modem and a fixed telephone line only. While I was organizing this project, I found that most of my structuring needs were nicely solved by using the same structure The CentOS Artwork Repository has. So I created a Git repository for it and duplicate the same structure of The CentOS Artwork Repository. At this point, I ended up with two different repositories and two different automation scripts trees. So, reading the progit-book I found that using submodules it is possible to put one project inside another so specific components' development could be shared instead of duplicated.

In order to achieve this, it is necessary to re-organize some components inside the repository and create a new repository for automation scripts, the component we want to share. For example, the following idea is being studied:

--------------------------------------------------------- ssh://gitolite@projects.centos.org:centos-artwork --------------------------------------------------------- Identity/ (LOCAL SUBTREE) |-- Images/ | |-- Documentation/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | |-- Brands/ | |-- Icons/ | |-- Themes/ | | `-- ${THEME_NAME}/ | | `-- ${THEME_VERSION}/ | | |-- Concept/ | | |-- Backgrounds/ | | |-- Media/ | | |-- Posters/ | | |-- Palettes/ | | `-- Distro/ | | `-- ${DISTRO_RELEASE}/ | | `-- ${DISTRO_COMPONENT}/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | `-- Webenv/ |-- Models/ | |-- Documentation/ | |-- Brands/ | |-- Icons/ | |-- Themes/ | | `-- Default/ | | |-- Concept/ | | |-- Media/ | | |-- Posters/ | | |-- Palettes/ | | `-- Distro/ | | `-- ${DISTRO_RELEASE}/ | | `-- ${DISTRO_COMPONENT}/ | `-- Webenv/ Documentation/ (LOCAL SUBTREE) |-- Manuals/ | |-- Texinfo/ | | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | |-- Docbook/ | | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | `-- Latex/ | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | `-- ${LANG}/ |-- Models/ | |-- Texinfo/ | | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | |-- Docbook/ | | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | `-- Latex/ | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ Locales/ |-- Identity/ | `-- Models/ | |-- Documentation/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | |-- Brands/ | |-- Icons/ | |-- Themes/ | | `-- Default/ | | |-- Concept/ | | | `-- ${LANG}/ | | |-- Media/ | | | `-- ${LANG}/ | | |-- Posters/ | | | `-- ${LANG}/ | | `-- Distro/ | | `-- ${DISTRO_RELEASE}/ | | `-- ${DISTRO_COMPONENT}/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | `-- Webenv/ |-- Documentation/ | `--Models/ | |-- Texinfo/ | | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | |-- Docbook/ | | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | `-- Latex/ | `-- ${MANUAL_NAME}/ | `-- ${LANG}/ Scripts/ (REMOTE SUBTREE) --------------------------------------------------------- ssh://gitolite@projects.centos.org:centos-artwork-scripts --------------------------------------------------------- / |-- Functions/ | |-- Commons/ | |-- Help/ | |-- Render/ | |-- Locale/ | |-- Vcs/ | |-- Tuneup/ | `-- Prepare/ |-- Documentation/ | |-- Manuals/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | | |-- centos-art-render.man | | |-- centos-art-help.man | | |-- centos-art.man | | |-- centos-art.xhtml | | |-- centos-art-xhtml/ | | `-- centos-art.pdf | `-- Models/ | |-- centos-art-render.Docbook | |-- centos-art-help.Docbook | `-- centos-art.Docbook |-- Locales/ | |-- Functions/ | | `-- ${LANG}/ | | |-- centos-art.sh.po | | |-- centos-art.sh.pot | | `-- LC_MESSAGES | | `-- centos-art.sh.mo | `-- Documentation/ | `-- Models/ | `-- ${LANG}/ | |-- centos-art-render.po | |-- centos-art-help.po | `-- centos-art.po |-- centos-art.sh `-- centos-art.conf

Once this has been done, other areas in which I plan to work on include:

* Changing Docbook physical divisions from using entities to using Xinclude instead. This includes to update the centos-art.sh script to do the appropriate production of different output formats and documentation management.

* Separate production tasks from management tasks. For example, the help functionality is taking care of producing output formats for Texinfo formats while the render functionality is taking care of producing output formats for Docbook formats. I think the help functionality should take care of all management tasks (e.g., create, edit, delete, documentation manuals in different formats) and the render functionality should take care of producing output formats for both Texinfo and Docbook.

* Implement Docbook format inside help functionality. Presently only Texinfo is supported.

* Write documentation related to centos-art.sh script and all its functions.

This is my list of things to do for the next months. I do appreciate any comment or suggestion you could post about it. Any help you could give in these directions will be very much appreciated, as well. As more community involvement we have the better focused our work will be.

I probably ought to begin these e-mails by asking you for excuses because of my long time off-line, intermittent presence on the mailing list and sometimes unfocused behavior. I've been having issues to find a job that let me purchase Internet access and left me time to get more involved in the project.

I am very glad to tell you that after months of hard working, I have an entire month and 10 hours of Internet access, to fully spend with you guys! :)

I want to thank you all for the magnificent work you are doing, and all the kindness you've put on it through time.

Best regards,