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SME Server:Constitution:Administration Group Guidance (view source)
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==Administration Group Guidance==
The SME Server is a Linux server distribution focused on simplicity, stability, reliability, and security. It is built using only components that have an extensive track record in these areas. The server is designed to be maintained by people with little or no technical background.
The SME Server is a Linux server distribution focused on simplicity, stability, reliability, and security. It is built using only components that have an extensive track record in these areas. The server is designed to be maintained by people with little or no technical background.
== Communications Guidance ==
=== Communications Guidance ===
The Communications Group will therefore pursue the following goals, as time and resources permit:
The Communications Group will therefore pursue the following goals, as time and resources permit:
* An applicable exposition of security issues as they affect SME Server
* An applicable exposition of security issues as they affect SME Server
== Methods and Materials ==
=== Methods and Materials ===
SME Server and community documents must be available to all interested parties in a form they can use. Therefore, The following methods will be used to distribute these documents.
SME Server and community documents must be available to all interested parties in a form they can use. Therefore, The following methods will be used to distribute these documents.
Core SME Server and community documents will be made available in plain text format.
Core SME Server and community documents will be made available in plain text format.
* SME Server Release Notes
* SME Serve changelogs
* SME Server User's Guide
* Ruffdog's Contract with the Community
* This Constitution and ancillary documents
* Any general guidance, policies, procedures, volunteering, etc. documents as they are created
These documents will be made available in a location that can be reached without extensive gui navigation, such as an ftp repository (using the mirrors).
These documents will be made available in a location that can be reached without extensive gui navigation, such as an ftp repository (using the mirrors).
For distribution into the predominately gui-based computing environments worldwide, core documents will be available in .pdf format
For distribution into the predominately gui-based computing environments worldwide, core documents will be available in .pdf format
* SME Server User's Guide
* The introductory web pages
* Any SME Marketing specific documents
It is not necessary for these documents to be available before the release of a new version of SME Server
It is not necessary for these documents to be available before the release of a new version of SME Server
Within the guidelines stated above, A web site will be created and maintained by appropriate subteams. At a minimum the website:
Within the guidelines stated above, A web site will be created and maintained by appropriate subteams. At a minimum the website:
* will allow users to find and install contribs, and participate in their testing
* will allow users to find and apply howtos and participate in their testing
* will clearly separate contribs and howtos, wherever they are stored
* Provide documentation for every contrib, even if it's only “rpm -Uvh ...”
* Allow users to post content to the web site, whether through wiki or articles
* Allow users to link to documentation hosted on external sites
* Provide descriptions of how to participate in testing, documentation, dev, FAQs, website, etc.
* Provide sufficient forums in General-purpose, defined subject matter, and global languages
It is expected that the website will be built using a CMS portal that supports multiple domains and is maintainable by our Hosting Provider, such as Social MPN.
It is expected that the website will be built using a CMS portal that supports multiple domains and is maintainable by our Hosting Provider, such as Social MPN.
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