On 1/20/06, Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Don't set your hopes to high on the clock being right before ntp is run As a conservative estimate I would say 80%-90% of computer clocks are within 24 hours of the right time. > > Instead, why not : > > 1. Publish an ical calendar on fedoraproject.org with fedora release > events. Something like > webcal://fedora.redhat.com/participate/schedule/fedora-project.ics > but user-oriented ie simplified and localized > -> That means you can report any release scheduling change transparently > (this never happens, right ?) > > 2. Specify a config file / conf.d directory where the admin can drop > webcals URIs which are then sourced by default by webcal-aware source > apps (including for example the gnome clock applet) > -> needs some KDE/Gnome/freedesktop cooperation > -> nothing hardcoded, make your admins happy > > 3. make a fedora-schedule rpm which drops 1. in 2. and is installed by > default by anaconda > -> corporations can choose to block its installation via normal > kickstarting > -> or even distribute their own corporate agenda this way) > > Most of the infrastructure to share calendar events remotely is already > here, you only have to tweak it a bit to allow admins to distribute > caldav refs to users. However, the percentage of users who never touch a calendar application is ... I would say quite high. Certainly much much higher than the percentage of computers where an installation warning would (or wouldn't) be displayed correctly. > > Please to not create yet another ubber-specialized applet timer which > will bitrot faster than you can write it The warning can be worded in a way that makes it a non-issue if the computer's clock is wrong. Eg, "The installer has detected your computer clock is set to <DATE>. That means this version of Fedora Core is now <X> months/years old. It is suggested that you check for a new version on the Fedora website <url>. If the computer's clock is wrong or you would like to install this version of Fedora Core anyway, press Continue." n0dalus. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
