Ubuntu Reference Manual

[Mike MacCana]

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On 6/24/06, Mike MacCana <mike.maccana at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  On 6/24/06, Bhuvaneswaran <bhuvan at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > During last doc-team meeting i proposed a new document, 'Ubuntu
> > Reference Manual' for edgy. When i proposed this manual, all i had in
> > my mind were documents 'Debian Reference Manual' and 'Redhat Reference
> > Manual'. Please visit following links for details:
> >
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/reference
> > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/
> >
> > But, after going through mdke's proposal for integrating upstream
> > documents with current documents and changing the face of help system,
> > i strongly believe the content of this manual (if we create one) would
> > be comprised in one or more of the documents we would place in a new
> > help system. So, i am personally inclined towards mdke's proposal than
> > mine.
>
>
>
>  I haven't followed the conversation so far, so forgive me if this has
> been covered.
>
>  'Reference Manual' is a terrible name. Nearly all manuals are a reference
> to something. The question is what.
>
> Debian's is, according to your link, a post-install users guide. In that
> case, 'Using Debian' would be better than Reference Guide.
>
> I've worked in situations where students have been asked to look things up
> in Red Hat's documentation. They've got some great stuff, but one problem is
> that they're not sure if the 'System Administrators Guide' of the 'Reference
> Guide' refers to what they want to know.
>
> Mike
>
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