Documentation Rifts and Rebuttals

[Benjamin Humphrey]

Hi there Duane,

Yes I think education is the key - many users do not know about the docs :(

There are a lot of very similar comments to those on Digg as well, and
Slashdot and a few other websites where the Manual has been blogged.

Cheers

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Duane Hinnen <duanedesign at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would like to call attention to the comments<http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-Manual-Will-Be-Available-with-Ubuntu-10-04-131201.shtml>on Softpedia about the inclusion of the Ubuntu-manual on the next CD.
>
>    - I've been needing this for some time!
>    - I think this is also a major step in putting Ubuntu (and Linux)
>    mainstream.
>    - Yes, at last, this is good news. This is one of the basic
>    requirements for increased adoption.
>    - I have been searching for it's manual and am elated to hear that it
>    should be out soon.
>
> This got me thinking about creating some exposure, and educating the
> community, on the information available to users with the System Docs and
> help.ubuntu.com.  Maybe as we reach milestones we can create press
> releases to be sent to different Ubuntu/Linux websites. We work very hard on
> the Ubuntu docs we should make sure users know about the excellent
> information available to them. Wouldnt hurt to create some buzz around our
> project. I for one feel its justified.--
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