ubuntu manual, ubuntu docs, etc.

[Benjamin Humphrey]

Kyle,

Yes well that's sort of what I envisage it - maybe not "Getting Started"
word for word, but as a guide that leaves the more detailed discussion to
the ubuntu docs.

We can't expect the reader to read 100 pages before using their OS, but
perhaps 40 of very relevant information might be useful. Another thing we
are doing is including some background information on Ubuntu and Linux, and
also talking about the Windows alternatives in Ubuntu, as well as giving a
bit of a "rundown" on each default application.

In Chapter 10 we also very briefly mention another dozen or so "recommended
apps" so that the user doesn't have to use trial and error to find some
quality programs.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Kyle Nitzsche
<kyle.nitzsche at canonical.com>wrote:

> Perhaps what is needed is a "Getting Started" guide. This seems to be the
> main goal of the Ubuntu Manual.
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> This would leave more comprehensive/detailed material for ubuntu-docs
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> "Ubuntu Manual" as term implies comprehensive coverage of Ubuntu that
> certainly overlaps with the goal of Ubuntu Docs/Ubuntu Help Center..
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> So there is room for clarification of projects here.
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> A Getting Started guide:
> * Could automatically display on first boot after install and have a
> pointer to the Ubuntu Help Center.
> * Could have an icon and/or menu item through which the user can revisit
> it.
> * Should use a source format that supports different localized delivery
> formats (if set up correctly ;): pdf, html, docbook.
> * Might also be published elsewhere.
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> Cheers,
> Kyle
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