Not a bash, just the facts

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 22 March 2006 18:08, Kent Borg wrote:
> And this has me thinking.  Maybe Ubuntu needs an official "user
> manual".  That is, a book size work of maybe 200 pages (i.e., a
> bounded scope, substantial but not overwhelming, and not the open
> ended disorientation the web offers), requires little experience
> beyond mouse and keyboard familarity, is useful as both a reference
> and start-to-finish read, can be purchased in physical form or read
> online for free.  Or, does this already exist?

It's a good idea. I've had some experience with this, so I can tell 
you what it takes. Industry norm for user documentation is one page 
per day (if it's done right), and that's pretty independent of how 
many people work on it. 200 pages means producing the book is longer 
than the release cycle.

An adequate substitute is the on-line help in yelp.

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Alan McKinnon
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