request for release notes translations

[Matthew East]

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Steve Langasek
<steve.langasek at canonical.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:34:55AM +0100, Matthew East wrote:
> > Am I right that there is currently a separate approach towards
> > producing technical release notes and a more "marketable" set of
> > release features with the marketing team? If so, is there any way to
> > merge these approaches to produce a user-friendly release document
> > which includes the detail of known upgrade/install issues? If so, is
> > it desirable?
>
> I don't believe this is desirable, no.  The purpose of the 'release notes'
> link in the installer is to ensure that users can get access to the errata
> information that could significantly impact their ability to install, or to
> use the system once installed.  Putting this in the same document where we
> try to tell users about why they should try the great new version of Ubuntu
> is a mixed message. :)

You're right, that makes sense. At the same time, we should probably
listen to users if they are finding the regular release notes too
technical - maybe we can review that after Hardy.

-- 
Matthew East
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