<div dir="ltr">Hi Simon,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 July 2018 at 19:49, Simon Quigley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tsimonq2@lubuntu.me" target="_blank">tsimonq2@lubuntu.me</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><a href="https://lubuntu.me/taking-a-new-direction/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lubuntu.me/taking-a-<wbr>new-direction/</a><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I was particularly interested in the clause:</div><div>"Lubuntu will create and maintain complete documentation which will be included by default in the operating system, and can guide anyone from beginner to expert on how to use Lubuntu to its full potential and contribute to the further development of it."</div><div><br></div><div>I've been running a computer refurbishment scheme for over 10 years now, and lubuntu has been a big part of that. I take in old computers, refurbish them and they are given away to people with mental health problems or their families. Initially I taught people how to use things on a 1:1 basis. Then I created an illustrated guide to using lubuntu - 7 pages crucial, the other 7 pages in case they are needed. It gets provided as both paper and PDF copies.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So, when a refurbished computer is passed on, I put on the Desktop 1) a folder of the PDFs available from the LibreOffice site 2) GIMP user guide from the GIMP website and 3) a PDF of my illustrated guide/<br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">There are some other works out there than might be worth considering for inclusion:-<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/">http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/">http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.dealingwithdisrespect.com/">http://www.dealingwithdisrespect.com/</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf">https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="https://www.linux.com/publications/how-participate-linux-community">https://www.linux.com/publications/how-participate-linux-community</a><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">And the GNU manuals can be found online here:- <a href="https://www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html">https://www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html</a><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I am in the process of learning Python, with the hope of writing useful stuff.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Just thought I'd inform the mailing list as well.<br></blockquote><div>Thank you.</div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Please do spread the word :)<br></blockquote><div>Done :) <br></div><br></div>HTH,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Ian<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>-- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - <a href="http://www.accu.org" target="_blank">http://www.accu.org</a><br></div>-- My writing - <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/</a><br><div>-- Free Software page - <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software</a><br></div><br> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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