tip of the day?

[Joseph Method]

+1

I think there needs to be a broader conversation about user education
as a goal in Ubuntu. This seems to be the central crux of
disagreement, whether Ubuntu's goal is to create a user environment
that requires no special knowledge or training, or whether Ubuntu's
goal is broader--place it under the rubric of "empowerment". It's
possible to see the first goal as desirable as a means to encourage
adoption, without giving up the second as the ultimate goal. There is
also the consideration that there are many implicit skills in using
any operating system--in using a computer--that new users simply lack,
and that these need to be made explicit, in as many ways as possible.
I don't think it's so valid for someone reading a -devel list to say I
don't need this completely optional aid, so nix that.

On 2/8/06, Alvin Thompson <alvin-ubuntu at thompsonlogic.com> wrote:
> has anyone thought about adding a 'tip of the day' dialog in ubuntu
> dapper? it could pop up when you log in to gnome or print when you log
> in to the console, and should be trivial to implement.
>
> obviously, the first tip should explain that there's no root password
> and about 'sudo', since that's the most common new user question asked
> on the list by far. subsequent tips could explain other common questions
> or mention cool features that new users may not realize exist (like tab
> completion).
>
> just a thought,
> alvin
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