tip of the day?

[Eric Hancock]

Tips sounds cool, but here's a suggestion, why not give more emphasis on
the ubuntu wiki on that first page ubuntu loads after installation. I find
the wiki most helpful if it were update more often. Or maybe even a local
copy of the wiki for that release. Like redhat use to do when they use to
hand out booklets with their boxed sets.

Just my $.02

-Eric Hancock


> Well, I am certainly not new to Linux. I am not much of a developer,
> but I certainly would have no need for a tip of the day thingy.
>
> But, I think it is a fabulous idea for Ubuntu, so long as the tips are
> useful to new users, the thing is easy to de-activate and re-activate,
> and it doesn't have a frackin' paper clip or puppy dog mascot... A
> little gnome guy would be ok, though. ;)
>
> I would be willing to contribute some tips as well if this were to
> happen and help was needed.
>
> Dana
>
>
> On 2/8/06, Joseph Method <tristil at gmail.com> wrote:
>> +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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