Small Last Minute Changes (Sorry!)
Benj. Mako Hill
mako at canonical.com
Fri Mar 25 02:52:28 UTC 2005
Greetings!
I have talked to a few of you on IRC already but I wanted to say to
the group that I can't thank you guys enough for the work that you've
done on the documentation. :)
Jane Silber handles most of the business side of Canonical. She
doesn't ask much of us but she's made a suggestion regarding the
"About Ubuntu" page that I think we need to follow up on. Basically,
the description about "the difference" between Ubuntu and other
distributions tends to sort of take a self-deprecating tone describing
Ubuntu as "yet another contender" and describing the world of serious
distributions without mentioning Ubuntu. I think she's right and it's
an easy change to make.
I've gone ahead and made the minor neccessary change in the
repository. I know it's well after the string freeze and it may muck
up any translations but we think getting this fixed is worth it. I've
tried to trip rather than rewrite because I know that helps.
The same text also was copied into the quickguide. I've fixed it in
both places and attached the patch here.
I do not have commit access to the repository so I'd appreciated
someone looking it over and getting it in quickly if possible.
Thanks again!
Regards,
Mako
--
Benjamin Mako Hill
mako at canonical.com
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Index: quickguide/quickguide.xml
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--- quickguide/quickguide.xml (revision 768)
+++ quickguide/quickguide.xml (working copy)
@@ -191,18 +191,12 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="sect-ubuntu-difference" status="complete">
<title>The Difference</title>
- <para>There are many GNU/Linux distributions in the world, some
- are built from the ground up and some are based on others,
- each has aimed to perfect the platform and its desktop.
- However only a few ever remain, with names such as Debian,
- SuSE, RedHat and Mandrake being the most notable.</para>
- <para>Based on Debian, one of the most widely acclaimed,
- technologically advanced and well supported distributions,
- Ubuntu is yet another contender in what is already a hotly
- contested market. So what makes it different?</para>
+ <para>There are many GNU/Linux distributions (e.g., Redhat,
+ SuSE, Debian, Mandrake) but Ubuntu distinguishes itself as a
+ different, better, kind of distribution.</para>
<para>Built on the solid and advanced base of Debian, Ubuntu
- aims to create a Debian-based distribution that provides an
- up-to-date and coherent Linux system for desktop and server
+ aims to create a distribution that provides an
+ up-to-date and coherent GNU/Linux system for desktop and server
computing. Ubuntu includes a number of selected packages
from the Debian distribution and is still based on its
powerful package management system that allows easy
@@ -234,10 +228,9 @@
to put the same level of post-freeze work into the KDE
packages as is put into the GNOME packages. However, you
will find all the KDE packages you could want in the
- universe component of Ubuntu. We do eventually intend giving
+ universe component of Ubuntu. We do eventually intend to give
Ubuntu users a choice between these most excellent desktops.
- In this regard we are working with the KDE team to
- collaborate on that ... More on this in due course.</para>
+ Work on this front is being done by the Kubuntu team.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="sect-ubuntu-ooo" status="complete">
<title>OpenOffice.org</title>
Index: aboutubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml
===================================================================
--- aboutubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml (revision 768)
+++ aboutubuntu/about-ubuntu.xml (working copy)
@@ -80,15 +80,10 @@
<ulink url="&linuxorg;">Linux.org</ulink>.</para>
<sect2 id="sect-ubuntu-difference" status="complete">
<title>The Difference</title>
- <para>There are many GNU/Linux distributions in the world, some are built from the
- ground up and some are based on others, each has aimed to perfect the platform and
- its desktop. However only a few ever remain, with names such as Debian, SuSE, RedHat
- and Mandrake being the most notable.</para>
- <para>Based on Debian, one of the most widely acclaimed, technologically advanced and
- well supported distributions, Ubuntu is yet another contender in what is already a
- hotly contested market. So what makes it different?</para>
+ <para>There are many GNU/Linux distributions (e.g., Redhat, SuSE, Debian, Mandrake)but
+ Ubuntu distinguishes itself as a different, better, kind of distribution.</para>
<para>Built on the solid and advanced based of Debian, Ubuntu aims to create a
- Debian-based distribution that provides an up-to-date and coherent Linux system for
+ distribution that provides an up-to-date and coherent GNU/Linux system for
desktop and server computing. Ubuntu includes a number of selected packages from the
Debian distribution and is still based on its powerful package management system
that allows easy installation and clean removal of program packages as well as
@@ -112,9 +107,8 @@
that the project does Not, at this stage, have the resources to put the same level
of post-freeze work into the KDE packages as is put into the GNOME packages.
However, you will find all the KDE packages you could want in the universe component
- of Ubuntu. We do eventually intend giving Ubuntu users a choice between these most
- excellent desktops. In this regard we are working with the KDE team to collaborate
- on that ... More on this in due course.</para>
+ of Ubuntu. We do eventually intend to give Ubuntu users a choice between these most
+ excellent desktops. Work on this front is being done by the Kubuntu team.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="sect-ubuntu-ooo" status="complete">
<title>OpenOffice.org</title>
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