Switching from Windows guide

[Jonathan Jesse]

I still think there needs to be guides that people can download/print/read
all in one setting if they want.  I'm not totally behind TBH, but will work
on implementing it for the release.  I think the Switching Guide should be
one complete guide and not split up. 
I think it is an important guide to maintain that way and can hopefully
separate us a little if we make it easy to move from Windows to (K)Ubuntu...
I am surprised as I'm working on updating these guides how much good
information is in them that I wish I had in one place instead of moving
throughout the web/forums/help system.
I think the way the guide is setup Preparing -> Installing -> Migrating and
hopefully this time we can get authenticating finished as an appendix makes
it a whole lot easier then navigating different topics.

-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-doc-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-doc-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Paul
Thomas
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 4:29 PM
To: Ubuntu docteam
Subject: Re: Switching from Windows guide

On Dec 19, 2006, at 4:48 AM, Jonathan Jesse wrote:
> ...
> The reasoning behind it is that if my brother who has never used 
> *ubuntu or *nix wants to try things out and make the switch where does 
> he go to learn how to switch?
> ...

Well, "how to switch" is a bit vague here. I suggest these answers, for 
each section in the current "Switching From Windows" guide:
*   "Why switch to Ubuntu?" --> ubuntu.com
*   "Trying out Ubuntu" --> ubuntu.com, CD cover
*   "Hardware compatibility" --> ubuntu.com
*   "Organizing your [Windows] files" --> a "Before you install" doc
*   "Converting unsupported file types" --> Ubuntu Help
*   all other sections in "Preparing to switch" --> "Before you install"
*   "Obtaining an Ubuntu installation disc" --> ubuntu.com
*   "Booting from the install CD" --> CD cover, ubuntu.com if downloaded
*   "Entering basic information" --> the installer itself
*   "Partitioning your disks" --> the installer itself
*   "Finalizing the installation" --> the installer itself
*   "Restarting into Ubuntu" --> the installer itself
*   "Migrating your data into Ubuntu" --> Ubuntu Help
*   "Applications in Ubuntu" --> Ubuntu Help
*   "Dual-booting with Windows" --> Ubuntu Help

As Matthew E said, there's a lot of good information in here, and 
moving it to more appropriate places would make it useful to many more 
people.

Cheers
-- 
Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/


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