SwitchingFromWindows Guide

[Jonathan Jesse]

Richard,

I think this would be a great idea to do, just want to make sure we don't
run into copyright issues with screenshots of Microsoft products.

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[mailto:ubuntu-doc-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Richard Johnson
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 2:58 AM
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Subject: Re: SwitchingFromWindows Guide

On Saturday 24 June 2006 01:16, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
> On Jun 21, 2006, at 2:16 PM, Jonathan Jesse wrote:
> > ...
> > I see your point in this guide.  Part of the reasoning for including
> > this document in svn would allow for a complete guide to be on both
> > the DesktopCD which would help those making the switch and also on
> > help.ubuntu.com under the official documentation.
>
> Cool.
>
> > Does that make sense?  I do see your reasoning why it might be helpful
> > to be on the wiki, but by placing it on help.ubuntu.com along with the
> > other documentation it might be a bit more visible?
> > ...
>
> Sure, by "the help wiki" I meant help.ubuntu.com.
>
> On further thought, Ubuntu Help (as seen in the help viewer) should
> have help of the form "What is the equivalent of X", where X is some
> term used in Windows (Favorites, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, My
> Documents, C drive, etc). Ubuntu Help Online (help.ubuntu.com) should
> concentrate more on how to prepare for the switch (transferring
> bookmarks, transferring e-mail and address book, transferring desktop
> background).
>
> --
> Matthew Paul Thomas
> http://mpt.net.nz/
I had sent out an email earlier this week talking about how it could be
useful 
to detail the changes from your Windows terms as you put it Matthew, and
show 
how they would do the same things in Ubuntu. I have setup 3 default installs

via VMware server, Ubuntu Dapper, Kubuntu Dapper, and WinXP, so I could 
screenshot the XP common stuff and compare it to the Ubuntu/Kubuntu way.
Also 
I thought about doing the same thing as Windows, but for Office, Internet, 
E-mail, Chat, and anything else a user may have done in Windows. We could 
make this as detailed a guide as possible to the point it could be utilized 
as a book in the future. I read someone state this could be a lulu port. New

users like pictures when it comes to things like this and great 
documentation, which this team has shown in the past. This could very well
be 
a big hit, and I would love to help out on this project definitely.
-- 
Rich Johnson (nixternal)
"The best thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do 
something stupid."