Getting Started Guide - Looking for Feedback/QA

[Jonathan Jesse]

AviHein at gmail.com wrote:
> My only intention with the document is to post it online (free) so 
> that more users of Ubuntu can get help, as people look for help in a 
> variety of ways. Feel free to take whatever portions of it are helpful 
> and incorporate it to help new Ubuntu users switch from Windows or any 
> other OS.
>
> On Feb 19, 2009 9:47am, Dougie Richardson 
> <ddrichardson at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > Phil Bull wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi Dougie,
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> > On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 21:59 +0000, Dougie Richardson wrote:
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> > I would be against this in its current format.  I agree that the 
> switching guide needs updated but this a solution heavily based on 
> images.  Also, there is a lot of similarity with the Desktop Training 
> project here, which several of us contributed to, is in DocBook and 
> under the same license so could be more readily incorporated.
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> >    
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> > Since this is intended as a standalone document rather than for viewing
> >
> > in Yelp, the use of images is not such a bad idea. Translating the
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> > images is an issue, but there are ways of automating the
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> > screenshot-taking process.
> >
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> >
> > As for the Desktop Training project, what do you think about merging
> >
> > relevant material from Avi's document, the old SFW guide and the
> >
> > training manual into a new document?
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> >  
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> > I agree the SFW guide needs updating and I think merging with the 
> desktop training guide is a good idea.  Avi's document too - providing 
> he clarifies his intentions with it.
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> >
> > Dougie
> > 
As mentioned to Avi who replied offlist to me, the guide he is working 
on should be incorporated into the Switching Guide and become part of 
the Docs package and then will be available on the web as well.
It seems we have a lot of duplication of efforts in the Ubuntu Doc 
team.  Work or fix the docs that currently exist and make them better if 
you feel they are not up to standard.

Jonathan