Ubuntu: A Beginners Guide

[Benjamin Humphrey]

Heh, it seems like we've been stirring up a bit of media attention:

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Manual_Will_Be_Available_with_Ubuntu_10_04

http://www.xtremeopensource.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40665:ubuntu-manual-will-be-available-with-ubuntu-1004-created-for-and-by-the-ubuntu-community&catid=51:ubuntu&Itemid=107

http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/42238

http://www.myopenrouter.com/blog/entry/16164/Lucid-Lynx-to-include-an-Ubuntu-Manual-for-beginners/

http://www.slumpedoverkeyboarddead.com/2010/01/06/ubuntu-manual-will-be-available-with-ubuntu-10-04/

http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Ubuntu-Manual-Will-Be-Available-with-Ubuntu-10-04-2.jpg/

http://www.fsdaily.com/Beginner/Official_Ubuntu_Beginners_Manual_Coming_With_Lucid_Lynx

http://www.ubuntu-news.net/2010/01/05/ubuntu-beginners-manual-coming-with-lucid-lynx/

The comments on the Digg link are interesting.


On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc at gmail.com>wrote:

> Gidday Vikram,
>
> Cheers, Happy New Year to you too.
>
> Yep I would be fine with having a version as an online doc. Although may I
> suggest that you don't put it up until after it is at least at RC stage -
> otherwise we'll have to make changes in two places instead of just the bzr
> branch.
>
> Unless you have some system to take our LaTeX branch and publish it on the
> wiki automatically.
>
> All the best for 2010,
> Benjamin
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Vikram Dhillon <dhillonv10 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> A nice and long conversation there. First off Happy new year to all.
>> Now then, Benjamin you seem really enthusiastic about this project but
>> as you are already aware we never had a successful project like this
>> and also as Matthew said, we would really like to improve on our
>> system docs. But since you are determined I'll help :)
>>
>> Now here's one suggestion that might make things better. Since you
>> have already started working on your manual, like Matthew suggested we
>> can post that up as a book on the community wiki. And then make the
>> entire manual a web-based book. What do you think?
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Vikram Dhillon
>>
>> ~~~
>> There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but
>> only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
>> -- Linus Torvalds
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Benjamin Humphrey
>
> Ubuntu Manual Project Leader
> Dunedin, New Zealand
>
> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual
> www.interesting.co.nz
> www.benjaminhumphreyphotography.com
>
>


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Benjamin Humphrey

Ubuntu Manual Project Leader
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