[ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

[Alan Pope]

On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 01:30:33PM +0000, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote:
> On 01/11/06, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
> > Alan Pope wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 09:18:29PM +0000, Nicholas Butler wrote:
> > What I am thinking is if we got a whole load of instructional video
> > clips together we could make an Ubuntu tutorial DVD.  Since DVDs are
> > getting cheaper and more people have access to broadband maybe this
> > could be put up for download and distribution to new Ubuntu users with a
> > copy of the Ubuntu Live CD?
> >
> 
> That's a really good idea. Putting it on DVD means you can include
> guides for connecting to the internet etc. too (which would be
> rendered pretty useless by a duff connection).  Some people are
> probably more comfortable watching a guide than using wikis/forums
> etc. (i.e. less computer literate).
> 
> Do we need guidelines for consistency or just let them evolve with practise?
> 

I have been considering doing this for a while and have some random notes typed up on my 
personal wiki.

http://popey.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?VideoDemos

The guidelines *I* was going to work to are:-

http://popey.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?VideoDemos/GeneralGuidelines

If that helps.

Cheers,
Al.