Ubuntu is a very easy OS than windows and this manual will make it even easier so
"Ubuntu, now even more easier" or something like that On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Thorsten Wilms <t...@freenet.de> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 08:22 -0500, Wendy Sheridan wrote: > > Welcome Wendy! I'm confident you will be a great addition to the team > with your tremendous experience. > > BTW, team: does anyone know of places where we could use illustrations > (except title page)? > > > Hi, > > I am brand new to this project (I just heard about it and signed up > > yesterday), but I've been working as a tech writer for about 20 years > > or so (and a technical illustrator for about 3 years or so). I think I > > am also a member of your target audience: I have (significant) > > computer experience, but not specifically with Ubuntu. I've done > > things with Linux (Red Hat), and even UNIX and X-Windows at previous > > jobs, but it's been so long ago that I've forgotten most or all of it > > - and I've never installed any of these OSes before anyway. > > That sounds quite a bit different from "someone who might have used > Windows or a Mac before" ;) > > I think everyone in a position to contribute to the manual with anything > beyond feedback can most likely not be considered part of the target > audience, not anymore. > > > > How about this (or something like it) for the title: > > > > Ubuntu for Everyone > > > > (if you need to explain specifically what is in this manual, you could > > also have a subtitle that gets very specific) > > > > This title is "friendly" and I think brings an emotional component and > > certainly embodies inclusiveness. > > Thank you for the suggestion. I agree that it's very friendly, brings an > emotional component and is very inclusive ... but too inclusive, I > think, as our document is in fact not for everyone. We should not appear > unrealistic in our ambitions. > > This reminds me of the Ubuntu slogans: "Linux for the rest of us" (at > least often associated with it, if not originally) and "Linux for human > beings". > > > -- > Thorsten Wilms > > thorwil's design for free software: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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