BTW, team: does anyone know of places where we could use illustrations (except title page)?
There might be an opportunity for icons beside each chapter header. On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 3:28 AM, omer akram <om2...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Benjamin Humphrey Ubuntu Manual Project Leader Dunedin, New Zealand https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual www.interesting.co.nz
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