John: By mistake I sent my last mail only to you. And as John noted "We can't do anything by ourselves", so what the rest of Ubuntu Manual Team think?
--- Regards Martin Lukeš 2010/2/23 c7p c7p <c7p.ad...@gmail.com> > > I think the second in conjunction with the first, is viable a solution. > Automatic script that relies on set system language which will download > desired translated pdf. Of course the ubuntu manaul (in English) should be on > the live-cd and providing the proper links for anyone who has no access to > net and is willing to download the manual in his language . > > We can't do anything by ourselves, we have to arrange it with canonical. What > i think we can do as UM's team is to vote for the best solution and then > arrange things with canonical. > > >2010/2/23 Martin Lukeš <martin.merid...@gmail.com> >> >> What if live CD will contain only original (English) version and for example >> on first page (before title page) would be a list of links to all other >> translated versions. >> Pros: >> at least one version would be reachable immediately after install >> saving CD space >> Con: >> without Internet there will be no translated manual >> >> OR there will be no pdf at all on CD, but only script (perhaps user >> friendly, or automatic that relies on set system language) which will >> download desired translated pdf. >> Pro: >> even more saved space on CD >> Con: >> without Internet there will be no manual at all >> >> --- >> Regards >> Martin Lukeš >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:25 PM, c7p c7p <c7p.ad...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello , >>> as we all know the ubuntu's live-cd is ultra-compressed and it can not >>> contain all the translated pdfs. >>> A reasonable question is; How will the pdfs be accessed by a new user ? >>> From what i understood from ubuntu manual's 48h event, this has to be >>> arranged. >>> >>> We have as audience the new users, so the translated manual should be on >>> user's desktop. >>> They boot on ubuntu for the first time and they need guidance and manual >>> should be there for them in their native language (as long as the >>> translation is finished). >>> I understand that it can't be put on desktop from live-cd so we need to >>> find alternative solutions. >>> >>> When the user selects his native language, the language packages are >>> selected to be downloaded from ubuntu servers, the (translated) ubuntu >>> manual could be selected to be downloaded as well. I think this is an >>> option. >>> Of course it's canonical's decision if the (translated) manual will be >>> accessible from an official release but it's useless to translate a manual >>> for newcomers that will never be accessed from them. >>> >>> I think this issue should be addressed soon. >>> >>> - With Regards >>> John Xygonakis >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
