I've gone through and jotted down what needs to be done for Maverick. I've no doubt missed things, so please go through and check.
http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/ump-maverick On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphre...@gmail.com>wrote: > We need to remove the terminal chapter and merge the introduction to the > terminal to another chapter. Also, some other chapters could probably be > renamed to sound less intimidating. > > As for point 5, we should re-think the colour scheme. Remove brick red and > instead use aubergine and maybe a darker orange for links. I also want a > more prominent cover page, perhaps aubergine with white or orange font. > Something that sticks out and says that this time, we mean business. > > I'll have a look through stuff later this weekend, currently in transit > right now. > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Sayantan Das <sayanta...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> >> Sorry for the delayed response, I would like to carry on with the sections >> which I worked on in the first release unless someone else is working on it. >> ie ,. sound.tex and others.tex in prefs-hardware chapter. >> Please let me know if you guys want me to do something more. >> >> Regards, >> >> Sayantan Das >> >> ---------------------------------- >> http://computergyan.wordpress.com >> >> >> >> On 26 August 2010 11:59, Kevin Godby <god...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello, everyone. >>> >>> It's time that we got started with our work on the Maverick edition. >>> >>> We need to compile a list of changes between Lucid and Maverick so we >>> can update those sections of the manual. We also need to discuss >>> things that we'd like to add or remove in the Maverick edition. >>> >>> Since we haven't been doing a very good job with IRC meetings lately, >>> I want to start this discussion on the mailing list. >>> >>> Benjamin's schedule >>> <http://humphreybc.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/dev-infographic.png> >>> has us down for a writing freeze as of September 10, so we need to get >>> moving pretty quickly. >>> >>> The scheduled milestones are: >>> >>> 10 September - Maverick edition writing freeze - no more material >>> will be added or removed - only edits will take place. >>> 30 September - Release candidate - Screenshots and editing should be >>> finished. >>> 10 October - Final release - PDFs will be uploaded to the website. >>> >>> Our time frame for the release of the manual is a bit shorter this >>> time as the release date for Maverick was pushed up from the end of >>> October to the 10th. So we need to get started immediately. >>> >>> Here are the basic steps we need to take: >>> >>> 1. Figure out what's changed in Maverick that we need to update in the >>> manual. Here's the list I have so far: >>> >>> * New installer >>> * Software Center changes >>> * Shotwell is replacing F-Spot >>> * New MeMenu and Sound menu >>> * Revised Update Manager >>> * Add walk-through on using the Wubi installer >>> >>> Please reply if you have things to add to this list. >>> >>> 2. Get authors to commit to making those changes in the manual. If >>> you'd like to volunteer to write new material or update existing >>> material, please reply to this email and let us know which section >>> you're interested in working on. >>> >>> 3. Get editors to proofread the manual. Once the new material has >>> been written, we'll need everyone to jump in and help find those pesky >>> typos and other errors. >>> >>> 4. Get volunteers to take updated screenshots. We'll use Quickshot to >>> update all of the screenshots in the manual. >>> >>> 5. Are there any changes to the book design that we should make? >>> >>> 6. What have I left off this list? >>> >>> Thanks for all your hard work -- this manual wouldn't exist without your >>> help! >>> >>> --Kevin Godby >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > interesting.co.nz > ohso.co > > -- Benjamin Humphrey interesting.co.nz ohso.co
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