Would it be possible to do a search through the .tex files for "13", and if it's found then contact the appropriate author/editor to check into it? I'm going on the assumption that it wouldn't be too difficult to do this, of course.
Have a great day.:) Patrick. On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 12:16 -0700, Jim Connett wrote: > It is my opinion that both authors and editors should be looking out > for this occurrence. Authors are really the first line of defense--as > they determine if inclusion of a "13.10" reference is applicable in > the section they are authoring, and if they choose to leave a > reference to "Ubuntu 13.10" in place, then the editor(s) and author(s) > of a given section can discuss and debate its inclusion. I would > suspect this would resolve 98% of the issues. > > Then, maybe during the indexing or final proofing, those responsible > for the pre-release tasks can use their editor and globally search > the .tex files for the string "13.". If he/she/they deem it > unnecessary in context--for example, a 13.10 reference occurs where a > reference to another version does not exist--then it can be deleted. > > Hannie raises a great question, and as I stated earlier, I believe > using the rev number should be very, very sparingly used, but like > Kevin said, there may be a valid reason to use it. Therefore, I'd > prefer to see the author<->editor<->final-proof process execute to > resolve these issues...rather than blasting all 13.x references. > > > Others? > > --Jim > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Carsten Gerlach <daswaldh...@gmx.de> > wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all, > > Am 13.08.2013 08:47, schrieb Hannie Dumoleyn: > > To all authors and editors, I would suggest NOT to add the > version > > number if it is not absolutely necessary. > > > Yes, this sounds good. This would also avoid fuzzy strings in > the > translation. > > So, who will screen through the manual and remove these > version numbers? > > Greetings, Carsten > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - > http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlIKbZUACgkQ6SlDN6cxaI4AUwCgjgzY84ChOO2J > +1394FDdBeRQ > 7usAn2d6xCUeajYyvwExcmiM7XrwPH4c > =bASC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
