Before, we did all versions of Ubuntu. Thanks, Thomas Corwin U.S. Navy - DEP - Nuclear Technician Taylor Twp. Fire Dept. - Fireman / Medic
> On Oct 12, 2014, at 9:03 PM, jeffrey Flaker <jfla...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What do we have now? LTS or non-LTS? > > >> On 10/12/2014 07:36 PM, Thomas Corwin wrote: >> Jeffery, >> >> That will be determined after we have given everyone subscribed to the list >> (or anyone who would like to chime in, for that matter) a chance to respond. >> >> Right now, we only have 4 cribs members, which may or may not be enough for >> LTS release intervals. >> >> Thanks, >> Thomas Corwin >> U.S. Navy - DEP - Machinist Mate >> Taylor Twp. Fire Dept. - Basic Firefighter / EMR >> >>> On Oct 12, 2014, at 2:59 PM, jeffrey Flaker <jfla...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Are we keeping and LTS and a non-LTS manual? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 10/09/2014 08:49 PM, jeffrey Flaker wrote: >>>> I am interested in what ever is necessary. I can work on smaller >>>> sections due to time constraints. As time allows, I may pick up a >>>> larger section. I am USA English only. I can edit for clarity, >>>> grammar, spelling, et al. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Jeff Flaker >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 10/09/2014 11:21 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: >>>>> To all, >>>>> Where do we go from here? >>>>> Finishing the last version of our manual, 14.04 LTS, was a real >>>>> struggle. There were hardly any contributors to do the job. As you may >>>>> have noticed, we did not start Utopic because we did not get enough >>>>> new active contributors in time. >>>>> We would like to start a discussion on what to do next. >>>>> >>>>> Is the manual useful to Ubuntu users? >>>>> Below you find statistics on the number of printed purchases and >>>>> downloads of our manual. >>>>> >>>>> How many active members do we have? >>>>> @ all, please let us know via this list if you are still interested in >>>>> contributing as an author, editor, translator, screenshot editor or >>>>> coordinator. After receiving your reactions, we can make up a list of >>>>> all remaining ACTIVE members. We would also appreciate it if those of >>>>> you who do not wish to continue contributing let us know of this >>>>> decision. >>>>> >>>>> Standard versions or only LTS versions? >>>>> We could opt for the publication of LTS versions (every 2 years) only. >>>>> This means less work for a small team like ours, but it implies the >>>>> risk of contributors losing interest. >>>>> @all: please let us know if, as an active contributor, you would >>>>> prefer to contribute to all versions or only LTS versions. >>>>> >>>>> How can you contribute? >>>>> By dividing the work in chapters and sections, contributors >>>>> (authors/editors) can decide what chapter they want to work on. Some >>>>> sections are very small, others are lengthy. If you want to >>>>> contribute, but do not have much time, you can just choose a small >>>>> section. >>>>> We also need author/editor coordinators. This will require more time. >>>>> Let us know if you are interested. >>>>> >>>>> Current situation >>>>> It is too late to start working on the Utopic version. In order to be >>>>> able to decide what to do next, we urge all of you to respond to this >>>>> email As Soon As Possible, but before October 17th. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Hannie >>>>> >>>>> ================= >>>>> >>>>> Here are some statistics. >>>>> >>>>> The number of printed book purchases since the beginning of 2014 (only >>>>> showing the 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04 editions): >>>>> >>>>> Erste Schritte mit Ubuntu 13.04 - 741 >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04 - 63 >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10 - 212 >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 - 56 >>>>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.04 - 29 >>>>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.10 - 120 >>>>> Primeros pasos con Ubuntu 13.10 - 10 >>>>> >>>>> Here are the totals for the downloads (since the beginning of time): >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 >>>>> - English: 194,721 >>>>> - German: 47,899 >>>>> - Greek: 40,111 >>>>> - Dutch: 19,657 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04e2 >>>>> - English: 91,472 >>>>> - German: 19,712 >>>>> - Lithuanian: 6,397 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.10 >>>>> - English: 73,569 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 11.10 >>>>> - English: 25,378 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 >>>>> - English: 72,840 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04e2 >>>>> - English: 44,465 >>>>> - German: 33,481 >>>>> - Spanish: 28,668 >>>>> - French: 6,778 >>>>> - Dutch: 14,688 >>>>> - Slovenian: 449 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.10 >>>>> - English: 19,5683 >>>>> - French: 32,050 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04 >>>>> - English: 51,245 >>>>> - German: 26,676 >>>>> - French: 16,632 >>>>> - Slovenian: 1,941 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10 >>>>> - English: 76,883 >>>>> - Spanish: 17,503 >>>>> - French: 48,170 >>>>> >>>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 >>>>> - English: 13,021 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
