Start the ball rolling with my own answers :) On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 04:27:01PM +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > Whilst I appreciate that not everyone likes books in dead-tree form, some > do, so let's focus this on that group of people who do. > > I've been wondering if there's a set of Ubuntu related topics that are not > covered, or not covered well in the current set of books available. > > What would you like out of an Ubuntu book? >
Something I can give to my father in law to explain everything that he normally asks me questions about. > Would you like to see tutorials, how-tos and guides for specific tasks, > which would form a reference? > > Would you prefer a book that you could read cover to cover, to go from "zero > to hero"? > A combination of the both. A book that can read, which explains concepts from the ground up, but has enough examples that can be run on a vanilla system to cement the knowledge. > What do you think _others_ might like out of an Ubuntu book? > Something that isn't intimidating, and doesn't go overboard explaining the command line in the first chapter! > What topic do you think would be appropriate? > Installation of Ubuntu, installing new software, migrating from Windows software, setting up standard applications, alternative apps, configuring system settings, troubleshooting problems and locating help online. > What do you think would not be appropriate? > A command line reference guide, copies of the GPL/LGPL "for reference".. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
