On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 14:01 +0200, Bryen Yunashko wrote: > On Wed, 2010-09-29 at 17:34 -0400, Chuck Payne wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Rémy Marquis <remy.marq...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Javier Llorente <jav...@opensuse.org> > > > wrote: > > >> Hello there, > > >> > > >> I was thinking that having an openSUSE Handbook (or handbuch ;) in pdf > > >> format > > >> ready to be downloaded, printed and even ready to be sent to a publishing > > >> company is a good idea. > > >> > > >> So, here's my proposal: > > >> > > >> First, we would have to make a list of topics to be included and > > >> organise them > > >> in chapters, like the following draft: > > >> > > >> ****************************** > > >> The openSUSE Handbook > > >> ****************************** > > >> Introduction > > >> - What's the openSUSE project? > > >> - What's openSUSE? > > >> > > >> Installing openSUSE > > >> - Different types of install methods > > >> - AutoYaST > > >> > > >> Installing applications > > >> - Using 1-click > > >> - Using YaST > > >> - Using zypper > > >> > > >> Desktop environments > > >> - An introduction to DEs (KDE, GNOME, XFCE, LXDE). > > >> - Enabling proprietary drivers (ATI, NVIDIA) > > >> - Multimedia > > >> - Printing > > >> - Games > > >> > > >> System administration > > >> - Introduction to the command line > > >> - Networking > > >> - Security > > >> - Storage > > >> - Virtualization > > >> - Keeping openSUSE up-to-date > > >> - Upgrading openSUSE > > >> > > >> Servers > > >> - Apache and lighttpd > > >> - MySQL and PostgreSQL > > >> - Postfix > > >> - BIND > > >> - Samba > > >> - CUPS > > >> etc > > >> > > >> Other openSUSE Technologies > > >> - Build Service > > >> - SUSE Studio > > >> - KIWI > > >> > > >> Second, we would have to write about those topics not included in the > > >> wiki and > > >> review those already written. That way we would have more relevant bits > > >> in > > >> both the wiki and handbook. Each topic doesn't have to be 100 page long > > >> ;-) > > >> > > >> And last but not least we would have to put all the pieces together and > > >> make > > >> it available in pdf. > > >> > > >> Drawbacks: > > >> We would need to update some of its contents for each openSUSE release. > > >> It needs more than two people to make it happen ;-) > > >> > > >> On the other hand, I think that the handbook would make openSUSE more > > >> "visible" and a bit more "ready to use." > > >> > > >> Comments and suggestions are welcome! :-) > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > What do you intend to do differently from the official PDF doc? > > > Maybe there is an opportunity to build something on the Lesson for > > > Lizards foundation here? > > > > > > See http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Documentation and > > > http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Lessons_for_Lizards > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > R. > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+h...@opensuse.org > > > > > > > > > > I think it would be great to do the how-to's, maybe some > > tips-n-tricks. This would be helpful for all users. Maybe make it like > > one of those Bible OS books that get publish. > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------- > > Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux. > > ----------------------------------------- > > openSUSE -- en.opensuse.org/User:Terrorpup > > openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member > > skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup > > freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein > > > > Have you tried SUSE Studio? Need to create a Live CD, an app you want > > to package and distribute , or create your own linux distro. Give SUSE > > Studio a try. www.susestudio.com. > > > I'd like to recommend that we also consider making this available on > ebooks such as Kindle or Nook. I recently got my Kindle and I'm really > enjoying the ability to quickly get my books and have it ready at all > times. > > It will also make for turning the Kindle into a nice reference tool for > users that can easily carry around the Kindle than a book and even make > their own notations into the book when they're going around giving > support, etc. > > We can offer it as a free book or charge a small publishing fee through > Amazon and funnel a few bucks into the future openSUSE Foundation. > > The potential opportunities abound here! > > Bryen >
P.S. When I say Kindle or Nook, I mean in their book formats, not sending to it as a PDF. For two reasons 1) PDF documents incur a charge to the user and 2) PDF formatting on Kindle REAAAAAALLLY sucks and is not very accessible for low-vison users. So we would do a disservice not publishing in native format that allows all users to be able to read it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+h...@opensuse.org
