This seems likely. I'm probably the person from the Doc Team who is most
interested in installation, and I've never submitted a patch for it. I
can't speak for others, but I've never done this because I'm not
interested in the users that this guide is aimed at (and also because
contributing upstrea
I'd just like to idly note that, to the best of my recollection (and
apologies if I've missed the odd instance) nobody from the documentation
team has ever once offered to contribute to the existing guide to
improve its structure.
I have no trouble with the assertion that the current guide could b
Hi Jonathan,
Wow, that's a long post. I apologise in advance for the necessary length
of my reply. Also, please understand that I'm replying on behalf of a
team of 7 people here, not just myself.
I think it might help if I first give you some background on my desire
to create a new installation g
I think there is a set of people who would be well served by a
"Beginners Quick Start Guide to Installing Ubuntu", or whatever you will
call it. That seems to be roughly what you are aiming for with your new
material, having read the Spec and FAQ. That's fine. Inciuding common
installation issue
Thanks for your feedback.
It wouldn't make sense, because then we'd be covering two very different
installation methods simultaneously, both ubiquity and debian-installer.
We'd also be targeting two very different user groups. When you write
(good) documentation, it's very important to write to a
Wouldn't it make more sense to have *one* installation guide, which has
the new "friendly" info at the front, and the more technical info at the
back, probably as an appendix or set of appendices?
That way. both newcomers and experienced Linux/Unix people who search
online for Ubuntu Installation
