Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?

2008-03-28 Thread norman
Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. -- Andrew Oakley http://meetthegimp.org/ is a pretty good GIMP videocast explaining about all the functions and how to do things. I am learning a lot from it. I agree with you. I

[ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?

2008-03-27 Thread Andrew Oakley
In the schools thread, I mentioned that getting people to use cross-platform FOSS software such as OpenOffice and The GIMP is an ideal first step towards sinking the Microsoft monopoly mindset. In order for people to migrate, they need confidence; confidence that I think best comes from a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?

2008-03-27 Thread Dave Morley
On Thu, 2008-03-27 at 15:01 +, Andrew Oakley wrote: In the schools thread, I mentioned that getting people to use cross-platform FOSS software such as OpenOffice and The GIMP is an ideal first step towards sinking the Microsoft monopoly mindset. In order for people to migrate, they

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?

2008-03-27 Thread John Atkinson
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications? snip I'll try to compile these into a web page for future reference. I'll start with the one I've already stated: Application: OpenOffice Writer Type: Word processor Replaces: MS Word

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?

2008-03-27 Thread Mac
Andrew Oakley wrote: snip Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. Akkana Peck's book is, I think, about the best there is. But not cheap, I'm afraid: http://tinyurl.com/29o9b8 Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good printed reference books for FOSS applications?

2008-03-27 Thread Colin McCarthy
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any more? In particular I'm after a good GIMP manual. -- Andrew Oakley http://meetthegimp.org/ is a pretty good GIMP videocast explaining about all the functions and how to do things. I am learning a lot from it.