I really like this idea!! A definite +1, or more! Can i do a +42 ?
Yes, Unity is a vast change but it is pretty rare to have something that huge change. Usually this plan would work i am sure. How long since Ubuntu switched to gnome? So how long do we think Unity might last? Regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: Chris Woollard <[email protected]> To: Manual mailing list <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]; Ubuntu-translators <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 5 November, 2010 10:46:28 Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Releasing manuals less often, ditching translations I have been thinking quite a lot about the idea of doing a new manual only for the LTS release. This could be a reasonable idea considering the amount of time and effort involved in writing a manual. In addition to the LTS manual, it might be worth doing a New Features guide every release that just contains changes since the LTS. Obviously this would be a lot shorter than a full manual release, so should be easier to do. Maybe just containing an updated installation chapter and a chapter about other new features. Considering that with 11.04 the default interface is changing to unity, it might be useful. Let me know what you think? Thanks Chris On 1 November 2010 11:02, Anton Meixome <[email protected]> wrote: I agree too as translator (Galician). Manual only for LTS is >sufficient, and gives a window time for capitalize the effort. > >Antón > >2010/11/1 Hannie Lafeber-Dumoleyn <[email protected]>: > >> Let me react on this as a translator (Dutch). I totally agree with your >> proposal to release the manual once a year, or even only for the LTS >> versions. To us translators every 6 months is also a bit too much. The lucid >> version is a very good manual for people who are new to Ubuntu, even if they >> are using Maverick at the moment. We are about to release the lucid version >> in Dutch (waiting for the quickshot server to work again). >> Regards, >> Hannie Dumoleyn >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Benjamin Humphrey" <[email protected]> >> To: "Manual mailing list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:50 PM >> Subject: [Ubuntu-manual] Releasing manuals less often, ditching translations >> >> >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> I don't have much time to write a lengthy email so this is going to be >>> to the point. As everyone will know, the last 4 months in this team >>> have been terrible - we've been getting nothing done, the manual for >>> Maverick is still not out and we're not moving forward. This is >>> combination of a few things, myself and a lot of the core contributors >>> have been extremely busy in the second half of 2010, we've been >>> pushing hard for the Lucid manual and some of us might be a bit burnt >>> out, our barrier for new contributors is way too high and the demand >>> for a new manual every 6 months, plus translations and screenshots is >>> just too much for the team to handle without full time contributors. >>> >>> Rather than see the team disintegrate, which would be terrible, I >>> figure we need to slim our goals down a bit and perhaps give us a >>> greater time span to work in. Hence I propose one (or both) of the >>> following: >>> >>> * Not releasing the manual for every release, but perhaps only .04 >>> releases (yearly) or only LTS releases (every two years). >>> * Releasing only in English, at least until we have a better >>> infrastructure for translations >>> >>> My preference would be the first option. I feel that it's not >>> necessary for us to have a new manual every 6 months, what with the >>> large amount of documentation and support elsewhere and the fact that >>> not enough changes every six months to justify a new book. I think >>> that having our material in other languages is important, but it's >>> difficult to coordinate such a mammoth task when we have very limited >>> infrastructure for translation this amount of text. >>> >>> I believe if we toned down our lofty release goals, we'll have more >>> time to work on things like the Support and Learning Center, the >>> personas, quickstart booklets and other things, giving us a better, >>> more complete and concise product overall, even if it was released >>> less regularly. >>> >>> Please let me know your thoughts. We should also have a meeting soon. >>> >>> -- >>> Benjamin Humphrey >>> interesting.co.nz >>> ohso.co >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 175 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-translators mailing list > >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-translators >> > > > >-- >Leader of openOffice.org GL >http://gl.openoffice.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >Post to : [email protected] >Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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