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[C David Rigby <c.david.rigby@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have completed an installation of Lubuntu Lucid Beta 3 on the low-end 
PC I have here in Italy. The report is on the wiki at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam/InstallationReports/CDavidRigby_Goldrake_LubuntuLucidBeta3_LiveCDInstallation_01

I will add more to this report as I work w/ LLB3 a bit more in the 
coming days.


I have set up a specific wiki page for Installation Reports:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam/InstallationReports

As well, there is a template to help create the reports:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam/InstallationReportTemplate

Any and all feedback is welcome. In particular, your opinions on these 
questions is solicited:


1. Is it worthwhile way to collect information on installations in the 
wiki in this fashion? I. e., is it of use to the developers and other 
users as a way of collecting and presenting feedback?


2. Assuming the answer to 1. is "Yes", what should be 
added/changed/deleted from the template to make it more useful?

3. Are the instructions in the source of the report template sufficient 
for new users to be able to easily and successfully create installation 
reports?

As an aside, it would be easier to do this sort of thing with a form on 
a website, IMHO. Once upon a time, wiki's were created to make it easier 
for novices to write on the web without knowing HTML. I'm not sure that 
is any longer the case. I'm familiar with creating forms under Drupal 
using CCK & Views. Other CMS packages probably have a similar facility. 
Anyway, just a thought.

Cheers
David