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I found some errors in the manual. I am grouping them all into a single
bug for the sake of simplicity. I know I should have used the bzr
channel but here goes...

1. Unix came out in the '70s not the '60s. Also, Unix now is used to
denote a whole family of operating systems. IMHO it would be better to
make this point clear.

http://catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween9.html#id2791248 (Halloween
Document IX)

2. GNOME stands for GNU Object Model Environment and should not be
written as Gnome.

3.The variants' list should read :
  ~Ubuntu Desktop
  ~Kubuntu
  ~Ubuntu Server Edition
  ~Ubuntu Netbook Remix
  ~Kubuntu Netbook Edition
  ~Xubuntu

Apparently the terms edition and remix are not interchangeable. http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy
Besides, these are the official names.

4.A 32-bit OS can support 4GB of memory. I believe 32-bit editions of
Windows however can access only 3GB.

5.LTS releases are not necessarily more stable than normal reseases.
They only have a longer period of support for those who want longer
periods of time in between updates.

6.The alphabetic order started from 6.06 LTS.

7.A LiveCD runs majorly off RAM. Apart from the CD's READ not WRITE
speed, the other factor slowing the LiveCD is the reduced memory
available. (The FS etc. are also stored in RAM)

8. "...LiveCD can be used on any computer (Mac, Windows,Linux)...". We
would not want the green horn to confuse operating systems with
architectures now would we ?

9. There might be no single way to configure a BIOS to boot from the CD
but the manual should give some pointers such as following the on-screen
instructions.

10."...Wubi allows you to install Ubuntu inside Windows as a program..."
This is a bit misleading. Coupled with the mention of a virtual hard
drive, the reader might think it akin to virtual machine.

11.Wubi uses a loopfile not a virtual hard drive. (You did not mean it
in the sense of virtualization, but it's better not to use the term)

** Affects: ubuntu-manual
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  I found some errors in the manual. I am grouping them all into a single
- bug for the sake of simplicity. I know i should have used the bzr
+ bug for the sake of simplicity. I know I should have used the bzr
  channel but here goes...
  
  1. Unix came out in the '70s not the '60s. Also, Unix now is used to
  denote a whole family of operating systems. IMHO it would be better to
  make this point clear.
  
  http://catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween9.html#id2791248 (Halloween
  Document IX)
  
  2. GNOME stands for GNU Object Model Environment and should not be
  written as Gnome.
  
  3.The variants' list should read :
-   ~Ubuntu Desktop
-   ~Kubuntu
-   ~Ubuntu Server Edition
-   ~Ubuntu Netbook Remix
-   ~Kubuntu Netbook Edition 
-   ~Xubuntu
+   ~Ubuntu Desktop
+   ~Kubuntu
+   ~Ubuntu Server Edition
+   ~Ubuntu Netbook Remix
+   ~Kubuntu Netbook Edition
+   ~Xubuntu
  
  Apparently the terms edition and remix are not interchangeable. http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy
  Besides, these are the official names.
  
  4.A 32-bit OS can support 4GB of memory. I believe 32-bit editions of
  Windows however can access only 3GB.
  
  5.LTS releases are not necessarily more stable than normal reseases.
  They only have a longer period of support for those who want longer
  periods of time in between updates.
  
  6.The alphabetic order started from 6.06 LTS.
  
  7.A LiveCD runs majorly off RAM. Apart from the CD's READ not WRITE
  speed, the other factor slowing the LiveCD is the reduced memory
  available. (The FS etc. are also stored in RAM)
  
  8. "...LiveCD can be used on any computer (Mac, Windows,Linux)...". We
  would not want the green horn to confuse operating systems with
  architectures now would we ?
  
  9. There might be no single way to configure a BIOS to boot from the CD
  but the manual should give some pointers such as following the on-screen
  instructions.
  
  10."...Wubi allows you to install Ubuntu inside Windows as a program..."
  This is a bit misleading. Coupled with the mention of a virtual hard
  drive, the reader might think it akin to virtual machine.
  
  11.Wubi uses a loopfile not a virtual hard drive. (You did not mean it
  in the sense of virtualization, but it's better not to use the term)

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Bug description:
I found some errors in the manual. I am grouping them all into a single bug for the sake of simplicity. I know I should have used the bzr channel but here goes...

1. Unix came out in the '70s not the '60s. Also, Unix now is used to denote a whole family of operating systems. IMHO it would be better to make this point clear.

http://catb.org/~esr/halloween/halloween9.html#id2791248 (Halloween Document IX)

2. GNOME stands for GNU Object Model Environment and should not be written as Gnome.

3.The variants' list should read :
  ~Ubuntu Desktop
  ~Kubuntu
  ~Ubuntu Server Edition
  ~Ubuntu Netbook Remix
  ~Kubuntu Netbook Edition
  ~Xubuntu

Apparently the terms edition and remix are not interchangeable. http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy
Besides, these are the official names.

4.A 32-bit OS can support 4GB of memory. I believe 32-bit editions of Windows however can access only 3GB.

5.LTS releases are not necessarily more stable than normal reseases. They only have a longer period of support for those who want longer periods of time in between updates.

6.The alphabetic order started from 6.06 LTS.

7.A LiveCD runs majorly off RAM. Apart from the CD's READ not WRITE speed, the other factor slowing the LiveCD is the reduced memory available. (The FS etc. are also stored in RAM)

8. "...LiveCD can be used on any computer (Mac, Windows,Linux)...". We would not want the green horn to confuse operating systems with architectures now would we ?

9. There might be no single way to configure a BIOS to boot from the CD but the manual should give some pointers such as following the on-screen instructions.

10."...Wubi allows you to install Ubuntu inside Windows as a program..." This is a bit misleading. Coupled with the mention of a virtual hard drive, the reader might think it akin to virtual machine.

11.Wubi uses a loopfile not a virtual hard drive. (You did not mean it in the sense of virtualization, but it's better not to use the term)