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[Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>]

BTW, team: does anyone know of places where we could use illustrations
(except title page)?

There might be an opportunity for icons beside each chapter header.

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 3:28 AM, omer akram <om26er@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ubuntu is a very easy OS than windows and this manual will make it even
> easier so
>
> "Ubuntu, now even more easier" or something like that
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 08:22 -0500, Wendy Sheridan wrote:
>>
>> Welcome Wendy! I'm confident you will be a great addition to the team
>> with your tremendous experience.
>>
>> BTW, team: does anyone know of places where we could use illustrations
>> (except title page)?
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I am brand new to this project (I just heard about it and signed up
>> > yesterday), but I've been working as a tech writer for about 20 years
>> > or so (and a technical illustrator for about 3 years or so). I think I
>> > am also a member of your target audience: I have (significant)
>> > computer experience, but not specifically with Ubuntu. I've done
>> > things with Linux (Red Hat), and even UNIX  and X-Windows at previous
>> > jobs, but it's been so long ago that I've forgotten most or all of it
>> > - and I've never installed any of these OSes before anyway.
>>
>> That sounds quite a bit different from "someone who might have used
>> Windows or a Mac before" ;)
>>
>> I think everyone in a position to contribute to the manual with anything
>> beyond feedback can most likely not be considered part of the target
>> audience, not anymore.
>>
>>
>> > How about this (or something like it) for the title:
>> >
>> > Ubuntu for Everyone
>> >
>> > (if you need to explain specifically what is in this manual, you could
>> > also have a subtitle that gets very specific)
>> >
>> > This title is "friendly" and I think brings an emotional component and
>> > certainly embodies inclusiveness.
>>
>> Thank you for the suggestion. I agree that it's very friendly, brings an
>> emotional component and is very inclusive ... but too inclusive, I
>> think, as our document is in fact not for everyone. We should not appear
>> unrealistic in our ambitions.
>>
>> This reminds me of the Ubuntu slogans: "Linux for the rest of us" (at
>> least often associated with it, if not originally) and "Linux for human
>> beings".
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thorsten Wilms
>>
>> thorwil's design for free software:
>> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/
>>
>>
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