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Re: Fwd: File a bug for Ubuntu Manual

 

Fix committed rev 652

Used suggested text.

Elan


On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Computa_mike <computa_mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:21 PM
> Subject: File a bug for Ubuntu Manual
> To: Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Hi -
>
> Can i make a suggestion  regarding the troubleshooting section of the
> manual :
> ----
>
> Ubuntu failing to start after installing Windows
>
> ..
> ..
> However, when you installed Windows, you
> removed GRUB, thus removing the ability to choose which operating system
> you’d like to use. You can easily restore GRUB—and regain the ability
> to choose your operating system—by using the same CD you used to install
> Ubuntu.
>
> ..
>
> This section sounds almost accusatory - It isn't the users fault that
> windows removed their existing bootloader - can I suggest a re-wording
> like :
>
> However, when you installed Windows, it replaced GRUB with it's own
> bootloader, thus removing the ability to choose which operating system
> you’d like to use. You can easily restore GRUB—and regain the ability
> to choose your operating system—by using the same CD you used to install
> Ubuntu.
>
>
> Just a thought.
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