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[Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have added a few more points what I believe should be added to the
manual.

http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/ump-maverick

<http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/ump-maverick>
Regards,

Sayantan Das

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On 31 August 2010 09:14, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've gone through and jotted down what needs to be done for Maverick. I've
> no doubt missed things, so please go through and check.
>
> http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/ump-maverick
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> We need to remove the terminal chapter and merge the introduction to the
>> terminal to another chapter. Also, some other chapters could probably be
>> renamed to sound less intimidating.
>>
>> As for point 5, we should re-think the colour scheme. Remove brick red and
>> instead use aubergine and maybe a darker orange for links. I also want a
>> more prominent cover page, perhaps aubergine with white or orange font.
>> Something that sticks out and says that this time, we mean business.
>>
>> I'll have a look through stuff later this weekend, currently in transit
>> right now.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the delayed response, I would like to carry on with the
>>> sections which I worked on in the first release unless someone else is
>>> working on it. ie ,. sound.tex and others.tex in prefs-hardware chapter.
>>> Please let me know if you guys want me to do something more.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sayantan Das
>>>
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>>> http://computergyan.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26 August 2010 11:59, Kevin Godby <godbyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello, everyone.
>>>>
>>>> It's time that we got started with our work on the Maverick edition.
>>>>
>>>> We need to compile a list of changes between Lucid and Maverick so we
>>>> can update those sections of the manual.  We also need to discuss
>>>> things that we'd like to add or remove in the Maverick edition.
>>>>
>>>> Since we haven't been doing a very good job with IRC meetings lately,
>>>> I want to start this discussion on the mailing list.
>>>>
>>>> Benjamin's schedule
>>>> <http://humphreybc.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/dev-infographic.png>
>>>> has us down for a writing freeze as of September 10, so we need to get
>>>> moving pretty quickly.
>>>>
>>>> The scheduled milestones are:
>>>>
>>>>  10 September - Maverick edition writing freeze - no more material
>>>> will be added or removed - only edits will take place.
>>>>  30 September - Release candidate - Screenshots and editing should be
>>>> finished.
>>>>  10 October - Final release - PDFs will be uploaded to the website.
>>>>
>>>> Our time frame for the release of the manual is a bit shorter this
>>>> time as the release date for Maverick was pushed up from the end of
>>>> October to the 10th.  So we need to get started immediately.
>>>>
>>>> Here are the basic steps we need to take:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Figure out what's changed in Maverick that we need to update in the
>>>> manual.  Here's the list I have so far:
>>>>
>>>>  * New installer
>>>>  * Software Center changes
>>>>  * Shotwell is replacing F-Spot
>>>>  * New MeMenu and Sound menu
>>>>  * Revised Update Manager
>>>>  * Add walk-through on using the Wubi installer
>>>>
>>>>  Please reply if you have things to add to this list.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Get authors to commit to making those changes in the manual.  If
>>>> you'd like to volunteer to write new material or update existing
>>>> material, please reply to this email and let us know which section
>>>> you're interested in working on.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Get editors to proofread the manual.  Once the new material has
>>>> been written, we'll need everyone to jump in and help find those pesky
>>>> typos and other errors.
>>>>
>>>> 4. Get volunteers to take updated screenshots.  We'll use Quickshot to
>>>> update all of the screenshots in the manual.
>>>>
>>>> 5. Are there any changes to the book design that we should make?
>>>>
>>>> 6. What have I left off this list?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for all your hard work -- this manual wouldn't exist without your
>>>> help!
>>>>
>>>> --Kevin Godby
>>>>
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