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[jeffrey Flaker <jflaker@xxxxxxxxx>]

Are we keeping and LTS and a non-LTS manual?  




On 10/09/2014 08:49 PM, jeffrey Flaker wrote:
> I am interested in what ever is necessary.  I can work on smaller
> sections due to time constraints.  As time allows, I may pick up a
> larger section.  I am USA English only.  I can edit for clarity,
> grammar, spelling, et al.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff Flaker
>
>
> On 10/09/2014 11:21 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote:
>> To all,
>> Where do we go from here?
>> Finishing the last version of our manual, 14.04 LTS, was a real
>> struggle. There were hardly any contributors to do the job. As you may
>> have noticed, we did not start Utopic because we did not get enough
>> new active contributors in time.
>> We would like to start a discussion on what to do next.
>>
>> Is the manual useful to Ubuntu users?
>> Below you find statistics on the number of printed purchases and
>> downloads of our manual.
>>
>> How many active members do we have?
>> @ all, please let us know via this list if you are still interested in
>> contributing as an author, editor, translator, screenshot editor or
>> coordinator. After receiving your reactions, we can make up a list of
>> all remaining ACTIVE members. We would also appreciate it if those of
>> you who do not wish to continue contributing let us know of this
>> decision.
>>
>> Standard versions or only LTS versions?
>> We could opt for the publication of LTS versions (every 2 years) only.
>> This means less work for a small team like ours, but it implies the
>> risk of contributors losing interest.
>> @all: please let us know if, as an active contributor, you would
>> prefer to contribute to all versions or only LTS versions.
>>
>> How can you contribute?
>> By dividing the work in chapters and sections, contributors
>> (authors/editors) can decide what chapter they want to work on. Some
>> sections are very small, others are lengthy. If you want to
>> contribute, but do not have much time, you can just choose a small
>> section.
>> We also need author/editor coordinators. This will require more time.
>> Let us know if you are interested.
>>
>> Current situation
>> It is too late to start working on the Utopic version. In order to be
>> able to decide what to do next, we urge all of you to respond to this
>> email As Soon As Possible, but before October 17th.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hannie
>>
>> =================
>>
>> Here are some statistics.
>>
>> The number of printed book purchases since the beginning of 2014 (only
>> showing the 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04 editions):
>>
>> Erste Schritte mit Ubuntu 13.04 - 741
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04 - 63
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10 - 212
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 - 56
>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.04 - 29
>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.10 - 120
>> Primeros pasos con Ubuntu 13.10 - 10
>>
>> Here are the totals for the downloads (since the beginning of time):
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04
>>  - English: 194,721
>>  - German: 47,899
>>  - Greek: 40,111
>>  - Dutch: 19,657
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04e2
>>  - English: 91,472
>>  - German: 19,712
>>  - Lithuanian: 6,397
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.10
>>  - English: 73,569
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 11.10
>>  - English: 25,378
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04
>>  - English: 72,840
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04e2
>>  - English: 44,465
>>  - German: 33,481
>>  - Spanish: 28,668
>>  - French: 6,778
>>  - Dutch: 14,688
>>  - Slovenian: 449
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.10
>>  - English: 19,5683
>>  - French: 32,050
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04
>>  - English: 51,245
>>  - German: 26,676
>>  - French: 16,632
>>  - Slovenian: 1,941
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10
>>  - English: 76,883
>>  - Spanish: 17,503
>>  - French: 48,170
>>
>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04
>>  - English: 13,021
>>
>>
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