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[Thomas Corwin <dog1489@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeffery,

That will be determined after we have given everyone subscribed to the list (or anyone who would like to chime in, for that matter) a chance to respond. 

Right now, we only have 4 cribs members, which may or may not be enough for LTS release intervals. 

Thanks,
Thomas Corwin
U.S. Navy - DEP - Machinist Mate 
Taylor Twp. Fire Dept. - Basic Firefighter / EMR

> On Oct 12, 2014, at 2:59 PM, jeffrey Flaker <jflaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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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