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[Marcelo Fortino <mfortino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

+1 LTS
IMHO we'll could focus better with our small human resources.

Regards.
Marcelo


On 12-10-2014 22:02, jeffrey Flaker wrote:
> What do we have now?  LTS or non-LTS?
>
>
> On 10/12/2014 07:36 PM, Thomas Corwin wrote:
> > 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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