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[April Gonzales <loonycookie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone!
Please see some of the initial content for review:

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*About Ubuntu/Welcome*
Welcome to the Ubuntu Tour!

If you have prior experience with using Ubuntu, feel free to skip this
tutorial.
However, if you are interested in finding out what Ubuntu has in store for
you, then start off your Ubuntu experience with a guided tour. Click Next to
start.

*What is Ubuntu?*
Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system targeted at personal
computers. It is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses GNOME as its desktop
environment. This operating system concentrates on usability, easy
installation, and freedom from legal restrictions.

One of the more popular alternatives to commercially available operating
systems, Ubuntu offers a full range of desktop applications -- productivity,
graphics, audio, video, and connectivity -- presented in a free, simple, and
highly intuitive interface.

It is sponsored by Canonical Ltd., a private company founded by Mark
Shuttleworth.

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Ubuntu offers a rich desktop environment easily accessible through its
intuitive user interface. Applications, user and system preferences,
documents, folders, and system management tools are easily accessible
through the Menu, located on the top panel of the desktop.
*
The Applications Menu*
Ubuntu categorizes installed user applications under the Applications Menu.
This menu provides access to software that falls under Accessories, Games,
Graphics, Office and Productivity Tools, Sound and Video, and Internet
Connectivity.

The Applications Menu has the following sub menus or categories:
Accessories - Ubuntu comes with several accessories such as the Calculator,
Character Map, and the Terminal, among others. These handy applications are
all listed under this category.
Games - Ubuntu comes with pre-installed games such as Sudoku, Mine,
Solitaire, and many others. Games installed later will also be classified
under this category.
Graphics - Software for viewing and editing images are listed under this sub
menu.
Internet - Applications for internet connectivity such as web browsers,
email and chat clients, and the remote desktop viewer are listed here.
Ubuntu comes pre-installed with Mozilla Firefox, Empathy IM Client, and
Gwibber Social Client.
Office - Productivity software such as word processors, database,
spreadsheet, and presentation applications are classified under this sub
menu. A fresh Ubuntu install comes with OpenOffice productivity software.
Sound and Video - Software for playing, burning, and ripping music and
videos are listed here. Ubuntu comes with its own pre-installed applications
such as Brasero Disc Burner, Movie Player, and Rhythmbox Music Player, among
others.

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The Ubuntu Software Center.
The Ubuntu Software Center is a catalog of free applications and other
software that may be installed on a computer running Ubuntu. These
applications, assigned under categories such as Education, Graphics,
Developer Tools, Games, Fonts, and others, can make your computer more
useful and powerful.

The Ubuntu Software Center lets you find applications by name or by
category. It also allows you to install and easily remove applications as
well.


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Do you guys have any suggestions as to where we can keep the reviewed
content?

Thanks,
April




On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 5:35 AM, April Gonzales <loonycookie@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I thought I'd start with the first few topics on the list:
> About Ubuntu/Welcome
>     What Ubuntu is
>     Applications Menu
>     Places Menu
>     System Menu
>     Other top panel items
>     Desktop
>     Window management
>     Workspaces
>     Trash
> Networks
>     Network applet, what internet is
>     Wireless (if applicable)
> Firefox
>     How to launch it
>     URLs/search bar
>     Navigation
>
> thanks!
>
> April
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Alexander Lancey <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> What stuff have you/will you start on? I don't want to overlap. :P
>>
>>        Alex
>>
>> On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 06:44 +0800, April Gonzales wrote:
>> > I'll start working on the pages listed on Etherpad. I'll just send the
>> > drafts over to the mailing list for review.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > April
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Alexander Lancey <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> >         For content we have the Etherpad stuff.[1]  A week ago or so I
>> >         made a crude actual page list on there, please edit
>> >         accordingly.
>> >
>> >         For the actual writing, there's the bzr branch.[2] I don't
>> >         know how it will be sorted when we get the code running (po
>> >         files, etc) but for now it's just a simple plaintext layout.
>> >
>> >
>> >         [1] [http://openetherpad.org/GUNcK2dx75
>> >         [2]
>> >         https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tour/ubuntu-tour/maverick<https://code.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tour/ubuntu-tour/maverick>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >         On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 01:24 +0800, April Gonzales wrote:
>> >         > Hi,
>> >         >
>> >         > I do not have much to offer when it comes to coding, so I
>> >         > think I'll stick with writing instead.
>> >         > What do you have in mind in terms of content? I can start
>> >         > working on drafts and send them out to the group for review.
>> >         >
>> >         > Regards,
>> >         > April
>> >         >
>> >         > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Alexander Lancey
>> >         > <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >         >         Due to timezones and our lives, the intended meeting
>> >         >         did not take place yesterday. Rather than try to
>> >         >         line it up again, I think it would be easier to have
>> >         >         the meeting via mail.
>> >         >
>> >         >         The big issue at this point is getting things
>> >         >         organized enough to start recruiting. There's a fair
>> >         >         bit of writing to do, but we especially need more
>> >         >         programmers. I don't know how much coding experience
>> >         >         the rest of you have, but I only know enough to
>> >         >         tinker with the tour.
>> >         >
>> >         >         For the next few days my family is going up to a
>> >         >         beach resort. I won't be around as much, but there's
>> >         >         WiFi, so I'm bringing my laptop with me.
>> >         >
>> >         >
>> >         >             Regards,
>> >         >                             Alex
>> >         >
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