On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 03:54:23PM +0200, maks attems wrote: > i find some of your changes to the current debian flyer > not enough well thought:
Well, it's too late for LinuxTag. We can still change the source for www.debian.org of course, so others can print updated flyers. > *) the orginial header with the explication of the debian > os is much more concise and easy to understand > than your proposal. I rewrote that because it was taking too much focus on the kernel, IMHO. Debian is about the whole OS, not so much about the kernel. > you remove very nice info about the many packages > and the developpers. That's elsewhere now. > i also don't think that newbies should be confronted with > the GNU tools. There was no explanation whatsoever why it is called "Debian GNU/Linux", not just "Debian Linux". > also the "fast, featureful and stable" description of > the Linux kernel don't seems to be an objective description. > even if i fully agree, but that's to propaganda like. What would suggest instead? > *) removal of gimp: > wikipedia sites gimp as the first major open-source end-user > application -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP > latest in /. the oftest cited reason for not switching the > desktop is photoshop(tm). GIMP is still mentioned, albeit along other desktop applications now. It's true that GIMP was the first desktop killer-app, but these days there are a couple of others, so I thought we should mention them as well. > i have attached a patch against Joey's cvs for the german translation, > i used the fact that english header was using 11 lines, while german > only 10 lines. Shortens duplicate words (aktuell + zur Zeit) > and is based on the original. > > this diff is motivated by my girl friend reading the german header > and not knowing what "Pakete" were, but the english had it's nice > description directly in the header. > > hope that helps for further enhancements of this nice flyers. > a++ maks > > Index: deutsch.tex > =================================================================== > RCS file: /var/cvs/debian/goodies/flyers/general/deutsch.tex,v > retrieving revision 1.15 > diff -u -r1.15 deutsch.tex > --- a/deutsch.tex 24 Jun 2002 16:47:14 -0000 1.15 > +++ b/deutsch.tex 16 Jun 2004 10:24:17 -0000 > @@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ > \def\WhatIsDebian{ > % > Debian ist ein freies Betriebssystem für Ihren Computer. Ein > -Betriebssystem besteht aus Programmen und Werkzeugen, mit denen Sie > -Ihren Computer betreiben können. Die Grundlage eines Betriebssystems > -bildet der Kernel. Der Kernel ist der wichtigste Teil eines > -Betriebssystems. Er verwaltet den Computer und erlaubt es, andere > -Programme zu starten. Aktuell basiert Debian auf dem Linux Kernel und > -es enthält zur Zeit über 9\,500 Pakete, die von ca.~1\,000 Entwicklern > -betreut werden. > +Betriebssystem besteht aus Programmen und Werkzeugen, die Ihren > +Computer zum Laufen bringen. Die Grundlage eines Betriebssystems > +bildet der Kernel. Er ist der wichtigste Teil eines Betriebssystems: > +Er verwaltet den Computer und erlaubt es, andere Programme zu starten. > +Debian basiert zur Zeit auf dem Linux Kernel und enthält über 9\,500 > +Pakete von Werkzeugen und Applikationen. Ca.~1\,000 Entwicklern > +arbeiten hart daran Debians hohe Qualität zu behaupten. > % > } > Well, I laid out above why I think the changes I did make sense. What do others think? This is my current patch for the first paragraph: -Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating -system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your -computer run. At the core of every operating system is the kernel. It -is the most fundamental program on the computer: it does all the basic -housekeeping and lets you start other programs. Debian is currently -based on the Linux kernel and includes more than 9,500 packages of -utilities and applications. Almost 1,000 developers are working hard -to maintain Debian's high quality. +Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. It includes all +types of applications you need for typical usage. Debian is currently +based on the fast, featureful and stable Linux kernel, which controls the +hardware and distributes the system resources to the applications. On top +of the kernel the GNU tools provide applications with a powerful +environment to perform all the basic tasks one expects from an operating +system, hence the name GNU/Linux. Michael -- Michael Banck Debian Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.advogato.org/person/mbanck/diary.html
