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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org iD8DBQFG18jLX4FYB1hgGOIRAvcuAJ9AYrnPgpRKApcauY51L48wv0oShwCgn2JX +kBLApQCQjs8woXylKHSOaQ= =NaM8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On 31/08/2007, Scott Balneaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all! > > Rapidly approaching on September 13th is what's affectionately known as > the "String Freeze". No, it does not have anything to do with cold balls > of twine, or as yet unproven quantum mechanical explanations of the universe, > but rather, it's when all the text has to be finalized, to give anyone > interested in Translation a nice, non moving target to translate. > > I'm once again working with the Documentation Team on the Edubuntu handbook, > which is supposed to ultimately your guide to setting up a classroom server > using Edubuntu. > > Time is tight, and I've spent a lot of time doing development work, and now > we've got to try and get in all the doco you need to have an easy time with > Edubuntu. > > Every single day, we get people who, either on the mailing list, or in the > IRC channels #edubuntu, or #ltsp, say they want some way to contribute, but > they can't code. "Is there any way," They say, "that I can help?" > > Why, yes! Yes there is! > > I need proofreaders, and contributors to the handbook. This is YOUR handbook: > I don't need any doco on Edubuntu or LTSP: I wrote big chunks of it, so I > know how it works :) YOU, on the other hand, have you use the stuff we write. > So, here's your chance to step forward, and make your voice heard. > > Thanks to the launchpad boffins, we now have this neat feature called the PPA: > The Poltergeist Punishment Area. No, wait, sorry, Personal Package Archive, > I mean. It means that mere mortals such as I can host packages for you > to load. What packages, you ask? Geez, quit interrupting and let me finish, > says I. The package I'll be pushing is edubuntu-docs. This is the package > that contains the handbook. > > Here's how to get zippy new versions: > > On your edubuntu box, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list > file: > -----snip here---- > # > # Scott's doco repo > # > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sbalneav/ubuntu gutsy main > deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/sbalneav/ubuntu gutsy main > -----snip here---- > > Then, do a standard package update/upgrade cycle. Voila, new doco! > > My plan is to get a new doco package out the door once every one or two days, > for people to look at. Click on your little red "?" on the taskbar, click > on "Other Documentation" on the right, then select "edubuntu handbook". > > Here's what I really need. I *NEED* content. I'm typing as fast as time and > my fingers will allow, but we need raw goods to go in. If you're willing > to type up some stuff and send it to me, I'm happy to format. Also, proof > reading's a hlep to us mye spelings nut to gud. > > Your reward for all this hard work: Same as mine. A job well done, and > as an added bonus, anyone who contributes automatically gets their name > added to the authors. Wouldn't it be cool to look at your spiffy new > gutsy shipit cd and say to your friends, "Hey! My name's on there! I did > this > part here, see? No, wait, come back, this really is interesting!... Wait..". > > Err, well, that's how *my* Linux conversations go with my friends, anyway. > > So, c'mon. Here's your chance! You can make your mark! You can stand your > ground! You can make. A. DIFFERENCE!!!! > > You know, it's for the kids! > > Post contributions/corrections to this thread, so It's easy to track. > > Cheers, > Scott > Scott I'm part of the iso-testing team. I will work through the docs in full if you can get them done in time for the beta and let you know any glaring flaws I come across before the release candidate. -- Seek That Thy Might Know -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel