Great observation and I the remedy looks like a practical one !
On 7/12/07, Pau Garcia i Quiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You have been subscribed to a public bug: > > When the KUbuntu live CD boots, it shows an immaculate desktop with an > "Install" icon. > > If you are an experienced Linux or KDE users, or someone has explained > how to start with it, you might dare to try some applications and > eventually find that Konqueror is the Internet Explorer equivalent, > OpenOffice Writer (or KWord) the Microsoft Word equivalent, etc. > > If you are new to Linux, most probably you will just turn off your > computer because you will not know what to and do not want to put your > computer in risk. Probably you won't ever know what a Live CD is, > therefore you will be wondering what the $)=" has happenned to your > wonderful Windows Vista desktop. You will be so scared you will not try > to use that CD again unless someone provides you with some information. > > I think KUbuntu (and Ubuntu, and every LiveCD) should show, right after > booting, an informative page with a brief introduction to the > distribution (KUbuntu, in this case) for newbies. Something as simple as > a Konqueror showing a webpage would do (Knoppix shows some information, > although it is not as useful as I'd like it to be). Some of the contents > I would like to see: > > 1. "Welcolme to KUbuntu, a free software Linux distribution by Canonical > Ltd and the KUbuntu community" (exactly that, no more words wasted) > > 2. You computer and data are safe!!! They have not been erased by this > CD, and nothing will happen to them unless you explicitly do. If you > reboot your computer without this KUbuntu CD, you will be able to use > Windows and your data again. Beware that clicking on "Install", > repartitioning your hard drive (if such an utility is available with a > GUI), or mounting in read/write mode your Windows drivers might lead to > destructive actions. > > 3. KUbuntu is the combination of Linux and KDE and is, at least, as good > as Windows. KUbuntu is free but paid support is available from Canonical > and others. Everything you currently do with Windows, you can do with > KUbuntu. > > 4. List of some equivalents of Windows applications: > Internet Explorer --> Konqueror > Microsoft Word --> OpenOffice.org Writer > Microsoft Excel --> OpenOffice.org Calc > Windows Media Player --> Amarok (for audio), Kaffeine (for video) > Winamp --> Amarok > iTunes --> Amarok > mIRC --> Konversation > AIM/MSN Messenger/ICQ --> Kopete > WinZip/WinRAR --> Ark > Nero Burning ROM --> K3b > Acrobat Reader --> KPDF > Outlook Express --> KMail > Microsoft Outlook --> Kontact > > 5. For more help, visit #kubuntu in IRC (irc.freenode.org) and the > KUbuntu forums > > 6. Thank you for trying KUbuntu. We hope you enjoy the experience. > > ** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) > Importance: Wishlist > Status: New > > -- > Live CD should provide information for Windows/Mac users after boot > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125325 > -- Live CD should provide information for Windows/Mac users after boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125325 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a bug contact for kubuntu-meta in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
