Hello All, Just did a brief summary of items related to the Manual regarding the notes taken at UDS-O, here they are: Doc Team Goals for the 11.10 release Synopsis: Adapted for Ubuntu-ManualMission statement: Create effective user help for Ubuntu users, contributors, and developers for all platforms, and make Ubuntu an attractive and functional platform for technical communicators.
- Have the documentation cover all areas of Ubuntu (cloud, server, desktop) in as many formats as possible (local, epub, wiki, etc.) - Maybe compile ePub version for Kindle? - Help (docs) is to be released at same timing of Ubuntu release schedule. - Ensure manual covers accessibility (friendly to people with disabilities). - Keep in contact with upstream projects to ensure their software is well documented, as necessary, in the manual. - Keep the Manual consistent with the Docs. Make sure the directions in both for a related task or topic are in like terms. - Ensure readability and grammar/writing styles are consistent. - Document Unity and how to switch between it and Unity 2D, document other changes like that. - Ubuntu-Manual should work with Ubuntu-Docs more to save time of writing chapters, adapt the help guides to a friendlier documentation/book style. User Assistance portion - Speed up translation cycles, try to get most of translation done before beta release. Automated Translation integration? - Focus on User Assistance in docs, or alternative uses for an application, IE: remote desktop, ubuntu one, etc. Hope this helps! find the original notes here: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-o/meeting/desktop-o-ubuntu-docs-strategy/ http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-o/meeting/community-o-ubuntu-docs-goals-oneiric/ Best Regards, -- Steven Richards steven.richard...@gmail.com gpg: 3104R/A634DA1D || 2048R/E0EB9B2E lp: https://launchpad.net/~steven.richards irc: Captainkrtek
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