What do we have now? LTS or non-LTS?
On 10/12/2014 07:36 PM, Thomas Corwin wrote: > Jeffery, > > That will be determined after we have given everyone subscribed to the list > (or anyone who would like to chime in, for that matter) a chance to respond. > > Right now, we only have 4 cribs members, which may or may not be enough for > LTS release intervals. > > Thanks, > Thomas Corwin > U.S. Navy - DEP - Machinist Mate > Taylor Twp. Fire Dept. - Basic Firefighter / EMR > >> On Oct 12, 2014, at 2:59 PM, jeffrey Flaker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Are we keeping and LTS and a non-LTS manual? >> >> >> >> >>> On 10/09/2014 08:49 PM, jeffrey Flaker wrote: >>> I am interested in what ever is necessary. I can work on smaller >>> sections due to time constraints. As time allows, I may pick up a >>> larger section. I am USA English only. I can edit for clarity, >>> grammar, spelling, et al. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Jeff Flaker >>> >>> >>>> On 10/09/2014 11:21 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: >>>> To all, >>>> Where do we go from here? >>>> Finishing the last version of our manual, 14.04 LTS, was a real >>>> struggle. There were hardly any contributors to do the job. As you may >>>> have noticed, we did not start Utopic because we did not get enough >>>> new active contributors in time. >>>> We would like to start a discussion on what to do next. >>>> >>>> Is the manual useful to Ubuntu users? >>>> Below you find statistics on the number of printed purchases and >>>> downloads of our manual. >>>> >>>> How many active members do we have? >>>> @ all, please let us know via this list if you are still interested in >>>> contributing as an author, editor, translator, screenshot editor or >>>> coordinator. After receiving your reactions, we can make up a list of >>>> all remaining ACTIVE members. We would also appreciate it if those of >>>> you who do not wish to continue contributing let us know of this >>>> decision. >>>> >>>> Standard versions or only LTS versions? >>>> We could opt for the publication of LTS versions (every 2 years) only. >>>> This means less work for a small team like ours, but it implies the >>>> risk of contributors losing interest. >>>> @all: please let us know if, as an active contributor, you would >>>> prefer to contribute to all versions or only LTS versions. >>>> >>>> How can you contribute? >>>> By dividing the work in chapters and sections, contributors >>>> (authors/editors) can decide what chapter they want to work on. Some >>>> sections are very small, others are lengthy. If you want to >>>> contribute, but do not have much time, you can just choose a small >>>> section. >>>> We also need author/editor coordinators. This will require more time. >>>> Let us know if you are interested. >>>> >>>> Current situation >>>> It is too late to start working on the Utopic version. In order to be >>>> able to decide what to do next, we urge all of you to respond to this >>>> email As Soon As Possible, but before October 17th. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Hannie >>>> >>>> ================= >>>> >>>> Here are some statistics. >>>> >>>> The number of printed book purchases since the beginning of 2014 (only >>>> showing the 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04 editions): >>>> >>>> Erste Schritte mit Ubuntu 13.04 - 741 >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04 - 63 >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10 - 212 >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 - 56 >>>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.04 - 29 >>>> Premiers pas avec Ubuntu 13.10 - 120 >>>> Primeros pasos con Ubuntu 13.10 - 10 >>>> >>>> Here are the totals for the downloads (since the beginning of time): >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 >>>> - English: 194,721 >>>> - German: 47,899 >>>> - Greek: 40,111 >>>> - Dutch: 19,657 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04e2 >>>> - English: 91,472 >>>> - German: 19,712 >>>> - Lithuanian: 6,397 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.10 >>>> - English: 73,569 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 11.10 >>>> - English: 25,378 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 >>>> - English: 72,840 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04e2 >>>> - English: 44,465 >>>> - German: 33,481 >>>> - Spanish: 28,668 >>>> - French: 6,778 >>>> - Dutch: 14,688 >>>> - Slovenian: 449 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.10 >>>> - English: 19,5683 >>>> - French: 32,050 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.04 >>>> - English: 51,245 >>>> - German: 26,676 >>>> - French: 16,632 >>>> - Slovenian: 1,941 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 13.10 >>>> - English: 76,883 >>>> - Spanish: 17,503 >>>> - French: 48,170 >>>> >>>> Getting Started with Ubuntu 14.04 >>>> - English: 13,021 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
