Following on from the request in the weekly meeting, I have the following comments on the current website:
I found no mention of the fact that Xubuntu is derived from Ubuntu (just one mention that it uses the "Ubuntu-base"), so the references to Ubuntu websites, wkis and forums probably confuses people unfamiliar with Linux or Ubuntu. *Latest News sidebar* This seems a little sparse, could we pull in news from Xfce here? *Home Page (http://xubuntu.org/)* "Xubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers": I'm not sure about the wording here, I propose "... that is well suited to both laptops and desktops" or something similar. To my mind, a server would not have a desktop environment, so that make would Xubuntu Server the same as Ubuntu Server, plus I don't like the use of "perfect". *About (*http://xubuntu.org/about*)* We repeat the above statement in paragraph 1, without mentioning servers, but in paragraph 3, we state "We issue a new desktop and server release every six months"; again, I would suggest "... well suited for both laptops and desktops" for paragraph 1 and "We issue a new Xubuntu release every six months" for paragraph 3. *Help and Support (http://xubuntu.org/help)* * * In the *Internet Relay Chat *section, it states "IRC is considered another Internet technology just like FTP, Telnet and the Web"; IRC *is* another internet technology and the reference to Telnet is antiquated (IMO). How about "IRC is another Internet technology, just like FTP and the Web"? At the end of the section, I think we should state that "Although there may appear to be lots of people in the chat room, they may not be at their computers at the time; some people leave themselves logged in so they can review any questions when they get back. Please don't be put off if you don't get a reply straight away." I found this the most confusing thing when I first started using IRC. In the *Commercial Support* section, it states "Xubuntu users around the world tell us that support and administration expertise are critical in ensuring the success of their Ubuntu deployments". Should this be "*X*ubuntu deployments"? *Get Involved (http://xubuntu.org/devel)* * * In the *Ideas and Feeback* section, it says "Help steer the direction we take Ubuntu, by describing your vision and ideas for a better server and desktop OS and application stack." I think this should say *X*ubuntu and not mention servers (see comments above). Also, application stack is quite a technical term, so how about "... for a better OS and applications"? *Get Xubuntu (http://xubuntu.org/getubuntu)* * * Firstly, the link to this page isn't the best - can't it be /get*x*ubuntu instead? In the *Upgrading* section, the instructions in Step 1 for accessing the Software Sources are no longer valid. I believe "Applications -> System -> Update Manager -> Settings" would work for all releases from 8.04 onwards (I haven't used anything prior to that). As noted in the weekly meeting, the screenshots are out-of-date. In the *Install Xubuntu from Ubuntu* section, it states "Next time you login, you can choose Xfce4 from the Session menu on the login screen." In 11.04 it's "Xfce session", but you should actually choose "Xubuntu session". In the *Dual Boot* section, it states "Since Xubuntu shares the ubuntu-base"; this should be "Since Xubuntu shares the *U*buntu-base". I hope to be able to review the team-specific pages this week. Regards, Phil beardygnome.co.uk <http://www.beardygnome.co.uk>
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