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DRAFT: Our Mission Statement

The Ubuntu Beginners Team exists to ehance the initial experience of new Ubuntu users and to guide existing Ubuntu users to become part of the global Ubuntu community.

Background

The team is a community of volunteers dedicated to assisting new users on the Ubuntu Forums. Many team members also contribute support on IRC, Launchpad, and the Ubuntu Wiki through the team's Focus Groups. We strive to provide diligent, gracious, and reliable guidance to new users. Compassionate assistance to new users not only eases the initial transition to a new operating system, but is the driving force behind the Ubuntu's popularity.

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The '''Ubuntu Beginners Team''' exists to welcome new Ubuntu users to the community and to enhance their initial experience.  The team is a community of volunteers dedicated to assisting new users on the [[http://ubuntuforums.org/| Ubuntu Forums]].  Many team members also contribute support on IRC, Launchpad, and the Ubuntu Wiki through the team's [[BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups| Focus Groups]].  We strive to provide diligent, gracious, and reliable guidance to new users. Compassionate assistance to new users not only eases the initial transition to a new operating system, but is the driving force behind the Ubuntu's popularity.

In short, we aim to help beginners:
 1. Evaluate Ubuntu to determine if it will fit their needs.
 1. Obtain Ubuntu and boot the Desktop (live) edition. 
 1. Install, configure, maintain, and customize Ubuntu.
 1. Transition to using Ubuntu as a primary operating system.
 1. Become members of the Ubuntu Community.

If you'd like to learn more about what we do, browse our wiki area using the links at the top of this page.