January 24th, 2007

Agenda

• Presentation of the draft of New to Ubuntu Handbook 1.0 (Kim)

• "I Am Ubuntu" Campaign (David Patrick)
• Support Discussion

Notes

• New to Ubuntu Handbook
  • Trim down information into blocks
  • Remove POP/SMTP values and leave field names
  • Provide small sentence about ISP documentation (refer to manual)
  • ISP-specific information for a given municipality on a wiki
  • Table for e-mail information with space to put in information
  • Dual-boot section ahead of Clean Install
  • Creative Commons license
  • Utilize the CD insert for introduction/where to go for help information, and remove it from the installation guide
  • A paragraph about using an old machine for Ubuntu
  • Maybe change Pentium 1 requirement to Pentium 2
  • Recommended for Pentium 2, requires more advanced knowledge for lower specs
  • Two double-sided pages: first page is introduction, history of free software, history of Linux, Ubuntu. Second page is the installation guidebook.
  • Bi-monthly "open support day" (hardware provided)
  • monthly workshops at linuxcaffe
  • Use Legal paper size instead of Letter
  • Table of associated terminology (further documentation)
• Pilot project testing out offering end-user online support
• "I Am Ubuntu" campaign ties into other projects, such as Software Freedom Day, open support days, etc.