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This desktop tour, linked from the ubuntu.com frontpage, should be much more "Human-friendly"!
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vicho
wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 16:23
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I agree, we definitely need much better release notes! If Ubuntu developers follow that blog post instructions they will definitely succeed :)
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nand
(Brainstorm admin)
wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 16:48
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Nice blog article!
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wladston
wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 17:33
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wow, this is completely amazing!! I always try to show the release stuff for my GF, and she looks out without interest, saying she doesn't understand any of that weird techie stuff.
++1!!
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AndrewC
wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 18:12
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I completely agree, though I think the technical information should still be available easily to those who want to know it.
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sedra
wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 19:22
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agree linux is not for geeks only now
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Götz
wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 01:36
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I agree!
8.04 should have a much better release notes, so people can understand it.
I like also how the Apple guys do their announcements.
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slegrand
wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 11:31
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wladston, You show Ubuntu release notes to your girlfriend???
How romantic, lol ^_^
On the serious side, I totally agree. Maybe release notes could be separated into a few simple big points as follows:
Now with Ubuntu you can:
-connect to the internet more easily
-browser the internet in a safer than ever way
-walk your dog and milk your cows with a simple click
-impress your girlfriend with easy to read release notes.
-and so on...
Then, you would have a little link to "more..." where the real geek release notes could be.
:)
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rs3york
wrote on the 27 Mar 08 at 19:38
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I agree with this so long as more detailed release notes are made available somewhere. With the exception of the VirtualBox & Tracker mentions, that link basically advocates making release notes that imply some manner of magic.
Further, the way improvements are described in the recommendation completely glosses over where there may be no benefit to the user. For example the "improved" description of Compiz leaves out the fact that it may not work depending on the user's hardware.
I think simplified release notes are good, but not to the point where we simplify so much we end up lying (explicitly or by omission).
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Can
wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 19:02
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I agree with the idea of making it more non-geek, but still, it shouldn't be as slegrand points out. It should name what's new, but not doing it so generic, so I can aim for both geeks and casual users.
The fsckin blog has it right (the link posted above)
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kahrytan
wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 21:03
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I agree. Release notes should be written like it was a sales pitch to a customer in a store or similar how Apple tells people what is new but w/o the lengthy tale.
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MrBunny
wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 21:55
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Making the press releases focus more on relevance to the user seems like a great idea. Version numbers don't mean much to the average person.
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datakid
wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 23:19
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+1
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sentinel
wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 23:52
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This is really good, and is the kind of thing that should be featured prominently on Ubuntu.com when the new version hits the streets.
It could use a few grammatical and typographical fixes, but it's definitely on the right track!
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smoker
wrote on the 30 Mar 08 at 04:03
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i'm all for easy to understand stuff!
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3dxtrip
wrote on the 31 Mar 08 at 03:51
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I'm agree, and spanish version too.
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glotz
wrote on the 3 Apr 08 at 15:35
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Perhaps make a Joe Blow version of the release notes yes, maybe even make it the default but for the love of god, don't assume that all users are clueless babies that need hand holding. Actually two versions would make a lot of sense,
one would be the no-diffucult-scary-version-numbers-and-acronyms and all the buzzwords in the world spam release notes with marketing
and the other would be the facts-only-mam geek version without any fluff and hype.
I really, really hate it when I cannot find documentation without marketing bullshit.
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Mophead
wrote on the 8 Apr 08 at 20:58
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I agree that there is very little out there for Linux beginners. Especially as Ubuntu is supposed to be the easy distro, we need programs like this.
I would suggest that you make use of non-technical friends and colleagues. Give them a copy of release notes, help files, etc. and have them highlight or put a note next to everything they do not understand - then fix it and go over it again. Repeat this process as often as is required to get it right.
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