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Zachk18mat_t, welcome21:41
Zachk18mat_t, i'm back21:45
mat_thi Zachk1821:59
mat_thow can I help?21:59
Zachk18mat_t, ah i was gonna ask you the same thing21:59
Zachk18i'm not exactly new here21:59
mat_tgo on22:02
Zachk18mat_t, well that's it...i'm not new...if you really wanna know 'bout me hre's my wiki... https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Zachk1822:04
mat_tZachk18: cool! Is there anything you're interested in helping with?22:06
Zachk18mat_t, if you'll look at this.... https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BeginnersTeam/FocusGroups look at who last edited it22:07
mat_tgreat stuff!22:08
mat_tSo, there's plenty of areas we could use your help with. Right now for example we're working on some changes to Ubuntu.com and we want to make it easier for people to swich to Ubuntu22:08
mat_tin particular, for Windows users22:09
Zachk18ok22:09
Zachk18well my wiki has a link regarding firebird...didn't know if you looked at that at all22:09
mat_tSo we should look at the existing tutorials for beginners, eg. how to create the Ubuntu CD or flash drive and see if we can make them better22:09
Zachk18yeppers22:10
mdkethe team has planned a new installation guide to cover topics like this, if you're interested in helping out it would be great to hear from you on the mailing list22:13
mat_tmdke: sure, sounds great22:13
Zachk18i get emails all the time from the ubuntu mailing list22:13
mat_tmdke: not sure if I'm currently subscribed, what's the url?22:14
Zachk18same here22:14
mdkewell, it's the ubuntu-doc list22:15
mdketo subscribe you can visit http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-doc22:16
mdkeit's kinda the heart of the -doc project, we are pretty quiet on irc22:16
mat_tmdke: cool, I'm subscribing right now then22:16
Zachk18shit...forgot my password22:17
mdkemat_t: cool22:17
mdkemat_t, Zachk18 - details of the proposed installation guide are here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Specs/KarmicInstallationGuide22:24
mdkethat work should continue in the Lucid cycle22:25
Zachk18ok....i'll look at that...i'm helping somebody set up a wiki about them right now...22:25
mat_tmdke: looks fantastic22:29
mat_tmdke: FAQ section with basic questions is a great idea. We want to include such page on ubuntu.com as well, mostly addressing Windows users who are thinking about trying Ubuntu22:31
mat_tmdke: do you have any content for this section yet?22:32
mdkeI think that missaugustina is working on it, I'm not sure22:32
mdkethis is not going to be ready for karmic though, as a document22:32
mdkeI think we'd hope to make it available from help.ubuntu.com for Lucid22:32
mdkewhen available, obviously links can be added on www.ubuntu.com22:33
mat_tmdke: great22:36
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mat_tmdke: our copywriter is working on a simple FAQ page now, would be great if you guys had any suggestions22:38
mat_tmdke: I'll pi22:38
mat_tI'll point her to the mailing list, too22:38
mdkethanks22:39
mat_tmdke: thank you, too. I'm off - it's late here! :)22:40
mdkeobviously I'd encourage her / you to look at the existing documentation on help.ubuntu.com and see if that can be improved, rather than adding documentation to www.ubuntu.com which might duplicate material already available on the help site22:40
mat_tmdke: good point22:41
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mdkeit's a bit ragged at the moment (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation is the landing page for community documentation)22:41
mdkethat's really why we wanted to do a proper guide22:41
mat_tmdke: stuff on ubuntu.com will be rather basic - we would always link to help.ubuntu.com on a "find out more" basis anyway22:42
* mdke nods22:42
mdkewe really need a more friendly installation landing page :(22:43
mat_tI agree - we'll get there! :)22:43
mat_tok, bedtime for me!22:43
mdkegood night22:43
mat_tnight!22:43
Zachk18whew22:54

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