In issue #2 for the week of June 4 to June 10, you’ll find:
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The Ubuntu Documentation Team have kicked off an awesome new project — the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter!
Welcome to the first issue of the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. Each week we will bring you news from in and around the Ubuntu community related to anything and everything about Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu. We hope you will enjoy these weekly newsletters, we certainly will enjoy keeping you informed about significant events each week. Read, stay informed and enjoy!
In this very special first issue, UWN covers:
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For the last few months, Jono Bacon has been working with Benjamin Mako Hill, Corey Burger, Ivan Krstic, Jonathan Jesse and some other authors to write the Official Ubuntu Book. The book will be published by Prentice Hall PTR and available for sale in shops as well as being available online under the CCL license.
One of the chapters of the book provides a range solutions to common problems in the form of recipes. Each recipe describes a specific problem complete with a concise solution. Although a range of recipes have already been written, Jono is looking for your contributions to make it even better. With your contribututions of recipes, the chapter becomes far more expansive and will cover a greater range of areas.
If you are interested in contributing, you should first take a look at this wiki page to see which recipies have already been written. If your idea is not already there, write it up and send it to Jono at ubuntubook AT jonobacon DOT org. Those recipes selected for inclusion in the book will get a free signed copy of the book.
When writing you recipe, bear the following points in mind:
The deadline for all submissions is Wed 8th March!
Good luck! See below for the terms and conditions.
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Following the success of the desktop team’s newsletter, the Documentation Team has begun running their own newsletter, bringing you the latest docs from the land of the wiki. Work has already begun on the Desktop and Server Guides for the next release.
Also be sure to check out the “New Hotness” section, which highlights just some of the awesome work going into user documentation. The MultimediaApplications is particularly good! Archives of the newsletter will be kept here.
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Matthew East has announced the opening of two new websites for users. The first is help.ubuntu.com, which is the new home to the official documentation for the project. It includes the Quick Tour, as well as the awesome FAQ Guide. Kubuntu documentation should arrive shortly.
The second site, doc.ubuntu.com is intended to be the home page for the Documentation Team itself. Make sure you check it out if you’re interested in contributing to the ongoing documentation projects, or just stop by #ubuntu-doc on Freenode to find out how to get started.
