Author: trappist
Date: Wed Aug 23 03:43:55 2006
New Revision: 3241
Modified:
trunk/edubuntu/EdubuntuAbout/C/about-edubuntu.xml
Log:
Small fixes for about-edubuntu
Modified: trunk/edubuntu/EdubuntuAbout/C/about-edubuntu.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/edubuntu/EdubuntuAbout/C/about-edubuntu.xml (original)
+++ trunk/edubuntu/EdubuntuAbout/C/about-edubuntu.xml Wed Aug 23 03:43:55 2006
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@
<para>Thank you for using Edubuntu &distro-rev;
- the <emphasis>&distro-version;</emphasis> - released in
&distro-release-date;.
</para>
- <para>Edubuntu is an operating system designed
with education in mind. It is based on <ulink
url="http://www.ubuntu.com";>Ubuntu</ulink>, a complete operating system that
uses the Linux kernel and freely available to the public. As an
education-driven operating system, Edubuntu provides a complete solution for
the following:
+ <para>Edubuntu is an operating system designed
with education in mind. It is based on <ulink
url="http://www.ubuntu.com";>Ubuntu</ulink>, a complete operating system that
uses the Linux kernel and is freely available to the public. As an
education-driven operating system, Edubuntu provides a complete solution for
the following:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Educators and school
personnel who would like to setup Edubuntu in a networked learning
environment.</para>
+ <para>Educators and school
personnel who would like to set up Edubuntu in a networked learning
environment.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Home users who would like
to have a standalone computer system that focuses education for the younger
members of the household.</para>
+ <para>Home users who would like
to have a standalone computer system that focuses on education for the younger
members of the household.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Edubuntu gathers together the best
available free software and digital materials for education.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>Edubuntu is entirely committed to the principles
of
open source software development; we encourage
- people to use open source software, improve it and
+ people to use open source software, improve it, and
pass it on.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
<title>For Users</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The PowerPC architecture is now fully
supported on both text-install and live CD.</para>
+ <para>The PowerPC architecture is now fully
supported on both the text-install and the live CD.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The Edubuntu 6.06 live CD is now
available for all architectures. The live CD features the workstation install
of Edubuntu.</para>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
<para>Edubuntu ships with three themes in the
edubuntu-artwork package. To make a system-wide default look, you will only
have to do a simple <emphasis>sudo dpkg-reconfigure edubuntu-artwork</emphasis>
command from the terminal.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Themed graphical login manager for the
LTSP clients.</para>
+ <para>Themed graphical login manager for the
LTSP clients.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Support for multiple architectures for
the LTSP clients (It is now possible to build the client chroot on AMD64
systems for i386 clients by running sudo ltsp-build-client --arch i386 post
install).</para>
@@ -157,32 +157,31 @@
<para>LTSP now finally supports the
X_COLOR_DEPTH variable to force the usage of 16Bit on the clients through
lts.conf.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>By default we now install only the
linux-image package in the client chroot, the excessive memory usage of the
restricted modules package is gone.</para>
+ <para>By default we now install only the
linux-image package in the client chroot. The excessive memory usage of the
restricted modules package is gone.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>A special netboot mode was introduced to
initramfs so only network device drivers are loaded, this reduces the size to
two thirds of a normal initramfs and speeds up the bootprocess</para>
+ <para>A special netboot mode was introduced to
initramfs, so only network device drivers are loaded. This reduces the size to
two thirds of a normal initramfs and speeds up the boot process</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>LTSP now understands the X_MOUSE_DEVICE
and X_MOUSE_PROTOCOL lts.conf options and adds support for various serial
devices including touchscreens and serial tablets.</para>
+ <para>LTSP now understands the X_MOUSE_DEVICE
and X_MOUSE_PROTOCOL lts.conf options and adds support for various serial
devices, including touchscreens and serial tablets.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>3 button emulation of 2 button mice is
now supported as well. - The bootprocess has seen a lot of speed improvements -
Startup links in rcS.d and rc2.d are now started based on whitelists
(RC2_WHITELIST RCS_WHITELIST), only the bare minimum of processes is started on
the thin clients - this results in a shorter boottime.</para>
+ <para>3-button emulation of 2-button mice is
now supported as well. The bootprocess has seen a lot of speed improvements.
Startup links in rcS.d and rc2.d are now started based on whitelists
(RC2_WHITELIST RCS_WHITELIST). Only the bare minimum of processes is started
on the thin clients, resulting in a shorter boot time.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Usplash was included and enabled by
default on thin clients.</para>
+ <para>Usplash was included and enabled by
default on thin clients.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>Many patches were merged from the Debian
GNU/Linux project to make the packages work on Debian GNU/Linux as well.</para>
+ <para>Many patches were merged from the Debian
GNU/Linux project to make the packages work on Debian GNU/Linux as well.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>There is optional sound support on the
thin clients now.</para>
+ <para>There is optional sound support on the
thin clients now.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The ltsp-build-client script now has
options to manually enable extra
-and security mirrors during chroot creation.</para>
+ <para>The ltsp-build-client script now has
options to manually enable extra and security mirrors during chroot
creation.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The default mirror of ltsp-build-client
now points to archive.ubuntu.com.</para>
+ <para>The default mirror of ltsp-build-client
now points to archive.ubuntu.com.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@
word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. Ubuntu
(pronounced "oo-BOON-too") is seen as a
traditional African concept, is regarded as one of the
- founding principles of the new republic of South Africa
+ founding principles of the new republic of South
Africa,
and is connected to the idea of an African Renaissance.
</para>
<para>A rough
translation of the principle of Ubuntu is
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@
and pass it on. This means that Edubuntu is and will
always be free of charge.
</para>
- <para>However, this means more than just being available
at zero cost. The philosophy of free software is that people should be free to
use software in all the ways that are "socially useful". "Free
software" doesn't just mean that you shouldn't have to pay for it, it
also means that you should be able to use the software in any way you wish: the
code that makes up free software is available for anyone to download, change,
fix, and use in any way. So apart from the fact that free software is often
available without charge, this freedom also has technical advantages: when
programs are developed, the hard work of others can be used and built upon.
With non-free software, this cannot happen and when programs are developed,
they have to start from scratch. For this reason the development of free
software is fast, efficient and exciting!
+ <para>However, this means more than just being available
at zero cost. The philosophy of free software is that people should be free to
use software in all the ways that are "socially useful". "Free
software" doesn't just mean that you shouldn't have to pay for
it, it also means that you should be able to use the software in any way you
wish: the code that makes up free software is available for anyone to download,
change, fix, and use in any way. So apart from the fact that free software is
often available without charge, this freedom also has technical advantages:
when programs are developed, the hard work of others can be used and built
upon. With non-free software, this cannot happen and when programs are
developed, they have to start from scratch. For this reason the development of
free software is fast, efficient and exciting!
</para>
<para>You can find out more about the philosophy of
free software <ulink url="&gnu-philosophy;">here</ulink>.
</para>
@@ -358,31 +357,31 @@
<sect1 id="participate" status="complete">
<title>Participate in Edubuntu</title>
- <para>The Edubuntu community is made up of software developers,
documentation writers, translators, graphic artists, and most importantly, the
people who are using Edubuntu in their everyday life. We invite you to join
this community and help shape Ubuntu into an operating system that better meets
your needs.</para>
- <para>You don't have to be a software developer to help improve
Edubuntu. You can participate by translating Edubuntu into your own language,
test it on desktops, laptops, and servers, help improve the Edubuntu web site
with guides and tips for users, answer questions on the forum or mailing lists,
contribute artwork, and more. Any contribution, big or small, will shape the
future of Edubuntu for all of us. To find out how to participate, visit <ulink
url="&ubuntu-participate;">this webpage</ulink>!</para>
+ <para>The Edubuntu community is made up of software developers,
documentation writers, translators, graphic artists, and most importantly, the
people who are using Edubuntu in their everyday lives. We invite you to join
this community and help shape Ubuntu into an operating system that better meets
your needs.</para>
+ <para>You don't have to be a software developer to help improve
Edubuntu. You can participate by translating Edubuntu into your own language,
by testing it on desktops, laptops, and servers, by improving the Edubuntu web
site with guides and tips for users, by answering questions on the forum or
mailing lists, contributing artwork, and more. Any contribution, big or small,
will shape the future of Edubuntu for all of us. To find out how to
participate, visit <ulink url="&ubuntu-participate;">this
webpage</ulink>!</para>
<para id="about3">Read more about Edubuntu and its growing community
at <ulink url="http://www.edubuntu.org";>www.edubuntu.org</ulink>.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="help" status="complete">
<title>Get Help with Edubuntu</title>
- <para>There are many ways to get help with Edubuntu. You can obtain
<ulink url="&ubuntu-paidsupport;">paid support</ulink>, or use one of the many
free support options, such as:</para>
+ <para>There are many ways to get help with Edubuntu. You can obtain
<ulink url="&ubuntu-paidsupport;">paid support</ulink> or use one of the many
free support options, such as:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Access Edubuntu's local help from the System menu.</para>
+ <para>Edubuntu's local help, available from the System
menu.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The Ubuntu <ulink
url="&ubuntu-documentation;">documentation website</ulink>, where you will find
comprehensive guides to using Ubuntu (and are applicable to Edubuntu) written
by the <emphasis>Ubuntu Documentation Project</emphasis>.</para>
+ <para>The Ubuntu <ulink
url="&ubuntu-documentation;">documentation website</ulink>, where you will find
comprehensive guides to using Ubuntu (and are applicable to Edubuntu) written
by the <emphasis>Ubuntu Documentation Team</emphasis>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The Edubuntu <ulink
url="https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuWiki";>wiki </ulink>, which hosts a vast
range of community-contributed documentation on using Edubuntu.</para>
+ <para>The Edubuntu <ulink
url="https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuWiki";>wiki</ulink>, which hosts a vast
range of community-contributed documentation on using Edubuntu.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The Edubuntu community <ulink
url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel";>mailing
list</ulink>, where we discuss news, ideas and issues with Edubuntu. There is
also a special interest group for <ulink
url="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel-es";>Edubuntu in
the Spanish language</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>The Edubuntu community <ulink url="&ubuntu-forums;">web
forums</ulink>, where you can ask questions looking for help, and discuss any
aspect of Edubuntu.</para>
+ <para>The Edubuntu community <ulink url="&ubuntu-forums;">web
forums</ulink>, where you can ask questions, look for help, and discuss any
aspect of Edubuntu.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>IRC chat: <phrase>#edubuntu at irc.freenode.net</phrase>
- chat in realtime with the irc community. You will need an <application>irc
client</application> to connect. Edubuntu comes with a messenger client, open
+ <para>IRC chat: <phrase>#edubuntu at irc.freenode.net</phrase>
- chat in realtime with the IRC community. You will need an <application>IRC
client</application> to connect. Edubuntu comes with a messenger client. Open
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Internet</guimenuitem>
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