[ILUG] Re: [Webmaster] For BLG

[Ken Guest]

On Fri, Oct 01, 2004 at 01:54:08PM +0000, Niall Walsh wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I've started into the BLG 
> (http://www.linux.ie/newusers/beginners-linux-guide/) and have drafted 
> the following updated versions of the first two pages from Installing 
> the Operating System (I've ignored the homepage for now).
> 
> Comments (rewrites) welcome.  Spelling and grammar included (and I 
> expect you all to find plenty seeing this is pretty much all shot from 
> the hip and my speeling and gremmar is be rael bed somewhens).   There 
> are numerous areas why I am not sure whether I have gone too far or not 
> far enough or whether they should even be mentioned at all.   There are 
> other areas where I am sure my personal opinions show through and any 
> alternative opinions would be welcome!
> 
> I would suggest we completely overhaul page 3 from "Making a boot floppy 
> to start from" to "Booting Up" or "Starting Up for the First Time" 
> covering downloading and burning iso files and setting the machine to 
> boot them, we can later add a sub-page on other boot options.   Some 
> mention needs to be made here of the variety of distributions on offer, 
> with some sorts of recommendations (controversy), the current document 
> assumes you have already chosen a distro (and later assumes it's Red 
> Hat) but what about the people who haven't, we should offer them some 
> prod in the right directions.
> 
> Anyone wanting to join in overhauling or validating these or any other 
> pages, fire ahead!
> 
> I'll see how the reaction goes to this before I start on any more!
> 
> I know I could have just submitted these to owen or Ken directly and let 
> them go to work on them (or take them as is which they are free to do) 
> but I thought they would be greatly improved by collaboration and 
> getting a few eyes on them first, or at worst getting a few eyes on them 
> as they go up so they can be updated quickly for any gross errors or 
> omissions!   Also I wanted to put out another call for help to update 
> the whole guide :-)
> 
> Niall "did someone say wiki" Walsh
> 

Niall,
this is all good! well done with the work you hae put in!
Just to remind you, you do have access rights to the ILUG CMS/Editor and may
update those pages directly if you wish.

I'd like to join you in asking other ILUG members to dig in and help you
revitalise the BLG.

k.
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