[Cdd-commits] cdd/doc/common/en 02_about.sgml,1.10,1.11 03_general_ideas.sgml,1.14,1.15 04_existing_cdds.sgml,1.3,1.4 06_technology.sgml,1.2,1.3
Andreas Tille
debian-custom@lists.debian.org
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:28:34 +0000
Update of /cvsroot/cdd/cdd/doc/common/en
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Modified Files:
02_about.sgml 03_general_ideas.sgml 04_existing_cdds.sgml
06_technology.sgml
Log Message:
COrrections proposed by Holger Levsen
Index: 02_about.sgml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/cdd/cdd/doc/common/en/02_about.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -d -r1.10 -r1.11
--- 02_about.sgml 4 Jun 2004 12:08:02 -0000 1.10
+++ 02_about.sgml 29 Jun 2004 07:28:31 -0000 1.11
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
<em>Distributors</em> are those companies that are building these
collections of software around the GNU/Linux operating system.
Because it is Free Software, the user who buys a distribution pays for
- the service which the distributor is providing. These services are:
+ the service which the distributor is providing. These services might
+ be:
<list>
<item>Preparing a useful collection of software around GNU/Linux.</item>
<item>Caring for smooth installation which the target user is able to
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@
trust" id="http://people.debian.org/~edward/globe/earthkeyring/">
which is woven by signing GPG keys. One requirement to become a
member of the Debian project is to have a GPG key signed by a Debian
-developer. Every time one Debian developer meets another developer,
-they sign each other's keys. In this way the web of trust is woven.
+developer. Every time one Debian developer meets an other developer
+for the first time they sign each other's keys. In this way the web
+of trust is woven.
</p>
</sect>
@@ -169,9 +171,10 @@
</item>
<item>Download Debian from the web for free.</item>
</enumlist>
+ The latter is the common way, and there are really great tools
+ to do it this way. For sure it is always possible to copy Debian
+ from a friend.
</item>
- <item>The latter is the common way, and there are really great tools
- to do it this way.</item>
</list>
</p>
</sect>
Index: 03_general_ideas.sgml
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--- 03_general_ideas.sgml 30 May 2004 22:37:15 -0000 1.14
+++ 03_general_ideas.sgml 29 Jun 2004 07:28:31 -0000 1.15
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
of a certain profession, (e.g. a doctor or lawyer,) a
person who has not (yet) gathered a certain amount of computer
knowledge, (e.g. a child,) or a person with disabilities (e.g.
-a visually or hearing impaired person.)
+a visually or hearing impaired person.) Moreover the customisation
+might deal with peculiarities of certain regions were users have needs
+which differ from default Debian.
</p>
<p>
It is not unusual for these target users to be less technically
@@ -89,10 +91,10 @@
interaction, and any such interaction has to be internationalised.
</p>
<p>
-Furthermore, the target user has no interest in administration of his
-computer. In short, the optimal situation would be that he would not
-even notice the existence of the computer, but just focus on using the
-application to accomplish the task at hand.
+Furthermore, most target users have no or little interest in
+administration of their computer. In short, the optimal situation
+would be that he would not even notice the existence of the computer,
+but just focus on using the application to accomplish the task at hand.
</p>
<p>
Common to all groups of target users is their interest in a defined
@@ -168,6 +170,16 @@
this kind of Free Software - they just need it for their own. So you
normally find a fast, growing community around Free Software packages
which have a wide use. This is different for specialised software.
+</p>
+<p>
+In this context the term "specialised software" summarises such kind
+of software which is needed by some experts for their job. This might
+be a practice management system which is used by doctors, a graphical
+information system (GIS) which is used by geographers, a screen reader
+which helps blind people to work with the computer etc. The
+difference to widely used software like office suites is that the user
+base is reduced to very view people. This is also true for certain
+software which supports special localisation issues.
<list>
<item>
Specialist software is used only by a limited set of users (i.e. the
@@ -239,7 +251,7 @@
Sometimes the tools or back-ends used in Free Software are not
appropriate for such applications. For instance, sometimes
database servers which do not use transactions are used to store
-patent data, which is completely unacceptable. Other programs use web
+medical records, which is completely unacceptable. Other programs use web
clients as their front-end, which is not really good for quick (mouse-less)
usage, a great shortcoming for repetitive tasks.
</item>
Index: 06_technology.sgml
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--- 06_technology.sgml 30 May 2004 22:37:16 -0000 1.2
+++ 06_technology.sgml 29 Jun 2004 07:28:31 -0000 1.3
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@
the tools described below.
</p>
-<sect2>
+<sect2 id="cdd-gen-control(1)">
<heading><!-- document type does not allow element "MANREF" here--><tt>cdd-gen-control(1)</tt></heading>
<p>
Index: 04_existing_cdds.sgml
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--- 04_existing_cdds.sgml 7 Jun 2004 05:25:51 -0000 1.3
+++ 04_existing_cdds.sgml 29 Jun 2004 07:28:31 -0000 1.4
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
<p>
<taglist>
<tag>Start</tag>
- <item>Summer of 2002</item>
+ <item>Summer of 2002, since 2003 merged with SkoleLinux which is now
+ synonym with Debian-Edu</item>
<tag>URL</tag>
<item><url name="Debian-Edu Wiki"
id="http://wiki.debian.net/?DebianEdu"></item>