On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 00:51 +0300, Tareq Al Jurf wrote: > I've even made a fast mockup to help understand the idea > http://taljurf.fedorapeople.org/Scratch/fedora%20installation.jpg > > Regards > > On 29 April 2010 20:36, Tareq Al Jurf <taljurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > I was going to post this idea to the list today!! > I think because the install process won't take that long, so i > thought that it might be better if we explained the basics of > using fedora. How are programs installed , what's a repo, > what's a desktop environment ... etc > > > On 29 April 2010 18:32, Sahar Arbab <arbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Hello. Since Matt and I worked with the install > process we thought that we could suggets ways to help > in areas we found problems... > > For those who are computer challenged….. > -The first few screens should talk about Fedora (what > it is and who it would benefit), because the only time > we really get an idea is at the end. > > - Cheat Sheet or manual on the install process or even > an overall one on the operating system. We realize it > may be hard to include all these ideas throughout the > install process so a cheat sheet could fill in here. > > -Specify between the two types of available installs > > -Specify the differences between i386 and x86_64 on > http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-all > > -Throughout the install process recommend certain > routes people should take with certain computers or > for depending on how much they want to use fedora. > > Hope these ideas may be able to help out a little, > > Matt Bocchi and Sahar Arbab > > > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > > > -- > Tareq Al Jurf > Fedora Ambassador > Riyadh, Saudi Arabia > taljurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -- > Tareq Al Jurf > Fedora Ambassador > Riyadh, Saudi Arabia > taljurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing This is a great idea but I think that if people are going through the install process they are already kinda sold on the idea and there are other places we can present it (maybe a .pdf on the desktop that is a quick start guide) Could we use this idea to advertise areas where people could contribute? We could take say Marketing, Ambassadors, Docs, Design, and $somethingElseNontechnical and have section proclaiming that you don't have to be a programmer to contribute to Fedora. -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
