Comment 11 for bug 504668

Ok, here is piece of thought.

I do think we have to re-organize the manual. I think Ilya is proposing an interesting arrangement, but that Benjamin also has a point in keeping the number of chapters low. But I don't think we should do it because people might not want to read the manual as a whole, because (or at least as far as I know) that is not the point of the manual. I think of it more as a reference guide.

I think we should separate the really essential parts of using ubuntu, and write them down to a manual.

0. Introduction to the manual
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1. Introduction to Ubuntu
2. Installing Ubuntu (because the user already knows what ubuntu is, so if user likes it, user should install, else close the book and go use a not-so-nice OS)
3. Making yourself at home (to understand ubuntu, and how to get along with it)
4. Making home yours (how to customize your desktop, and install new applications and stuff.. Make your computer yours)
5. Giving your system maintenance
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6. Getting to the core (introduces the user the under-the-hood section, and why should the user know about it)
7. The terminal is your friend (explains how to understand/use terminals)
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8. For common problems, common solutions (sort of like troubleshooting part I guess. I think the terminal part needs to be before this one, as this one most likely will require use of terminals).

I know that my organization is not the best one, but I just wanted to do this before I went to sleep. I think that I have made my point in that we have to group similar things to a further level to make this manual more user friendly. Please don't complain about my chapter names or numbering, that can obviously be changed ;), I just wanted descriptive titles to help me write less stuff inside the parentheses