What is Linux? section never answers the question
Bug #556425 reported by
Jiri Grönroos
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Manual |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Bug Description
There's lots of text about Unix but no mention of "kernel", what it (Linux) does etc.
Getting started with Ubuntu 10.04, Revision number: 729
Prologue, pages 8-9
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| Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| milestone: | none → edition-2 |
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| Marc Stewart (marc.stewart) wrote | #1 |
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| Fredrik Sudmann (fsudmann) wrote | #2 |
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| Jason Cook (jasoncook599) wrote | #3 |
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| Zach Kriesse (zkriesse-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Zach Kriesse (zkriesse) |
| importance: | Low → Medium |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
| Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
| assignee: | Zach Kriesse (zkriesse) → nobody |
| Changed in ubuntu-manual: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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I'd suggest a simple rewording the first sentence in the section from:
Ubuntu is built on the foundation of Linux, which is a member of the Unix family.
to:
Linux is a member of the UNIX(R) family of operating systems, and is the foundation on which Ubuntu is built.