Ubiquity-Installer-Slideshow should link to local support-communities
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| Baltix |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity-
The last slide of the Ubuntu-
In my humble opinion it would be much more helpful, if the URL refered to the corresponding native-language supporting-website instead of linking to ubuntu.com. There are a lot of people who are not able to speak, read or understand English very well.
Linking to the respective native-language supporting-website (e.g. for German users the slide should link to wiki.ubuntuusers.de and forum.ubuntuuse
Even in the 21st century language is a big barrier for a lot of people worldwide. People installing Ubuntu and stumbling over those avoidable annoyance won't get frustrated from the beginning.
The above mentioned surely applies for all other languages associated with a supporting forum/wiki.
| summary: |
- Ubiquity-Installer-Slideshow should link to local support-communities + [Wishlist] Ubiquity-Installer-Slideshow should link to local support- + communities |
| Dylan McCall (dylanmccall) wrote Re: [Wishlist] Ubiquity-Installer-Slideshow should link to local support-communities | #1 |
| Dylan McCall (dylanmccall) wrote | #2 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| summary: |
- [Wishlist] Ubiquity-Installer-Slideshow should link to local support- - communities + Ubiquity-Installer-Slideshow should link to local support-communities |
Hi!
I definitely see where you are coming from here, and I'd love to help get this right. However, we are reluctant to put links to things that are not _directly_ connected with the Ubuntu project in the slideshow. First of all, that means translations conveying different meaning from source text, which can create a bit of a mess. And, if those links change, we're toast ;)
We have to remember that websites are (sadly) fallible, but ubuntu.com (being directly connected) has a life about as long as Ubuntu itself. Slightly less of an issue for Maverick, but it is a big one for any LTS especially.
The idea is that ubuntu.com/support can lead you to language-specific support and loco teams, so it's a nice overview to start with. It's also a link that somebody can write down, go to later and understand what it's all about.
I have always kind of assumed that ubuntu.com was in a good state with regards to localization. A website can detect that stuff really easily with the Accept-Language request header. I tried changing my preferred language in Firefox and start.ubuntu.com figured it out nicely, but ubuntu.com didn't change at all. Eek!
Personally, I think the better long-term approach would be if ubuntu.com did localization, at least for this section…