Re: Re: annoyances Digest, Vol 2, Issue 32

David Storrs wrote:

>>Message: 1
>>Date: 27 Oct 2003 15:29:22 -0800
>>From: Dee-Ann LeBlanc <[email protected]>
>>Subject: [Annoyances] last chance for TOC
>>To: [email protected]
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>>Okay, thanks to you folks this TOC is really looking good! We've made
>>one more sweep of revisions, and on Weds evening we'll apply any
>>remaining suggestions and turn this baby in on Thursday. Anyone who
>>wants to take a last look can do so at
>>
>>http://www.weinstein.org/linuxannoyances/outline.html
>>
>>What does this mean for you folks? Aside from giving us some comments if
>>you feel like it by Weds night, little else changes. TOCs are never
>>written in stone, and we'll still be listening for new annoyances and
>>ideas that might crop up. We'll also keep you folks in the loop on how
>>things are going along the way, and all that other fun stuff. 
>>
>>Thanks for all of your help so far! Hope you're finding this list useful
>>in general. :)
>>
>>-- 
>>Dee-Ann LeBlanc, RHCE
>>Lots of things Linux
>>http://www.Dee-AnnLeBlanc.com/
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>Dee-Ann,
>
>Just read the TOC, and I have a couple thoughts.  First off, I would
>move Chapter 4 (Development) to the end; everything here is primarily
>aimed at the end user, and it's odd having Development in the middle.
>
>Second, I would change the title.  "Linux Annoyances" sounds like it's
>going to be a list of issues, a wakeup call and/or thrown gauntlet for
>developers and designers.  What you seem to be writing can (IMHO) be
>better summed up as "From an end-user's point of view, Linux is a good
>system but it has some issues; here are solutions/workarounds for
>those issues."
>
>I don't know that I have a better title suggestion for you...my first
>thought would be something like "How to Fix Annoyances with Linux" or
>something equally boring.  That's why I'm an engineer and not a
>marketer. :>
>
>--dks
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I think they're following the trend of the Windows * Annoyances books, 
which was precisely as you described: workarounds for annoyances/issues 
in Windows.  Someone familiar with those would probably expect a `Linux 
Annoyances' book to be similar.  At least, I'm guessing that's the idea 
from marketing...