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Looking for a Volunteer - Valtam - 05-23-2015

Hi folks,

With the new Help Manual well under way, we're looking for someone to help us finish the Glossary page.

From the Manual, we've gathered the following words:

Code:
3g
alsa
architecture
bios
compositing
credentials
decrypt
desktop environment
developer
domain
driver
encrypt
ext2
ext3
ext4
filesystem
firmware
free software
fstab
gnu
gpt
grub
ip address
kernel
legacy
linux
logical partition
mbr
mount
nas
ntfs
open source
package
partition
ppa
primary partition
pulseaudio
repo
repository
samba
secure boot
ssd
su
sudo
terminal
trim
ubuntu
uefi
umount
uuid
vpn
workgroup
xfce

So that we can transfer the final result quickly to html, we need it to be in the following format:

In LibreOffice Calc, in 2 columns. First Column is titled Word, second column is titled Meaning.

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The Meaning should be around 10 words or less. It needs to be consise and simple. Please, no drawn out, paragraph explanations for each word Smile

Your name will appear on the Glossary page and the main page, so you will be credited Smile

Please reply to this thread if you are interested.

Thank you,

The Documentation Team.

Re: Looking for a Volunteer - trvswlbrck - 05-23-2015

I'd be happy to help out! Smile

On mobile right now, but is there a copy of the manual I can use for reference to make sure I define everything in relevant context?

Re: Looking for a Volunteer - Valtam - 05-23-2015

Hi Travis. We're keeping the Manual under wraps for now. Short, generic descriptions will be fine. Thank you.

Re: Looking for a Volunteer - Valtam - 05-24-2015

Contributions to date:

Code:
3g - Short form of 'third generation', the third generation of mobile telecommunications technology
alsa - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, provides kernel driven sound card drivers
bios - Basic Input/Output System, a type of firmware used during the booting process
compositing - Process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency
credentials - Username and password. Used to control access to information or other resources
decrypt - The process of decoding data that has been encrypted into a secret format
desktop environment - Provides a complete graphical user interface (GUI) for a system
developer - A computer programmer who writes software
driver - A computer program that operates or controls a device that is attached to a computer
encrypt - The process of encoding messages or data in such a way that only authorized parties can read it
ext2 - Second extended filesystem is a file system for Linux
ext3 - Third extended filesystem, a journaled file system for Linux
ext4 - Fourth extended filesystem is a journaling file system for Linux, developed as the successor to ext3
filesystem - Used to control how data is stored and retrieved
firmware - Software that resides in hardware as read only
free software - Software that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve
fstab - File Systems Table file is a system configuration file /etc/fstab that lists and mounts storage devices at start up
gnu - GNUS Not Unix a collection of software that is <b>free software and built around linux kernel
gpt - GUID Partition Table, is a partitioning scheme
grub - Provides a user the choice to boot one of multiple operating systems installed on a computer
ip address - Internet Protocol Address, 4 blocks of numbers assigned to each device participating in a computer network
kernel - A layer of software that is a bridge between computer hardware and applications
legacy -  A term for out of date hardware and/or software still in use
linux -  A Kernel developed by Linus Torvalds and a global community of contributors
mbr - Master Boot Record is a special type of boot sector at the very beginning of a partitioned drive
nas - Network Attached Storage, 1 or more external hard drives connected to a network via a computer
ntfs - New Technology File System, a Windows filesystem capable of storing larger files and volumes than <b>fat32
package - A program compressed into one file for installation on a linux based operating system


Re: Looking for a Volunteer - anon222 - 05-25-2015


  [table]  [tr] [td]
ppa
[/td] [td]
A Personal Package Archive (PPA) is a special software repository for uploading source packages to be built and published as an APT repository by Launchpad
[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]
pulseaudio
[/td] [td]
PulseAudio is a sound server, a background process accepting sound input from one or more sources (processes or capture devices) and redirecting it to one or more sinks (sound cards, remote network PulseAudio servers, or other processes).
[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]
repository
[/td] [td]
A software repository is a storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on a computer.
[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]
samba
[/td] [td]
A software that provides file and print services for various Windows clients
[/td] [/tr]  [tr] [td]
sudo
[/td] [td]
A program that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the superuser, or root)
[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]
ubuntu
[/td] [td]
A Debian-based GNU/Linux operating system
[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]
xfce
[/td] [td]
A free software desktop environment .It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.
[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]
ssd
[/td] [td]
A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data
[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Re: Looking for a Volunteer - Valtam - 05-25-2015

Thank you misko Smile

Re: Looking for a Volunteer - Valtam - 05-27-2015

All definitions are complete. Thank you to all who contributed Smile