Make sure people who try out Ubuntu will keep it

I guess what you're saying is that there should be a prominent link to that page to let people know the basics about Windows vs. Linux. I think that's a good idea.

Nattgew, yes, that's what I mean.

I didn't set it to the Ubuntu Documentation because this might also come in handy for www.ubuntu.com, to point people who want to learn more about Linux.

The Ubuntu Help Center is used for information about how to use Ubuntu, rather than information about Ubuntu - we removed "About Ubuntu" from it some time ago. I'm going to close the ubuntu-docs flags on this bug. It may be a valid bug for the website though.

Matthew: Such section is still there: https://help.ubuntu.com/7.10/about-ubuntu/C/index.html

Unless I'm wrong, those documents are included in the documentation that ships Ubuntu (I'm not sure, I use Kubuntu).

By the way, on https://help.ubuntu.com/7.10/about-ubuntu/C/about-linux.html you mention the Linux kernel and link to its website, but I think it's irrelevant for newcomers; I think www.getgnulinux.org would be really useful for them.

The getgnulinux.org site is nicely done, but I don't think it has anything to do with "making sure people who try out Ubuntu will keep it".

Linux and GNU software are important components in Ubuntu, and anyone who wants to get involved in Ubuntu development will soon learn about both of them. But many people who use Ubuntu will not encounter them, and there's no reason they should need to. So for Ubuntu to encourage them to "Switch to Linux" would be confusing: I've only just switched to Ubuntu, and now Ubuntu wants me to switch to something else?

Hello, Matthew.

I'm not suggesting to encourage Ubuntu users to switch to Linux. :)

My suggestions are:
  1.- For the Ubuntu Help Center: Encourage people to learn more about the freedom-respectful system they are using, powered by Linux, and explained the user-friendly way at getgnulinux.org. This way they will appreciate what they have, and will also think twice (at the least) before switching back to Windows if something doesn't work as they expected in Ubuntu.
  2.- For the Ubuntu website: Encourage potential Ubuntu users to learn more about Linux (and Freedomware in general) by visiting getgnulinux.org, so that they could get the *real* facts about the "Windows vs Linux" issue.

Cheers.