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diff --git a/doc/C/preface.sgml b/doc/C/preface.sgml index f456be0e22..26a8006184 100644 --- a/doc/C/preface.sgml +++ b/doc/C/preface.sgml @@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ <sect1 id="what"> <title>What is Evolution, and What Can It Do for Me?</title> <para> - The word "evolution" means "a process of improvement and - development." The GNOME application - <application>Evolution</application> is meant to be a more - evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, and an - integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. + Information is useless unless it's organized and accessible; + it's hardly even worth the name if you can't look at it and be + <emphasis>informed</emphasis>. + <application>Evolution</application>'s goal is to make the + tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving information + easier, so you can work and cooperate with others. That is, + it's a more evolved <glossterm>groupware</glossterm> program, + and an integral part of the Internet-connected desktop. </para> <para> - As part of the GNOME project, + Because it's part of the GNOME project, <application>Evolution</application> is free software. The program and its source code are released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL), and the documentation falls @@ -39,15 +42,14 @@ </para> <para> - <application>Evolution</application> is a suite of tools to - help you work in a group. You can use it to send, receive, - and organize email, manage address and other contact - information, and maintain a calendar. It enables you to do - those things on one or several computers, connected directly - or over a network, for one person or for large groups. + <application>Evolution</application> can help you work in a + group, by handling email, address and other contact + information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one + or several computers, connected directly or over a network, + for one person or for large groups. <application>Evolution</application> can handle almost all - your communications tasks with the power and flexibility of - the GNOME desktop environment. + your communications and information management tasks with the + power and flexibility of the GNOME desktop environment. </para> <para> The developers of <application>Evolution</application> had @@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy + The application must be <emphasis>both powerful and easy to use</emphasis>. That means a familiar and intuitive interface that users could customize to their liking, and the development of shortcuts for complex tasks. @@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ <para> This book is divided into two parts, with several - appendicies. The first part is a <link linkend="usage">guided + appendices. The first part is a <link linkend="usage">guided tour</link>— it will explain how to use <application>Evolution</application>. If you are new to <application>Evolution</application> or to groupware in @@ -170,8 +172,8 @@ <title>Quick Reference for Common Tasks</title> <para> You might want to get a copy of this section and tape it to - the wall next to your computer: they contain a very short - run-down of most of the things you'll want to do with + the wall next to your computer: it's a very short summary of + most of the things you'll want to do with <application>Evolution</application>, and pointers to the sections of the book where you'll find more in-depth description of those tasks. |