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integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
</para>
<para>
+ As part of the GNOME project,
+ <application>Evolution</application> is free software, and is
+ released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). As
+ stated previously, the documentation falls under the Free
+ Documentation License (FDL), which is included with this
+ document in <xref linkend="fdl">. For more information about
+ the GPL and the FDL, visit the Free Software Foundation's
+ website at <ulink
+ url="http://www.fsf.org">http://www.fsf.org</ulink>.
+ </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
@@ -59,7 +70,10 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Data must be safe: <application>Evolution</application>
- must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files.
+ must not lose mail or corrupt mailbox files. It will
+ not execute scripts, automatically forward a virus to
+ your entire contacts list, or delete files from your
+ hard disk.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -89,10 +103,8 @@
huge chunks of information, and many of the features it
describes are unimplemented. All the content is subject to
change, especially if you help. Please send comments on the
- guide to <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. Items that are
- known to need action are indicated as such, often with
- notation like (INSERT CONTENT HERE). If you would like to
- work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME
+ guide to <email>aaron@helixcode.com</email>. If you would like
+ to work on the guide please contact me or see the GNOME
Documentation project <ulink
url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">web site</ulink>. This
paragraph will be removed in later versions of the manual.
@@ -100,15 +112,15 @@
<!-- ************* END DRAFT ONLY PARAGRAPH ************** -->
<para>
- This book is divided into two sections. The first section is
- a <link linkend="usage">guided tour</link>&mdash; it will
+ This book is divided into two sections. The first section is a
+ <link linkend="usage">guided tour</link>&mdash; it will
explain how to use <application>Evolution</application>. If
you are new to <application>Evolution</application> or to
groupware in general, this is the section for you. The second
section, covering <link linkend="config">configuration</link>,
- is targeted at advanced users and administrators. If you are
- a network administrator, you may find yourself referring to
- this section frequently.
+ is targeted at more advanced users, but anyone who wants to
+ change the way <application>Evolution</application> looks or
+ acts can benefit from reading it.
</para>
<formalpara>
<title>Typographical conventions</title>
@@ -118,9 +130,19 @@
<simplelist>
<member><application>Applications</application></member>
<member><command>Commands</command> typed at the command line</member>
- <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for menu items and buttons</member>
- <member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member>
+ <member><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> for interface items</member>
+
+ <member> Menu selections look like this:
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Submenu</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Menu Item</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </member>
+ <member><guibutton>Buttons</guibutton> you can click</member>
+ <member><userinput>Anything you type in</userinput></member>
<member><computeroutput>Text output from a computer</computeroutput></member>
+
</simplelist>
</para>
</formalpara>
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