And here are the last two points of the Ubuntu promise:

Ubuntu Linux Promise #3. Ubuntu includes the very best translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer.

Ubuntu Linux is very much designed to work in a worldwide community and instead of just having support for a few languages of some of the more privileged countries - Ubuntu Linux strives to be

understandable by everyone.

Ubuntu Linux has language support for many languages by being translated by people who provide the service of translating Ubuntu Linux documentation, in electronic forms, such as in the text of the Ubuntu software, and in printed forms.

You can learn how to contribute to Ubuntu Linux documentation here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam

Ubuntu Linux Promise #4. Ubuntu CDs contain only free software applications; we encourage you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on.

This point of the Ubuntu Linux promise is an extremely important one.

There are thousands of computer software programs that are released all over the world under all kinds of licensing terms.

The Linux software programs that are included in Ubuntu Linux must be free (as in no charge) and also free (as in freedom)

You can learn more about free software and the philosophy of Ubuntu Linux at the Ubuntu Linux web site:

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/philosophy

Using only free software in Ubuntu Linux is wonderful because so many people, especially those that would not normally be able to afford computer systems, can easily get and use Ubuntu Linux for free.

However, this "free software philosophy" can cause some real problems for people that are used to using Windows and running Windows applications software programs.

For example, if you are used to surfing the Internet on a Windows system, you have gone to lots of web sites and automatically seen all kinds of different web site effects - such as "flashy" web site intro screen effects and other web site animations that have been provided by a software component (web browser plug-in) called Flash.

Ubuntu Linux is not available with Flash and some of the other commonly used Windows software components.

However, you can quite easily install the Flash player plug-in for Firefox (which is the default Ubuntu Linux browser) - or use an equivalent Linux program.

Ubuntu Linux Training Tips: There are many Windows applications software programs and other Windows software components that are quite tricky to get to work in Ubuntu - or cannot be made to work in Ubuntu.

If you're currently using Windows, and want to move to Ubuntu Linux, carefully document all the software you are currently using and make sure that you can either use that software in Ubuntu, or that there is an equivalent software program that can be installed in Ubuntu.

To see if you can find and use in Ubuntu Linux software program in place of a Windows program that you're currently using, tried booting from the Ubuntu Linux CD to run Linux live (without installing it) and try running the equivalent Ubuntu Linux program.

To see how to install Ubuntu Linux software programs, watch the Second free sample video tutorial called: Installing Ubuntu Linux Software Programs or get more info on these Linux training videos at: http://www.iLearnLinux.com

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