diff --git a/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Preface/overview.docbook b/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Preface/overview.docbook index 49854d4..702dfdd 100644 --- a/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Preface/overview.docbook +++ b/Manuals/Tcar-ug/Preface/overview.docbook @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Overview - The corporate identity is always present on corporations, even - when no intentional control is taken over it. It is a choise + The corporations always have a corporate identity, even when + they don't take an intentional control over it. It is a choise from the corporation to define how much control to take over its identity. This kind of control is expensive and not all corporations are able to maintain it. However, it is @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Most production tasks inside &TCAR; are focused on the files - needed to implement &TCP; visual identity. + needed to implement &TCP; corporate visual identity. Notice that, here, visual identity means everything perceived through the human's visual sences (i.e., the @@ -72,106 +72,48 @@ However, if you feel brave enough (and prove your ability to keep yourself being that way) it would be possible to open a work line for you to maintain variants of such very specific - details. + details inside &TCAR;. In addition to visual manifestations, there are also emotional - feelings (e.g., motivation) and ethical behaviours (e.g., good - will) that must be considered as part of &TCP; corporate - identity. A pleasant experience in this area includes - &TCWIKI;, specifically the way it was conceived and - administered. When the &TCWIKI; was published, &TCP; published - a list of needs so anyone could contribute based on them. - Not to much time after that, the list triggered some souls' - motivations ruled by the good will of initiating the - localization of contents published inside the wiki, - redesigning its visual style, proposing the TreeFlower theme - for &TCD;, and reducing to zero the contraditions of - precoceived minds with respect, reason and passion. As result - of this experience, we found that maintaining and extending - the effort on covering all the visual manifestations &TCP; is - made of would require to focalize &TCC; creative forces in - very well defined directions, telling it where to go and also - providing the vehicles it needs to move on. + feelings and ethical behaviours that must be considered as + part of &TCP; corporate identity. A pleasant experience in + this area includes &TCWIKI;, specifically the way it was + conceived and administered. When the &TCWIKI; was published, + &TCP; published a list of needs with it so anyone could + contribute based on them. Not much time after that, the list + of tasks triggered some souls' motivations ruled by the good + will of initiating the translation of that content published + inside the wiki, redesigning its visual style, proposing the + TreeFlower theme for &TCD;, and reducing to zero the + contraditions of precoceived minds with respect, reason and + passion. As result of this experience, we found that &TCC; + posseses an incredible strong creative force, however, a long + path must be traveled before it can be focalized into the + right direction because: it isn't enough just telling what the + right direction is, it is also necessary to provide the + vehicles for &TCC; be able of moving through it. - &TCAR; extends &TCWIKI; feelings and ethicals behaviours to - itself by identifying the visual manifestations &TCP; is made - of and allowing people to develop them through standardized - procedures inside a colaborative environment. + &TCAR; extends the feelings and ethicals behaviours from + &TCWIKI; to itself by identifying the visual manifestations + &TCP; is made of (i.e., tracing a direction) and allowing + people to develop them through standardized procedures inside + a colaborative environment (i.e., providing the vehicles). - Finally, if you need to do something for &TCP;, be sure to - define what that something exactly is and also make it a - community effort so it can be validated as something useful to - the community itself. Otherwise, the effort would loose its + Finally, if you find yourself needing to do something for + &TCP; and &TCAR; isn't the place for it, be sure to define + what that something exactly is and also make it a community + effort so it can be validated as something useful to the + community itself. Otherwise, the effort would loose its initial sense soon enough so as to be considered seriously. Notice that the way these needs are described may take - different forms: They can be written and organized inside a + different forms: they can be written and organized inside a book, an article, or even a well documented program ;-). - - To make the information in this book managable, it has been - organized in the following parts: - - - - - - describes the convenctions you should - follow to keep everything organized and consistent inside the - repository, how to prepare your workstation to install and - configure a working copy inside it, and a history of most - relevant changes committed to the repository along the years. - - - - - - describes the identity work line. - This part is closely related to graphic design and considers - &TCP; as corporation to find the aspects that could affect its - visual identity. - - - - - - describes the localization work line. - - - - - - describes the documentation work - line. - - - - - - describes the automation work line. - - - - - - organizes the licenses mentioned - inside this book. - - - - - - - This manual assumes you have a basic understanding of &TCD;. - If you need help with it, go to the Help page inside The - CentOS Wiki for or a list of different places you can find - help. -