On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 03:28:36PM +0000, Chris Lale wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >[...] > > > > > >I'm in favour of using an open standard for our definitive file > >format. The obvious one is docbook, since that is used by other > >Debian documentation. We should at least confirm to applicable > >international standards. We'd still need a mechanism (preferably > >partly automated) to interface between the definitive format and > >informal formats -- I don't think we can realistically ban > >submissions or edits in other file formats. The Linux documentation > >project accepts input in many formats -- we might ask them how they > >do it. > > > > NewbieDOC used to do it like this: > http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/metadoc/docbook-guide.html.en
A useful handbook on creating sgml, useful for the editors. Probably off-putting to newbies who want to contribute questions and worries. > > >Licence? it should be as free as possible, to the extent that we > >have a choice. This probably means multiple licences, unless we > >want to make it public domain (which allows anyone to hack it for > >any purpose). > > I should avoid public domain like the plague - unless you want to see > someone else rip off your hard work with the possibility of selling it > on. It might put some people off contributing. I'm aware of these concerns. There really ought to ba a variation on public-domain that requires that proper credits be preserved. Unfortunately the World Intellectual Property Association meeting that was going to iron out this kind of thing was scuttled under intense pressure -- I;m not entirely wure who applied thi pressure. > > > -- > Chris. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
