On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Keith N. McKenna <k...@apache.org> wrote:
> Rob Weir wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Keith N. McKenna > > <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Graham Lauder wrote: > >>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Keith N. McKenna > >>>>> <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>>> Rob Weir wrote: > >>>>>>>> I'm thinking of starting to create an updated migration > >>>>>>>> guide for AOO. If you have any thoughts on this, or want to > >>>>>>>> help, let me know. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Target audience includes: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 1) Individual Microsoft Office users, where such users > >>>>>>>> provide their own technical support. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2) IT departments who support users migrating from MS > >>>>>>>> Office to OpenOffice > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 3) Groups considering moving to AOO and wanting some > >>>>>>>> guidance on migration strategy > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Rather than starting from scratch, I looked around to see > >>>>>>>> if there is anything close that could be updated. I saw > >>>>>>>> that we have a few older versions of this kind of > >>>>>>>> document: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 1) "Migration Guide: A guide to ease your migration to > >>>>>>>> OpenOffice.org from other office suites" (2004) > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > http://www.openoffice.org/documentation/manuals/oooauthors/MigrationGuide.pdf > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > 2) OpenOffice.org 2.0 Migration Guide (2006) > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Migration_Guide > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > 3) OpenOffice.org Migration Guide (2006) > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/images/7/79/0600MG-MigrationGuide.pdf > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > > Does anyone know of anything more recent than the 2006 version? > >>>>>>>> Does anyone know where the source for the 2006 PDF is? Or > >>>>>>>> was it generated from the wiki? > >>>>>>>> > >>>> I believe that all the documentation for Version 2 was done on the > >>>> wiki and was then made into PDF's using an add-on. > >>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> OK. If I wanted to start a new revision of the guide, without > >>>>>> wiping out or replacing the old version, is there any way to do > >>>>>> this? For example, is it possible to make a copy of this page > >>>>>> and the subpages? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Migration_Guide > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > > I don't see how to do this. Perhaps it requires admin rights? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -Rob > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Ack Sorry, GMail defaults can be a pain... as I was trying to > >>>>> say > >>>> > >>>>> It shouldn't be too difficult, I think that you can do this > >>>>> using the move tab, you can rename that and the subpages as well > >>>>> although that's not a copy per se. > >>>> > >>>>> I'll see what I can do, just may have to revert, if it all turns > >>>>> to custard tarts > >>>> > >>>>> Cheers GL > >>>> > >>>> > > Graham; > > > > Using the Move command will rename the pages to the new namespace and > > set a redirect on the original to the new pages. > > > > One word of caution. Those pages are covered by the CCBY license. The > > only way I now to redo those pages under an alv2 license would be to > > start over from scratch and not use the prior pages at all. For me it > > makes much more sense to just update the pages with current > > information and keep the license as is. However I bring it up as some > > people have rather strong opinions about using other than the alv2 > > license. > > > > > >> I don't see a problem building on the existing content, under the > >> stated license. We're not including these guides in a release. The > >> reason for a copy was to preserve the existing material for users > >> while a new version is being prepared. It could take a few weeks to > >> do the update and it could be messy day-to-day. > > > >> -Rob > > Rob; > I agree completely that updating and keeping the current license is the > best way forward. The only way I see to achieve what you are referring > to is to create a new set of pages and manually copy the wikitext from > one to the other. The move command renames the old to the new and sets > the old as a redirect to the new. This is not a copy operation, but more > on the lines of the move command in dos. > <snip> > There is an easy way to remove the redirects, I just had to figure it out. Anyway all done so ready to edit Cheers GL > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
