On 5/30/2020 8:41 PM, Keith N. McKenna wrote: > I should probably have my head examined but I am thinking of one more > time trying to revive the documentation effort for AOO. One of the > drawbacks is that most people that have started to help have left as > there has been very limited availability of mentoring. I do not see this > changing but I am hoping that by defining a new process we can reduce > the dependency on mentoring. > > One idea for this would require that the MediaWiki extension be made > functional again. This would allow for using Writer to create the source > which could be stored in the git repository and then be transferred to > the mwiki for easy online access. By storing the source in the > repository it would give us better revision control over the > documentation. Plus it may help relieve the mentoring problem as many > more people are familiar with using Writer. > > Another would be to use Docbook, though this is not as appealing as I > have no familiarity with it and it appears that there is a steep > learning curve to its use and that would be a disadvantage to attracting > new people. > > I look forward to any other suggestions that could move this effort > along as it has languished for far to long. > > Regards > Keith > AS part of this effort I am working on a document laying out What I see as the need for this project and a number of alternatives that could be used to to address those needs. Once completed I will share it both here and on doc@for more comments and suggestions.
Thanks to all who have responded for there time and suggestions Regards Keith
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