On 6/3/2020 9:11 AM, Keith N. McKenna wrote: > 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 >
As promised the document is ready to be shared. There are tow versions,a ODT file and a PDF one that can be downloaded from the following link https://1drv.ms/f/s!AsMYmStvrJNJin9GvgxRst1AMk2c. There are Two versions, PDF and ODT just pick the one you want and download it. All comments and suggestions are welcome. I am also going to be starting a thread over on doc@ to try and solicit from there as well. Regards Keith
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