Thanks, Bob. Dad had a massive stroke last week and lasted about a week after that, so it was not unexpected. My mom passed four years ago, to the day. Still, it is sad.
I'd be happy to work on the "OpenOffice for Legal Writing" documentation. Let's see how things proceed. Glad for MediaWiki - I'm familiar with that. Stephen On Mar 4, 2013, at 1:32 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Stephen J. Hyland > <s...@stephenhyland.com> wrote: >> Hello, everyone. My name is Stephen Hyland, and I've been a long-time user >> of Open Source software, a software engineer, a technical writer (various >> tools but primarily FrameMaker), and am an attorney. I probably won't be of >> much use, initially, because of my father's death on Saturday (not >> unexpected) and because I will be somewhat distracted by the funeral >> arrangements and estate matters. So, if no one minds, I'll be lurking but >> not adding much to the discussions or the effort at the moment. >> > > Hello Stephen, > > I'm very sorry to hear about your father. Mine past away just a year > ago this week, so I know how hard it is. > >> I had several questions regarding the documentation project, however. >> >> First, is there a project lead? If I have missed that information, could >> someone point me to it? > > Not really. The project is very non-hierarchical. So we may have > someone "taking the lead" in a particular task, or group of tasks, we > don't have any "anointed one" in charge. It is more of a meritocracy, > or sometimes we call it a "do-ocracy". leadership by those who step up > and do things. > > That said, I've been taking the lead on recruitment, and Riccardo and > Keith have been taking the lead on the 4.0 User Guide. > >> Second, what is being used for document control? > > We're using MediaWiki. > >> Third, is there a style guide? >> > > A little out of date, but we have this: > > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Help_Style_Guide > > Also, by agreement we'll be using U.S. English spelling. > > >> I'm sure I'll think of other things as we proceed. >> > > You can find some more information of likely interest here: > > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/openoffice-doc/201303.mbox/%3CCAP-ksojRGjNqE5YFEFD3FrruVg6SwUZEog%2Bf3XiVz2PQQvH5oA%40mail.gmail.com%3E > > > Finally, it is worth mentioning that we can think broader than just > OpenOffice 4.0 User Guides. There are other pieces of documentation > for specialized uses that would be interesting. For example: > > - OpenOffice Calc for Finance -- review financial functions of > OpenOffice, with focus on any differences from Excel > > - Writing your Dissertation with OpenOffice > > - OpenOffice for Legal Writing, with guidance on template adjustments > needed to achieve common legal formats. > > The same basic process would apply for these: drafting, followed by > technical and editorial review, and then publication and possible > translation. > > Regards, > > > -Rob > >> Thanks, >> Stephen >> >> On Mar 4, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Christopher Olsen wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> My name is Chris Olsen, and I'm an avid user of OpenOffice products. I've >>> been using them for almost 7 years now, and I'd love to lend my assistance >>> to the documentation project. >>> >>> I've always been a proponent of the Open Source movement, but my background >>> has left me unable to help out in a direct fashion; I have a bachelor's >>> degree in English and I'm pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing. I'm hoping >>> that with these skills I can become a part of the OpenOffice team, at least >>> in some small way. >>> >>> I'm currently in school and working part time, but I'd love to commit some >>> of my free time to helping improve OpenOffice and do something for a >>> community I strongly believe in. >>> >>> Please let me know if I could be of any use to you. Thank you! >>> >>> Chris >>
