On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, John Summerfield wrote:
> Damn. Took the letters off my keyboard.
>
> I agree wholeheartedly with most (I'm not sure writing isn't
> fun) of what RPH says.
Oh --- writing, per se, is usually fun; I was trained in part as a
professional wordsmith. "writing documentation" -- that is, the
formal, stylized process of producing documentation of a complex
tool, is not fun.
For a well executed sample on HP's closely competing product, see:
http://hp-support.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/Transition/DOCS/SD_UX/TOC.HTM
and even it needs more examples on build phase.
Rarely do we need to re-invent the wheel -- by viewing like products
[no copyright infringements, please], compiling, clipping and
attributing the work of others, and applying an editorship, a good
Tech Writer can get a product to 90% -- and then the techies can
polish details -- and then the tech writer cleans their grammar up
and it ships.
The mailing lists identify and cover the 'hot-button' issues. I
pulled the items in my post yesterday from memory. My mail spool is
more complete.
(Which any generic Tech Writer can do, usually remotely -- no
special Open Source bent needed -- I know a couple of them who do
outsource work here in town, trained and RIF'd by AT&T in one of its
periodic purges)
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