[Gvsig_english] About community documentation space

[Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)]

Hi Jorge Gaspar,

I also support this option.

1. I like the concept of important documentation being managed and 
retained by the core organization responsible for creation of the OS 
product in the first place. If gvSIG is willing to create and host a 
facility I would prefer this.

2. Having played with CMS and Wikis, I think the CMS would create more 
regulated and consistent documentation. Obviously there would be a 
learning curve but from what everyone is saying Plone is relatively easy 
to master. A wiki provides unfetted access, but with that comes an 
increase in moderation and editing.

3. If you want to have a IRC chat I would be happy to participate. Lets 
organize a time. All I need is some information on when, where and how 
(I don't use IRC chats, so have no idea how they are established).

4. I get the feeling that things are starting to unravel. Too many 
cooks... too many ideas... everyone sitting back to let others 
participate / contribute / argue... everyone reticent to commit / take 
control / vote.

5. It is clear to me that there are a variety of users willing to 
contribute, develop, translate documentation in a variety of languages. 
We must do something to facilitate this occurring. NOW.

6 *My Vote:*- Plone CMS maintained by gvSIG. Establish user groups for a 
variety of projects (translation, user manual, tutorials) for a variety 
of languages (English, Italian, etc). Open the door to all new comers 
and new projects, although somehow this need to be regulated to avoid 
'stubs / dead' projects being established (projects with no data) or 
inappropriate content being submitted. That said, users should be at 
liberty to say what they feel needs to be said and not feel regulated by 
anyone else. Maybe a procedure like SourceForge would be good -- a new 
project will only be established once it has been established that the 
request and users are bone fide, but then they have unfetted access to 
develop the project site and content as they feel fit using standard 
tools and templates.

7. I would like to establish a project called "*Tutorials and Guides*" 
in English. Also, if a "*English User Manual*" stub was created I would 
be happy to import old data, update relevant text help and thrash out 
other issues.

Relevant, although slightly modified, quote of the day -- "Build it and 
they will come" Kevin Costner, Field of Dreams 1989.

Cheers Simon

Simon Cropper
Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020.
P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437.
mailto: scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au 
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On 27/01/2010 12:01 AM, Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas wrote:
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> On 26/01/10 13:52, Chris Puttick wrote:
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>> For easiest access for the greatest number of users, wouldn't a wiki be easier?
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>> Chris
>>
>>      
> As Mario said in his initial mail (it was wrote by he and me) that
> decision is up to you.
>
> We don't have a wiki in our infrastructure, so setting up one is not
> achievable for us. We think a CMS like plone with open access to
> anyone willing to collaborate could be a good option.
>
> But obviously you, as a group, have to decide where to go.
>
> Cheers
>
> - -- 
> Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas
> Ingeniero en Geodesia y Cartografía
> http://www.prodevelop.es
> tfno: +34 963 510 612
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