[Gvsig_english] About community documentation space

[Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas]

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On 27/01/10 00:17, Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd) wrote:
> 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).
> 

About the IRC chat (where and how):

Well it's pretty easy, go to freenode [1] and select a nickname and
the "gvsig" channel. I usually try to be there (mostly alone), but I'm
not always available of course.

Of course you can configure a desktop client, for Linux I like xchat

About the time (when):

We can arrange a meeting not so painful for your/our dreams disorder
:-)... maybe at 8GMT[2]??

> 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.
> 

Well the first step is just to try a "testing environment" for an
small group, we can start there and see what happens, aren't we?

> 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.
>

I'm on the chatroom, and Mario and portal sysadmins are in front of me
right 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.

At least we won't ban anyone from embargoed countries :|

BTW, the official gvSIG manual will be at its current site, the new
space is for community generated docs.

> 
> 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.

I'll email you off list to create an account at the gvSIG.org web site.

Cheers

[1] http://webchat.freenode.net/
[2]
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2010&month=1&day=27&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p1=141&p2=264
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Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas
Ingeniero en Geodesia y Cartografía
http://www.prodevelop.es
tfno: +34 963 510 612

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