[Gvsig_english] About community documentation space

[Marie-Claude DEMOULIN]

Hi all, Hi Mario,

I also prefer this option.

Cheers,

Marie-Claude

Le 27/01/2010 00:17, Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd) a écrit :
> 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
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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?
>>>
>>> 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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