Fwd: Re: News on open source software...

[Sean Wheller <sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za>]

Sorry bout the doubles and triples.

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Subject: Re: News on open source software...
Date: Friday 02 September 2005 09:27
From: Sean Wheller <sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za>
To: Hiking Nut <carolinahikingnut -at- gmail -dot- com>
Cc: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>

On Friday 02 September 2005 04:07, Hiking Nut wrote:
> Hello everybody. I just read this today and thought some of you might
> be interested in the article. Seems like it might not be a bad thing
> to learn open source applications:
>
> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3926478427.html

There is no question about open source.

What would be good is to start understanding how open source
content/documentation works.

I have been working in the area for about 4 and a half years. Today my
 company is all about open source. The toolchain and work process is very
 different to the traditional system and I have to spend much time teaching
 new writers the difference in order to create a better culture fit during
 development. Technical writers find it hard to produce documentation in an
 environment where there are so many eye-balls and an equal amount of
 opinions.

Working under open license, in an open forum where not everybody is a
technical writer by has equal ability to commit changes to documents is often
just too much for many technical writers.

Best place to start learning is to actually join a project like KDE or GNOME
and start working on their documents. I am willing to help/support anyone
wanting to get started.

Hope this helps,

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Sean Wheller
Technical Author
sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za
084-854-9408
http://www.inwords.co.za
Registered Linux User #375355

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Sean Wheller
Technical Author
sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za
084-854-9408
http://www.inwords.co.za
Registered Linux User #375355

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