RE: How do you publish your documents, guides or completed help

["Jessica Weissman" <Jessica -dot- Weissman -at- hillcrestlabs -dot- com>]

I keep a documentation list on our Wiki.  When any document gets
updated, it is published automatically to the directory that is the
source of the links on the Wiki page, under the "current version"
filenames.  People who use the copies in the directory automatically
have the right version. Our doc comes in three formats: ebook, PDF
optimized for the screen, and PDF optimized for searching.

If there is a significant change (enough to bump the minor version
number) I update the Wiki page in a way that is visible - the link that
carries version numbers in the file title changes.  This triggers a
notification to the people who really care.  Others who enter the Wiki
see the page listed as having an update.  They can go look.

Major changes trigger changes in the major version number.  These rate
an email to the right user list.  Developers and others can then go
check the Wiki or download the new version.

Not perfect, but it works for us so far.  When we get external clients
for our SDK (soon!) we will have a distribution method for them as well.
The product managers are working that one out.  

Jessica Weissman
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