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> I wish more tech writers would document open source software, because the
> documentation that is there reads like it was written by developers. Do you
> have experience with the open source community - are the developers willing
> to spend time explaining things to the writers so the writer can write about
> it?
That varies hugely between projects and sometimes even individual
developers on the same project.
Partly, it depends on the project size and sponsors. A few hackers
building something in their spare may or may not find time to deal
with writers; a team of pros from IBM or HP (both major Linux players)
will likely include writers. If not, at the very least, you could expect the
managers to know docs are important.
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Quanzhou, Fujian, China
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