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* Everyone can contribute
* Everyone can contribute
* Collaborative process
* Collaborative process
* Many eyes (editrors, translators) - spots problems
* Many eyes (editrors, translators) - spot problems
* Nice interface for translation
* Nice interface for translation


Cons?
Cons?
* Dockbooc formatting doesn't completely match with UserBase formatting
* Dockbooc formatting doesn't completely match with UserBase formatting
Tools:
* automated Wiki -> DocBook program in Python (still requires some manual intervention)
* automated DocBook -> Wiki program TBA?
* Better support for interface strings, versionsnumbers ...?
* Better integration with existing tools: Lokalize, pology.
=== Building teams of documenters ===
Documentation is a task, that "regular users" can contribute to. May be a good gateway into the community.

Revision as of 10:59, 14 July 2013

Documentation BoF

Creation of documentation on UserBase

Pros:

  • Everyone can contribute
  • Collaborative process
  • Many eyes (editrors, translators) - spot problems
  • Nice interface for translation

Cons?

  • Dockbooc formatting doesn't completely match with UserBase formatting

Tools:

  • automated Wiki -> DocBook program in Python (still requires some manual intervention)
  • automated DocBook -> Wiki program TBA?
  • Better support for interface strings, versionsnumbers ...?
  • Better integration with existing tools: Lokalize, pology.

Building teams of documenters

Documentation is a task, that "regular users" can contribute to. May be a good gateway into the community.