Many thanks, Drew. The Getting Started with Base guide will certainly be very appreciated.
A+ -- gw 2013/11/14 Drew Jensen <[email protected]> > Well, duh.. (I really was that dumb)... moving this to that mailing list > then > > So assuming this worked and now this message is on the documentation list. > > Alright, let me back up I suppose. > > The reason I got started a couple weeks back on the old user guide format > documents was for something top include on a disk project. I figured the > install guide, if created only for Windows, would be a sinch and the > Introducing AOO Chapter from the 3.4 User Gide might be - not to hard -, > and since the disk image was, as it ended up, db tiled it seemed maybe a > rebrand on the Getting Started with Base might be as easy as any, given the > less prevelant use of sidebars.. > > So - I wanted to get something fast. It's now been a couple of weeks, I had > to stop for a week, but this few days got some of what I was thinking about > together. > > For the Install guide, it includes some sections from the old Admin guide. > It's not a final cut, yet, but it is I think close. I'm really hoping folks > will be good enough to give a read and offer -any and all- editing > suggestions. > > Installation Guide > 4.odt< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0IYmtXbWNldnctV0k/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > Installation Guide > 4.pdf< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0IX0J6cXhjNjBCNGM/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > For the second document, Introduction to Apache OpenOffice 4 it's pretty > much just the old Guide Chapter with a few lines about and screen shots of > side bars. Also, not done, but very close for my short term purpose I > think, > > > Introducing AOO > 4.odt< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0INEplZWlMV1dLNWc/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > Introducing AOO > 4.pdf< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0IcUwwRlVKU1NfVlU/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > > That leaves a Base guide... ah, this is less done..and got more stuff > merged from the old Basic Guide and other sources, with more still being > added I think, The snapshot of this one is.. > > > Alright, well if you scroll to the bottom of this email you will see it > originated on the dev (wrong) ML and was about a template, said doc being > used for the three files above and found here > > AOO4.ott< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0IOG1QWmxQTlVPVXc/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > > GettingStartedWithBase.odt< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0INWVEZnVGRUpBQjQ/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > GettingStartedWithBase.pdf< > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx7ZNEXlmR0IemdjSWVoRDZUb1k/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > > So, I'm looking over the work on the wiki today (migration guide, and such) > - which I had not done much of recently - I don't suppose there is any > chance that the export to pdf function on the wiki is going to start > working (or is it just me, being dense again ;).. > > Anyway - I would like to offer all of what I'm working on to the group and > not sure where to go from here, other then to get back to working on these > documents tomorrow. > > > Thanks > > //drew > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Drew Jensen < > [email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Howdy folks, > > > > > > First I want to thank Jean Weber for making this email possible. > > > > > > Recently I had need to work on a document regarding AOO for a disk > > project > > > I'm working on and I wanted to use an existing resource from the ODF > > > Authors group, specifically the custom template used to generate the > user > > > guides the group produces. That template was (is) dual licensed > > > GPL/CC-BY-SA 3.0. > > > > > > What I wanted however was the option to license the derived work under > he > > > Apache license - so using the original template as, ah a template, I > > > proceeded to make some changes, but in the end the text which describes > > how > > > to use it was predominantly from Jean. > > > > > > I just got the email from her giving me permission to re-license my > > updated > > > file and I will make this new template available to the project dual > > > licensed as Apache 2.0 and CC-By-SA, which will allow anyone basing a > > final > > > work on the template to license as either or both. > > > > > > So, a few quick questions for the group here. > > > Easy one first- the template includes a contact email for reporting any > > > problems or suggestions, the original listed the ODF Authors discuss > > > mailing list and I would assume for this new one he right answer is > this > > > list, yes? > > > > > > Location - since I'm still a bit out of the loop is there a spot on > > either > > > wiki where folks would want this? > > > > > > Copyright - The original template is set to default to a copyright for > > ODF > > > Authors, I assume (oh such a bad word) that here the copyright would be > > > left to the author(s) and not the ASF or maybe so, or maybe so > > sometimes.. > > > ?? > > > > > > So - the template is ready to go and I'll wait for response(s) to those > > > easy questions and look to post it up when next I'm tethered to the > > global > > > tracking system next ;) > > > > > > //drew > > > > > > > All of our basic documentation except for Release Notes is still using > the > > "original" wiki -- > > > > wiki.openoffice.org > > > > so I would think that might be the best place. > > > > But, I think the folks on the documentation mailing list -- > > [email protected] -- might offer specific suggestions as far as > > placement goes. > > > > Just my .02. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > MzK > > > > “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, > > Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” > > -- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax > > >
